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Lissos Archaelogical Site
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Panagiotis
April 8, 2022
The ancient city of Lissos is a must for those that enjoy an hour's hike from Sougia beach. The ancient temple of Asclepius and the necropolis will travel you back in time and then you can take a plunge in the clear waters of a majestic cove where the ancient port used to be.
Nikos
July 6, 2016
The ancient ruins of Lissos and the nearby secluded beach. Hike towards the site, pass the plateau and pause for some minutes to enjoy the view. Then visit the archaeological site and spend some hours on the nearby beach!
Giwrgos&Popi
May 29, 2016
Lissos is an ancient city whose ruins are preserved between Paleochora (west) and Sougia (east), on the south coast of Chania Prefecture. Lissos was a harbour of the Dorian city of Elyros, near the modern-day village of Rodovani. Both Elyros and its two harbours, Sougia and Lissos, flourished in the Hellenistic, Roman and First Byzantine periods, and were destroyed by the Saracen Arabs who arrived in large numbers from Spain. It is said that, at its, peak, Elyros had 30,000 inhabitants. It also minted its own coinage, as did Lissos. The Lissos coin depicted the head of the goddess Artemis on one side and a dolphin on the reverse. The Temple of Asklepios in Lissos In antiquity, Lissos was known for its famous Temple of Asklepios (Aesculapium), where people came fromruins of ancient lissos all over Crete to be cured by the local waters. The temple was destroyed in a great earthquake, but its mosaic floor depicting animals and geometrical patterns is preserved. The Temple of Asklepios is open in the morning for you to admire, but don't stop there. Continue your walk in the valley of Lissos, and you will discover column capitals hidden in the bushes and the Roman cemetery with its chamber tombs (they look like little houses). At Lissos were found famous statues of Asklepios, the goddess Hygeia and Pluto, now on display at Chania Archaeological Museum, along with the rest of the 20 statues discovered here by chance in 1957, by a shepherd in search of water for his flock. In no other city on Crete have so many statues been found, except for Gortys, the capital of Crete under Roman rule. The excavations at Lissos have not yet been completed and more treasures are surely still hidden here, as the city flourished from the Hellenistic to the First Byzantine period, with its own theatre and spa baths. During the First Byzantine period Lissos was even a bishop's seat, so it was obviously a thriving city. The beach at Lissos Lissos has its own beach with big pebbles, but it's nothing like as good as the large beach at Sougia.
Lissos is an ancient city whose ruins are preserved between Paleochora (west) and Sougia (east), on the south coast of Chania Prefecture. Lissos was a harbour of the Dorian city of Elyros, near the modern-day village of Rodovani. Both Elyros and its two harbours, Sougia and Lissos, flourished in th…
Aegean
August 9, 2021
Ancient Lissos was the seaport of Elyros and was built in a small valley between ancient Syia (current Sougia) and Paleochora. It flourished from the Hellenistic period up to the 9th century, when it was destroyed by the Saracens. It was famous for the Asclepion, where patients from all over the island arrived to be healed from the thermal baths. You can still see the mosaic floors of the temple of Asclepius with depictions of animals, which was destroyed by an earthquake. A walk in the valley of Lissos will impress you, as the area is dispersed with ancient ruins, such as pillars, building bases and pieces of marble. You will see the Roman necropolis with vaulted tombs and ruins of the Roman theater. The area hosted dozens of statues and coins of Lissos, indicating that Lissos was one of the most powerful towns in Crete. The most important statues were these of Goddess of Health (Hygeia), Asclepius and Pluto, that can be seen at the Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Ancient Lissos was the seaport of Elyros and was built in a small valley between ancient Syia (current Sougia) and Paleochora. It flourished from the Hellenistic period up to the 9th century, when it was destroyed by the Saracens. It was famous for the Asclepion, where patients from all over the isl…
Ioanna
March 18, 2016
Αρχαια πολη που σωζονται τα ερείπια της. Πρέπει οποσδήποτε να την επισκευτείτε.Θα θαυμάσεται το Ασκληπειο με το ψηφιδωτό πάτωμα, τους Ρωμαικούς τάφους,και θα νιώσετε την ενέργεια που αποπναιει ο χώρος
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