Itea (Fokida) - Ιτέα (Φωκίδα)

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Itea (Fokida)

The Itea, Kirra, Desfina are its settlements Φωκίδας.

Generally

Itea

THE Willow is a coastal town in the prefecture of Fokida and a port of Amfissa, with a population of 4,362 inhabitants, according to the 2011 Census. Behind the city stretches the Olive Grove of Amfissa, with a background of Giona and Parnassos on which Delphi and Chrisso can be seen. From the beach of Itea looking to the sea one can see Galaxidi, even the Peloponnese. Itea is located south of it Amfissa, northeast of Galaxidi and southwest of Delphi, cities with which it is connected by road.

History

In the area of today's Itea, where there was the famous willow with the only source of the area, during the period of Ottoman rule, sheepfolds and pottery were made. Later, the settlement of Skala Salonon was created there, with a rudimentary wooden dock, a customs house, huts and warehouses. This settlement evolved in Itea. The area passed successively through many hands, and in the last years of Ottoman rule, it belonged to the widow of Omer Aga of Salona - Omeragos - who gave it to a man from Galaxidi to end up as a dowry for his daughter to a lawyer from Lidoriki.