This page covers lighthouses of the southern mainland of Greece, including Attica (the Athens area), the Peloponnese region, and the portion of West Greece south of the Gulf of Corinth. Also included are lighthouses of nearby islands, in particular Kythira and Antikythira. Lighthouses of regions north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth are listed on the Northern Greece page. There are separate pages for the Ionian Islands, for Crete, and for the Aegean Islands. The modern Greek nation is a relatively recent creation. After several centuries of rule by the Ottoman Turks, southern Greece won its independence in a bitter struggle during the 1820s. The nation expanded northward in several steps. The Ionian Islands were added in 1864 and Thessaly in 1881. Epirus and Macedonia were added after the Balkan Wars of 1912-13, and West Thrace became Greek in 1920. The Greek word for a lighthouse, pháros or fáros (φάρος), is the root for the words in many Western European languages. In Greek, nisis is an island, akra is a cape or headland, and kolpós is a bay or gulf. Administratively, Greece is divided into regions and subdivided into counties. The counties were formerly called prefectures and are now known as "regional units." Lighthouses in Greece are maintained by the Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume N of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 113.
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![]() Verdougi Islets Light, August 2015 photo copyright Capt. Peter Mosselberger; used by permission |
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![]() Vrisaki Light, Lavrio, July 2013 Panoramio photo copyright Maria Irida; permission requested |
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![]() Ákra Kokhi Light, Salamina, October 2012 Panoramio Creative Commons photo by vkar |
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![]() Plakakia Light, Aigina Hellenic Navy photo (no longer online) |
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![]() Spetses Light Hellenic Navy photo (no longer online) |
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![]() Katákolon Light, Pirgos Hellenic Navy photo (no longer online) |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: North: Northern Greece | East: Aegean Islands | Southeast: Crete | West: Ionian Islands
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Posted November 27, 2006. Checked and revised September 17, 2018. Lighthouses: 39. Site copyright 2018 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.