Kastellia

Kastellia (Greek: Καστέλλια) is a town in Greece, in the municipal unit of Gravia, Phocis. It lies on the Lamia-Amfissa-Nafpaktos road, 40 km from the city of Lamia and 35 km from Amfissa. The town is in the foothills of the Giona and Oeta Mountains, southwest of the Boiotikos basin. Kastellia is served by the Bralos railway station, and is 2 hours by train from Athens. The old Athens-Thessaloniki highway leads to Kastellia. From there, a new by-pass road leads to the mountainous villages of the Municipality of Sklithros followed by the Municipality of Kallieon. Kastellia has an area of app. 37,468 acres (151,630 m²) and an average altitude of 450m. The ground is semi-highland consisting of: (1) 8,914 acres of cultivated land, (2)...