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Archaelogical Sites

Archaelogical Sites:
The Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite:
This is one of the most important places of worship of the ancient Greeks, who operated the third BC up to the 3rd AD century. The Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the spouse of the sea gods and great doctors, located about 2.5 km west of the country on Kionia.



Castle Exombourgo: The steep hill Exomvourgo are bonded to the island's history. According to archaeologists, from 1000 BC, was the top of the Acropolis. In the 6th century BC in the south and west side of the Cyclopean wall was built, which fortified a village not very big but well-organized.



The wall of the Old City:  From the excavations of Professor Nick Kontoleonta shows that there were ancient walled city, which started from the southern and southwestern slopes of Exombourgo would arrive in rural regions and Tripotamos Xynaras on the back of today's Church of the Virgin Mary and the old road Ktikados - Tripotamos. There lived a probability of 12 independent tribes of the island. The wall, which is easily accessible for a length of over 1,500 meters, is built in Aegean style, while the north side kept the ruins of three towers.



The Ancient City Vryocastro: The historic hill Vryocastro have found the remains of surrounding walls, probably the oldest settlement on the island. According to archaeologists, the fortress was around the 16th century, the beginning of the Late Bronze Age. The location was chosen because a control point of sea routes to the Central Cyclades and Crete.



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