# Getaway to Delphi and Galaxidi from Athens: the Oracle in the Morning and a Night in the Captains' Village Delphi on Saturday with the sanctuary and the Charioteer, a descent through olive groves to the sea, a night in a Galaxidi captain's house and Sunday among the harbour, the museum and the pine forest. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/itineraries/one-night-captains-village · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Galaxidi Delphi is usually seen in a day from Athens, with five hours on the road and a rush. This getaway does it the other way round: the sanctuary on Saturday morning, the afternoon going down to the Gulf of Corinth through the sea of Amfissa olive trees and the night in Galaxidi, the captains' seafaring village, half an hour away. Sunday is for the harbour, the nautical museum and the pine forest by the water, without a car, before heading back. ## How do you get there from Athens? By car, about two and a half hours: the Lamia motorway to Livadia, the mountain road via Arachova to Delphi and, the next day, the descent to Itea and the coast to Galaxidi, 30 minutes. Without a car, KTEL Fokidas buses run from the Liosion station to Delphi and KTEL ones reach Galaxidi, with few departures: check the timetables for both. ## Where to sleep? AccommodationAreaWho it suits Hotel GanimedeCentre of GalaxidiA nineteenth-century captain's house with a courtyard and home-made breakfast Porto LourbasEntrance to the village, facing the seaA pool and easy parking, with children in summer ## And with one more day? Add a night in Arachova to climb to the Corycian Cave from Livadi or, in winter, ski on Parnassus. Or stop on the way there at the monastery of Osios Loukas, with its eleventh-century mosaics, as in the getaway to Delphi and Arachova. ## El plan ### Saturday · 07:00 · Leave Athens Lamia motorway and the Arachova road; arrival at Delphi around 9:30. ### Saturday · 09:30 · Sanctuary of Apollo The Sacred Way, the temple, the theatre and the stadium. €20 with the museum. Two and a half hours with the climb. ### Saturday · 12:00 · Delphi Museum The bronze Charioteer and the Sphinx of the Naxians. An hour and a half. ### Saturday · 13:45 · Lunch at Vakhos A home-cooking taverna in the village, open at midday every day. ### Saturday · 15:30 · Castalian Spring and the tholos Going down the road, the tholos of Athena Pronaia. ### Saturday · 17:00 · Arrival at Galaxidi Through the Amfissa olive groves and Itea. Leave the car and stroll between the two harbours at sunset. ### Saturday · 20:30 · Dinner at the harbour Fish on an Agora terrace and ravani for dessert. ### Sunday · 09:00 · The pine forest by the sea On your own or with the Trekking Hellas guide, from March to November: the pine forest, the shipyard and the ancient walls. ### Sunday · 12:00 · Nautical and Historical Museum The paintings of sailing ships and the figureheads. €3. ### Sunday · 13:00 · Agios Nikolaos and lunch The church at the top of the village and lunch by the water. ### Sunday · 16:00 · Back to Athens Via Delphi and Arachova, about two and a half hours. ## Consejos ### Delphi first From November to March the sanctuary closes at 15:30. ### Nautical Museum on Sunday It closes on Mondays and at 15:00. ### Book Ganimede early It is small and fills up in spring. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Delphi to Galaxidi? Half an hour by car, going down via Itea. ### Where to sleep, in Delphi or in Galaxidi? In Galaxidi if you want the sea and a village with life at night; in Delphi if you want the sanctuary at 8:00 without driving. ### Can you do it without a car? Yes, with KTEL buses, but there are few departures: plan the timetables beforehand. ### How much do tickets cost? Delphi, €20 with the museum; the Galaxidi Nautical Museum, €3. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Ganimede Hotel**: The house Ganimede is a nineteenth-century captain's house on a quiet street in the centre of Galaxidi, five minutes' walk from the harbour. From 1966 it was run by the Italian Bruno Perrocco, who made it famous, and in 2003 Kostas and Chrysoula Papalexi took it over and still follow their jam and chutney recipes. The heart of the house is the courtyard, a garden where you have breakfast, read or have a drink in the afternoon. It has three official stars. The rooms The superior rooms, on the first floor, measure 17 or 20 m² and have their own or a shared balcony onto the village and the garden, for two or three people. The standard rooms, 12 to 14 m², are on the garden floor or have a shared balcony. The traditional suite, 40 m², has a fireplace, a full kitchen and a mezzanine with two beds: it suits a family of four. The Deluxe and the Modern Suite, also with kitchens, are for two to four people. All have air conditioning, heating, wifi, a fridge and coffee and tea. Breakfast It is the reason many people come back: assorted breads, sponge cakes with lemon cream, home-made jams, local ham and cheese, sweet or savoury tiganites, milk pie, chutney, fruit, eggs cooked to order and freshly squeezed juice. In good weather, in the garden; in winter, in the dining room by the fireplace. Getting there By car, about two and a half hours from Athens by the Lamia motorway, Livadia, Arachova and Delphi; Delphi is half an hour away. By KTEL bus from Athens, about two and a half to three hours. The house also organises cookery classes. - **Porto Lourbas Hotel**: The hotel Porto Lourbas is on the Itea road, at the entrance to Galaxidi, facing the sea with a view of the village and the Gulf of Corinth. It is surrounded by its own olive grove, whose oil and olives end up on the breakfast table. It has a garden with a stone fountain, a pool with a sea view and a bar beside it, and three official