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Emporeios, the old port of Kasos
Emporeios, 'the trading place', is the bay just east of Fry and the island's favourite beach: fine sand, shallow water, tamarisks and a couple of tavernas along the road. In antiquity this was the port of the city on the hill of Poli, joined to it by a paved road. In the fields behind the beach lie the remains of two early Christian basilicas and a baptistery.
The sandy bay next to Fry that was the port of ancient Kasos, with early Christian ruins behind the beach
The story of Emporeios
The name says what it was: the emporion, the harbour where the ancient Kasians traded. Their city stood inland on the acropolis of Poli, and a paved road ran down from it to the sea here. In the early Christian centuries two basilicas were built at Emporeios, and the low walls and the stone font of their baptistery can still be found among the dry grass.
Where to stay
Where you'll wake up in Emporeios
Emporeios · Fry & Emporeios
Where to eat
Tables we love in Emporeios
Emporeios · Fry & Emporeios
Good to know
Before you go to Emporeios
Getting there
Walk along the coast road from Fry, or take a taxi or scooter.
When to go
A summer morning for the swim, then lunch on the beach road.
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