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Central Greece Travel Guide

Stereá Elláda · Capital: Lamia

The Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Central Greece is the mainland between Athens and Thessaly, and it holds Delphi: the sanctuary of Apollo and the oracle that shaped the ancient world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, set on the slopes of Mount Parnassus.

Thermopylae, where the 300 Spartans held the pass in 480 BC, is a memorial stop on the motorway. Hosios Loukas monastery is a UNESCO site of Byzantine art. The Parnassus ski center, Arachova village, Galaxidi's 'flour war' carnival, and Evia, Greece's second-largest island, fill out the region.

Key destinations in Central Greece

  1. The Temple of Apollo at DelphiDelphi4.9The sanctuary of Apollo and the oracle; the museum's Charioteer.
  2. The monastery of Hosios LoukasHosios Loukas4.6The 10th-century Byzantine monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  3. The Parnassus ski center above ArachovaParnassus ski center and Arachova4.3Greece's best-known ski slopes and the stone village below them.
  4. The harbour at GalaxidiGalaxidi4.3The seafaring town and its Clean Monday flour war.
  5. The bridge over the Evripos strait at ChalkidaChalkida and Evia4.2The tidal strait of Evripos and Greece's second-largest island.
  6. The pass at ThermopylaeThermopylae4.2The pass of the 300 Spartans: the Leonidas memorial.
E. Macedonia & ThraceCentral MacedoniaThessalyNorth AegeanSouth AegeanCentral GreeceWestern GreecePeloponneseAtticaWest MacedoniaEpirusIonian IslandsCrete

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Top Cities & towns in Central Greece

Delphi ›Arachova ›Chalkida ›Lamia ›Livadeia ›Karpenisi ›

Regional food

  • Formaela cheese of Arachova (PDO)
  • Trahanas soups of the mountain villages

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Getting there

Delphi is about 180 km from Athens, roughly 3 hours by KTEL bus. The Athens-Lamia motorway crosses the region; Lamia is the rail junction.

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