Platanitis

Platanitis is situated at the northwestern shore of the Gulf of Corinth, about 4 km northeast of Antirrio and the Rio–Antirrio bridge and 6.5 km southwest of Nafpaktos.^[3] The Greek National Road 48/E65 (Antirrio-Nafpaktos-Livadeia) runs through the village. There is a stone bridge over the small stream Platanorema (Kakavos), built in the late 19th century.^[2] Uphill towards the northwest is the smaller settlement of Ano Platanitis, also part of the community of Molykreio.

In 1951 Platanitis was recognized as a settlement within the community of Molykreio. In 1989, it became part of the municipality of Antirrio and in 2011 it became part of the municipality of Nafpaktia.^[4]