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Galaxidi

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Historical population
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Galaxidi has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasuim, a church, a post office, banks and a square (''plateia'') which is located 50 km from the sea. Galaxidi has a small port which used as a ferry station to and from [[Aigio]]. It is used further west in [[Agios Nikolaos (Fokida), Greece|Agios Nikolaos]]. The road , until the opening of the new highway , used to be the southernmost point. Three tunnels are situated SW of Galaxidi. Curvy roads are to the north. The view of [[Itea]] and the small peninsula as well as the western part of [[Parnassus]] can be seenfrom Galaxidi. The [[Peloponnese]] can rarely be seen in to the south.
The exiscente settlement's existence dates back to [[1393 BC]]. Much of the land are bushy, grassy or rocky and are covered with mountains. There are not as many farms in the area but most of the groves are as far as 3 km within Galaxidi. Pine forests are situated in the southeast over a rocky shoreline.
==Sites of interest==
*[http://www.greece.org/poseidon/ work/maritime-centres/galaxidi.html History of Galaxidi]
*http://www.galaxidi.gr
 
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| width="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' [[Itea]]
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| width="30%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[]]
| width="35%" align="center" | '''Galaxidi'''
| width="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' [[Methana]] and [[Ermioni]]?
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| width="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' [[Ermioni]]
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