Old Pyli

 ruins, interesting place, abandoned settlement

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The round walls on the north western side of the hill show that the area had been lived in since the Minoic times, while according to researchers, the Sanctuary of Dimitra and Pele of the ancient municipality of Alention was found in the surrounding area.

The settlement spread to the foot of the hill, it consisted of churches, like the Holy Monastery of St Mary Kastrianon, many abandoned houses, a bathhouse, a fountain from the Othoman period, a watermill and paved roads. Many of the deserted houses were saved. In general, they were rectangular, with narrow openings at the entrance and small rectangular windows. In some of the houses rectangular beams for the middle floor were used. They were built with stones and strong plaster in the joints in which small bricks were found. These types of houses were found all over the settlement of Old Pyli.
Cyclopean Walls In the northwest of the hill of the castle remains of cycleopean wells were found which have been dated, according to research and archaeological findings, to prehistoric times. There is a ceramic surface in the area dating from the Bronze age.