Gytheio
Gytheio is a relaxed seaside town in Laconia on the eastern edge of the Mani Peninsula. Once the main port of ancient Sparta, today it’s known for its colourful harbourfront, easy beaches, and a laid-back, local feel.
- Type: Town with 4,280 residents
- Description: town in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Gitèon”, “Giteu”, “Githeio”, “Gítheio”, “Gíthio”, “Gitij”, “Gytheion”, “Gythéion”, “Gýtheion”, “Gýthelon”, “Gytheum”, “Gythio”, “Jithio”, “Yíthio”, “Yithion”, “Yíthion”, “Yýthio”, “Гитий”, “Гитион”, and “ギシオ”
- Postal code: 23200
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tzanetaki Tower and Gythio Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mavrovouni.
Gytheio
- Category: locality
- Location: East Mani, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.7616° or 36° 45′ 42″ north
Longitude
22.566° or 22° 33′ 57″ east
Population
4,280
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
UN/LOCODE
GR GYT
Open location code
8G84QH68+J9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Gytheio” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غيثيو”
- Armenian: “Յիտիոն”
- Asturian: “Gytheio”
- Bulgarian: “Гитио”
- Catalan: “Gitíon”
- Catalan: “Gythion”
- Cebuano: “Gýtheio”
- Chinese: “伊西翁”
- Czech: “Gytheio”
- Dutch: “Githion”
- Dutch: “Gytheion”
- Dutch: “Gythio”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جيثيو”
- Finnish: “Gýtheio”
- French: “Gythio”
- French: “Gýthio”
- German: “Gythio”
- Greek: “Γύθειο”
- Greek: “Γύθειον”
- Indonesian: “Gytheio”
- Italian: “Giteo”
- Italian: “Gizio”
- Japanese: “ギティオ”
- Korean: “이티오”
- Latin: “Gythium”
- Latvian: “Gitija”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jýthio”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Gition”
- Persian: “گیدیو”
- Polish: “Githio”
- Portuguese: “Giteio”
- Romanian: “Gytheio”
- Russian: “Йитион”
- Serbian: “Gitio”
- Serbian: “Гитио”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gition”
- Slovak: “Gytheio”
- Slovenian: “Gythelo”
- Spanish: “Gition”
- Spanish: “Gitión”
- Swedish: “Gýtheio”
- Turkish: “Gythium (Mora)”
- Turkish: “Yitio”
- Ukrainian: “Гітейо”
- Urdu: “گیتھیو”
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