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Southern Europe, South Aegean

Naxos

Grotta beach, Greece (surface only)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1850-1960

Named collector beach - the meltemi concentrates glass from millennia of harbor life. A submerged Mycenaean town lies directly offshore.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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