Itea is a working port and as such is a bit rough and ready around the edges. However, the locals are welcoming and the town manages to maintain a sense of calm. It’s a pleasant place to make landfall on your sailing holiday.
Itea is only 20 a minute drive from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ancient Delphi, making it an easy place to moor your yacht and visit these spectacular ruins. Buses to Delphi cost 2€ one way (2019).
When visiting Itea you are bound to find something to appeal to everyone, even if it is just the lovely beaches with their dramatic mountain backdrops. In town there are the usual array of restaurants, shops and tourist services. There are some small supermarkets or ask directions to the excellent “MyMarket” supermarket.
The harbour/marina is meant to have room for 250 yachts but unfortunately a lot of this space is taken up with local boats. Visiting yachts are often relegated to the southern breakwater which is pleasant enough as long as you avoid the sluice holes, where any swell can set up quite a wash and lead to a very noisy night.
Watch your fenders here (especially at low tide) as the mole is low and the afternoon breezes often pins you to the quay. If your fenders are too high (i.e. not touching the water) they can pop out and damage to your yacht can occur quickly.
There is sometimes access to water and electricity and sometimes you may be charged for both these services and use of the quay. This collection of monies owed is somewhat erratic and the official Port Police office is hard to find. Don’t pay anyone who can’t provide appropriate ID.
Fuel can be delivered to the outer mole or there are petrol stations reasonably close to the harbour.
Itea isn’t somewhere I’d particularly head for. If I were visiting Delphi I would probably aim for Galaxidi in preference. It’s not an unpleasant place, just rather unremarkable.