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AGIA EFTHYMIA (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 67205, 67400
AGII PANTES (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22660 81201
ALEPOCHORI (Village) DORIDA
Tel: +30 22660 41641
AMFISSA (Town) PARNASSOS
An ancient city, city state and home of the Esperian (western) Locris
with 70,000 people (according to the Greek traveller Pausanias - A.D. 180). It
owes its name either to the daughter of Makaros (son of Aiolos) Amfissa or to
a Greek verb "αμφιεννυμι" (=to surround-to dress with), because it is surrounded
by mountains. In 338 BC, during the Third Sacred War it was ruined by Phillip
II of Macedonia. In 30 BC the city was colonised by Aitolians and became very
populous. During the later Byzantine period it was renamed to Salona and at the
Middle Ages it was invaded by the Franks who established the Salona Barony (Salona
Barony - La-Sola, under the dynasty of Stromonkur).
At the 1821 Struggle for Freedom, it was the first city of Roumeli
to revolt under the leadership of Panourgias, Gouras and Isaiah, bishop of Salona.
On March 27 Panourgias invaded the city and on April 10th Salona Fortress was
invaded. Salona (Amfissa) became the capital of Eastern Terrestrial Greece following
the establishment of Salona Aeropagus,where the Resolution of Eastern Terrestrial
Greece Constitution was adopted.
Today, Amfissa is the capital of Fokida
department, numbering 12,000 inhabitants, centre of all Public Services. There
is a modern State Hospital, a Court of First Instance, a Cultural Centre, a Prison,
an Archaeological and a Cultural museum, a Public
Library with 40,000 volumes which is constantly enriched, City Band and Chorus,
Municipal Conservatory and Artistic Workshop, Cultural and Athletic Clubs. In
the city, there are also Technical Professional Institutions (Tourism Department),
Highschools, Primary Schools, Nurseries and other Educational and Professional
Institutions.Despite the passage of time, there still survive traditional manufactures:
Tanneries in the traditional neighbourhood of Harmena, bell and rope making industries.
Amfissa is well known for its notable cultural events (Fokika, carnival). The
visitors should visit the monuments of: The Annunciation Cathedral, the walls
of which areadorned with mural paintings of the famous painter Spiros Papaloukas,
the Salona Fortress (Orgia), the acropolis of Amfissa with ruins of all kind of
architectural styles.
Not far away, there is the "Sotiros" Church (Church of the
Saviour), a magnificent piece of art, a byzantine church (11th or 12th century).
At the base of Kofina hill, chiselled on cone shaped rock there is a Mycenaen
tomb, "the wolf layer", "Likotripa". Roman and Byzantine mosaics,
notably the Baptisery - 3rd or 4th century - and ruins of a basilica church. Finally,
in Amfissa there are many old mansions and neo-classic buildings adorned with
plaster decorations and beautiful wall paintings of local painters at the time.
Its inhabitants' main occupation is agriculture and namely the olive-trees.
The communities which along with the capital form the Municipality
of Amfissa are: Elaionas
(Topolia), a picturesque village with deep shade plane trees, with abundant spring
water, a magnificent cascade and vividness, Prosilio
(Segditsa), formed by three settlements, the old village, Biniani (the village
in the plain) and the beautiful resort with "Panagia" Monastery, where lived as
a monk for a while Kosmas Aitolos. At the site "lapsitsa" of Prosilio region
there is a forest village under construction, the 21wooden houses of which are
literally into the fir-trees forest, Drosochori
(Kolovata) the inhabitants of which moved to Amfissa, but it is re-constructed
as a magnificent resort, Agios
Georgios , Agios
Konstantinos and Sernikaki
, three adjoining picturesque villages lying at the west of the olive-trees plain
and, last, Agia Efthimia,
the village of Astrapogiannos and Giannis Skarimbas, built on the ruins of Ancient
Mionia.
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APOSTOLIAS (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 91192
ARTOTINA (Village) DORIDA
Tel: +30 22660 51810
Artotina (1.300 m altitude) is the "capital of Vardoussia Mountains",
the biggest village of Dorida,
with its alpine landscapes. It is a place for the relaxation of the visitors,
as well as a place of revival of historic memory, because of Ai-Giannis Prodromos
historical monastery, where lived as a monk the 1821 hero Athanasios Diakos (his
cell remains intact), the bust of the hero of Alamana, the house of captain Andritsos
Siafakas, the memories of the struggle leaders of Artotina Skaltsodimos, Pistiolis,
Siafakas, Giannis Roukis, Gerantonou, Kaliakouda and others. There is a hostel
and a Folklore Museum.
