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The Commercial Harbours Visited Black Sea Odessa, Tananrog, Mariupol, Sevastopol, Theodosis, Euputoria, Braila, Batumi, Galatsi Bosphorus Constantinople Mediterranean Smyrna, Crete, Dodecanese, Cyprus, Santorini, Piraeus, Patras, Trieste, Venice, Angona, Brindisi, Naples, Genova, Livorno (Leghorn), Messina, Palermo, Nice, Marseille, Barcelona, Tarragone, Alexandria, Malta Great Britain Cardiff, Liverpool, Falmouth, Swansea Odessa Smyrna Constantinople [...] Περισσότερα

The Seaman’s Pension Fund In 1863 the Navy Captain, Gerasimos Zochios, founded the Seaman’s Pension Fund. To honour this great benefactor of sea-farers, the people of Galaxidi erected his bust in the square of Chirolakas. Each year they hold a memorial service for him and lay down a wreath to [...] Περισσότερα

Insurance of ships in Galaxidi Until about 1860, Galaxidi shipowners insured their ships with Greek insurance companies and less frequently with foreign companies. From 1848 a movement started to set up their own insurance organization, with the shipowners being both the insured and the underwriters. In 1860, they founded the [...] Περισσότερα

Shipwrecks The flourishing maritime town was often devastated by the news of a shipwreck. Although the wooden vessels were well-constructed and stable and the sea-farers of Galaxidi were able and experienced, their only power was in the sails. Therefore, the ships were easily affected by bad weather. Also the means [...] Περισσότερα

Sea trade routes The collection of paintings of 19th century Galaxidi sailing ships by well-known port painters, apart from its artistic value, provides details about the ships and the ports they visited. Many ships are painted with Venice, Marseilles and Livorno (Leghorn) in the background, and others with the fortress [...] Περισσότερα

The merchant sea voyage and the shipping enterprise Details about the 19th century merchant sailing ships, the adventures of the voyage, the dependence on the weather and all the uncertainties this brings, and life on the ship can be found in the ships’ logs that are exhibited. The role of [...] Περισσότερα