VISITORS INFORMATION

. . . "KALAMIA" BEACH: A small "Canada", as it was described for the sunset. . Magic and discovery for those who love the seabed and underwater fishing is the "Kalamia" area of Arkitsa, where the tourist accommodation is located, with wonderful sandy beaches, awarded with blue flags by the Ministry of the Environment and with easy access. . • […]

ARKITSA BEACH KALAMIA – ARKITSA BEACH KALAMIA

– Gastronomy – Food. – Traditional products and local cuisine. Along the seafront, near the tourist accommodation, there are fish taverns, restaurants and bars. The local cuisine of the region is authentic, characterized by traditional Greek recipes with an emphasis on quality, tasty, fresh fish and spit roasts: "kleftiko" (lamb or goat), "tilichto" (meat wrapped in a pouch with [...]

BUY TRADITIONAL LOCAL PRODUCTS

– Arkitsa Community Square, a few meters from the Accommodation. – Libanata folk market, at a distance of 2 kilometers from the Accommodation (opens every Monday). – Atalanti folk market, at a distance of 8 kilometers from the Accommodation (operates every Friday). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ACCESS MAP

• It is 140 km from Athens following the Athens - Lamia National Highway. • It is 86 km from Lamia following the Lamia-Athens National Highway. • It is 500 meters from the village of Arkitsa. Contact. .

SIGHTSEEING – MEMORIES OF HISTORY AND CULTURE

• ARKITSA LIGHTHOUSE https://faroi.com/gr/arkitsa_gr.htm. This Lighthouse was built in 1908 and has been classified as a cultural heritage monument. It is located along the coastline, near Kalamia beach. The height of its tower is 15 meters and its focal height is 17 meters. It pioneered in 1906 with oil as an energy source, with a characteristic of two [...]

• ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE "KYNOS"

The archaeological site "Kynos" is located along the coastline of approximately one kilometer from the beach "Kalamia" towards the area of Livanate, in the location "Pyrgos", in the southeast of Fthiotida. In this particular place, according to mythology, the first Greeks Deucalion and Pyrrha were born and from the stones they threw in the fields the entire Greek nation was created. Let's […]

• ODYSSEAS ANDROUTSOS

. . RAFFENEL, CD (1824): Odysseus Androutsos in copperplate, Paris. . Odysseas Androutsos was the son of Andreas Verousis from Livanates in Lokrida (two kilometers from Arkitsa) and Akrivis Charlambas from Preveza. Odysseus' father, due to his old age and youth, was terrible, that's why Ali Pasha […]

• ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE BATHS OF EDIPSO

. . https://www.efaeuv.gr/sites/balaneio/balaneio-gr.html. . THE "CAVE OF SYLLAS" IN EDIPSOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KbNUFeTRpg Daily routes (Arkitsa - Fthiotida and Edipsos - Evia) FERRIES Arkitsa - Tel: (+ 30) 22330-91121 Edipsos - Tel: (+ 30) 22260–23330. https://www.ferriesedipsos.gr/timetable-edipsos-ferries.php. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

• ARKITSAS MIRROR (FTHIOTIDA COUNTY)

. . It is a geological phenomenon, the "mirror" of Arkitsa. Its name is due to the fact that it looks like a mirror, giving a unique sight, especially up close, where the vertical, polished surfaces rise sharply. It is a vertical rocky surface with lines 300 m long and 80 m high. The lines were caused by the friction [...]

• THERMOPYLUS

. Thermopylae is an example of heroism of free men, defending their homeland and their freedom. During the Persian Wars, the Locrians collaborated with the other Greeks against Xerxes at Thermopylae. This historical monument and Leonidas' response "Molὼn lave" when the Persians asked for the submission of the Greeks, are of worldwide radiation [...]

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