During your stay at the maritime city of sailboats, the magic Galaxidi, don't forget to visit:
The minster of Galaxidi, church of Agios Nikolaos. It is a Byzantine style building of 1902, with two towers, with magnificent carved iconostasis depicting images from the Old and New Testament (and thanksgiving procession of hte holy image a day of celebration, December 6). The church of Agia Paraskevi
, a builting which dating from the 16th century. The temple dates back to 1847. The church is famous for its zodiac-sunflower discovery of Captain-asvvy astronomy, Elias Scourtis. The Maritime Museum of Galaxidi. According to many visitors, the Maritime Museum of Galaxidi is one of the best museums in Greece, because has rare historical nautical finds and philatelic collections (flashback to the historical herigage of Greece). The Folklore Museum of Galaxidi, with objects-symbols of traditional culture generations of people from Galaxidi. Navigate the streets and alleways of the small in size but large in history and grandeur maintenance of the city, where the architecture that feels like home and neoclassical and traditional settlements adorn this small region of Fokida.. A natural geological wonder, with a vaulted roof cave in the rock. Located in the central square Mamas, the bygone karkaros, the current cave. The tomb of Lokros. It is a found of Christian catacomb, dating from the era of the dynasty of kings Lokron at Galaxidi, ancient Oianthia. Visit via local fishermen boats at the idyllic islands that emerge in the marine city skyline, the island of St. George with its magnificent zoumoulia (rare species narcissus tazetta) and defy the chapel of St. Andrew. The Holy Monastery of Metamorphosis of Soter. It is a Byzantine building, at an altitude of 300m, dating from 1250 and built by Komnenoi kings. Whithin the monastery, there is the rare picture of Metamorphosis of Soter, a work of Michael II Komnenos. Here, in 1702, the monk Euthymius wrote the local history from 990 to 1700, The Chronicle of Galaxidi. The Holy Monastery of Prophet Elias. On the eve of the feast, there is a big religious event in the city with a festival, the procession of the image and thanksgiving.
