Land Plot for Sale

Gytheio is a historic town and port located in the southern Peloponnese near the mouth of the Evrotas River, west of the mouth of the Laconian Gulf. It is built amphitheatrically at the eastern foothills of Mount Larysio and is the main port of the Laconic Gulf and the second port of the southern Peloponnese, after Kalamata. The southern edge of the town of Gytheio is joined by a small pier to a small island, the ancient Kranai or Marathonisi, where the tower of Tzhannetaki, the octagonal lighthouse of the same name (faros Kranais) and the small church of Agios Petros are located. Gythio is the seat of the municipality of the same name, which includes 18 municipal departments, as well as the seat of the Holy Metropolis of Mani. The port of Gytheio, despite the fact that it is very safe and located in a very commercially advantageous position, is unfortunately shallow, with the result that larger commercial or tourist ships cannot dock there. Most are small fishing boats and some private yachts. This is the reason why - despite the fact that the town due to its location is of significant tourist interest - two or three cruise ships with foreign tourists visiting Gytheio once a week in the summer ``tie up'' offshore and the tourists are transported by boats. On August 2, 2017, the expansion of the port was inaugurated, which allows the docking of larger ships. The modern Gytheio rises amphitheatrically at the eastern foot of the ancient Larysi mountain, which today is called by the locals "Akoumaros" or "Koumaros", just above the main port, which is considered the safest in the south-eastern Peloponnese and from which citrus fruits (mainly oranges), oil, olives are exported. The settlement has two buildings that are used as warehouses of 100 square meters each and has 500 olive trees. Waterways for seaplanes have been built opposite the plot.