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Modern Description: Glóssa (24.5 km) sits in a panoramic dip in the hill, just above the rise which was occupied by the acropolis of ancient Selinoús – the third and last Chalcidian colony of the 7th century BC on Skopelos. Remains of the ancient city's walls can be seen directly in front on the hillside, just before reaching the last hairpin bend on the descent into Loutráki (27.5 km). The remains of ancient Selinoús at Loutraki are sparse and spread out. What is visible mostly dates from the Roman period, when Selinous was a flourishing commercial port, such as the remains of an arched stoa from the town's agorá inland of the port, the upper part of which carried an aqueduct. Evidence of a later, Early Christian presence is evident at the church of Aghios Nikolaos beside the harbour, where fragments of early Byzantine architectural members, decorated with palm and acanthus motifs, can be seen in the forecourt of the church.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selinus_(Sporades)
Wikidata ID: Q18286433
Trismegistos Geo: 33248

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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