Chalki
Archaeological Sites
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ANCIENT SETTLEMENT OF CHALKI
Archaeological Site
Halki, although in the future it belonged to the Rhodian Kamiro, in the 5th c. BC appears in history for the first time as an independent city participating in the Athenian alliance, which is confirmed by the tax lists of the First Athenian Alliance of 478/477 BC. In Thucydides' recounting of the …»
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ANCIENT NECROPOLIS
Archaeological Site
The ancient necropolis of Halki extended at the foot of the hill where the medieval settlement of Chorio was until the beach of Pontamos, outside Niborio. During the opening of the road in the 60s came to light chamber tombs carved into the rock, still visible today. On the beach of Pontamos, …»