My place, the Lidoriki of Fokida 

Lidoriki, a traditional mountainous village in the region of Phocis at an altitude of 700 meters, lies on the slopes of Mount Giona, next to the artificial lake of Mornos which supplies water to the region of Attica. 

The first square from the southern entrance of the village is called Antonis Square, featuring the namesake fountain from the late 19th century. In a prominent position stands the bust of Dimou Skaltsas (sculpted by Vasileios Achilleas in 2010), a renowned revolutionary leader who declared the uprising in Lidoriki on March 28, 1821 (also known as Skaltsodimos). 

The central square of the village is called Vathia Square, known for its iconic centuries-old plane tree. At a lower level than the main road lies the square’s fountain. One of the square’s earlier names was Lidoriki Square, a name that recalls Anagnostis Lidorikis, a well-known local leader (1767–1827), and his beautiful daughter Asimo Goura Lidoriki, who succeeded her husband Giannis Gouras, commander of the Athens garrison, and resisted Kioutachis’ siege in 1827. Next to the fountain stands the bust of Georgios Karaiskakis, placed there in 1984, a work by P. Moraitis, donated by the Roumeliotes’ Association. 

Next to the Folklore Museum is the house of Dimitris Kappos, born in the early 20th century, a mathematician and researcher, founder of the modern mathematical school in Greece and of modern mathematics in secondary education, with international recognition in Europe and America. A commemorative plaque in his honor is located at the entrance of the Lidoriki High School and Lyceum building. 

Traditional bakery. At the location of the current ADEDW café, there once stood a traditional wood-fired bakery from 1924, which has been preserved in its original location. The semi-outdoor space of the café was created within a building that had been destroyed during the Lidoriki Holocaust (August 29, 1944). A barely legible inscription dating from 189.. remains on the exterior wall of the building. Nearby, along the main road, there is a public metal fountain from 1959. 

Alonaki Square. A smaller yet equally important square, possibly built on the site of an older threshing floor. An earlier name for the square was Athanasios Diakos Square, commemorating the imprisonment of the 1821 Revolution hero in a now-lost building in the Varousi neighborhood. The square's most significant element is the memory it preserves of the Lidoriki Holocaust on August 29, 1944, when Nazi Occupation forces destroyed the village and killed innocent civilians. In this square stands a 1952 monument to those fallen in the 20th-century wars, where an annual memorial service is held each August for the Holocaust victims. 

Beehive niches. These are recesses built into exterior walls to protect movable hive types, known as "kyvertia." Found in at least two spots in Lidoriki and elsewhere in mountainous Dorida, these traditional beehive forms are evidence of household beekeeping. Copper fittings were added for protection against theft. 

Archaeological Collection Building. Housed in a stone-built structure donated by Andreas Syngros in 1912, which once served as the old primary school, the Lidoriki Archaeological Collection operated from 1989. It featured findings from excavations at Ancient Kallipolis. These findings are now located in the Archaeological Museum of Amfissa. 

Lidoriki High School and Lyceum. The school was built in the 1960s with funds raised through public contributions, especially from Doric immigrants in America. Designed by architect Orestis Fyntikakis, the building met ultra-modern standards for its time. A marble plaque at the entrance lists the members of the Fundraising Committee who contributed to its construction. 

Traditional architecture. Although many buildings were completely destroyed during the Holocaust, some structures still retain elements of traditional architecture. One such example is a two-story building that once housed Thanasis Biliou’s pre-war general store on the village’s main street near the Health Center. Made of stone and horizontal timber framing, with large arched windows, a well-crafted entrance door, a knocker, and a foot scraper, it transports visitors to another era. 

Prefabricated buildings. Near the cemetery and along the village’s ring road west of the Church of Saint Athanasios are prefabricated buildings, now used as storage. Some are connected to large concrete bases, remnants of temporary housing used for workers during the construction of the Mornos artificial lake (1972–1979), which supplies water to Attica.

Machine gun post. On the path to the Church of Zoodochos Pigi, one encounters a small round-plan structure, likely a machine gun post from the Greek Civil War. 

Church of Zoodochos Pigi: The village’s main church was founded in 1868, as indicated by a surviving stone inscription on the exterior wall. The church was destroyed during the Holocaust and later rebuilt. 

Church of Saint George in Varousi. This is the oldest central church of the village, once home to the old cemetery. A decorated funerary stele still stands in the courtyard, hinting at the site’s earlier use. From Saint George Church in Varousi, one can enjoy a panoramic view of the village and the lake.