Greek National Road 27

Greek National Road 27 (GR-27 or EO27) is a highway linking Itea, Amfissa and Lamia. The south to north highway is divided into two sections, the Itea and Amfissa Highway and the Amfissa - Lamia Highway.

Today it remains the only highway linking Patras and the western Peloponnese with Central, Northcentral and Northern Greece; including Lamia, Larissa and Thessaloniki (via the A1/E75).

The highway unofficially begins in Agios Nikolaos and is joint with the GR-48. It passes through the valley which extends into Amfissa, while north of Amfissa it enters into mountains, rendering the route a curvy road until it reaches a junction with the GR-3. The road gets curvy again, passing through mountains and reaching a hight of 1,000 m. After mountainous terrain, it runs into another valley and meets the GR-1, not far away from A1/E75. There may be a by-pass of Amfissa but it is not planned. The route runs through the prefectures of Phokida and Fthiotis and is about 120 km long.

Places

• Itea - Amfissa Highway (jount with GR-48)
  • Itea
  • junction with the GR-48
  • junction with the northern branch of GR-48 (access to GR-27)
  • near Agios Konstantinos
  • Amfissa
• Amfissa - Lamia Highway
  • junction with the old GR-48
  • dangerous curves
  • junction with GR-3/E65
  • pass at about 1,100 m
  • interchange with the old GR-1 SE of Lamia