# Gulf of Itea, Greece: what it is and when to go > Gulf of Itea is a bay (Κρισσαίος Κόλπος) in Greece. Interests: Nature. The best time to visit is April to June and September to October. In June there are 14 h 40 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 20. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Greece: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/bay-of-itea/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-02 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Bay · Nature - **Local name:** Κρισσαίος Κόλπος - **Where:** Greece - **Best time:** April to June and September to October. - **Nearest airport:** ATH Spata-Artemida, 142 km as the crow flies - **Coordinates:** 38.39966, 22.43906 ## What it is and where Gulf of Itea is a bay (Κρισσαίος Κόλπος) in Greece. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Greece: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Its coordinates are 38.39966, 22.43906; the nearest main airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH, Spata-Artemida), 142 km as the crow flies. How to get around Greece (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.399656%2C22.439059) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.399656%2C22.439059) It is one of the [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/naturaleza/) places in Greece. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Gulf of Itea is **April to June and September to October**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 9 h 36 | | February | Possible | 10 h 34 | | March | Possible | 11 h 42 | | April | Best time | 13 h | | May | Best time | 14 h 05 | | June | Best time | 14 h 40 | | July | Possible | 14 h 26 | | August | Possible | 13 h 30 | | September | Best time | 12 h 14 | | October | Best time | 10 h 58 | | November | Possible | 9 h 52 | | December | Possible | 9 h 20 | In June there are 14 h 40 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 20. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Greece in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Greece To enter Greece there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Greece checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Euro (EUR); plugs: Type C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz (the same as in Spain); emergencies: 112 · 166 ambulance · 100 police · 199 fire brigade · 1571 forest fires. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Agii Pandes (Delphi - Desfina - Chrisso)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/agii-pandes-delphi-desfina-chrisso/): Protected area · 6.0 km - [Xirotiri - Paleopournara - Karvelas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/xirotiri-paleopournara-karvelas/): Protected area · 8.3 km - [Hypnia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/hypnia/): History · 9.5 km - [Ailias](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/898/): Mountain of Phocis, Greece · 9.6 km - [Delphi Archaeological Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/delphi-museum/): Museum in Greece · 10 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Greece guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/). ## More in Greece: Nature - [Olympia, Greece](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/olimpia/) - [Mount Athos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/athos/): mountain in northeastern Greece - [Areopagus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/areopago/): rock outcropping in Athens, associated with ancient legislative and judicial bodies - [Gulf of Corinth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/golfo-de-corinto/): gulf of the Ionian Sea, separating Peloponnese from Central Greece - [Saronic Gulf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/golfo-saronico/): gulf of the Aegean sea, on the shores of Attica, Argolis and Corinthia, Greece - [Mystras](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/sitio-arqueologico-de-mistras/): fortified medieval city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece Every Greece place under Nature, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/naturaleza/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Gulf of Itea? It is a bay (Κρισσαίος Κόλπος in the local language) in Greece. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Greece: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. ### When is the best time to visit Gulf of Itea? April to June and September to October. In June there are 14 h 40 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 20. ### How do you get to Gulf of Itea? The nearest main airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 142 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.399656%2C22.439059) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Greece is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Greece map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Agii Pandes (Delphi - Desfina - Chrisso)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/agii-pandes-delphi-desfina-chrisso/), [Xirotiri - Paleopournara - Karvelas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/xirotiri-paleopournara-karvelas/), [Hypnia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/hypnia/). The rest is in [the Greece guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/297391339), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25052999), CC0. More about Gulf of Itea on [Wikipedia](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).