Agios Andreas
Agios Andreas is a small settlement in the municipality of Pyrgos near the town of Katakolo, in Elis, Greece. It is situated on the site of ancient Pheia, at a bay opposite the islet of Ichthys or Tiganonisi and the island of Zakynthos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 9 residents
- Description: human settlement in Katakolo, Elis, Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Andreas, Katakolo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Agios Andreas and Pheia.
Agios Andreas
Beach
The beach of Agios Andreas is just outside the town center of Ierapetra in Crete. It is a sandy beach with a rocky coastline and crystal clear waters, like all beaches in Ierapetra. Also, the beach is ideal for snorkelling.
Pheia
Archaeological site
Pheia or Phea was a city of ancient Elis in the Pisatis, situated upon the isthmus connecting the promontory Ichthys with the mainland. Pheia is mentioned by Homer, who places it near the Iardanus, which is apparently the mountain torrent north of Ichthys, and which flows into the sea on the northern side of the lofty mountain Skaphídi.
Pontikokastro
Castle
Pontikokastro, known in French as Beauvoir and Italian as Belveder during the late Middle Ages, is a Byzantine castle in Agios Andreas, Katakolo, in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katakolo and Korakochori.
Katakolo
Village
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Katakolo is a seaside village in the municipality of Pyrgos in western Elis, Greece. It is situated on a headland overlooking the Ionian Sea and separating the Gulf of Kyparissia from the rest of the Ionian.
Korakochori
Village
Korakochori is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agios Andreas, Kallithea and Bouka.
Leventochori
Village
Leventochori is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is located near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km south of Skafidia, 3 km west of Skourochori, 4 km northeast of Katakolo and 10 km west of Pyrgos town centre. Leventochori is situated 3 km northeast of Agios Andreas.
Agios Andreas
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Pyrgos, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Agios Andreas” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Agios Andreas, Katakolo”
- Finnish: “Ágios Andréas”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ανδρέας Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Άγιος Ανδρέας Κατακόλου Ηλείας”
- Russian: “Айос-Андреас”
- Turkish: “Ayo Andreya”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Agios Andreas”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.