Artotina and Athanasios
Diakos quarrel on which is the native village of Fokida's son and hero of
1821 Athanasios Diakos, each village presenting its own substantiation.
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ATHANASSIOS DIAKOS (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 63216
DELPHI (Small town) PARNASSOS
Delphi, with a population of 1.500, is one of the most beautiful and
impressing landscapes of Greece, and the centre -"omphalos "- of the world, according
to the ancient myth. It was already inhabited in the prehistoric times and later
-especially during the classic times- obtained great historic importance, as it
has been linked with the most significant events of Greek history. Apollo, the
God of catharsis and the genuine oracle, dominated earlier forms of worship in
the Delphi. He taught people
the "metron", that is prudence and modesty, which became the most ethical and
peaceful expression of the Greek spirit. The famous Oracle of Delphi, where the
god's divination was given through the mouth of Pythia, was directed by the so-called
priesthood, that is priests with deep mystic education. Moreover, Delphi with
the renowned Amphictyonic institution, gave the signal for friendship, brotherhood
and peaceful coexistence of peoples, as a fundamental goal of the Delphic idea
. A quite spectacular proof of the world-wide prestige enjoyed by the temple of
the God of Light was the amount of votive offerings by leaders, towns and rich
citizens, great in both quality and artistic value; unfortunately, very few of
them have survived through the time.
Today the visitor can admire various interesting architectural
monuments, as, in the northwest, one of the best preserved stadium of antiquity,
dating from the roman ages (a stadium had already been there since the 2nd half
of the 5th century BC). The stadium hosted the Pythian games, which were very
important in Greece and took place every four years. In the northeast, there is
the sacred place (temple), surrounded by a wall, contains, amongst other things,
the dorian Temple of Apollo (4th century BC), a theater for 5,000 spectators,
where in 1927 and in 1930 Aggelos and Eva Sikelianou organized for the first time
since antiquity ancient drama plays, as well as a set of Ηtreasures", small buildings
in the shape of a chapel, which various countries dedicated to the Sanctuary to
keep the precious offerings. The visitor can get an idea of these buildings by
visiting the erected Treasures of the Athenians.
The most important treasure appears to be the Treasure of Sifnioi,
especially for its sculpted decoration, exhibited in the Museum
of Delphi (one of the richest museums of the world), along with the magnificent,
unique copper statue of Iniohos, the Sphinx of Naxioi, the two young man statues,
findings of gold and ivory excavated in 1939 and tens of other findings. Eastward,
where the two rocks of Fedriads meet, we see the renowned Kastalia Spring, and
below the motorway, we see the Highschool and a little bit lower the Sanctuary
of Athena "Pronaia", within which we see the dome, a round structure of dorian
order, a true masterpiece. The new city of Delphi, which was transferred a km
wester, after the excavations in 1892, is characterized by a modern touristic
infrastructure and is ready to host all types of visitors. Here, we see the European
Cultural Center of Delphi which aims at reviving Delphi as a European and international
cultural centre with global activities, the house of Aggelos Sikelianos and his
wife, Eva, which has been transformed into the Museum of Delphi Celebrations,
a branch of the Arts School as well as many stores and workshops of folklore art.
(...)
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DESFINA (Small town) PARNASSOS
At the foot of Kirfis mountain and at an altitude of 600m. is lying
amphitheatrically the small picturesque town of Desphina. Having a population
of about 2,500 inhabitants, nowadays Desphina is an independent Municipality,
near the site of the ancient city of Echedameia (there still are ruins-curved
graves, etc.), which was destryed by Phillip II of Macedonia (355-346 BC), native
town of the 1821 hero Isaiah bishop of Salona Isaiah and of the painter Spiros
Papaloukas.
Noteworthy monuments of Desphina and of the region are: the historic
monastery of Ag. Ioannis Prodromos related to the 1821 Liberation struggle, the
chapel of Taxiarches (in the yard of the Agios Charalambos church) which is a
Basilica built during the 12th century with notable but partly damaged wall paintings.
