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<< Our Photo Pages >> Palairos - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Northern Greece

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Saturday, 23 February 2013  Page Views: 4577

Multi-periodSite Name: Palairos Alternative Name: Kechropoula
Country: Greece Region: Northern Greece Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Palairos  Nearest Village: Steno
Latitude: 38.836488N  Longitude: 20.823532E
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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
 4

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Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of a tower. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient city in Northern Greece

Mycenean town on a hill (2000 BCE) close to the island of Lefkada. Link for more info
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Palairos
Palairos submitted by griechenland : Kechropoula, Northwest Greece: View from outside to the blocked ramp ut to the SW-gate, dated back to the late Mycenaen period. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : The main Mycenaean gate of Palairos repaired and underpinned by metal sticks. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Palairos submitted by griechenland : Mycenaean types of wall-construction: Cyclopean, polygonal and pseudo-cuboid blocks at the Kechropoula gate. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of a tower. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : The northern gate.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of the main gate . (1 comment)

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : A fragment of an amphora.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by griechenland : The "Lions gate" at Mycenae, seen by a visitor about 1820: Nearly the same conception and mansonry like Kechropoula.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by griechenland : Kechropoula 2001, view from similiar position like the following picture . Nearly the same like the famous "Lions-gate" of Mycenae.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of a circular temple structure

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Palairos (1 comment)

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of the wall.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of the wall tower.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of the wall.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Wall remains inside the town.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Inside the town.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Weird stone pillar inside the town.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of the ancient pavement.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : Remains of the main gate tower.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : The remains of the main gate tower.

Palairos
Palairos submitted by KaiHofmann : The main gate. (1 comment)

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