The “sunken city” of Old Epidaurus (Palea Epidavros) is composed of a set of buildings, between 1-2 meters of depth under the sea, about 20 meters from the coast, in a Old Epidaurus beach in the east of Peloponnese, in Greece.
The jewel of the sunken city is the Roman mansion, where there are remains of wine amphorae.
The place is free of charge and open 24 hours a day.
The Heraion of Perachora is a true gem of the ancient world.
It was built in a beautiful location, surrounded by lush nature and the sea.
The Heraion holds much more history and infrastructure than meets the eye for the casual visitor.
In this video, we explore its many ruins in detail, including many never before shown on YouTube and about which little information is readily available.
In Franchthi Cave there is evidence of intermittent human occupation from 38000 years BC, during the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods.
It was last used in approximately 3000 BC, which would total about 35000 years of occupation.
Today, it is one of the best-studied stone age sites in southeastern Europe.
Here is additional information not included in the video:
The cave presents some of the earliest evidence of the existence of agriculture in Greece. Its first inhabitants would most likely be hunter-gatherers, with simultaneous remains from c. 11000 BCE. C. of fruits such as almonds, pistachios, carob beans and lentils. Wild oats and wild barley appear in contexts dating from 10500 BC. From 7300 BC, while from 7300 wild peas and pears appeared. None of these species are native, and two of them are native to Asia Minor, suggesting that the cultivation of legumes and nuts preceded the cultivation of cereals in Greece and even Asia Minor. The find could mean that this southern area of Argolis was the oldest known agricultural area in Greece. The obsidian elements found in the cave come from the quarries of the island of Milos, located 80 miles away by sea, which indicates that the capacity to execute these movements already existed at that time.
Likewise, and around 6000 BC. Evidence appears in the archaeological record in the cave of two species of wild wheat, such as spelt wheat and emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum).
In our day adventure we are going to visit a geological phenomenon. We are going to get to know the dolinas of Didima.
A dolina (a word of Slovenian origin that means valley) is a special type of geological depression that is produced by the dissolution of the rock or by the collapse of the roof of a cave, forming hollows of circular shapes and of diverse sizes.
They are generally presented as wide pits, with more or less flattened bottoms.
The ruins of the Agios Stefanos basilicas are considered the most grandiose and best preserved, of all those found on the island of Kos, Greece. Next to it there is a paradisaical blue flag beach.
They are estimated to have been built between 469 and 554 after Christ, which were the two largest earthquakes recorded on the island and were destroyed by the latter.
They were built on stone, with reddish limestone of local origin, with white marble columns and ionic capitals.
