Antirrio

Antirrio (Greek: Modern, Αντίρριο, pronounced, Ancient/Katharevousa: Antirrhion, Latin: Antirrhium) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on a cape which separates the Gulf of Patras in the west from the Gulf of Corinth in the east. Since August 2004 the Rio–Antirrio bridge connects northwestern Greece with the Peloponnese, across the narrow (2.4 km) Strait of Rio. The name Antirrio means "opposite Rio". Antirrio is now bypassed to the northeast with GR-5/E55 with a junction 2 km north with GR-48/E65 (Amfissa - Antirrio). Antirrio is about 10 km ENE of Patras, about 209 km W of Athens and NW of Aigio, WSW of Amfissa, SW of Nafpaktos, E of Messolonghi and SE of Agrinio.