Prehistoric Settlement

The archaeological site is containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island. The unique in Greece prehistoric settlement of Dispilio, is located just across the city of kastoria, on the lakeside. The lake settlement was discovered during the dry winter of 1932, which lowered the lake level and revealed traces of the settlement. A recreation of the lake dwellers' settlement has been erected near the site to attract tourists from Greece and abroad.

The site appears to have been occupied over a long period, from the final stages of the Midle Neolithic (5600-5000 BC) to the Final Neolithic (3000 BC). A number of items were found, including ceramics, wooden structural elements, seeds, bones, figurines, personal ornaments.

17 km / 25' from the Holiday Homes