Archaeological
Museum of Salamis.
Salamis Celebrations every September 22-29 for the Epic navy battle of Salamis as Freedom &
Democracy day.
Visit the most historic place in Greece
1st Elementary School also Known as Kapodistriakon ) at P. Lembessis street, in the Town center . Open Thuesday - Sunday, Monday is closed.
Museum of Folklore Arts and Culture
Ancient Salamis, Ancient harbor,Tomp of Salaminians fighters,Sea battle.
The folklore Museum of Municipality of Salamina is accommodated from October 1998 in a spacious room of New Town hall of - Cultural Centre and brings the name of Salaminian philologist, folklorist, researcher, Petros Fourikis, Director of Folklore File of Athens Academy up to 1936.
In this museum is assembled plenty of Folklore objects of life of Salamina but also History of place. Particularly impressive is the collection of men's and feminine local costumes that made from 1962. The collection of tzakon, goes behind 300 years, gives us a picture of that time and helps us to see the variety and the aesthetic perception of place’s clothing.
Also in this museum furniture of various time seasons are presented, looms, domestic utensils, tools of various professions mainly agricultural as well as various ceramic and cupreous objects of daily life in prototypes drawings.
The arms the '21 and the silver button of general G. Karaiskaki underline to us the attendance in the fights and glorified history of Salamina. In the collections of museum are included also pictures of post byzantine period, church utensils and holy objects as well as infrequent written 18th and 19th and rich photographic material from 1850, tables of painting, and traditionally musical bodies.
Salamina is renown throughout the world as the site of the greatest naval engagement in world history, which took place in the straits between the island and the mainland in 480 B.C. There, the Greek victory over Persian despotism assured the salvation, flourishing and expansion of Greek civilization to the West, and to the of the world.
Euripides Theater,
"Panayia Eleytherotria" chapel,on Patris hill in the very center of the town.
St. Phaneromeni historic convent 17th c.(paintings by G. Markou & burial place of J. Gouras ). North west of the island celebrating on August 23rd.
Residence place of our National poet Angelos Sikelianos. On the main highway on the coast of Phaneromeni convent.
St. Nicolas Lemonia Histiric Monastery 17th c. – St.John Kalivitis Chapel 10th c. Situatedin a pine tree forest , south the island towards Kanakia.
St. Nicolas Monastery St. John kalivitis
Euripides Cave – Dionysus Temple. In the south of the island, Peristeria district (area).
Stone Light House. In the south of the island , at the Licopoulo promontory, a littlie farther from Peristeria South – westwards.
Metamorphosis Sotiros Chapel 11th c. Near at the aquare of Aeantion (Moulki).
Hypapanti Convent. At Flevariotissa – Menemeni area.
St. Phaneromeni historic convent 17th c.(paintings by G. Markou & burial place of J. Gouras ). North west of the island celebrating on August 23rd.
Residence place of our National poet Angelos Sikelianos. On the main highway on the coast of Phaneromeni convent.
St. Nicolas Lemonia Histiric Monastery 17th c. – St.John Kalivitis Chapel 10th c. Situatedin a pine tree forest , south the island towards Kanakia.
St. Nicolas Monastery St. John kalivitis
Euripides Cave – Dionysus Temple. In the south of the island, Peristeria district (area).
Stone Light House. In the south of the island , at the Licopoulo promontory, a littlie farther from Peristeria South – westwards.
Metamorphosis Sotiros Chapel 11th c. Near at the aquare of Aeantion (Moulki).
Hypapanti Convent. At Flevariotissa – Menemeni area.
Windmills. On the top of St.Nicolas hill across Patris hill also in the Town center.
St.Demetreus church (burial place of Karaiskakis , painting by P. Lembesis and art work by Y. Halepas ). Also in the Town center .
St. Minas church (paintings by P. Lembesis and art work by Y. Halepas). Also in the Town center.
FORESTS
In the island exist two beautifully pine forests. The first is the Faneromeni forest that is found in the north-western side of island and is offered for running and the other one is the forest of Kanakia that is found in the southern side of island and is the biggest, nearest and unique lung of green of Western Attica. This forest is offered for "one-day" or "few-days" excursions.
In Aiantio, Kaki Vigla , Kanakia, Peristeria, Colones.
Cave of Euripides - Temple of Dionysus.
Located south of the island in Peristeria.
Stone Lighthouse.
Located south of the island in cape kochi,
then the peristeria before the colones.
Circular tomb 4th century BC.
Located south of the island in Colones.
Remains of Homeric city of Salamis.
Located south of the island in Kanakia.
Ambelakia (Ancient Salamis), Selinia, Kamatero.
Remains of historic Ancient City "Kolouris" & ancient harbor 4th BC
Located east of the isl to the beach of Ambelakia ( Ancient Salamis).
Tomb of Salamis Fighters
Located east of the island in Kinosoura.
Ancient Section of unick in worldwide tower ancient walls.
Behind the Church Virgin Mary Hill in Kamatero.
VIDEO - MUSIC
SALAMIS September 29th Commemoration's of the Battle of Salamis as WORLD FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY DAY.
