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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 Greeces 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>