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Itea , a not very charming small town, is located on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth and serves as a good starting point for a trip to Delphi, to whose municipal districts it counts since 2011.. The excavations are about 15km away.. <9> <9> The coastal plain around Itea is very fertile.. So here is Greece´s largest contiguous olive grove with 500,000 olive trees.. <9> <9> History <9> <9> * 3000 BC. First witnesses of the settlement of Kirra, a settlement near Itea, which today belongs to Itea.. Kirra was the port of the holy city of Delphi.. There was a strong fortification wall, large temples and statues.. <9> * 740 AD Destruction by an earthquake <9> * 1830 Foundation of the new city and rapid development as a large commercial port <9> * September 17, 1827, Frank Abney Hastings, a Philhellene and admiral of the Greek fleet, destroyed in the nearby bay Salona the flagship of the Turkish fleet.. <9> <9> Itea today has a harbor where pleasure boats can moor.. There are numerous restaurants, taverns, cafes and pubs along the refurbished, palm-lined harbor promenade. <9> It has been reported that motorhomes are not welcome here.. <9> <994/997216> <994/997424> <994/1257598>
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Delfi , or Delfi, Delfion or Dimos Delfion (the latter is the official name) is a Greek community (Demios) in central Greece, which were incorporated in 2011, many smaller towns.. <9> The new community formed of several districts, although governed from Amfissa, was named Delfi after its most famous landmark, the sanctuary of Delfi.. <9> <9> <994/18305> <994/18303> <994/18302> <9> <9> Modern Delphi is located 1km west of the archaeological site on the main road from Amfissa to Arachova.. <9> Inevitably, this new city was built in 1892, because the inhabitants of the original village Kastri had to relocate in favor of the excavations.. <9> <9> <994/1370264> <994/18306> <994/18308> <9> <9> The town today lives almost exclusively from tourism <9> Honorary citizen of the city is the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso <9> <9> <994/1370248> <994/1370263> <9>