Kiato

Kiato (Greek, Modern: Κιάτο, Ancient/Katharevousa: Κιάτον) is a coastal town in Greece that is agricultural-based. The town is located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a sandy area which features lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees. It has a lot of tourist activity mainly in the summer. The ancient name of Kiato was Sikyon and the municipality of Sikyona is named after this place. In the antiquity it had a great prosperity, especially from the middle of the 2nd century BC. Kiato is linked with GR-8 and the Elissos river flows near the centre of Kiato. It also serves a junction on a road linking to Stymfalia and Levidi to the southwest. On the same road 2 km south is GR-8A/E55 (Athens - Patras), E94 eastbound with its exit at the 109th km. Kiato is located almost halfway between Patras and Athens. It is located approximately 30 km (old distance, 25 km) NW of Corinth, about 111 km W of Athens, about 110 km E of Patras, 98 km E of the Rio-Antirio bridge and about 40 km NE of Stymfalia. Groves surround Kiato while fruit and vegetable farming areas lie to the southeast and parts near Kiato. Forests lie within the shorelines to the east and west and some to the south and along the hills. The hills lie to the south.

As of 9 July 2007, Kiato is now accessible via the Proastiakos (Athens Suburban Railway).

Historical population

Notable people

• Emilios T. Harlaftis (1965-2005) Astrophysicist
• Alexandros Alexandris Footballer
• Yiannis Spanos Composer and lyricist

External links

• Our Kiato (www.pelopas.webs.com)
• Mapquest - Kiato, street map not yet available
• Coordinates:

Nearest places

• Sicyon, also known as Vasiliko, south
• Pasio (town), southwest
• Diminio, west

See also

• List of settlements in the Corinthia prefecture