Port Cheli, also Portocheli, Portoheli, Porto Heli, and rarely Porto Kheli or Portokheli (Greek, Modern: Πορτο Χέλι or Πορτοχέλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on on both forms), older forms Porto Chelion, Portochelio, Portochelion, Portohelio, Porothelion, Portokhelion, is a village in the municipality of Kranidi in the southernmost part and is located especially ancient Halieis in the southernmost community of the Argolis prefecture and the Argolic Peninsula. It is located E of Tripoli and eastern Arcadia, SE of Argos and Nafplio, S of Corinth, Ancient Epidaurus and 7 km S of Kranidi and SW of Trizina. It is accessed by only one major road connecting the rest of Argolis. The island of Spetses is located almost due south of Portocheli. Katharevousa (Greek Καθαρεύουσα, IPA: ) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). ... Kranidi or Kranidhi (Greek, Modern: Κρανίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Kranidio, Kranidion and Kranidhion is a town located in the southern part of Argolis in the Peloponnese, Greece. ... Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αργολίς -- still the official, formal name) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s; see also List of traditional Greek place names), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos, IPA argos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. ... Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Panoramic view of the theater at Epidaurus Epidaurus (Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece at the Saronic Gulf. ... Kranidi or Kranidhi (Greek, Modern: Κρανίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Kranidio, Kranidion and Kranidhion is a town located in the southern part of Argolis in the Peloponnese, Greece. ... Spetses (Greek, Modern: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. ...

Nearest places

• Kranidi N

The rest of the area is surrounded by the Argolic Gulf.

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37.325 (37°19'34') N
  • Longitude: 23.11 (23°8'33) E
• Postal code: 213 00
• Elevation: 6 m and sea level
• Dialing code: +11+30-27540 (030-27540)-2, 51 through 57

Historical population

Rapsommati has a school, a church, a post office, a port, and a square (plateia). It also has a beach in Agios Aimilianos and Ververonta, some hotels and campgrounds which is famous in Porto Cheli. A small harbor is situated South of Porto Cheli. The name of the place means the Bay of the Eels. A crater is not far from Porto Cheli. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

The airport of Porto Cheli is located slightly north and is privately-owned. The airport is not paved and the length of the runway is only about 700 m. The airport code is PKH and the other is LGHL.

Fishing used to be the dominant industry until the mid to late 20th century.

Much of the area are rocky with a few forests. It is surrounded by coasts of the Argolic Gulf which is sometimes in the east the Hydra Gulf and sometimes the Argo-Saronic Gulf. The Argolic Gulf (Greek: Αργολικός Κόλπος Argolikós Kólpos) is a small gulf off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece, opening into the Aegean Sea. ... The Argo-Saronic Gulf is a term sometimes used to combine the adjacent Saronic Gulf and Argolic Gulf of Greece. ...

The ancient city of Halieis (also Alici of Aliki) is situated in the southern end of the Argolic Peninsula.

The 116th Astronomical Unit Symposium took place at Porto Cheli in 1986. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Porto Cheli
• http://home.comcast.net/~btse1/halieis/aroundportocheli.htm
• HarbourFullTextOutput.cfm?HarbourNR=Halileis Halleis
• http://www.argolida.gr/history/gportoheli.html (in Greek)
• http://www.chelion.co.uk

See also

• Communities of Argolis