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Poros
Greece
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 Poros
is a small island pair in the southern region of the Saronic Gult.
It includes two islands, both Sphairia and Kalaureia, which are connected
by a bridge over a narrow isthmus. The Poros municipality also includes
part of the mainland, Kyani Akti, at the most eastern point of the Peloponnese
peninsula.
The town of Poros is a beautiful
and picturesque place with neoclassical buildings built amphitheatrically
on the slopes of a hill. The clock tower, built in 1927, is its most famous
landmark. The Archaeological Museum at the Korizis Square holds items from
the Sanctuary of Poseidon, as well as other pieces from sites nearby. On
the northern section of the island are the remains of the Sanctuary of
Poseidon, estimated to have been constructed in 520 BC.
Poros is also home to the Hellenic
Naval Academy, which was the site of the first naval shipyard in modern
Greece, and was established during the Greek War of Independence from the
Ottoman Empire in 1827.
Poros is often used as a base for
visiting the nearby attractions on the mainland, including Epidaurus, and
the lemon groves of Limonodassos. |
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