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    Lamia (Greek: Λαμία) (Population: 64,716 (2011)) is the capital of the Phthiotis region of West Central Greece.

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    Get in

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    Lamia sits almost in the middle between Athens (211 km) and Thessaloniki (295 km).

    By bus

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    There are KTEL intercity buses starting at Lamia 1 bus station.

    By train

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    Lamia 2 train station is no longer on the main line Athens - Thessaloniki. Timetable is available on TrainOse website

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    • 1 Lamia Fortress (Greek: Kastro Lamias).
    • 2 Archaeological Museum (inside the fortress).
    • 3 Gorgopotamos Bridge — The railway bridge over the river Gorgopotamos is famous for one of the biggest sabotage acts of World War II, known as "Operation Harling". A British mission and 150 Greek partisans blew it up on 25 November 1942, cutting off German supplies being transported between Athens and Thessaloniki.

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    • Football: PAS Lamia 1964 play soccer in Superleague, the Greek top tier. Their home ground is Municipal Stadium (capacity 5500) 1 km north of town centre.

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    Loutra Ypatis - A spa town on the foothills of Mt Oiti, 20 minutes away by car.

    Routes through Lamia
    ThessalonikiMt Olympus Volos  N  S  Chalcis ThebesAthens
    IteaDelphi Mount Parnassus ←  SO  SE  Thermopylae



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