Understand
[edit]One version is that city was named after the mythological figure of Lamia, the daughter of Poseidon and queen of the Trachineans. Another is that it is named after the Malians, the inhabitants of the surrounding area. Now it serves as the agricultural center of a fertile rural and livestock area.
Get in
[edit]Lamia sits almost in the middle between Athens (211 km) and Thessaloniki (295 km).
By bus
[edit]There are KTEL intercity buses starting at Lamia 1 bus station.
By train
[edit]Lamia 2 train station is no longer on the main line Athens - Thessaloniki. Timetable is available on TrainOse website
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 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.
Do
[edit]- 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.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Odos Oneiron, Makrygianni Str (Central Square), ☏ +30 2231 044244. Greek cuisine
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Neon Astron Hotel, 5, Laou Square, ☏ +30 22310 26245. 1-star hotel
- 2 Hotel America, 12, Patroklou Str, ☏ +30 22310 26765, fax: +30 22310 45837. 1-star hotel. Works in late autumn, costs 33 euro per night on a walk-in basis.
- 3 Thermopylae Hotel, 36, Rozaki Angeli Str, ☏ +30 22310 21366, +30 22310 26393, fax: +30 22310 2664. 1-star hotel
- 4 Elena Hotel, 6, Thermopilon Str, ☏ +30 22310 25025, +30 22310 27175. 2-star hotel
- 5 Delta Hotel, 41, Kapodistriou Str, ☏ +30 2231 021 600. 2-star hotel
- 6 Samaras Hotel, 14, "Athanassiou Diakou" Str, ☏ +30 22310 28971-3. 3-star hotel
- 7 Hotel Athina, 41, "Rozaki Aggeli" Str, ☏ +30 2231 027700. 3-star hotel
- 8 Fthia Hotel, 5 "Andrea Papandreou" Str, ☏ +30 22310 53111. 3-star hotel
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Loutra Ypatis - A spa town on the foothills of Mt Oiti, 20 minutes away by car.
Meteora - famous destination and one of the most beautiful nature sights on mainland Greece, through Trikala
Delphi - important and well known UNESCO archeological site, more or less direct bus connection to there
Routes through Lamia |
Thessaloniki ← Mt Olympus Volos ← | N S | → Chalcis Thebes → Athens |
Itea ← Delphi Mount Parnassus ← | SO SE | → Thermopylae |