Galaxidion the romantic city of sailors

Galaxidi, the beautiful town of Fokida county, seems to have come out of another era. Many people come to admire the historic captain's houses and walk on its stone made roads. It has been characterized as a historic listed village since 1967. With a rich naval history and bold captains who transported merchandise across the Mediterranean Sea, it enjoyed great prosperity in the 18th-19th century and had a remarkable participation in the struggle of the Greeks against the Turks with the construction of warships. Most of the city is made up of stone-built mansions that remind of the city's remarkable past. At the top of the hill stands the church of saint of sailors, Agios Nikolaos that is Byzantine style with two bell towers and a dome.