Karystos is a small coastal town on the Greek

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 island of Euboea

Euboea

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. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. It lies 129 km south of Chalkis. From Athens

Athens

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 it is accessible by ferry via Marmari

Marmari

Marmari is a village and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece, in the southeastern end of the island. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karystos, of which it is a municipal unit. The Greek National Road 44 runs through Marmari. There are ferry routes with...

 from the Rafina

Rafina

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 port. Its urban plan was laid out by the renowned Bavaria

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n civil engineer

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 Bierbach, in the middle of the 19th century, near the site of the ancient city of Carystus

Carystus

Carystus ; was an ancient city-state on Euboea. In the Iliad it is controlled by the Abantes. By the time of Thucydides it was inhabited by Dryopians.- Persian War :...

.

Municipality

The municipality Karystos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Kafireas
  Kafireas
  Kafireas is a former community in Euboea, Greece, named after the nearby Cape Kafireas. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karystos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,003 . The seat of the community was in Amygdalea....
  
  
• Karystos
• Marmari
  Marmari
  Marmari is a village and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece, in the southeastern end of the island. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karystos, of which it is a municipal unit. The Greek National Road 44 runs through Marmari. There are ferry routes with...
  
  
• Styra
  Styra
  Styra is a village and a former municipality on the island Euboea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karystos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the southern part of Euboea, facing the eastern shore of Attica across the South Euboean Gulf...
  
  

Tourist sites

• The reconstructed Venetian
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   fortress of Bourtzi, built in the 13th century on the eastern beach of the town.
• The ruins of the Venetian
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   castle
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   named Castello Rosso built in 1030 and ancient marble
  Marble
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   quarries
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  , both at the nearby hamlet
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   of Myloi.
• The town hall, built at the end of the 19th century.
• A small museum
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   hosted by the Yokaleion Cultural Centre, featuring collections of Hellenistic and Roman
  Ancient Rome
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   era sculptures and pottery
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  .
• The Orthodox
  Eastern Orthodox Church
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   monasteries
  Monastery
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   of Taxiarches, St. George and St. Mavra.
• The mountain area of Mt. Ochi.
• Cape
  Headlands and bays
  Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
  
   Cavo-Doro.

External links

• Municipality of Karystos