Tsakeoi

On a rocky promontory above the beach at Tsakaioi, on Euboea's southeastern Aegean shore, stand the scant remains of a fortified settlement from the early fourth century BC. The site, now heavily overgrown, shows a dry-stone fortification in ruins. A poorly preserved eastern tower once guarded the summit, while the gate was defended by a northern tower built in polygonal to trapezoidal masonry, a style typical of the late fifth to early fourth century. To the north, a rubble terrace-wall denies easy access, though the southern cliffs made any wall there unnecessary. Within, several terrace walls structured the interior, and traces of buildings suggest the promontory was once densely occupied. Dense vegetation now hampers any close survey, but the layout is clear enough: a small, defensible settlement clinging to one of the coast's rare beaches, its fortifications now little more than tumbled stone.