Marathia (Greek: Μαραθιά), also Marathea, is a village that is part of the commune of and the municipality of Amaliada and the prefecture of Ilia. The town is passed by Greece Interstate GR-9/E55. The nearest communities are Savalia and Roviata to the north, Amaliada to the east, and Kourouta to the west. Distance from Amaliada is 4 km WNW, Patras is about 76 km SW and 18 km NW of Pyrgos.

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37.897 (37°47'50) N
  • Longitude: 21.308 (21°18'30) E
• Postal code: 272 00
• Elevation: about 5
• Dialing code: +30-26220

Historical population:

This place has a small school, and a church. The area in the southeast and west is covered with forests and agricultural lands. Its beach is located to its west and another in Kourouta.

External links:

• traveljournals.net - Marathia (http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1210319/aigion.html)
• GTP - Marathia (http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4587)
• Indexmundi - Marathia (http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=37.7833333=21.3&t=p&r=6560&p=aigion&cc=gr&c=greece.htm)

See also:

• Communities of Ilia