{"id":442,"count":4,"description":"Salam\u00edna is the largest island in the Saronic Gulf<\/strong> and lies at the mouth of Elefs\u00edna bay, in a close distance. The island basically blocks almost the entire bay, creating 2 narrow passages, Salam\u00edna channel and P\u00f3ros (=channel) Meg\u00e1ron. \r\n\r\nAccording to mythology, it took its name from the fairy Salam\u00edna<\/strong>, which was the daughter of god Asop\u00f3s and Met\u00f3pi and the wife of god Poseidon. In antiquity, Salam\u00edna was also known with the name \u201cPityo\u00fassa\u201d (p\u00edtys = pine tree), due to the many pine trees existing on the island (they still do), but also as \u201cKo\u00falouri\u201d, after the cape on which the ancient city and the harbour were built (findings from the Mycenean and the Classical Era \u2013 located close to today\u2019s naval military base).\r\n\r\nThe island is internationally known from the naval battle that occurred in 480 BC<\/strong>, between the Hellenes and the Persian Empire, the outcome of which put an end to the plans of the Persians to expand in Europe. The Salam\u00edna sea battle is an excellent example of naval tactics and is taught in military academies throughout the world. \r\n\r\nSalam\u00edna is also known as the birthplace of the tragic poet Evrip\u00eddis<\/strong> (born in 480 BC), one of the most important of antiquity, with many plays of international fame like Il\u00e9ktra (413 BC), V\u00e1khai (407 BC), Tro\u00e1des (415 BC) etc. There is a cave in the area of Perist\u00e9ria, which was used continuously since the Neolithic Era. This cave is known as \u201cEvrip\u00eddis cave\u201d, as the poet used it extensively for the writing of its theatrical plays.\r\n\r\nThe history of the island follows at large the history of Athens. It was conquered in 318 BC by the Macedonians<\/strong> but 100 years later it is returned to Athens. At the end of the 2nd century AD, the ancient city of Salam\u00edna has been abandoned and its inhabitants settled mainly in two villages. The first one was situated where the village of Ai\u00e1keio lies today and the other one where Abel\u00e1kia village is. \r\n\r\nAt the Byzantine Era<\/strong>, Salam\u00edna was considered among the cities of the empire. In 1202 AD, with the fall of Konstantinople to the Franks, Salam\u00edna goes to a Venetian rule up until 1460 AD, when it was conquered by the Turks. During the Turkish rule<\/strong>, the island suffers from poverty. Reports from the 17th century mention that there were only 3 small villages on the island (with a total population of 600 people), the largest of which was Ko\u00falouri (today\u2019s city of Salam\u00edna). \r\n\r\nDuring the Hellenic Revolution of 1821 <\/strong>against the Turks, Salam\u00edna played a key role mainly because it was geographically close to Athens and Peirai\u00e1s but also because during the Turkish rule the islanders had permission to carry weapons. In 1824 AD, the first print of the \u201cAthens newspaper\u201d was published on the island and in 1827 Gi\u00f3rgos Karaisk\u00e1kis, one of the heroes of the Hellenic Revolution, was buried in \u00c1gios Dim\u00edtrios.\r\n\r\nToday, Salam\u00edna is once again prospering. In 1881, the Hellenic Navy built its base at Palo\u00fakia. During the first decades of the 20th century, the Hellenic merchant navy developed significantly, a fact that positively influenced today\u2019s Salam\u00edna. However, the industrialization of the northern half of the island, after the 2nd World War, lowered significantly its touristic value.","link":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/category\/saronic-gulf\/salamina-island-and-the-n-saronic-coast\/","name":"N. Salam\u00edna and opposite coasts","slug":"salamina-island-and-the-n-saronic-coast","taxonomy":"category","parent":236,"meta":[],"z_taxonomy_image_url":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/wp-content\/plugins\/categories-images\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/236"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}