stars. Delphi is 32 km away. The rooms Decorated one by one, with air conditioning, a private bathroom, TV and a balcony with a view. Simple and traditional. Eating The hotel restaurant, open to its guests, serves home cooking with quality produce and some dishes of its own. The Greek breakfast recognised by the hotel chamber includes the day's bread, fritters, home-made cheese pies, vegetable pies with courgette or leek, eggs with tomato, olives and local honey, semolina halva and lemonade made from the garden's lemons. Getting there By car, past Itea, the coast road reaches the hotel before the village; the centre of Galaxidi is a walk away. Parking is no problem. - **Hotel Galaxidi**: The hotel Hotel Galaxidi is a small hotel on Andrea Syngrou Street, a quiet street about 70 metres from the big harbour. It is what you want if you arrive by car: it has free parking in front of the door, something you appreciate in the narrow streets of central Galaxidi. On foot, in a couple of minutes you are at the quayside terraces, and in ten at the Nautical Museum or climbing up to Agios Nikolaos. The house does not publish an official star rating on its website. The rooms They are doubles and triples, renovated, spread over the first and second floors. The website photos show simple, clean rooms, with beds with wooden headboards, a desk, long curtains and paintings of ships, and new bathrooms with a walk-in shower. All have their own balcony, air conditioning and free wifi, and are cleaned every day. Reception is open from 8:00 to 24:00, and the hotel provides a baby cot if you ask, stores luggage and offers laundry and ironing. With children the triples work well. If there are four of you, ask first: the website only mentions doubles and triples. Breakfast It is what the house boasts about most, and it has the Greek Breakfast seal of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. Bread of the day from the village bakery, white and dark, home-made jams, eggs from their own hens, juices from the vegetable garden according to season or local fruit, and pies. You have it in the garden or on your balcony, as you prefer. If you leave early for Delphi or the pine forest, they can serve breakfast ahead of time or prepare it to take away. Booking and getting there The website asks you to book by phone for a better price, on +30 22650 41850, or by email. By car, Galaxidi is about two and a half hours from Athens via Livadia, Arachova and Delphi; you park at the door. By KTEL bus, the stop is a few minutes' walk away. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **Ganimede Hotel**: The house Ganimede is a nineteenth-century captain's house on a quiet street in the centre of Galaxidi, five minutes' walk from the harbour. From 1966 it was run by the Italian Bruno Perrocco, who made it famous, and in 2003 Kostas and Chrysoula Papalexi took it over and still follow their jam and chutney recipes. The heart of the house is the courtyard, a garden where you have breakfast, read or have a drink in the afternoon. It has three official stars. The rooms The superior rooms, on the first floor, measure 17 or 20 m² and have their own or a shared balcony onto the village and the garden, for two or three people. The standard rooms, 12 to 14 m², are on the garden floor or have a shared balcony. The traditional suite, 40 m², has a fireplace, a full kitchen and a mezzanine with two beds: it suits a family of four. The Deluxe and the Modern Suite, also with kitchens, are for two to four people. All have air conditioning, heating, wifi, a fridge and coffee and tea. Breakfast It is the reason many people come back: assorted breads, sponge cakes with lemon cream, home-made jams, local ham and cheese, sweet or savoury tiganites, milk pie, chutney, fruit, eggs cooked to order and freshly squeezed juice. In good weather, in the garden; in winter, in the dining room by the fireplace. Getting there By car, about two and a half hours from Athens by the Lamia motorway, Livadia, Arachova and Delphi; Delphi is half an hour away. By KTEL bus from Athens, about two and a half to three hours. The house also organises cookery classes. - **Porto Lourbas Hotel**: The hotel Porto Lourbas is on the Itea road, at the entrance to Galaxidi, facing the sea with a view of the village and the Gulf of Corinth. It is surrounded by its own olive grove, whose oil and olives end up on the breakfast table. It has a garden with a stone fountain, a pool with a sea view and a bar beside it, and three official stars. Delphi is 32 km away. The rooms Decorated one by one, with air conditioning, a private bathroom, TV and a balcony with a view. Simple and traditional. Eating The hotel restaurant, open to its guests, serves home cooking with quality produce and some dishes of its own. The Greek breakfast recognised by the hotel chamber includes the day's bread, fritters, home-made cheese pies, vegetable pies with courgette or leek, eggs with tomato, olives and local honey, semolina halva and lemonade made from the garden's lemons. Getting there By car, past Itea, the coast road reaches the hotel before the village; the centre of Galaxidi is a walk away. Parking is no problem. - **Hotel Galaxidi**: The hotel Hotel Galaxidi is a small hotel on Andrea Syngrou Street, a quiet street about 70 metres from the big harbour. It is what you want if you arrive by car: it has free parking in front of the door, something you appreciate in the narrow streets of central Galaxidi. On foot, in a couple of minutes you are at the quayside terraces, and in ten at the Nautical Museum or climbing up to Agios Nikolaos. The house does not publish an official star rating on its website. The rooms They are doubles and triples, renovated, spread over the first and second floors. The website