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The Temple to Sea God Poseidon
or more correctly, the Sparse Remains thereof
Some of the area has been strimmed. Long grass is a fire hazard and can also hide snakes
There's still work to do
Fortunately they'd cleared a few paths through the long grass. The Council has a lot of work at this time of the year clearing roadsides and public land.
Soon a Swedish Archeological team will arrive to work on the ruins. They spend a couple of weeks here every summer very slowly uncovering it's secrets.
There's not much of interest. No columns, theatres or imposing statues, just a few stones, the remains of a wall, some marble steps, where around 520BC there was an impressive Temple, Healing Centre and Market Place
There weren't many wildflowers in the enclosure itself but across the road there were stretches of chamomile. A lovely aromatic scent wafted up as I walked through it.
There have been years when I've gathered bunches of it to dry and use to make chamomile tea. None of us are crazy about it and it tends to languish in jars for a couple of years before I throw it out. K likes to drink chamomile tea when he's feeling ill. I buy tea bags
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Wafts of chamomile scent sounds lovely, but I had to laugh at your saying that you buy the teabags! I've laboured over various syrups and the like over the years with just the same level of disinterest from my family and bottles and jars left to moulder.
ReplyDeleteIt's satisfying to make your own potions from mother nature . However, just not worth the effort. I've got jars of other wild plants for tea too. We use them....now and again
DeleteAlthough only a few scattered stones, I would love to wander around them just to imagine the daily life that went on there all that time ago.
ReplyDeleteYes, I wish we knew more. The swdish group have uncovered the remains of feasts with the bones of dogs and I know the whole area up there and the harbour below was built up with houses and businesses. I love to wonder too
DeleteWhat further secrets will Poseidon's Temple reveal, I wonder.
ReplyDeleteThe chamomile looks so pretty, but I've never been a fan of the tea.
A lot of the temple area is now privately owned and there are houses and oilve groves . No one up there can build anymore which causes a lot of friction but the Greek archeology dpt isn't likely to do any digging. Thers just too much in Greece. And the Swedes can't uncover much in a couple of weeks in the actual temple enclosure
DeleteI hope the ruins give up a few more secrets to the archeologists. Must be fascinating living so close to such history. I like chamomile tea, I think it settles my stomach when it's a but quezy (don't know if that is a proper word, perhaps it might be if I spelt if different). I've never seen it growing. It's a pretty plant.
ReplyDeleteChamomile appears in spring but doesn't last long. The summer sun dries it out completely. Im not a fan of the tea. Id rather have ginger or a fruit tea.....in tea bags
DeleteThere are ruins under the earth all over the area. I read about it and wish there was more to actually see