{{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Porto Cheli |name_local = Πόρτο Χέλι |image_map = |map_caption = |periph = [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]] |periphunit = [[Argolis]] |municipality = [[Ermionida]] |municunit = [[Kranidi]] |pop_community = 2603 |population_as_of = 2021 |area = |elevation = 5 |coordinates = {{coord|37|19.6|N|23|8.6|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = 21300 |area_code = 27540 |licence = AP |website = |image_skyline = |caption_skyline = }} '''Porto Cheli''' ({{langx|el|Πόρτο Χέλι}}, also ''Portocheli'') 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]], 7 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 (island)|Hydra]] and [[Poros]], and to [[Ermioni]] and [[Piraeus]].<ref>[http://www.greek-islands-ferries.gr/ferry_portocheli.htm greek-islands-ferries.gr]</ref> There was a small private airport, [[Porto Cheli Airport]], south of the town, but it's closed since 2004 and now the land was sold.
The ancient city of [[Halieis]] (named ''Halike'' by [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]]<ref name=DGRG>{{cite DGRG|title=Halieis}}</ref>), excavated by [[Michael H. Jameson]], is situated near Porto Heli.<ref name=princeton>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0006:entry=halieis HALIEIS Argolid, Greece], entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.</ref>
The former King [[Constantine II of Greece]] lived with his wife, [[Queen Anne-Marie of Greece]], in Porto Cheli.<ref>[http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/news/a3607/king-without-a-country/ As his country faces collapse, the former monarch makes a dramatic choice.]</ref> They owned a villa in Porto Heli, sold in 2022 and relocated to Athens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=Τέως Βασιλιάς Κωνσταντίνος: Παραμένει στο Πόρτο Χέλι μετά την πώληση του "παλατιού" του - Η πολυτελής κατοικία που νοίκιασε |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/media/teos-vasilias-konstantinos-paramenei-sto-porto-xeli-meta-tin-polisi-tou-palatiou-tou-i-polytelis-katoikia-pou-noikiase/1296963/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=TLIFE |language=el}}</ref>
The yacht marina within the bay has become a popular wintering port for pleasure vessels.<ref>*''Watersteps round Europe'' [[Bill & Laurel Cooper]] - Adlard Coles Nautical - 1996 - {{ISBN|9780713646375}}</ref>
==Historical population==
{| class=wikitable ! Year !! Population |- | 1981 || 904 |- | 1991 || 1,234 |- | 2001 || 1,913 |- | 2011 || 2,133 |- | 2021 || 2,603 |}
==See also== *[[List of settlements in Argolis]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *http://www.hinitsa.com (pictures from the Portocheli area) *http://www.portoheli.net - detailed area info and maps with links to many local resources.
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[[Category:Populated places in Argolis]] [[Category:Ermionida]]