Listed 4 sub titles with search on: Archaeological sites for wider area of: "PARAMYTHIA Small town THESPROTIA" .
PARAMYTHIA (Small town) THESPROTIA
The castle is located to the NE of the city of Paramythia, where many paleolithic findings were brought to light.
AGIOS DONATOS (Village) PARAMYTHIA
A fortified settlement of Classical and Hellinistic period.
ZERVOCHORI (Village) PARAMYTHIA
The Heroon is located in the site of "Marmara", Zervochori.
ELEA (Ancient city) THESPROTIA
Elea (today's Veliani-Chrysavgi) It identifies with the ruins of an ancient settlement south of Paramythia, east of Chrysavgi. It is about the most important settlement of Eleatida, that is the region between the Necromance and Paramythia, where the tribe of the Eleatean Thesprotoi lived. Fore some decades after its foundation (mid 4 century BC), it was the capital city of Thesprotia and the seat of the "Koino of Thesprotoi" (the Common of the Thesproteans). Its name is confirmed by ancient tradition, inscriptions of the 4 century BC and the coins of the Eleateans (360-340 BC). It is situated on a uphill plane, of an area of 105.000 m, at the top of a mountain of Korila, at an altitude of 460-525m. Its population inside the walls of the settlement totaled 3.000 people. The construction of the walls and the gate at the NE/E side, is monumental. The thickness of its wall is over 4,5m and its height is over 6m, even today. The settlement is crossed from NE to SW by a central arterial road which possibly ended up at the two main gates, the eastern and the south-western. On the left and on the right, there are rectangular buildings.
The construction of the walls and the gate at the NE/E side, is monumental. The thickness of its wall is over 4,5m and its height is over 6m, even today. The settlement is crossed from NE to SW by a central arterial road which possibly ended up at the two main gates, the eastern and the south-western. On the left and on the right, there are rectangular buildings. On the south of the main artery, in a wider rectangular area, framed by the excavated arcade, the theater and some other buildings, were used as a political market place. At the theater, a few seats and the ruins of the walls of the stage survive in place. The large diameter of the hollow was 45-50m, its height 8-9m and it had a capacity of 3/4.000 spectators. The excavations in Elea, which started in 1985, have revealed a an arcade of the Hellenistic era, west of the theater, semi-underground storage areas, a small temple and a very big public building.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Thesprotia Prefecture Tourism Promotional Committee URL below, which contains images.
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