A seaside town about 45km away from Sparti to the south. Gythio/Gythion is the port of Sparta/Sparti now as well as in Antiquity, and the second largest town in Laconia after Sparti.
The seaside road is filled with fish taverns and there are also some hotels.
From the Antiquity, an ancient theatre is preserved as well as ruins of public baths.
Reference
- Robin Barber, Greece (Blue Guide), London- N.Y. 2001 (Revised reprint of the 6th edition of 1995), p. 274.
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