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the mountain people made use of building material from the earlier buildings, of which was partly built the small church of St. George, now situated outside
Loukisia. The temples of this structure provide valuable data for the study of Byzantine architecture and have been restored on behalf of the Ministry of Culture of Greece (July 2010). Excavations of the ancient port have been held by Greek as well as German and American archaeologists.
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period, because of the raids of pirates. This forced residents to retreat inwards and specifically in the northern foothills of Mount
Messapius (now Ktypas) and to establish a farmer settlement that became the nucleus of today's community Loukissia. During the transition from the beach to the foot of
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The archaeological excavations that have taken place so far resulted in important discoveries, including temples of the Cabiri, Demeter and
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