Central Greece

Central Greece (Greek: Sterea Ellada) is a geographic region of Greece.

Regions

From East to West :

• Evvia (Euboea)
• Attica
• Boeotia
• Phthiotis
• Phocis
• Evrytania
• Aetolia-Acarnania

Cities

•   Athens —
•   Chalcis —
•   Delphi — site of the famous oracle of Apollo, major archaeological site
•   Lamia —
•   Mesolongi —
•   Nafpaktos —
•   Galaxidi —
•   Itea — Seaside town close to Delphi
•   Karpenisi —

Other destinations

•   Mount Parnassus — The mount was regarded as a principal abode of Apollo and the Muses.
•   Thermopylae — A narrow coastal passage, famous for the battle that took place there in 480 BC

Get in

By plane

There are two airports in central Greece. The biggest one is in Athens.

• Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
• Aktion National Airport (Lefkada Airport "Aktion").

See

•   Ossios Loukas Monastery — A historic monastery, listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites

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