Arachova

Arachova (Greek: Αράχωβα) is a town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, according the programme Callicrates, of which it is a municipal unit. It is connected by the Greek National Road 48 with Amphissa and Levadia. It is located SE of Amphissa, S of Lamia, W of Levadia, 16o km NW of Athens, NE of Itea, N of Desphina and 12 km E of Delphi. The name is derived from the South Slavic orah, walnut, and denotes a place planted with walnut trees. Arachova has a primary school, a junior high school, a high school, two churches, two banks (National Bank, Alpha Bank), and a small post office. The urban houses lie from...