Chalkida: facts

At a glance

• Country: Greece
• Region: Central Greece
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 59,125
• Coordinates: 38.4635° N, 23.6028° E
• Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Athens: 54 km (34 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Skiros Airport (SKU): 95 km (59 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Schimatari: 13 km (8 mi)
• Psachna: 13 km (8 mi)
• Eretria: 19 km (12 mi)
• Oropos: 22 km (14 mi)
• Thivai: 29 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Peristeri, 50 km (31 mi)

Things to see

• Georgios Papanikolaou (memorial)
• Bust of Aristotle (memorial)
• Sirena of Chalkida (monument)
• Προτομή Συνταγματάρχη Μαρδοχαίου Φριζή (memorial)
• Προτομή του Σαραφιανιού Κ. Σαραφιανού (monument)
• Συνταγματάρχης Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής (memorial)