Pavlopetri
Ancient Greece
The Sunken Cities of Ancient Greece
In addition to the many magnificent historical monuments in Greece, the country has several unique sunken cities and archaeological sites.
These submerged sites aren't mere shipwrecks or antiquities but fully submerged settlements once teeming with life. Each sunken "Atlantis" boasts...
Ancient Greece
Oldest Underwater City in the Mediterranean is Pavlopetri in Greece
Pavlopetri is a small islet off the coast of Laconia in the Peloponnese, where ancient history meets the endless blue of the Mediterranean.
Greece
Elafonisos Island: A Little Piece of Greek Heaven
Visiting Elafonisos in Greece is an unforgettable experience because of the unsurpassed natural beauty this small island has to offer.
Ancient Greece
Preserving and Protecting Pavlopetri, the World’s Oldest Sunken City
Marine traffic now threatens the sunken city of Pavlopetri, which existed for more than 5000 years, off the coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula. The ancient Greek city, lying just 10 feet below the sea's surface, could be destroyed because of...
Ancient Greece
Pavlopetri, Greece’s Most Ancient Underwater City
Pavlopetri is a small islet off the coast of Laconia in the Peloponnese, where ancient history meets the endless blue of the Mediterranean.
Ancient Greece
Discover Pavlopetri, the Underwater Ancient Greek City (Video)
Located off the Peloponnesean coast lies a secret treasure of antiquity: the ancient city of Pavlopetri. This magical city is thought to have been submerged due to a series of earthquakes which occurred around 1000 BC.
Dating back 5,000 years,...
Archaeology
Pavlopetri: The Ancient Greek Underwater City
Pavlopetri is an ancient Greek city that has been submerged off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece, by a series of consecutive earth tremors around 1,000 BCE and consists the oldest underwater archaeological town site in the world,...
Europe
BBC Two Presents Documentary on the Sunken City of Pavlopetri
One of the oldest submerged archaeological town sites in the world is located underwater off the coast of southern Lakonia in Greece.
BBC Two follows the workings of a group of experts from the UK and Greece to digitally re-create...