Lamia

Also known as Lamia (Greece)

city in central Greece

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Place details

Locality: Δημοτική Ενότητα Λαμιέων
Region: Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 52,006

Travel guide

Understand

One version is that city was named after the mythological figure of Lamia, the daughter of Poseidon and queen of the Trachineans. Another is that it is named after the Malians, the inhabitants of the surrounding area. Now it serves as the agricultural center of a fertile rural and livestock area.

Get in

Lamia sits almost in the middle between Athens (211 km) and Thessaloniki (295 km).

See

— The railway bridge over the river Gorgopotamos is famous for one of the biggest sabotage acts of World War II, known as "Operation Harling". A British mission and 150 Greek partisans blew it up on 25 November 1942, cutting off German supplies being transported between Athens and Thessaloniki.

Do

Football: PAS Lamia 1964 were relegated in 2025 and now play soccer in Superleague 2, the second tier. Their home ground is Municipal Stadium (capacity 5500) 1 km north of town centre.

Go next

Loutra Ypatis - A spa town on the foothills of Mt Oiti, 20 minutes away by car.

Meteora - famous destination and one of the most beautiful nature sights on mainland Greece, through Trikala

Delphi - important and well known UNESCO archeological site, more or less direct bus connection to there

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

Lamia (Greek: Λαμία, Lamía, pronounced [laˈmi.a]) is a city in central Greece. The city dates back to antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region (comprising five regional units). According to the 2021 census, the Municipality of Lamia has a population of 66,657, while Lamia itself has 47,529 inhabitants. The city is located on the slopes of Mount Othrys, near the river Spercheios. It serves as the agricultural center of a fertile rural and livestock area.

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