The signs that lead you there have the inscription “School of Homer” and the site is not enclosed. However, on this location there are findings that prove that these huge, carved stones used to be the palace of Odysseus. At the start of the hill, near the first diggings, you can see the Melanydros Spring, where, according to Homer, Penelope’s...
- Ithaki (Ithaca) / Culture / Archaelogical sites
On the road towards the harbor of Pisaetos and on a hill you will meet the ruins of an ancient city. The inscription found, suggests that this was the town of Alalkomenes. The archaeologist Erick Sliman, however, says that this was the palace of Odysseus. Although its identity remains unknown, it is an ancient city with an impressive view. The...