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Porto Cheli

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Country
  
Greece

Postal code
  
210 61

Elevation
  
5 m

Municipality
  
Ermionida

Municipal unit
  
Kranidi

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Vehicle registration
  
AP

Area code
  
27540

Administrative region
  
Peloponnese

Regional unit
  
Argolis

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Porto Heli (Greek: Πορτοχέλι, also Porto Cheli) is a summer resort town in the municipality of Ermionida in the southeastern part of Argolis, Greece. It is situated on a bay of the Argolic Gulf, 6 km south of Kranidi and 40 km southeast of Nafplio. The island of Spetses is located 6 km south of Porto Heli. There are ferry connections from Porto Heli to the islands of Spetses, Hydra and Poros, and to Ermioni and Piraeus. There is a small private airport, Porto Cheli Airport, south of the town.

Map of Porto Cheli, Greece

The ancient city of Halieis (named Halike by Pausanias), excavated by Michael H. Jameson, is situated near Porto Heli.

King Constantine II of Greece lives with his wife the Queen Anne-Marie of Greece in Porto Cheli.

References

Porto Cheli Wikipedia