( Pteleon )
The place Gritsa, a rocky hill at the entrance of Pagasitikos gulf, has been inhabited since the Neolithic era. Curved Neolithic buildings, houses and box-shaped tombs of the Middle Helladic period (2000 - 1600 BC) and small Mycenaean vaulted tombs dating between 1400 - 1100 BC were excavated.
This city of Achaia Fthiotidos is already mentioned in the Iliad. In 171 BC it was completely destroyed by the Romans. Ancient remains were found on the Gritsa hill, near Ftelia Almyrou. These are ruins of buildings from the late Hellenic and Roman times, perhaps from the facilities of a military garrison. Foundations of a Roman villa were also excavated on the peninsula near present-day Achilleo. The findings are exhibited in the Larissa Museum.
Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou