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Palaeros, GR
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Palaeros is located in the northwestern section of the Plagia peninsula.
According to some, the peninsula was not only an island in antiquity, but was also sometimes identified with Homeric Ithaca. The ruins of ancient Palaeros are protected by one of the best-preserved fortifications in Aetolia-Acarnania, which in places reaches a height of 12m.
Directions
Palaeros, 30012
By car
16 minutes from the settlement of Pogonia
24 minutes from the modern settlement of Palaeros
25 minutes from Vonitsa
Opening hours
Summer hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Winter hours
November 1 – March 31
The site is open to visitors by appointment.
Please plan your visit by calling +30 26310 55654.
Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00
Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.
Amenities
WC
Parking
Contact
Archaeological Site of Palaeros
Τ: +30 6983023627
Ephorate of Antiquities of Aetolia-Acarnania and Lefkas
Τ: +30 26310 55654
Ε: efaait@culture.gr
