Marathia Point

Marathia Point is a cape in Central Greece, Greece. Marathia Point is situated nearby to the village Tritaia, as well as near Kirra.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cirrha and Tower of Kirra.

Cirrha

Archaeological site

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cirrha or Kirra was a town in ancient Phocis on the coast, which served as the harbour of Delphi. Pausanias erroneously supposes that Cirrha was a later name of the Homeric Crissa. Cirrha is situated 4 km east of Marathia Point.

Tower of Kirra

Castle

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tower of Kirra is a castle, which is situated 4 km east of Marathia Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Itea and Kirra.

Itea

Photo: Photoshop Photomerge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Itea is a seaside town in the Phocis region of West Central Greece. It is the old port-town of the nearby temple in Delphi. There is a lot of Bauxite mining in the area and this remains the primary source of economic activity for the city.

Kirra

Village

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirra is a village in Phocis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Itea, to which it is adjacent. Kirra is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. Kirra is situated 4 km east of Marathia Point.

Agia Efthymia

Village

Photo: Stefanos Dermetzidis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agia Efthymia is a village in the regional unit of Phocis, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Delphi, located on the foothill of Mount Giona the highest mountain of Central Greece, in the district of Parnassida in Central Greece. Agia Efthymia is situated 6 km northwest of Marathia Point.

Marathia Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Akra Marath”, “Ákra Marathiá”, and “Cape Marathiá”
Category: landform
Location: Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.43333° or 38° 26′ north

Longitude

22.4° or 22° 24′ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8GC4CCM2+82

GeoNames ID

257733

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