In the summer and during the Halloween, thousands of visitors flood Galaxidi (or Galaxidi), the picturesque naval town on the northern coast of the Corinthian Gulf, 66 km east of Nafpaktos.

During the winter months, his few permanent residents enjoy the quiet of their place, making Galaxidi an ideal destination for a two -day “detoxification” outing of the hustle and bustle and stress of the big city.

The beach walks and the picturesque straits with the mansions, good food and relaxation are the… advantages of Galaxidi that will compensate anyone who chooses it for a weekend, instead of a classic, mountainous winter resort.

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Galaxidi was characterized preserved settlement As early as 1978, and thus, in combination with its long isolation from the land streets (until the 1963 Itea-Nafpaktos road, it communicated with the outside world only with boats), the traditional architecture of the houses, as well as the traditional architecture of the houses, and also Its quiet graphics.

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Looking from the port to the town you see behind the mountains of the mountainous Nafpaktia and left, to Itea, the wooded slopes of Parnon.

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The mansions of the galaxy

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Most of the city is made up of a small mansion that remind the city’s marvelous past and many have been described as historically preserved monuments.

The architectural expression was influenced by the naval profession of residents who, as cosmopolitan, brought building materials and craftsmen from abroad. The first mansions were built in 1850 and the European effect is obvious.

Many houses even have ceilings designed by Italian painters.

Some of the mansions that stand out for their style are Katsoulis’ Bourzaico, the Dedousikos of Karavokyris Dedousis, Moscholiko, Nineikos by P. Tsuna and more.