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ANTIRIO (Village) NAFPAKTOS
Antirrion the ancient Greeks called it "Rion the Malykreion",
and Rion "Rion the Achaikon". Here, on a hill, there lie ruins of two
anient cities, Makyneia and
Molykreas. Its geographical
site, at the entrance of the Corinthian
bay, made its fortification imperative. After the fall of Nafpaktos (29th
August 1499) Vagiazet the 2nd built there a fortress, that was seized in 1532
by A. Ntoria, chief of the united Christian forces. The fortress was rebuilt by
Morozini in 1669, but was demolished by the treaty of Karlovits and rebuilt again
later by the Turks.
The distance separating Antirion from Rion
is 1850 meters, soon to be connected by a giant bridge in light of the beginning
of 21st century.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Prefecture
of Aetoloacarnania tourist pamphlet (2000).
ETOLIKO (Town) IERA POLIS MESSOLONGIOU
Tel: +30 26320 22530
Fax: +30 26320 26320, 23324
PALEROS (Ancient city) ETOLOAKARNANIA
The most important feature of the area is the ancient city of Paleros,
which was situated on the Northwest part of the peninsula in today’s Kechropoula
and constituted a nuclear cell to rest of the buildings, which were in the peninsula
and on opposite land. The city is considered to have existed during Mycenean period,
taking as a proof parts of the city’s walls which date back to 2000 B.C.
The construction of the walls interchanges between the square-shaped and the polygonal
system and as a whole is of different chronical periods.
The citadel on the eastern part of the yard is separated by a partition
and is considered that near it’s Southwest gate there is the most ancient
part of the wall which is of the Mycenean period.
The port of ancient Paleros was situated in the region of today’s
Pogonia in the Southwestern
part of the peninsula, where ruins of harbour facilities have been located in
the eastern part of the village at a distance of 2-3 km from the ancient Paleros.
There was also an ancient sanctuary at place "Profitis Ilias"
which consisted of a temple and a pavilion with pillars in perimetric order that
dates back to 5th or 6th century B.C.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Municipality
of Kekropia tourist pamphlet.
SOLION (Ancient city) ETOLOAKARNANIA
In the middle of the peninsula of Plagia
in place of Sterna, there was a fortress which had optical control from the Northwest
region to the Southeast. The fortress had been constructed during the 5th century
and is considered to be identified with the city of "Sollion", which
was Corinthian colony. "Sollion" was conquered during Peloponnesian
war by the Athenians and according to Thoukidides (430 B.C.) is included in the
occupation of Palerians - Akarnanians.
"Sollion"is considered by many historians as a city in a
hostile Akarnanian land, where Paleros
and Alyzia dominated. The
nautical decline of Corinthos
rang the Knell of its existance therefore one can observe that Sollion was not
a city but a nautical Corinthian spot.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Municipality
of Kekropia tourist pamphlet.
VOULKARIA, LAKE (Lake) VONITSA
The lake Voulkaria or "Mirtountion" according to Stravon
stretches on the North side of the city (of Paleros).
This lake is probably the remnant of a lagoon covering the valey of Paleros during
the Homeric period. This lagoon is referred to have been a saver for the Queen
of Egypt, Kleopatra, as a
result of its shallowness. After Kleopatra’s defeat by the Romans in the
naval battle of Aktion in
the year 31 A.D. and chased by her enemies, she managed to cross with ease in
her light-built ships via the shallow canal of Paleros, while the heavily armed
Roman ships were obstructed by the bed of the canal. The name of the canal, the
"Mole of Kleopatra" has been kept as a memory ot the Queen’s crossing.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Municipality
of Kekropia tourist pamphlet.
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