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Modern Description: From the junction 1 km west of the Monastery the road into the interior of the island climbs through pine forests and crosses the central ridge of the island (10 km), at which point the north coast and the long peninsula of Cape Achérado are visible below, with the island of Aegina clear on the horizon ahead to the north. At the coast below is the attractive inlet of Vaghioná, which can be reached by an un-surfaced road: visible under the water of the bay, when calm, are the outlines of buildings of a now submerged settlement. Due east, at the coast, is Cavo Vasíli where a substantial Early Helladic settlement of the mid 3rd millennium BC with the well-preserved bases of houses has been brought to light. It is the largest prehistoric site on the island to have been explored so far.
Wikidata ID: Q111397984
Trismegistos Geo: 971

Info: McGilchrist's Greek Islands

(From McGilchrist’s Greek Islands, © Nigel McGilchrist 2010, excerpted with his gracious permission. Click for the books)

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