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Galaxidi (Ancient/
Katharevousa: -ον), is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of
Phocis. It has a small harbor which connects with the
Crisaean Gulf north of Galaxidi. It is located near
GR-48/
E65 which connects
Antirio with the
Rio-Antirio bridge and
Itea along with
GR-27, Amfissa and Livadeia. It is located about 10 km S of Itea and about 30 km S of
Amfissa, S of
Lamia, about 25 km SW of
Delphi, WSW of
Livadeia and E of
Naupactus, the Rio-Antirio bridge and
GR-5.
Communities and subdivisions
Nearest places
Historical population
| Year |
Communal population |
Change (town) |
Municipal population |
| 1981 |
1,264 |
- |
- |
| 1991 |
1,369 |
105/8.31% |
2,494 |
Galaxidi has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, three churches, a post office, bank and squares (
plateia). Galaxidi has a small port used by small fishing boats and yachts nowadays. During the age of sail (up to late 19th century) had a big local merchant marine fleet. During that time much wealth was accumulated and can be seen by the size and style of local architecture. In the last decades tourism has been increasing. People mostly occupied in merchant marine, tourism and sea farming. Traditional style has been greatly maintained and is one of the reasons it remains popular with tourists. Municipality of Galaxidi also consists of nearby villages "Ayioi Pantes", "Penteoria" and "Vounihora" . The view of Itea and the small peninsula as well as the western part of
Parnassus can be seen. The
Peloponnese can rarely be seen in the south.
The exiscente dates back to
1393 BC.
Much of the land are bushy, grassy or rocky and are covered with mountains. There are not as many farms in the area but most of the groves are as far as 3 km within Galaxidi. Pine forests are situated in the southeast over a rocky shoreline.
Sites of interest
- Maritime Museum of Galaxidi, a museum which includes the Galaxidi Chronicle which was published by KN Sathas in 1865. It used to serve as a town hall for Galaxidi.
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