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Central Greece

Things to see in Central Greece

14 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

The interior of an Orthodox church featuring a wooden iconostasis with religious icons, a hanging brass eagle lectern, a large cross, and frescoed walls and ceilings under a crystal chandelier.

Galaxidi · Historic Sites & Ruins

Aghios Nikolaos Church

Galaxidi is a small harbour town on the Gulf of Corinth, and its Church of Aghios Nikolaos, or Agios Nikolaos, dedicated...
The image shows the stone ruins of an arched structure, likely part of a castle or fortification, set against a blue sky with tall grass and wildflowers in the foreground.

Nafpaktos · Historic Sites & Ruins

Mavrovouni Castle

The Venetian Castle of Nafpaktos rises in tiers on the hill above the town, on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, a...
A watercolor painting by John Fulleylove depicting a rocky gorge with a stream, ancient stone ruins in the foreground, and figures walking along a path.

Arachova · Archaeological Sites

Castalian Spring

In a cleft between the towering cliffs of the Phaedriades, the Shining Rocks, just outside the sanctuary of Delphi on th...
A bronze statue of a bearded man in classical robes standing on a marble pedestal with Greek inscriptions, set outdoors against a backdrop of trees and a stone wall.

Nafpaktos · Historic Sites & Ruins

Lepanto Battlefield Memorial

The small town of Nafpaktos, known in Venetian and Western sources as Lepanto, gave its name to one of the great sea bat...
Arachova village with its church bell tower on Parnassos

Arachova · Churches

Church of Panagia Arachoviotissa

Arachova clings to the southern slope of Mount Parnassus, at an altitude of about a thousand metres, a few kilometres fr...
A paved public square or parking area in a Greek town, featuring a large two-story cream building with green shutters, a row of parked cars, and a black lamppost with Greek flags.

Galaxidi · Urban & Local Life

Main Square (Plateia)

Galaxidi is a small harbour town on the Gulf of Corinth, with a long seafaring history and a good deal of quiet charm, a...
A stone fortress with crenellated walls and towers situated on a densely vegetated hill, overlooking a town with terracotta-roofed buildings in the foreground.

Nafpaktos · Castles

Nafpaktos Castle (Kastro)

Rising in tiers from the old harbour up to a citadel on the hilltop, the Kastro of Nafpaktos is one of the best-preserve...
A high-angle view of a fortified harbor entrance with stone breakwaters, a small chapel on a rocky islet, and a dense cluster of buildings with red-tiled roofs in the foreground.

Nafpaktos · Historic Districts

Nafpaktos Old Town

Few Greek harbours are as tightly drawn as the one at Nafpaktos: the Old Town is built around a small circular basin enc...
The Acanthus Column (Dancers of Delphi) on display in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi

Arachova · Historic Sites & Ruins

Delphi Archaeological Museum

Beside the road that climbs through the village of Delphi, a short drive from the mountain town of Arachova, the Delphi...
A large conch shell with a hole cut into its tip, displayed on a white surface with a bilingual museum label below it.

Galaxidi · Local History Museums

Marine Museum of Galaxidi

Galaxidi is a small harbour town on the Gulf of Itea, an arm of the Gulf of Corinth, a short drive from Delphi, and in t...
A sepia-toned watercolor or ink wash drawing depicting a coastal landscape with a fortified settlement and a prominent mountain in the background, featuring handwritten text at the bottom reading "Fort and village of Navarino - Sept: 26th 1857."

Nafpaktos · Archaeological Museums

Navarino Museum

The Navarino Museum belongs not to Nafpaktos, on the Gulf of Corinth, but to the history of Pylos and the bay of Navarin...
The image shows ancient stone ruins on a mountainside with a view of a valley and distant mountains, featuring a prominent rectangular stone building (the Treasury of the Athenians) and scattered column bases.

Arachova · Ancient Ruins

Delphi Archaeological Site

Delphi was the most important oracle of the ancient Greek world, a sanctuary of Apollo set on a steep slope of Mount Par...