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South Aegean
Pothia Kalymnos sponge capital harbour
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
The Aegean's sponge diving capital, its amphitheater harbour town built almost entirely on 19th-century sponge wealth.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.