Listed 7 sub titles with search on: Archaeological sites for wider area of: "KISSAMOS Province CHANIA" .
POLYRRINIA (Ancient city) CHANIA
Polirinia is the site of remains from the sixth century B.C., Hellenistic,
Roman, Byzantine, and Venetian eras. It was a powerful city, built on the natural
fortifications of the rock at the top of the mountain. One of its harbours was
at Falasarna, the other was Kastelli (Kissamos). The remains that are visible
now are mostly from the second Byzantine and the Venetian periods. A particularly
interesting set of remains is in the Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos;
the unique exhibit of an athlete's skull with a gold leaf crown found in a 1 A.D.
cemetery near Agios Nikolaos and a coin from Polirinia in his mouth. As you walk
up from the base of the hill you will see holes or caves carved in the rock, they
are graves from the Roman period. Cisterns carved in rock are visible on the top.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
FALASARNA (Ancient city) CHANIA
Tel: +30 28210 44418
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NOPIGIA (Settlement) MYTHIMNA
Present-day Nopigia was probably the former site of the ancient city
Mithimna and a statue of a woman with a child was found here.
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
DIKTINA (Ancient sanctuary) KOLYMBARI
Vritomartis is probably a continuation of Minoan religious beliefs,
and is identified with the goddess Artemis in the Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses.
Diktinna was the most important sanctuary of Vritomartis and a reason for conflict
regarding its control between the powerful cities of Kydonia in Chania and Polirinia
in Kastelli. Vritomartis was worshipped here during the Greek and the Roman era.
The Greek sanctuary has not been identified yet, but the Roman one was visible
from a great distance at sea and many pieces of marble and Roman building remains
were found in its location. Later, in the ninth century the monastery of Agios
Georgios was built here but it was abandoned because of continuous pirate attacks.
Today very little remains to be seen of the Roman site or the monastery. However,
there is a protected bay, a pebble beach, and the boat trip from Kolimbari is
very pleasant.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
FALASARNA (Ancient city) CHANIA
The ancient city of Falasarna is being excavated. The excavations
have exposed some of the walls and buildings of the city. The geographical shift
(rise) of Crete has put the ancient harbour on dry land. Falasarna was a commercial
naval power during the Hellenistic period and also the harbour of Polirinia. An
interesting throne, carved out of rock, is on the dirt track as you enter the
ancient city. The acropolis of the city was on the peninsula in front, on top
of the hill. The fortification walls around the hill are still visible. The harbour
was just below the fortifications, on the south side of the peninsula. There are
no signs of the harbour now, since it is above ground. There were two towers,
one on the north and one on the south side of the harbour dating from the fourth
century B.C. A second channel allowed an exit from the harbour on the bay at the
north side of the acropolis, 100 metres further on. It is assumed that this was
a pirate stronghold at one time.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
POLYRRINIA (Ancient city) CHANIA
Tel: +30 28210 44418
Fax: +30 28210 44418
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