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Where to stay in Poros
Organizing excursions
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Rooms - Restaurant - Taverna
Bar - Club - Beach Bar
Pool - Beach - Sea Sports
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Heated pool with ozon,
gym, hydromassage,
hamam, sauna, massage,
body and facial treatments
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Rooms, Apartments ...
by the month or season
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Travel the Argosaronic
with boat or
cuise ship
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Have fun with sea sports
and diving in Poros
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Houses, Offices,
real estate market
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According to the ancient travel - writer Pausania...
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Poseidon's Temple
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Poros is comprised of two islands Sphairia and Kalavria
(the
name
Kalavria means "gentle
Breeze"). Kalavria at first was offered
to the god Apollo
and he made it over to the god Poseidon in return
for Delphi.
Kalavria is quite larger than Sphairia and is planted all over.
Sphairia is a volcanic rock.
In mythology times Aithra founded
in Sphairia the temple of Athena Apatoria in honor of her encounter
with the god Poseidon.
In the north part of the island
there are the ruins of Poseidon's Temple, which was built in 520BC.
The main Temple was built in Doric style, though some of
its columns were Ionian. Nearly the Temple there was the
built up area of Kalavria. |
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Such
was the place's importance
that it functioned as the center
for the Amphictyonic League (amphictionnes:
dwellers around")
a voluntary "cooperative"
of
city-states in both civic and religious matters, which included
Hermione, Epidauros, Aigina, Prassies, Athens and Orhomenos.
At the Poseidon's Temple came Demosthenes the
ancient great orator availing himself of its right
of sanctuary
as Philip
the King of Macedonia chased him.
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Poseidon's
Temple
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1821
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Poros
played a significant
role in 1821 Revolution.
It was placed
on the map
of history in 1828 where rival assemblies met to
make
important decisions,
which set the Constitution
in a positive
direction.
In 1830 the building of
the shipyard and naval station
at Poros began. |
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arson of the armada |
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On-Line Services at Poros island |
With car in 1 hour
and 45 minutes |
Permanent exhibition
in Poros "Shells and Sea" |
Speeches
Cultural Events
Concerts
Exhibitions
Gallery |
Ferry Boat
Flying Dolphins
Buses - Timetable |
Ministries
Public Services...
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