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Must See
history of Évvia better than
any other building in Halkída.
This huge 14th­century
basilica was built on the site EAT
of a much earlier Byzantine
church. Outside it resembles
a Gothic cathedral but the Apanemo
interior mixes architectural Halkída is famous for
styles, a result of years of its seafood, with the
modification by consecutive best (and quietest)
invaders. Features include mezedopolía at the
a marble témblon (altar screen), shore promenade’s
a carved wooden pulpit, stone northeast end, in Fanári
walls and a lofty wooden district. Apanemo
ceiling. Opposite the church, serves impeccable scaly
the Venetian Vaïlos House, fish and shellfish to
diners at tables out
used as an exhibition space,
has a Lion of St Mark carved on the sand.
onto its lintel. ⌂ Ethnikís Symfilíosis
Occupying three galleries 78, Fanári
of the Venetian Negroponte § 6909 589437
fortress near the top of kástro, ¡¡¡
the Folklore Museum pre­
sents a scantily labelled Stous Efta Anemous
miscellany of local costumes, Mediterranean fusion
The mosque, in the square at rural tools and engravings. fare, including pizza and
the entrance to the kástro, has salmon pasta, is served
been restored as an exhibition Folklore Museum graciously by the
venue; the marble fountain '" ⌂ Skalkóta 4 proprietress in the
outside bears Ottoman callig­ § 22210 21817 # 10am–1pm appealing walled
raphic inscriptions. Agía & 6–8pm Wed, 10am–1pm garden of this old stone
Paraskeví church traces the Thu–Sun house one block inland
from the water.
⌂ Sólonos, corner of
0 metres 200 N Apanemo Eleftheríou Venizélou,
1.5 km (1 mile)
0 yards 200 IFIGENI A S Límni § 22270 32121
MICHAIL KAKARA
¡¡¡
TSIRIGOTI
P ERIKLEOUS STAVROU
Nikolaou
Vorios Evoikos VOUDOU RI FARMAKIDOU Pl. Agiou TSIRIGOTI
Kolpos LIKOFRONOS 3
KARAMOURTZ OUN I AVANTON SALONIKIOU Arethousa
ANTONIOU
Archaeological
The Waterfront VIRO NOS Museum
MPALALEON
VOUDOURI DO U NA IOANNIDOU ⌂ Arethoúsis, crn Kiapékou
# 8am–3pm Tue–Sun
AGG ELI GOV IOU ISAIOU This converted 19th­century
KRIEZOTOU
Halkida EL. VENIZELOU Arethousa
ARCHIEPISKOPOU MAKARIOU
EVRIPOU Bridge V ARATASI TRAPEZOUNTIOU FILONOS Archeological distillery­winery at the eastern
Museum
L IA SK A Athanaton KRITZALI N. DIM. VASILIOU F A VIEROU NEOFITOU edge of Halkída contains not
only the local archaeological
Platia
collection and history of the
Notios Emir Zade KOTSOU EL. VENIZELOU town up to the founding of
Evoikos Mosque the modern Greek state, but
Kolpos Kástro coverage of the factory that
Quarter FRIZI VELISSARIOU FAVIEROU operated here until 1980.
VARATASI
PAN. KOTSOPOULOU sculpture of a panther attack­
STAMATI
P. ERIZOU
MAVROMICHALI
TZAVARA Exhibits include an Archaic
LIASKA
Agía PAPASKIADA ing a deer, and a Roman
Paraskeví Folklore SIOKOU statue of Antinoös, Emperor
KALOGEROPOULOU
SKALKOTA Museum
Hadrian’s lover.
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