Those who are interested in antiquity won’t be bored on Alonissos. There are the ruins of Ikos ancient town. The excavations of the ruins are held near Kokkinokastro village, which is located on the North. It is the oldest village of those which were found on the Aegean Islands. The settlement was partly ruined by time and weather, but there are still parts of houses, churches and fortifications. Ikos was not an important historical town but you should definitely find some time for visiting the ruins.
Archaeologists have found prehistorical settlement not far from Kokkinokastro and Ikos. Preliminary excavations suggest that it is the oldest settlement of all the Aegean sea. Not all of the artefacts have been found yet. You can visit nearby Pelagonisi Island where were also found ruins of a settlement dated back to the 6th millennium BC. Kyra Panagia is an island where you can see two monasteries, one of them is deserted. If you love diving, you can admire the main treasure of Alonissos. It is a large sunken ship. Moreover, there are remains of 8 Byzantine ships close to the bay of Vasilikos.
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