In the area of Aigialis (Gialis) which was a colony of the Milesians and one of the three cities of the ancient commonwealth, there are remains of Roman fortifications on the beach and an ancient sanctuary on the site of the Panagitsa church. Also in the same area one can visit Tholaria, where an
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The ancient city of Arkesini was located on the SW side of Amorgos, at the current location of "Kastri" and included the area now called Kato Meria with the villages of Vroutsi and Arkesini. In Arkesini, which was one of the three cities of the ancient Amorgian Commonwealth, ruins of a
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Ancient Katapola ("against the city") is the port of the ancient city of Minoa, a colony of the Samians. The excavations of the Archaeological Society and the University of Ioannina brought to light sacred, public and private buildings as well as parts of a wall that ended at Katapola beach. The
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The tower of Agia Triada (or Basil's tower) a well-preserved ancient monument of Amorgos and the best preserved tower of this type in the Cyclades. It is located in the district of Arkesini, near the settlement "Sto Chorio", on a low hill. It is a complex consisting of a house, part of the
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The proto-Cycladic acropolis of Markiani, fortified with a strong wall and reinforcing towers, which reflects the heyday of the island during this period (2,400-2,300 BC). The finds from the excavations are exhibited in the Archaeological Collection of Chora, while many of the statuettes of
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Ancient Minoa included the central part of the island with the current villages of Chora and Katapola. In Katapola, one of the best protected natural harbors of the Cyclades, at the top of the hill of Moudoulia, the ruins of the Minoan settlement, founded by Samian settlers in the 7th century BC,
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