Fossils from Greece

Arcestes and others from Epidauros (Alpine Trias also called Hallstaetter Kalke)

Drag cursor on fossils to zoom (MS IE 5.5)

Picture

Description

Map of Site Location

1 km before the track going off left of the mainroad, there are some houses (and a restaurant, I think) on the left side.

Stop and look for our guide Joannes Sarris. He will show you to the right place.

His house is easy to find: There are tons of rocks around it.

Joannes Sarris - our friendly guide

Drive from Ligurio to the antique theater of Epidauros. On your left, before the crossing that leads to the theater, take the track just after the house (Restaurant) and have a look in the fields left of the track (see  3rd picture). Fossils are in the reddish rocks

Map of Trias fossil sites near Epidauros

More pictures from Ligurio/Epidauros

Looking for triassic fossils - at 40 degrees in the shade!  The rocks on the left side of the track - near the theater of Epidauros  Restaurant with pool in Tolon - nice crew there!

Note that digging, using hammers or any other tools is forbidden (but if you dont make too much noise ....). Collect the good pieces of rocks and crack them open somewhere else.We were there in July and the temperature was above 40 in the shade, so get up early and then drive to Tolon, 20 km away. There you will find a nice restaurant with a swimming pool (on entrance to Tolon, left side of the road). Have a coke and a pizza in the shade and cool down.

There is a little museum in Ligurio, dont miss it!