Stylida

Stylida (Στυλίδα; older Στυλίς, Stylis) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. The population of the municipality was 11,389 (2021).

History
First mention of the town of Stylida was during ancient times when the town was named Phalara (Φάλαρα). The town has many ancient buildings and artifacts, such as the wall near the church of Agia Ekaterini, the tombs located near Karkali street and a mosaic under the Eleftheriou Venizelou street.

Municipality
The municipality Stylida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
 * Echinaioi
 * Pelasgia
 * Stylida

The municipality has an area of 463.863 km2, the municipal unit 202.477 km2.

Geography
The port town Stylida is situated on the northern shore of the Malian Gulf, and at the southern foot of Mount Othrys, It is 17 km east of Lamia, the capital of Phthiotis.

Climate
Stylida has a hot-summer mediterranean (Csa) climate. It has cool winters and very hot summers. Most precipitation falls in autumn and during the winter.

Transport
The town is served by rail links to Central Greece via Leianokladi–Stylida branch line. The Greek National Road 1 passes through the town.

Twin towns

 * 🇮🇹 Amelia, Italy, since 2002