photos show simple, clean rooms, with beds with wooden headboards, a desk, long curtains and paintings of ships, and new bathrooms with a walk-in shower. All have their own balcony, air conditioning and free wifi, and are cleaned every day. Reception is open from 8:00 to 24:00, and the hotel provides a baby cot if you ask, stores luggage and offers laundry and ironing. With children the triples work well. If there are four of you, ask first: the website only mentions doubles and triples. Breakfast It is what the house boasts about most, and it has the Greek Breakfast seal of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. Bread of the day from the village bakery, white and dark, home-made jams, eggs from their own hens, juices from the vegetable garden according to season or local fruit, and pies. You have it in the garden or on your balcony, as you prefer. If you leave early for Delphi or the pine forest, they can serve breakfast ahead of time or prepare it to take away. Booking and getting there The website asks you to book by phone for a better price, on +30 22650 41850, or by email. By car, Galaxidi is about two and a half hours from Athens via Livadia, Arachova and Delphi; you park at the door. By KTEL bus, the stop is a few minutes' walk away. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Ganimede Hotel**: The house Ganimede is a nineteenth-century captain's house on a quiet street in the centre of Galaxidi, five minutes' walk from the harbour. From 1966 it was run by the Italian Bruno Perrocco, who made it famous, and in 2003 Kostas and Chrysoula Papalexi took it over and still follow their jam and chutney recipes. The heart of the house is the courtyard, a garden where you have breakfast, read or have a drink in the afternoon. It has three official stars. The rooms The superior rooms, on the first floor, measure 17 or 20 m² and have their own or a shared balcony onto the village and the garden, for two or three people. The standard rooms, 12 to 14 m², are on the garden floor or have a shared balcony. The traditional suite, 40 m², has a fireplace, a full kitchen and a mezzanine with two beds: it suits a family of four. The Deluxe and the Modern Suite, also with kitchens, are for two to four people. All have air conditioning, heating, wifi, a fridge and coffee and tea. Breakfast It is the reason many people come back: assorted breads, sponge cakes with lemon cream, home-made jams, local ham and cheese, sweet or savoury tiganites, milk pie, chutney, fruit, eggs cooked to order and freshly squeezed juice. In good weather, in the garden; in winter, in the dining room by the fireplace. Getting there By car, about two and a half hours from Athens by the Lamia motorway, Livadia, Arachova and Delphi; Delphi is half an hour away. By KTEL bus from Athens, about two and a half to three hours. The house also organises cookery classes. - **Porto Lourbas Hotel**: The hotel Porto Lourbas is on the Itea road, at the entrance to Galaxidi, facing the sea with a view of the village and the Gulf of Corinth. It is surrounded by its own olive grove, whose oil and olives end up on the breakfast table. It has a garden with a stone fountain, a pool with a sea view and a bar beside it, and three official stars. Delphi is 32 km away. The rooms Decorated one by one, with air conditioning, a private bathroom, TV and a balcony with a view. Simple and traditional. Eating The hotel restaurant, open to its guests, serves home cooking with quality produce and some dishes of its own. The Greek breakfast recognised by the hotel chamber includes the day's bread, fritters, home-made cheese pies, vegetable pies with courgette or leek, eggs with tomato, olives and local honey, semolina halva and lemonade made from the garden's lemons. Getting there By car, past Itea, the coast road reaches the hotel before the village; the centre of Galaxidi is a walk away. Parking is no problem. - **Hotel Galaxidi**: The hotel Hotel Galaxidi is a small hotel on Andrea Syngrou Street, a quiet street about 70 metres from the big harbour. It is what you want if you arrive by car: it has free parking in front of the door, something you appreciate in the narrow streets of central Galaxidi. On foot, in a couple of minutes you are at the quayside terraces, and in ten at the Nautical Museum or climbing up to Agios Nikolaos. The house does not publish an official star rating on its website. The rooms They are doubles and triples, renovated, spread over the first and second floors. The website photos show simple, clean rooms, with beds with wooden headboards, a desk, long curtains and paintings of ships, and new bathrooms with a walk-in shower. All have their own balcony, air conditioning and free wifi, and are cleaned every day. Reception is open from 8:00 to 24:00, and the hotel provides a baby cot if you ask, stores luggage and offers laundry and ironing. With children the triples work well. If there are four of you, ask first: the website only mentions doubles and triples. Breakfast It is what the house boasts about most, and it has the Greek Breakfast seal of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. Bread of the day from the village bakery, white and dark, home-made jams, eggs from their own hens, juices from the vegetable garden according to season or local fruit, and pies. You have it in the garden or on your balcony, as you prefer. If you leave early for Delphi or the pine forest, they can serve breakfast ahead of time or prepare it to take away. Booking and getting there The website asks you to book by phone for a better price, on +30 22650 41850, or by email. By car, Galaxidi is about two and a half hours from Athens via Livadia, Arachova and Delphi; you park at the door. By KTEL bus, the stop is a few minutes' walk away.