Ástros is a small village with a small history, at least compared with its historic neighbours. It has been founded at the last centuries of the Byzantine Empire by royal decree and soon after its haven, Parálio Ástros was built (parálio in Greek means “by the sea”). Ástros is seldom found in the historic chronicles…
Sabatekeí (Sabatikí) is a small fishing village, the haven of the close village Pragmateftís, where the villagers moor their boats. According to sources, its name came as a paraphrase of the expression “san pate ekei”, which in Greek means “when you go there”. The circumstances under which such a name was given are not known.…
Lávrio, in ancient Greek, means wealth. That was the name the ancient Athenians gave to the city, to signify how rich the mines in Lávrio were. From the 6th up until the 4th century BC, the Athenians used Lávrio as a mine – city for the extraction of silver. After the 4th century BC., the…