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Modern Description: The large settlements of Kalloní and Aghia Paraskeví occupy an alluvial delta formed by the confluence of a number of streams and seasonal torrents which debouch into the almost landlocked gulf of Kalloní. At the shore, the water is shallow enough to have permitted the creation and exploitation of salt pans; further inland, the terrain is cultivated and used for stock raising. This has given rise to the prosperity of these settlements, expressed in their sometimes unexpectedly grand architecture. The varied wet-land habitats—unusual in the Aegean Islands—make this area of primary interest for bird-watching; there are also a number of scattered ancient, Palaeochristian and mediaeval sites.

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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