Assos

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Periander

second tyrant of Corinth

Giorgos Kolokithas

Greek professional basketball player (1945–2013)

E

Eumelus of Corinth

ancient Greek poet

C

Cypselus

first tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BC

Lais of Corinth

ancient Greek courtesan

Timoleon

Greek statesman and general (c.411–337 BC)

D

Dinarchus

4th-century BC Greek speechwriter

D

Dionysius of Corinth

Bishop of Corinth

A

Ameinocles

ancient Corinthian shipbuilder

D

Demetrius the Cynic

ancient Greek philosopher

Cyriacus the Anchorite

byzantine saint

D

Diyllus of Corinth

ancient Corinthian sculptor

E

Eucheir

ancient ceramicist

E

Eugrammos

Giorgos Kollias

Greek drummer

X

Xeniades

ancient Greek philosopher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Peloponnese

• Perigiali
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,760
• Kato Assos
  1.1 mi away · pop. 1,373
• Zevgolatio
  1.2 mi away · pop. 4,363
• Bolati
  2.2 mi away · pop. 767
• Ευαγγελίστρια
  2.8 mi away
• Πουλλίτσα
  3.2 mi away
• Κοκκώνι
  3.3 mi away
• Ancient Korinthos
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,800
• Νεράντζα
  4 mi away
• Ταρσινά
  4.3 mi away
• Καλέντζι
  5 mi away
• Soulinari
  5.1 mi away

Browse all places in Peloponnese →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Recently spotted species

Greek Spoonwing

Nemoptera coa

Seen 2026-05-29

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Seen 2026-05-28

European Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis rufula

Seen 2026-05-16

Phymatiotris quadricollis

Phymatiotris quadricollis

Seen 2026-05-15

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-05-11

Marginated Tortoise

Testudo marginata

Seen 2026-05-10

Eastern Peloponnese Wall Lizard

Podarcis thais

Seen 2026-05-10

European Glass Lizard

Pseudopus apodus

Seen 2026-05-10

Yellow Horned Poppy

Glaucium flavum

Seen 2026-05-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Assos, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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