In cosmopolitan Arachova

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Arachova is the most popular winter tourist destination as it is a very beautiful and traditional settlement that offers a wide range of choices and activities to its visitors, the most important being the largest ski centre of the country, that of Parnassos.

A significant factor in the popularity of Arachova is the relatively short distance of 170 km from Athens.

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• SnowCam from the Parnassos ski resort at the location of Kelaria.

Access to Arachova

Arachova (*) is a small town with about 4,000 inhabitants, built amphitheatrically at an altitude between 900 and 1000 meters. It is situated on one of the southern slopes of Mount Parnassos and despite the relatively high altitude at which it is situated, access to it is particularly easy. In particular, if you are coming from Athens or the south of the country, you will take the national road towards Lamia.

Although there are two or three relevant markings towards Arachova and the ski resort of Parnassos on the highway, the best road is the second option, namely the exit to Kastro and Orhomeno a few kilometres after you pass Lake Yliki on your right.

This route is 172 kilometres long, i.e. 12 kilometres longer than the one that passes outside the town of Livadia, but it is more comfortable and perhaps shorter.

Accommodation in Arachova

The cosmopolitan Arachova is the base for most skiers who visit the Parnassos ski resort. Find the best prices for hotels and hostels in Arachova , see photos and reviews of each resort and make your reservation.

Huts of Livadi Arachovis pasture

In the municipality of Arachovis, which of course is based in the town of Arachova, belong to the Kalyvia Livadi Arachovis. This is the well-known to most people Livadi, an old farming village on the plateau located at an altitude of 1,100 meters and before the long uphill slopes for the ski resort begin.

The old livestock farming village began to experience a big explosion of construction activity in the 80s with the building of tourist units that somehow functioned as a subsidiary to the hospitality of the numerous tourists from Arachova. Today Livadi is a purely tourist village with luxury residences and several taverns and restaurants.

Battle of Arachova

The wider area has been inhabited since ancient times, while in its modern history the most important event was the battle of Arachova that took place in November 1826, at the heights around the village between the Greek revolutionaries of Georgios Karaiskakis and a corps of Turcovans led by Mustafa Bey.

After six days of fierce fighting, Karaiskakis overwhelmed the opposing troops, causing significant losses of 2,000 Turcovans. The victory of the Greeks at Arachova is considered one of the top events of the Greek Revolution that determined to a large extent the development of the revolutionary struggle.

Markets-Traditional products of Arachova

During your visit to the picturesque Arachova you can see, taste and buy some of the famous traditional products of the place such as dairy products with the most characteristic Parnassus feta cheese, the formaela, the round cheese, which is produced only in Arachova, but also its textiles such as handmade carpets, woolen blankets and some handmade clothes.

Excursions from Arachova and skiing in Parnassos

One of the important advantages of Arachova and its location is the ideal combination of mountain and sea. On the one hand, the possibility of visiting the mountainous volume of the Parnassos and the ski resort of the centre and on the other hand the seaside town of Itea with its fish taverns and the beautiful Galaxidi which is a few kilometres away.

Specifically, Itea is 29 kilometres from Arachova while Galaxidi is only 17 easy kilometres from Itea. Of course to get to the beach you will pass through the the archaeological site of Delphi, one of the most important and richest in findings in the wider Greek area, and the renovated museum with the Hneichos and other famous findings from the historical region. The Delphi are only 12 km from Arachova.

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Useful phone numbers – Arachova

• Arachova Police: 22670-31333
• AGRICULTURAL MEDICAL CENTER of Arachova: 22670-31300
• HEALTH CENTRE IN DIOCESE: 22670-22790-1
• ΔΗΜΑΡΧΕΙΟ:22670-31318
• CAP:22670-29125
• Parnassos Ski Centre: 22340 22700, 22689, 29032, 22339, 22339, 22373, 22694
• Pterolakka location: 22340-22315

Map of Arachova

For directions to Arachova, click on the red mark on the map and write down the starting point from where you will start.

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Parnassos Kelaria, altitude 1950 meters ( picture from Snow Report )

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*=regarding the spelling of the name Arachova, we read here that it is more correct to spell it Arachova, which preserves the Slavic origin of the name.