Lykoporia () is a village and a community in the municipality of
Xylokastro-Evrostina
Xylokastro–Evrostina ( el, Ξυλόκαστρο-Ευρωστίνα) is a municipality in the Corinthia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Xylokastro. The municipality has an area of 411.667 km2.
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, in south-central
Greece
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.
It is situated about 50 km from
Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...
, and 75 km from
Patras
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. The Greek
Motorway 8 (Athens - Corinth - Patras) passes south of the village. It is served by
Lykoporia railway station on the line from Aigio to Kiato.
Lykoporia has a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
with
light characteristic
A light characteristic is all of the properties that make a particular navigational light identifiable. Graphical and textual descriptions of navigational light sequences and colours are displayed on nautical charts and in Light Lists with the cha ...
"FL(2) 16s 10M" (white flashing light with a period of 16 seconds and a range of 10 miles).
References
External links
Official website - Likoporia(in Greek)
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Populated places in Corinthia
Xylokastro-Evrostina