Iron Age Cemetery
It is located 1 km southeast of the hill, where the Byzantine fortress rests. Here the remains of the associated settlement were found. It dates to the Iron Age (10th – 8th centuries BC) and is organized into enclosures, with cremations accompanied by various artifacts (bronze weapons and jewelry, clay vessels).
The tower of the citadel was a two-storey building and today survives at a height of approximately 7.5m., with dimensions of 13.46X9.40m. On the ground floor there is a double-vaulted water tank and on the first floor a mural chapel. It was accessed by a wooden mobile ladder.
The chapel was located on the first floor of the tower. Fragments of murals were found during excavations, and among them, a small shard bearing the monogram of Palaiologos. This fragment comes from the founding inscription of the Tower and has an talismanic character.
The vaulted tank is preserved on the underground level of the tower, and has a capacity of about 176 sq.m. It was used as a rainwater cistern and supplied the fortress with water.
