Ákra Andírrion

Ákra Andírrion is a cape in Nafpaktia, West Central Greece, West Greece. Ákra Andírrion is situated nearby to the village Antirrio, as well as near the hamlet Myrtia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lighthouse of Antirrio and Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’.

Rio–Antirrio bridge ‘Charilaos Trikoupis’

Bridge

Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Rio–Antirrio Bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type.

The Rio Castle, historically known as the Castle of the Morea in opposition to its counterpart, the Castle of Rumelia at Antirrio, is located at the north tip of the Rio peninsula in Achaea, Greece, at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antirrio and Aktaio.

Antirrio

Village

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Antirrio is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit.

Aktaio

Suburb

Photo: Rio-Antirrio Ferries, CC BY 3.0.

Aktaio is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Ákra Andírrion.

Molykreio

Village

Molykreio is a village and a community in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The community includes the villages Ano Platanitis, Fragkaiika and Platanitis. Molykreio is situated 3½ km north of Ákra Andírrion.