At the site Syro-Kastro there are still ruins of the ancient town of Medeon,
ruined together with Echedameia
by Phillip II (Third Sacred War).
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DICHORI (Village) VARDOUSSIA
DROSSOCHORI (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 23715
ERATINI (Village) DORIDA
It is the capital of the new Municipality of Tolophon. It has a population
of 700 people and it is a beautiful small town near the sea, region's commercial
centre and an excellent resort.
FOKIDA (Prefecture) STEREA HELLAS
GALAXIDI (Small town) PARNASSOS
Noble, picturesque, it stands proudly at the west part of Crisaean
Gulf, the historic Galaxidi with 1,400 inhabitants built on the site of the ancient
town of Oianthi (or Halaion
according to others), it is a nautical city that carries a heritage of 4,000 years
and which reached a peak during the 1821 Liberation War. Many invaders tried to
conquer Galaxidi during its history, such as Franks, Catalans, Knights of Rhodes,
Turkish pirates. But the city resisted and nowadays it is one of the most attracting
Greek resorts. Its sailing vessels travelled across the seas prior to the appearance
of of the coastal navigation. It was the first nautical force.
Some of the interesting monuments someone could visit: Agios Nikolaos
Church with the splendid and unique wooden temple, ruins of the walls etc. of
the Ancient Town and carved graves of the classic period, in the region of "Kalafati".
A traveller - tourist could also visit the Nautical and Archaeological
Museum, the Folklore Art Museum, the church of Agia Paraskevi with its sundial,
the Byzantine Monastery
of Saviour built around AD 1,250, the house of the great history researcher
Ί. Satha, the Tourism Department, the old Girls' School (Parthenagogeio), Chirolaka,
the old stone reservoir of 15th century, could admire the traditional houses and
buildings, among which the most important are: Tsalaggira Building (nowadays Municipality
Offices), Aggeli Building (nowadays Folklore Museum), Bourzeiko Building, enjoy
the sea on the superb beaches of the region, such as Kalafati beach, which, recently,
has been remodelled, and taste the local seafood at Galaxidi's restaurants.
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GRAVIA (Village) PARNASSOS
A historic village with a population of about 1,050 inhabitants which
probably took its name pidginly from the neighbouring ancient town of Karphia.
It is the capital of the new Municipality and it is situated on the 33rd km of
Amfissa - Lamia
National Road. Gravia is famous for the historic battle given on 8th May 1821
by Androutsos and the other leaders of the struggle, who closed themselves in
the legendary-historic Inn along with the 120 fighters and other supporters in
the region and stopped Omer Vrionis, by cutting his way towards Salona and Peloponnese,
targetting to the suppression of the Revolution. On the site dominates the statue
of hero Odysseas and, reently, the historic Inn ("Hani") has been restored (It
was inaugurated by the President of Hellenic Republic, M. K. Stefanopoulos and
it is open to visitors). In a distance of 5 km to the South East, on the mountainsides
there is the monastery of the Assumption of Virgin Mary (or Panasari), a significant
monument, with a Byzantine church (with two domes), built in AD 1517.
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ITEA (Town) FOKIDA
Itea, built in the background of the Crissaean Gulf extends together
with the neighbouring Kirra, along the coastline of the plain sharing the same
name, the Crissaean Plain and it is the south ending up of the famous landscape
of Delphi. Itea, a relatively
new city, since it was founded in 1830, it managed to become soon an important
commercial and transit centre due to a series of favourable circumstances. Nowadays,
its population is about 9.000 people. The access to the city is easy, either by
sea - it has a good port that serves the transport of both people and goods -
or by land, as it is connected to the big road axis of Greece. It constitutes
the way out to the sea not only for the Department - it is the port of Amfissa
and Delphi - but also for
the entire area of Central Greece. Its marine constructed according to the most
advanced specifications has an anchorage capacity of 250 vessels and it is a good
solution for vessel owners even from Attica.
