Gytheio

Gytheio is a relaxed seaside town in 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.
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  • Type: Town with 4,280 residents
  • Description: town in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Gytheion”, “Gýtheion”, “Gýthelon”, “Gythio”, “Yíthio”, and “Yíthion”
  • Postal code: 23200

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tzanetaki Tower and Town Hall.

Museum
Photo: Polivios44, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Town hall
Photo: Albtalkourtaki, Public domain.

Lighthouse
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavrovouni.

Village
is a village in the , , south of Gytheio town.

Gytheio

Latitude
36.7616° or 36° 45′ 42″ north
Longitude
22.566° or 22° 33′ 57″ east
Population
4,280
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR GYT
Open location code
8G84QH68+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3799523285
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
251297
Wiki­data ID
Q992256
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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: “Gitèon”
  • Catalan: “Giteu”
  • Catalan: “Gitíon”
  • Catalan: “Gythion”
  • Cebuano: “Gýtheio”
  • Chinese: “伊西翁”
  • Czech: “Gytheio”
  • Dutch: “Githion”
  • Dutch: “Gytheion”
  • Dutch: “Gythio”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جيثيو”
  • Finnish: “Githeio”
  • Finnish: “Gítheio”
  • Finnish: “Githio”
  • Finnish: “Gíthio”
  • Finnish: “Gýtheio”
  • Finnish: “Gytheion”
  • Finnish: “Gytheum”
  • Finnish: “Gythio”
  • Finnish: “Gythion”
  • Finnish: “Jithio”
  • Finnish: “Yithion”
  • French: “Gytheion”
  • French: “Gythéion”
  • French: “Gythio”
  • French: “Gýthio”
  • French: “Gythion”
  • French: “Gythium”
  • French: “Yýthio”
  • German: “Gytheion”
  • German: “Gythio”
  • German: “Gythion”
  • Greek: “Γύθειο”
  • Greek: “Γύθειον”
  • Indonesian: “Gytheio”
  • Indonesian: “Gythion”
  • Italian: “Giteo”
  • Italian: “Gizio”
  • Italian: “Gytheio”
  • Japanese: “ギシオ”
  • 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: “Гитий”
  • Russian: “Гитион”
  • Russian: “Йитион”
  • Serbian: “Gitio”
  • Serbian: “Гитио”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gitij”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gition”
  • Slovak: “Gytheio”
  • Slovenian: “Gythelo”
  • Spanish: “Giteo”
  • Spanish: “Gition”
  • Spanish: “Gitión”
  • Spanish: “Gytheion”
  • Spanish: “Gythion”
  • Swedish: “Gýtheio”
  • Turkish: “Gytheion”
  • Turkish: “Gythium (Mora)”
  • Turkish: “Gythium”
  • Turkish: “Yitio”
  • Ukrainian: “Гітейо”
  • Urdu: “گیتھیو”

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