Appearance
Loutra Ypatis is a village in Phthiotis Region, Central Greece.
Understand
Loutra Ypatis is a small, but very pleasant spa town, popular among Greeks. Just north of the village, acid-carbonic water at 37 °C gushes over a waterfall and down into a cascade of natural pools. The village is built on the northern slopes of Iti Mountain,
Get in
There are hourly buses that connect the town with the nearby city of Lamia.
The 1 Lianokladi railway station is roughly 11 km away.
Get around
See
- 1 Gorgopotamos Railway Bridge.
- 2 Byzantine Museum, Ypati village. The museum is housed in the “Kapodistrian barracks”, erected in 1836 to meet the needs of the Greek Army. Some museum exhibits date back to the early Christian and Byzantine period (4th-14th century). Of particular note are the items from a Byzantine marble church, found in ruins in Agnantis village, Lokrida.
- 3 Monastery of Agathon.
Do
- 1 Thermal Springs of Ipatis, ☏ +30 2231059526. The must do sulphur bath in this town. Be prepared to smell like sulphur even 5 days later, depending on how long you stay in the water. €3-6.
- 2 Hydrotherapy center.
- Iti National Park
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- 1 Alexakis Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59380. 2-star hotel.
- 2 Anixis Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59567, fax: +30 22310 59568, info@anixis.gr. 2-star hotel.
- 3 [formerly dead link] Astron Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59595, +30 22310 59278, +30 6944 263586 (Mobile), fax: +30 22310 59278, info@hotelastron.gr. 2-star hotel.
- 4 [dead link] Hermes Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59250. 2-star hotel.
- [dead link] Hotel Esperia, ☏ +30 22310 59151, +30 6973 370 854 (Mobile). 2-star hotel.
- 5 Lux Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59551, +30 6936-959803 (Mobile), fax: +30 22310 59520. 2-star hotel
- [dead link] Neon Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59597, +30 6944 227 272 (Mobile), fax: +30 22310 24663, +30 22310 59758, info@hoteltoneon.gr. 2-star hotel.
- Pantheon Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59552. 1-star hotel
- 6 Prigipikon Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59312, +30 22310 59138, +30 6932 279240 (Mobile), fax: +30 22310 59138, info@prigipikon.gr. 2-star hotel.
- 7 [dead link] Rex Hassioti Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59308, +30 22310 59521, +30 6972-272827, info@rex-xasioti.gr. 2-star hotel.
- [formerly dead link] Rex Politi Hotel, ☏ +30 22310 59313, +30 6974-608737 (Mobile), fax: +30 22310 59533. 2-star hotel.