Greek islands starting with P

Greek islands starting with P

Greek islands starting with P include Paros, Patmos, Paxos (Paxi), Poros, Psara, Pserimos, Peristera, Petalioi, Prasonisi, Proti and many small uninhabited islets like Pontikonisi and Paximadia. The best known are Paros at 196km2 in the central Cyclades with Parikia port and Naoussa village, Patmos at 45km2 in the northern Dodecanese with Chora and Skala, Paxos at 25km2 south of Corfu in the Ionian with Gaios as capital, Poros at 31km2 off Galatas in the Saronic with Poros Town on the strait, Psara at 40km2 west of Chios in the northeast Aegean, and Pserimos at 15km2 between Kos and Kalymnos.

How I chose these islands

I checked the full Greek Island Directory island list and included every island whose primary English name begins with the letter P.

The list uses the island names adopted consistently throughout this directory. Greek names can appear under different English spellings and transliterations, so variants such as Paxos, Paxoi and Paxi do not count as separate islands. The same principle applies to Paleo Trikeri, which may also appear as Palaio Trikeri or Palio Trikeri.

Greek islands starting with P not in the directory

As you can understand not all islands are in the directory. Greek island directory only includes, popular uninhabited, abandoned or inhabited islands. That being said, here is an extended list of Greek islands starting with P that are not in our formal guide.

• Palaiosouda
• Panagia
• Panormos
• Papadoplaka
• Passas
• Patelida
• Paximada
• Paximadaki
• Paximadia
• Pergousa
• Peristeri
• Peristerovrachoi
• Petalida
• Petalouda
• Plati/Platy
• Plati Pserimou
• Pondikonisi/Pontikonisi
• Pontikaki
• Praso Kissamou
• Prasonisi
• Prosfora
• Pseira
• Psarocharako
• Psyllos
• Psyttaleia.

Greek islands beginning with P — Paros, Patmos, Poros, Paxos and the tiny Psara chain

If you landed here searching for a greek island beginning with p, you’re in the right place. The full list of greek islands beginning with p is bigger than most expect — not just Paros. Greek islands starting with p include Paros with 14,520 residents, Patmos 3,283, Poros 3,261, Paxos 2,466, and Psara with just 420 people in 2021, plus Pserimos, Petalioi and dozens of islets like Papadoplaka, Pasas, Patroklos, Peristera, Petalas, Pondikonisi and Prasonisi.

Most people who type greek island starting with p or greek island that starts with a p mean one of four: Paros in the Cyclades — a good starting point for Naxos, Mykonos and Santorini — Patmos in the Dodecanese at 37°19.5′N known for the Monastery of St John, Poros in the Argo-Saronic Gulf near Aegina, Hydra and Spetses, and Paxos in the Ionian next to Corfu. For anyone looking up places in greece beginning with p or islands in greece beginning with p beyond the big four, the smaller names appear: Psara northwest of Chios, a cluster of 7 islets with rocky terrain and a small port linking to Chios, and Pserimos at 36°56′0″N near Kos.

So whether you searched islands that start with p, islands starting with p, or islands beginning with p, this P-group covers Cyclades, Dodecanese, Ionian, Argo-Saronic and Northeastern Aegean in one list.

Which P island actually fits what you meant by island starting with p

Search intent changes the answer. If your island beginning with p was Paros, you want beaches and ferries — Paros is the hub. If your island that starts with p was about history, Patmos and Psara stand out: Patmos for the Cave of the Apocalypse, Psara for the 1824 massacre where thousands were killed by Ottoman troops during the War of Independence, now one of the least populated islands listed alongside Kimolos, Tilos, Halki and Marathi with populations between 5 and 910.

If you meant greek islands that start with p for a quick escape from Athens, Poros is the classic — 3,261 residents, 1 hour from Piraeus, part of the Argo-Saronic group with Angistri, Aegina, Salamina and Hydra. If you meant greek island starts with p and island starting with p in the Ionian, that’s Paxos, the smallest Ionian inhabited island at 2,466 people, famous for olive groves and blue caves, usually paired with Corfu, Lefkada, Ithaca and Kefalonia.

And for greek island p as a generic query — the long tail is Petalioi off southern Evia, Pserimos near Kalymnos and Leros, Prasonisi off Gavdos and Rethymno in southern Crete, and Pontikonisi near Corfu. That’s the full picture when you search greek island starting with p, greek island beginning with p, or places in greece beginning with p — Paros, Patmos, Poros, Paxos, Psara and Pserimos first, then the islets.

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Greece | Paros 14520 Patmos 3283 Poros 3261 Paxos 2466 Patmos 37°19.5′N Pserimos 36°56′0″N 27°8′0″E
2. https://en.unionpedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Greece | Papadoplaka Paros Pasas Patmos Patroklos Paxos Peristera Petalas Petalida Petalioi Piperi Polyaigos Pondikonisi Pontikaki Pontikos Poros Praso Prasonisi
3. https://www.tourradar.com/days-to-come/how-to-travel-between-the-greek-islands/ | Patmos Kos Tilos Symi Rhodes Kalymnos Leros Dodecanese Hydra Spetses Poros Aegina Corfu Paxos Levkada Ithaca Kefalonia Zakinthos Kythira Ionian Paros good starting point Cyclades Naxos Mykonos Santorini
4. https://news.gtp.gr/2020/05/11/telegraph-14-small-greek-islands-visit-lockdown/ | Escape crowds Greece’s least populated islands list includes Kimolos Tilos Folegandros Kastelorizo Halki Psara Koufonissia Sikinos Schinoussa Donoussa Anafi Agathonisi Iraklia Marathi population 5-910 residents | Psara island cluster northwest Chios encompasses 7 islets largest called Psara rocky terrain only town seat municipality also called Psara 420 inhabitants small port linking Chios Psara massacre 1824 thousands Greeks massacred Ottoman troops

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Last Updated on September 5, 2026 by admin