Plakoto Bay

Plakoto Bay is a bay in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomb of Homer and Paleokastro of Ios.

Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castle
Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiokastro is a castle built in the eastern part of the Aegean island of Ios, 17 km from Chora. Today, the ruins left are parts of the walls and ruins of its internal buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ios and Chora.

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small island of the group. It is a part of the Cyclades Islands in the south of Greece. is a short ferry ride from Santorini, making an extended holiday or even a day trip a viable option.

Town
Photo: Joshua Doubek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Hora, officially Ios, is the capital town of Ios Island in Greece and is the largest settlement on the island. It contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments.

Village
Photo: Stefanos Kofopoulos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island Ios in the regional unit of Thira, in the region of , according to the Kallikratis reform. Prior to the Kallikratis and the Kapodistrias reforms, it belonged to the province of Thira in the prefecture of , in the geographical group of .

Plakoto Bay

Latitude
36.7869° or 36° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
25.2892° or 25° 17′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G87Q7PQ+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5748798202
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Satellite Map

Discover Plakoto Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Plakoto Bay” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Όρμος Πλακωτό”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Κουλιδάς and Ριζώματα.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plakotos and Xera tis Annas.

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