Lechaio

Lechaio (Greek Modern: Λέχαιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n) is a village in the municipality of Assos-Lechaio in Corinthia. Distances are about 4 to 5 km W of Corinth, SE of Kiato. GR-7 is west of the community hall. The community has a school, a church, a train station that is located north of the centre, a beach with a campsite , a small airport and a square (plateia). The small airport was built by the Germans in the World War II to serve as a military air-base for the control of the south-eastern Mediterranean area. In tunnels under the airport, a large inventory of weapons and many barrels of oil were stored by the German army. The area is filled with mixed farming along with olive groves, citrus groves, pastures and other fruits and...