Please click on the map,
the region you want to visit |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
Antikyra |
|
 Antikyra is located in Viotia prefecture with a population of 2346 inhabitants, area of 23,332 acres and is 16 km away from Desfina and only 200 kilometers away from Athens.
The Antikyra of Viotia is famous for its beautiful beaches and for the factory of Aluminium of Greece, which is 10 minutes away.
The current name Antikyra got it in 1929 while its former name,"Aspra Spitia" (white houses) is revived in the new settlement that is established east of Antikyra.
It is a beautiful and scenic seaside town of ancient Phocis, which is a safe haven on the northern shores of the Corinthian Gulf. At the port, small boats can be moored and also there are supplies of electricity and water and the pier offers protection from the winds.
The port of the first beach of St. Isidore is a shelter for fishing boats and for boats in the event of heavy seas and adverse weather conditions.
The beach of St. Isidore has been awarded with a blue flag and there you can enjoy a swim on hot summer days. Also, and at the new beach at the port of Koutras, you can enjoy swimming.
Visitors can enjoy swimming in Antikira or in the two beaches of St. Isidore, which are awarded with blue flag, or finally in the new beach at "port Koutras".
Also, you will find fresh local fish in taverns and restaurants and you are given the opportunity of sport fishing and of spear fishing, and various other marine activities.
Its geographical location is particularly advantageous since it is located next to Arachova and Parnassos and the ski resort, Itea and a Galaxidi, the St. Luke and the massif of Heliconas mount.
The travellers Stravon and Pafsanias are mentioned to Antikyra. Indeed, Pafsanias likens Antikyra with the city Kyparisso that is mentioned by Homer in Iliad.
In antiquity, Antikyra was a town of Fokis. Built in the Corinthian Gulf, on the west coast of the bay of Antikyra, it flourished in ancient times. The identification of the current village of White Houses and of Antikyra with the ancient Antikyra is dated back in 1806, when an inscription was found on the beach ...
ΕΔΟΞΕ ΤΑΙ ΠΟΛΕΙ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΚΥΡΕΩΝ ΔΟΜΕΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΝΙ ΞΕΝΟΚΡΙΤΟΥ ΑΜΒΡΥΣΣΙΩΙ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΩΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΓΟΝΟΙΣ ΠΡΟΞΕΝΙΑΝ.
|
|
According to the tradition, its founder was the mythical hero Antikyreas who healed Hercules from the fury he had been occupied with the plant "ellevoro", a medicinal herb that grows on the mountains of Antikyra. From that hero it got its name. It was a city with a turbulent historical evolution and the phase of its prosperity relates mainly to the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman period.
The bight of Antikyra has at its entrance two peninsulas, the Munda in the east and the Kefali in the west. Between them is the entrance to the bay where was the ancient settlement. Kefali is basically a rocky hill that rises to 346 meters. On the side of the hill that overlooksAntikira, was identified and investigated a carving of a width of 8.5 m with niches for offerings. The carving was identified with the sacred precinct of Artemis, who was honoured by the women of the region. An inscription that was found: "ARTEMIDA ANETHIKE", testifies to the worship of the goddess.
Antikira has been habitable since antiquity and prehistoric times to the early Christian centuries.
Feature is the fact that those investigated sites, revealed remains of at least three time-periods. Most of them are the important monuments that have been discovered so far and belong to the early Christian period.
Today, Antikira is a modern town with facilities for hospitality and entertainment on the land and at the sea, with neat and picturesque quest-houses for your stay, with beautiful beaches, with a cultural development and scheduled transportation.
It is a highly scenic area you can visit at any time of the year you choose. |
|
| Information and photographs: Free online encyclopedia for Viotia |
| Useful telephones |
| Municipality of Antikyra: |
25th Martiou & Athanasiou Diakou
22670.41.474, Fax: 22670.41.485 |
| Port: |
22670.41.205 |
| Customs: |
22670.41.674 |
| Police: |
22670.22.150, 22670.22.100 |
| Clinic: |
22670.41.777 |
| Taxiί: |
6972.245.403, 6974.143.666,
6944.528.452, 6972.775.629, 6932.585.509 |
|
|
Accommodation proposals, entertainment and shopping in Antikyra |
|
|
|
Accommodation
Exploration
