Poros is located between the Argonic and the Saronic
Gulfs, being part of the group of island called the
Argo-saronic islands which are part of the prefecture
of Attica.
Located in the Aegean Sea, Poros was once two different
islands, today reunited by a narrow isthmus; Kalavria
(ancient Calauria) is the most extended area, and
Sferia (ancient Sphaeria), to the south, is the small
promontory where the island’s capital is situated.
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The island has an area of 31 square kilometres and a coastline
of 43 kilometres which is quite rough along the west and
the south-west (the coast which is facing the Peloponnese)
which becomes even rougher and exposed to the open sea
along the east; its western coast is sheltered with good
anchorage whereas its eastern coast is more exposed to
the winds.
The capital of Poros is Poros Town which is also the main
port of the island, where most of |
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The
island of Poros is volcanic and very mountainous, not
as Hydra though, and its highest peak is Mount Vigla,
rising at an altitude of 360 metres which offers a panoramic
view over Aegina, Angistri and Athens to the north and
north-east, over the Methana peninsula to the north-west
and over the a part of the Argolid to the west and south-west.
Poros is covered with dense and verdant vegetation, especially
on the southern shores, which are |
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