Galaxidi
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Lo que dice el Arxiduc:
“Galaxidi was built supposedly where Evantha was and the Ozolian Lacris lived. The town was burnt by Kapudan Pasha in 1821 after the declaration of Greek independence. It was rebuilt from the ruins, little by little. It now has 6,000 inhabitants and 1,050 homes.“
“The dock is completely useless now because the end of the port is full of mud. The only thing you see is a pile of Holm oak wood soaking in water to harden it and make boats. The pile is held by a chain to keep the current from taking it away. On the other side of the bay towards the mouth are masses of loose conglomerate, and, further inside, pink and white limestone rocks. We also see hulls of boats, rather, remains of hulls, such as keels and some points of rotted bars. This is where they used to bring the old boats to scrap them, leaving all those pieces of no use on this tranquil beach, like toys for the murmuring waves. Galixidi’s port is good and safe but not very ample. The other one to the north of the point is even smaller and flatter; that’s why it can only by used by coastal boats. There are a few homes and a small beach on its flat shores.”
Datos proyecto Nixe III:
We soon see the northern end of Galixidi’s port. We enter the southern port. The Cathedral on the city’s hill stands out. After docking, we go to the Cathedral and take another photo towards the northern end of the port.
Everything in Galaxidi reminds us of its history as a place once famous for the ships built there. None of that is left today, only memories and a magnificent nautical history museum.
On our way to the museum, we come across a few houses which have ship figureheads attached in memory of that past. The museum has a lot of items, nautical charts and old paintings evoking Galixidi’s splendid past. Many of these paintings feature ships built in Galixidi sailing through Venice, a sign of their prestige.
Not far from the museum is the Saint Paraskevi Church. It was built in 1848 and has a perfectly functioning sundial on one of its corners.
In the same area is the Byzantine-style cathedral built around the year 1900. Its bell tower features a large clock, while, inside, there is a wooden altar. We can also see some of the details of the arches at the entrance.
Galaxidi sits on two coves at the back of the bay. Here we can see the northern port found in the second cove to the north of Galaxidi, offering a similar view to one of those the Archduke reflected in an engraving.
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