Arkhí island
Arkhí island is an island in Attica, Greece. Arkhí island is situated nearby to the locality Áspro Lithári, as well as near the hamlet Esperides.Photo: Kell Kell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: islet west of Cape Sounio, Attiki, Greece
- Also known as: “Arkhi Island”, “Nisida Archi”, and “nisida Arkhi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Poseidon.
Temple of Poseidon
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Greek temple on Cape Sounion, Greece, dedicated to the god Poseidon. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century BC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sounio and Legrena.
Sounio
Photo: Adam Carr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sounio is a national park in Attica, the historic region of Athens city-state. It is a popular day trip from Athens because of its splendid Temple of Poseidon.
Legrena
Village
Legrena is a coastal village in East Attica in southern Greece on the coast of the Attica peninsula. It is part of the municipality Lavreotiki. It lies along Greek National Road 91, to the west of Sounion.
Poseidonia
Hamlet
Kato Poseidonia is a settlement in Southeastern Attica under the administration of the Municipality of Lavreotiki. The settlement is 36.7 miles from Athens, 2.5 miles from Lavrio, and 3 miles from Sounio. Poseidonia is situated 5 km northeast of Arkhí island.
Arkhí island
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Satellite Map
Discover Arkhí island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Arkhí island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Cebuano: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Dutch: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Finnish: “Archí”
- French: “ïle Arkhi”
- French: “Nisís Arkhí”
- German: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Greek: “Nisída Archí”
- Greek: “Nisís Archí”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Αρχή”
- Greek: “Νησίς Αρχή”
- Italian: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Polish: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Portuguese: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Russian: “Архи”
- Spanish: “Nisis Arkhi”
- Spanish: “Nisís Arkhí”
- Swedish: “Nisís Arkhí”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Áspro Lithári and Esperides.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Limín Souníou and Sounion beach.
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