Antikyra

Antikyra (Greek: Αντίκυρα) is a town and a former community in Boeotia, Greece, near the location of the ancient settlement Anticyra. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,984 (2001). Antikyra is located about 15 km from Desfina, 36 km of Livadeia and 190 km of Athens. Antikyra is built by its famous beach. Besides Antikyra proper, the municipal unit contains the villages Agia Sotira and Agios Isidoros. A few farmlands are around the area. The mountains that are mainly filled with grasslands and rocks covers around the area, forests are found mainly in low lying areas. Its nearby bay is to the south. The name Anticyra dates back to...