Escape to Batsi
MUSEUM OF PALEIOPOLIS - PALEOPOLI - ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF YPSILIS - TOWER OF AGIOS PETRO - BATSI
Excursion Description
We start from the Andros 4 All Seasons Villas & Suites hotel in Ormos Korthiou with destination Batsi and return.
Archaeological Museum of Paleopolis
The museum of the first Capital of Andros is housed in a building of the Paleopolis community, sponsored by the Vassilis & Elizas Goulandris Foundation.
Its collection includes sculptures, statues, coins and inscriptions, found in the excavations of the site.
The museum has important exhibits such as the Marble sculpture complex of the mythical winged horse Pegasus with his rider, Bellerefontes. It is an architectural sculpture, a promontory of a temple found in Paleopolis and dating from the end of the 6th to the beginning of the 5th century BC. You will see the life-size marble lion, a tomb sculpture, found in the cemetery of ancient Andros and dating to around 320 BC. The marble statuette of Artemis from the Hellenistic era dating to the 3rd century BC.
Most important of all you consider an inscribed marble slab that preserves 178 verses of the hymn in honor of the Eastern goddess Isis. The goddess is praised as a land, sky and sea goddess, inventor of shipping. It dates back to the 1st century BC.
Archaeological Site of High | A large City of Ancient Andros
A temple, three thousand years old
The Archaeological Site of High in Andros was discovered in the early 1980s. The first excavations brought to light important ancient remains, such as the temple in the center of the acropolis, buildings and part of the wall, as well as many movable finds.
The excavation yielded the most important findings, valuable for the Geometric and Archaic era in the Cyclades and wider in the Aegean.
The sanctuary, in the center of the acropolis, probably dedicated to the goddess Demeter, was founded in the 8th century BC. and continued its operation at least until the second quarter of the 5th century BC.
The Archeological Site of Alysias is one of the most important fortified settlements of the early Iron Age on an island in the South Aegean where a large part of the urban fabric of the archaic phase of the acropolis, as well as the fortification of the Geometric era, was recently uncovered. Large farmhouses from historical times have come to light, in the wider area of Alsima.
The formation and promotion of the entire archaeological site was included in the Regional Operational Program of the South Aegean and today it has become the first organized visitable archaeological site in Andros.
The Archeological Site of Hylis is undoubtedly one of the most important in Andros.
Saint Peter’s Tower
The despot of the plain of Gavrio, The tower of Agios Petros in Andros, from the Hellenistic era (4th-3rd century BC) is one of the best preserved in all the Cyclades. It is cylindrical and survives to a height of about 20 m. The diameter of its base is 9.40 m and it is made entirely of local slate.
Inside it is preserved a spiral staircase that led to at least five floors. At its top, there is an opening covered by a large stone. Just above the lintel is a hatch leading to the upper level.
Its small size allows only one person to climb. Starting from the ground floor of the first floor a spiral staircase, made of stone projecting from the inner wall, leads to the top floor (fifth floor). There is a smaller wall of dressed stone within the tower. This inner wall is damaged in most places. Today there is no roof, and the upper part has been demolished. In its original form it must have been 2-3 meters higher than it is now.
The tower of Agios Petros is built in a particularly privileged position, since it dominates the plain of Gavrio in Andros and faces the sea with the possibility of controlling ships. Also around the monument there are metal (copper) mining facilities, which operated until the beginning of the century. But there are indications that similar works were done in antiquity. Apparently the role of the monument was to control land and sea.
Batsi
And we complete our excursion by arriving at the enchanting Batsi where we will leave you free time to take your walk.
Walk through its picturesque alleys, drink your coffee, enjoy your lunch or even go shopping.
Information
Departure Point: Andros 4 All Seasons Villas & Suites Hotel, Ormos Korthiou,
Departure time: 09:00 am
Return time: 4:00 PM (approximately)
Price per person: €55.00
Minimum/Maximum participants: 4 people to 7 people
The price includes: your transfer to the respective location.
The excursion includes:
Transportation with the company’s luxury van
Driver
Public Liability Insurance
VAT
Excursion does not include:
Entrances to museums, caves, meals, drinks, soft drinks and coffees,
Insurance of medical care in accidents outside the bus,
Reservations
Email: Andros4allseasons@gmail.com,
Phone: 6973274771
