Póros
Πόρος · Saronic Gulf
A clock-tower town a stone's throw from the Peloponnese, backed by a fragrant lemon forest.
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About Póros
Póros is separated from the Peloponnese by a channel so narrow you can almost call across it — which makes it one of the easiest island escapes from Athens. Its town rises to a landmark clock tower, and the mai…
Highlights
Town & villages
Póros Town
Tiered houses climbing to a blue-and-white clock tower above the strait.
Nature
The Lemonodásos
A huge lemon-tree forest on the mainland opposite, walkable from the water.
Don’t miss
Temple of Poseidon
Ruins of an important ancient sanctuary in the pine hills above town.
Beaches
Calm swimming
Askéli and Love Bay give sheltered, shallow water.
Things to do
Quick from Athens
About an hour by road to Galatás, then a one-minute ferry across the channel.
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