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<< Our Photo Pages >> Olous - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Crete

Submitted by sem on Sunday, 16 October 2005  Page Views: 18266

Multi-periodSite Name: Olous
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 4.592 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Crete Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Elounda
Latitude: 35.256000N  Longitude: 25.732000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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43559959 visited on 30th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 1.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5

Olous
Olous submitted by sem : This shows (just) three walls of a building. There are many other such remains at Olous. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Crete

Due to the Eastern end of Crete sinking, Olous is now submerged with only a few walls visible above the sea. When snorkelling though, a number of houses can be seen together with the old harbour wall. The city is Minoan and ancient writers recorded it had a population of over 40,000.
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Olous
Olous submitted by TheDaveWalker : View from above the water (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olous
Olous submitted by sem : Looking inside the harbour towards the now submerged harbour wall. On the seabed can be seen a line of stones set into the floor. Whether these were once above sea level or were part of the harbour floor I do not know. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Olous
Olous submitted by sem : The end of a wall, in both senses of the word. I have heard many stories of divers bringing up artifacts (illegally) and have seen the remains of amphora in this area, but I have not heard of any archaeological surveys of the underwater area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olous
Olous submitted by sem : Snorkelling past the harbour wall (on the right) to enter the harbour. Minoan cities normally had two harbours facing in different directions to facilitate sailing with different winds, but no-one has ever found Olous' second harbour. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olous
Olous submitted by Klingon : The water is shallow. It is not so easy to snorkel there. The whole bottom is overgrown with seaweed. But still very impressive.

Olous
Olous submitted by 43559959 : Some of the remains of Olous remaining above the water.

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Re: Olous by Klingon on Thursday, 25 August 2022
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The coordinates now point to the right location.
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