Karystos

Karystos (Greek: Κάρυστος) is a small coastal town on the Greek island of Euboea. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. It lies 129 km south of Chalkis. From Athens it is accessible by ferry via Marmari from the Rafina port. Its urban plan was laid out by the renowned Bavarian civil engineer Bierbach, in the middle of the 19th century, near the site of the ancient city of Carystus. The municipality Karystos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: