Sale, Land, Residential

GALAXIDI FOKIDAS PLOT 512 sq.m., 300 m from the sea, rectangular, buildable, with 35 m of asphalt frontage. This is an excellent plot of land in zone C, within a settlement, flat, very close to the city center and the market with the necessary shops and entertainment venues. It is clearly demarcated and has an unobstructed view of the surrounding hills and forests. The specific location, its large frontage and the beauty of the surrounding area, make it ideal for those who want to envision and build a beautiful, privileged residence close to nature and at the same time within the idyllic Galaxidi, which with its rich historical and heroic history has raised proud people who have worked hard and established the concept of merit. Galaxidi is a seaside town in Central Greece in the Regional Unit of Phocis (formerly the Parnassida province of Phocis Prefecture). It is located on the northern coast of the Corinthian Gulf and specifically, on the western side of the Gulf of Itea. It is 29 km (by road - via Itea) south of Amfissa (seat of the municipality of Delphi), 31 km from the Archaeological Museum of Delphi and 66 km east of Nafpaktos. It is quite well known for the shipping industry that had developed in the previous century as well as for its picturesqueness, reasons for which it attracts many visitors, mainly during the summer months. Maritime city-History The golden age of prosperity for Galaxidi was between 1829 and 1912. Of course, since the time of the Turkish occupation, the people of Galaxidi had begun to engage in shipping with great success. The starting point of the era of shipping development can be mentioned in 1774, when the Koutsuk-Kainartzis treaty was signed. Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos played an important role. In 1803, Galaxidi had 50 ships and was among the five cities with the most ships in Greece. After the revolution and after the city recovered from the disasters, shipping began to develop again. In the three years 1838-1840, Galaxidi had an average of 21 shipbuildings per year. The city's shipyard could compete with foreign ones while benefiting more since the construction of a ship cost half as much as foreign shipyards. Merchant ships sailed in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Danube, the Mediterranean, England, etc. The local community, with appropriate actions, tried to encourage young people to engage in trade and shipping, for this reason it founded a Maritime School, which was taught by great personalities such as Efthimios Kavasilas. In the major ports of Europe, namely in Livorno, Odessa, Trieste, Marseille, Nice, etc., many shipping agents from Galaxidi were established in order to coordinate their businesses. As demand increased, more shipyards were created. In 1860, it is estimated that the Galaxidi ships reached 300. Until 1900, there was continuous growth in shipping, but in the early 1900s, a decrease in merchant ships was observed. A typical example is that while in 1892 Galaxidi had 126 sailing ships, in 1903 they had decreased to 92. In contrast to the decline of trade, the steamships of the Galaxidi people managed to survive until the 1930s.