Petalioi

Petalioi is an island complex in south-east of Euboea, in the homonymous gulf. It consists of 10 small islands and islets almost all uninhabited. The total area of the complex is. They belong to Karystos municipality, in Marmari municipal unit. The islands of the complex are: Megalonisos, Chersonisi, Avgo, Lamperousa, Louloudi, Makronisi, Pontikoniso, Praso, Tragos and Founti. The largest of them is Megalonisos. It has an area of and is uninhabited. Most of them are privately owned and belong to Greek shipowners.

History

The name Petalioi derives from Petalios, the name of Megalonisos in antiquity. In modern times, the islands were a property of the Greek royal family. In 1915 or 1916, prince George II sold the islands to Greek shipowner Maris Empeirikos.