# Delphi and Galaxidi in a Day from Athens: the Oracle in the Morning and Lunch by the Water in the Captains' Village

The sanctuary of Apollo and the Charioteer first thing, the drop through olive groves to the sea, lunch in a former captains' café in Galaxidi and the afternoon in the harbour.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/itineraries/delphi-and-lunch-by-the-harbour · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:00 · Salida: 2 h 30 by car (motorway towards Lamia, Livadia exit and the Arachova road)
- 09:30 · Sanctuary of Apollo: the oracle, the theatre and the stadium, en Delphi (€20 with the museum · climb up to the stadium)
  - 8 min on foot
- 11:45 · Delphi Archaeological Museum and the Charioteer, en Delphi (The bronze Charioteer and the Sphinx of the Naxians)
  - 30 min by car, 33,6 km
- 13:45 · Maritsa (At Pera Panta, facing the harbour; book at weekends) · Maritsa, €€€
  - 8 min on foot
- 15:45 · Galaxidi's Harbours and the Captains' Houses (From Agora to Chirolakas among the shipowners' houses)
  - 6 min on foot
- 16:45 · Church of Agios Nikolaos in Galaxidi (The patron saint of sailors, at the top of the village)
- 17:30 · Vuelta (Via Itea and Delphi; in Athens around 20:00)

The classic Delphi excursion ends with lunch on the mountain road and a return to Athens. This plan changes the ending: after the sanctuary and the museum, you drop half an hour through the sea of Amfissa olive trees to the Gulf of Corinth and eat in Galaxidi, the captains' village, in a former café by the water. The afternoon is for strolling between its two harbours without hurry before going back. It is about five hours of driving in the day: if you can, take turns.

## The day, hour by hour

7:00 · Leave Athens. Motorway towards Lamia to the Livadia exit and the mountain road via Arachova. You reach Delphi around 9:30.

9:30 · The Sanctuary of Apollo. Park next to the entrance and climb the Sacred Way between the treasuries to the Temple of Apollo, the theatre and, right at the top, the stadium. The ticket costs €20 with the museum. Allow two hours, uphill and with little shade: bring water and a cap.

11:45 · The Delphi museum. Eight minutes' walk along the road. The bronze Charioteer, the Sphinx of the Naxians and the friezes of the Siphnian Treasury. An hour and a half is enough.

13:45 · Lunch at Maritsa. You go down via Itea and follow the coast to Galaxidi. Maritsa is at Pera Panta, the shore opposite the big harbour, in a café where nineteenth-century captains met. Local mussels steamed, sea bass carpaccio, orzo with prawns or a seafood paella for two. Open every day from 12:00; at weekends, book.

15:45 · The two harbours. From the Agora harbour to Chirolakas along stone streets, among the shipowners' neoclassical houses, such as the Tsalangyra. A long hour's walk, with a stop for a coffee on the quay.

16:45 · Agios Nikolaos. The church of the patron saint of sailors, at the top of the village, with its carved iconostasis and the view over the rooftops.

17:30 · Back to Athens. Via Itea, Delphi and Arachova; you arrive around 20:00.

## If you change something

If you reach Galaxidi before two, the Nautical and Historical Museum deserves an hour: paintings of sailing ships and figureheads for €3; it closes at 15:00 and on Mondays. From Friday to Sunday, Taverna Porto, on the quay next to Mama Square, is the other table: grilled fish and stews from Sofia's kitchen. And if the day feels short, sleep at Hotel Galaxidi, 70 metres from the harbour and with parking at the door, or see the one-night getaway to Delphi and Galaxidi.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
It is the way to do it in a day: Delphi and Galaxidi are half an hour from each other.

### Without a car
KTEL buses reach Delphi and Galaxidi, but with few departures; in a day you can only do one of the two.

## Consejos

### Delphi first
From November to March the sanctuary closes at 15:30.

### Book Maritsa at weekends
The tables at the water's edge fill up early.

### Ask the price of the fish
In Galaxidi the fish of the day goes by weight.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you see Delphi and Galaxidi in a day from Athens?
Yes, by car and leaving early: Delphi in the morning and Galaxidi half an hour away for lunch and a stroll.

### How long does it take from Delphi to Galaxidi?
Half an hour by car, going down via Itea.

### How much do tickets cost?
Delphi, €20 with the museum. Galaxidi's harbours and church, nothing; the Nautical Museum, €3.

### Where to eat in Galaxidi?
At Maritsa, at Pera Panta, open every day; or from Friday to Sunday at Taverna Porto, next to Mama Square.