On 17th September 1827, in the bay of Η°gkaliΘ- (embrace), where there
was a dock for vessels the so- called "Salona Dock", Frank Abney Hastings,
a warm philellene and admiral of the Greek nautical force, piloting the first
steam military ship in history, ΗKarteriaΘ, blew up the Turkish flagship and decimated
the Turkish fleet. The terrible naval battle, that ended before it began, was
almost bloodless for the Greek squadron and decisive for the Struggle of the Greek
people. It contributed substantially to the acceptance of the idea of forming
a state military fleet and marked the beginning of Greece's independence. Itea's
street planning is perfect, it follows the Hippodamean System of Road planning,
and gives city and its visitors the feeling of comfort and functionality. Squares
and alleys full of trees make city beautiful and visitors can enjoy a walk through
these, on the dock and on the beautiful green hill of Agioi Anargiri. The city
is able, with its physical presence, its infrastructure and a net of services,
to offer to its visitors a modern and comfortable accommodation. Its shape allows
the contact with the sea from two sides, with beaches where everyone can pass
a few hours of tranquillity and pleasure in the clear water and escape from everyday
life.
The "Trokantero" and "Maiami" beaches, honoured with "Blue Flags",
gather many bathers as well as "Nafsika" and "Evaggelistria" beaches.
The city has the capacity to receive and it receives big events, such as "Acropolis"
and "Olympion" rallies, swimming contests of international prestige,
congresses, etc.. Several events - sport events (basketball, swimming, bicycle
races, cultural events (Nautical Week, carnival, Itea koulouma, concerts, etc.)-
entertain the local people and visitors all around the year. Itea, a modern, active
city, invites visitors to have a comfortable accommodation, to relax and enjoy
magical nights with a view to the Corinthian
Gulf. Municipality of Itea comprises: Kirra,
a very ancient town. Its foundation is lost in the darkness of prehistory. Findings
from excavations reinstate the existence of a settlement since year 3.000 BC.
The tradition considers that Cretan merchants founded the city. The existence
of Kirra during the historic period - after 1100 BC - cannot be questioned and
it is stated as a rich and powerful city. It was the only point of access to the
Delphi and flourished as
the port of the sacred city.
In addition, its power allowed it to play essential and leading role
to the matters of Fokida (Phocis)
and of the entire region. It was surrounded will strong walls, it was decorated
with temples - of Apollo, Artemis, Leto - and immense statues, according to Pausanias.
It had integrated port facilities, shipyards and private buildings and reservoirs.
We do not know the end of Kirra.
It is said that it was ruined in AD 740 by a devastating earthquake that hit many
areas of the Balkans, even Constantinople.
At the area of the port there still is a partly ruined medieval tower that had
been possibly used as a lighthouse. Nowadays Kirra
and Itea form a unique residential
complex. Kirra's beaches are ideal for sea-sports, there is an organised beach
at "Vrachakia"- and it has many rooms for rent, cambing facilities and traditional
taverns with sea food Tritea
is situated at the north-west of Itea bay, at an altitude of 380 metres. It is
an ancient city which once was inhabited by Ozolians and Lokrians until 30 BC.
It was an area submitted to the Roman Governor of Achaia. Near to the ruins of
ancient Tritea , nowadays
is situated the new village, which in the past was known as Kolopetinitsa, a name
given due to a possible misunderstanding of Kalopetinitsa.
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KASTRIOTISSA (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 62363
KIRRA (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 32977
Fax: +30 22650 32977
KOKINO (Village) VARDOUSSIA
Tel: +30 22660 52352
KOUPAKI (Settlement) VARDOUSSIA
Tel: +30 22660 41161
KROKYLI (Village) VARDOUSSIA
MAVROLITHARI (Village) PARNASSOS
Capital of the Municipality of Kallieis, with 250 inhabitants, a historic
village, and native land of "armatolos" Vlacharmatas. The village was
burned during the German occupation. It is built at an altitude of 1,140m between
Vardoussia, Giona
and Oiti and gathers many
tourists during the summer time. It has the biggest square of the region, covered
all around by plane trees, as well as the rent rooms Pantheon.
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MONASTIRAKI (Village) EFPALIO
Tel: +30 26340 51496
MONI PROFITI ELIA (Monastery) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 35002
MOUSSOUNITSA (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 63385
Fax: +30 22650 63385
OINOCHORI (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 61332
Fax: +30 22650 61332
PANOURGIAS (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 62512
POLYDROSSOS (Small town) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22340 51434
Fax: +30 22340 51207
VARDOUSSIA (Municipality) DORIDA
VOUNICHORA (Village) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 65445, 65211
YPSILO CHORIO (Village) VARDOUSSIA
Tel: +30 22660 52163
ZORIANOS (Village) VARDOUSSIA
Tel: +30 22660 41317
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