What is "loutro"

Loutro (Greek: Λουτρό) may refer to several places in Greece:

• Loutro (island), a rocky islet near the southwestern coast of Crete
• Loutro, Aetolia-Acarnania, a village in Aetolia-Acarnania
• Loutro, Chania, a village in the Chania regional unit of Crete
• Loutro, Karditsa, a village in the municipality Sofades, Karditsa regional unit
• Loutro, Elassona, a village in the municipality Elassona, Larissa regional unit
• Loutro, Larissa, a village in the municipality Larissa, Larissa regional unit
• Loutro, Messenia, a village in Messenia
• Kato Loutro, a village in the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, Corinthia
• Palaio Loutro, a village in Messenia

Loutro is a rocky islet in the gulf of Loutro on the southwest coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet can be found close to the end of the Mouri cape. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Sfakia. The coastal village of Loutro is approximately south of Chania. The gulf of Loutro was once used for shipbuilding and by merchant ships.