AGIOS GEORGIOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
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Ancient Christian pilgrimage site and village dedicated to St. George. Basilicas, mosaics, baths, necropolis..
This site (Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Αγίου Γεωργίου/Archaiologikos Choros Agiou Georgiou) brings together remains spread over two distinct locations. Most of them date back to the 5th-7th centuries, when Cape Drepanon was both a Christian pilgrimage site dedicated to St. George and a port of call for ships carrying grain from Egypt to Constantinople. The entrance to the main site is on the cape itself, at the Agios Georgios chapel, dating from the late 13th century, and a more recent church also dedicated to St. George. Here, you'll discover what was once both a village and a sanctuary, with the foundations of baths and three basilicas. Of the latter, the largest preserves a large mosaic featuring early Christian symbols (animals), as well as a baptistery. On exiting, it's a 600 m walk to the secondary, freely accessible site, whose entrance is located along the road leading to the Akamas peninsula. This is the necropolis of the Meletis forest. Covering an area of around 2 hectares, the trees have been felled to reveal twelve hypogeum tombs. The oldest were dug into the rock in the 3rd century BC, and all were used until the 7th century. On site, few explanations are given. Historians still know little about the site. Excavations continue, including on the islet Geronissos, whose name means "sacred island".
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