🏛️ Attraction · Archaeological site
Ancient Eretria
Αρχαία Ερέτρια
Eretria was one of the great cities of archaic Greece — a founder of colonies, a rival of Chalkida and the place the Persians burned in 490 BC on their way to Marathon. The ruins are spread through the modern town: a theatre with an underground passage from the orchestra, a gymnasium, baths, the sanctuary of Apollo and the House of Mosaics with fourth-century BC floors. The Swiss School has excavated here since 1964 and publishes a walking route.
Where to stay nearby
Live prices and availability on a map centred on this exact spot — hotels, studios and villas — so you can judge the distance to the beach, the port or the village from here rather than guess from an address.
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Tours, boat trips & tickets
Boat trips, guided tours of the ancient sites and tickets bookable ahead — free cancellation on most.
- The Dimosari gorgeAround ten kilometres downhill from the saddle below Mount Ochi to the sea, through plane trees and waterfalls. Arrange the taxi at the bottom first.See guided tours →
- A day out of AthensNo ferry needed: you drive over the bridge at Chalkida in about an hour and a quarter, and Eretria's excavations are an hour and a half from the Acropolis.See day trips →
- The springs at EdipsosA spa town since antiquity — Strabo and Plutarch wrote about it. Hot water still runs out of the rock into the sea, free to anyone who sits in it.See guided tours →
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Frequently asked
Where is Ancient Eretria?
Ancient Eretria is in Eretria, Evia, Greece. The map on this page shows the exact spot.
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