Lamia
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By Air
The Lamia Airport is located at the 2nd km of Old National Road Lamia-Athens and specifically double the TEI of Lamia.The airport belongs to the Air Force and has no commercial and passenger traffic.Used for other purposes only in exceptional cases.The Flying Fthiotidas use it also for its activities.
By Train
From the train station Lianokladi, a passenger line TRAINOSE, serving passengers who want to move from Lianokladi to center of town, neighborhoods Fthiotidas Great Fountain and Agia Marina, whose final destination is the town of Stylida.
By Bus
The City Bus serves the city transportation departments of settlements and the Municipality of Lamia.In the city of Lamia freshman ultramodern station intercity bus which serves daily journeys to and from the city of Lamia.
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Castle of Lamia
The fortification system of Lamia consisted of two zones, the citadel and the walls of the lower city. The extant fortification wall has the shape of triangular and preserved in good condition due to constant repairs.The circumference reaches 600. and the height is variable, reaching the northwest corner of the 13 measures.The thickness of the wall is on average 1.35 m and ends in a jagged ramparts.The castle has two gates, one in the SE, and the so-called "iron gate" through which communicated with the lower town and the BA lead to Matins. Contributory towers erected near the gates, at the corners of the wall and all the weak points on defense. Inside the space was divided by two transverse walls into three parts.The northern section (akropyrgio) is higher, and served as the last refuge of the defenders of the castle.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Throughout the course of history, many soldiers have died in numerous wars with no residue.Many states have developed the practice of a symbolic monument of the Unknown Soldier that represents the war grave of those unidentified soldiers.Usually contain the remains of a dead soldier who is unidentified.The custom comes from ancient times who believed that the tortured souls of those who buried the bodies.The burial of those who had lost their corpses, was symbolically or by building image, either a cenotaph.In Greece, for the first time in 1880 by decision of the municipality Syros Syros, erected a monument to the unknown soldier of the war of 1821.In Athens, founded a similar memorial in Constitution Square, in front of Parliament Building (Old Palace) and was unveiled on March 25 of 1932 by the then government of Andreas Michalakopoulos.
Archaeological Museum of Lamia
is a museum in Lamia in Greece.Lamia's frourio (fortress) is worth the hike just for the views.Within it is the Archaeological Museum, which displays finds from Neolithic to Roman times including some Hellenistic children's toys.
Thermopylae
About 20km southeast of Lamia is the narrow pass of Thermopylae, where in 480 BC. Leonidas and a band of 300 brave Spartans managed to temporarily halt the invading Persian army of Xerxes.A statue of Leonidas honours the heroic battle site where the Spartans ultimately perished against overwhelming odds.
Gorgopotamos Railway Bridge
The original Gorgopotamos Railway Bridge was blown up by a coalition of Greek Resistance forces, aided by the British on 25 November 1942.This was done in an attempt to delay the German advance and is considered one of the greatest acts of sabotage of the time.The reconstructed bridge spans a deep ravine just beyond the main train station.
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