Ειναι ενδιαφέρον για καποιον που γνωρίζει τις λεπτομερείς περιγραφές του Ομήρου, να τις παραβαλλει στον χώρο και να νιώσει ρίγος οταν θα ανακαλύψει οτι πατά στο μέρος που ο ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑΣ και η Πηνελοπη έζησαν.Μονο η αναλγησία και η αδιαφορία του κράτους θα μείνει μελανό σημείο, όπου δεν αφήνουν ουτε τους ντόπιους να προστατέψουν τα ηδη υπάρχοντα ευρήματα!!!
We went to Homers School with a guide from Island Walks. She explained what the ruins were and gave background information. It's an interesting trip but don't expect big ruins or ancient temples. It is not the Acropolis! :-)
Amazed by the landscape,thrilled by the mythology that proves the truth once more ...But,once again disappointed from the state analgesia...It is interesting for someone who knows the detailed descriptions of Homer, to show them the space and feel chills when you discover that stand on the place where the ULYSSES and Penelope lived. ....!!!Only analgesia and the indifference of the state will remain a black spot where not leave nor the locals to protect existing findings! With the wish to give a speedy solution to all this new Odyssey, would really like to find myself again in this world monument of archaeological and historical interest....)
Just do it, but do not expect a highlight of your vacation.If you are interested in history, it is okay.
If this was in the UK there would have been areas roped off and you would not have been able to explore, with rough planks of wood covering holes and the underground well that is not marked and which could have been quite dangerous, however it was great to be able to explore and imagine how this would have looked in Homers time. Take care with little ones!
We went on an evening guided walk and clambered over the site and learned about its history and the archaeological digs. Couldn't help feeling that this was a missed opportunity and could be a major attraction with a bit of investment and if the finds from the site were on display there.
This was weird. Were expecting a trip into myth and found just some scattered ruins… in ruins. The place oozes beauty and history, but it definitely is neglected to say the least. What a shame.
Its as if this beautiful place is asleep, only the evocative ruins give a clue to what was here 3000 ago. Lack of funding means that only parts of it have been revealed but its a magical feeling to walk in the footsteps of the ancients Greeks with the smell of wild sage, the chirp of crickets and the clink of goat bells around you. Katarina, assistant to the archeologist in charge of recent excavations, explained how the Cyclopean blocks date these ruins to the Mycennean period and various findings firm beliefs that it was the site of Ulysses' palace. A very inspiring visit.
Die Schule des Homer, ein ganz besonderer Platz auf Ithaka. Doch wenn man ankommt, findet man nur ein Hinweisschild, ein paar abgedeckte Ausgrabungen, ein paar alte Ruinen. Sonst nichts. Das ist ein Armutszeugnis. Ein kleiner Tipp: Auf dem zentralen Platz in Stavros hat der italienische Künstler Bruno ein Modell der Schule des Homers aufgestellt, so wie es früher einmal ausgesehen haben. Dazu gibt es viele interessante Erklärungen. Warum gibt es keine Informationen bei der Ausgrabung? Warum keine Hinweise, dass hier mykenische Bauten standen, üben die in anderen Epochen einfach weiter gebaut wurde? Dieses Ruinenfeld , so wie es sich zeigt, ist trostlos. Mit ein paar kleinen Hinweisen könnte man viel erklären und das, was man dort findet zu einem wirklichen Erlebnis machen. Bruno hat es in Stavros eindrucksvoll gezeigt.
Quando si mette piede per la prima volta in questo posto si sente che ha sulle spalle veramente migliaia di anni. Peccato per le condizioni non proprio ottimali e dell'arresto degli scavi archeologici, perhè potrebbero riportare alla luce veramente un tesoro nascosto.Inoltre c'è anche un po discordanza riguardo a cosa fosse questa "Homer's school", perchè dalla traduzione inglese ben si capisce che sembra essere la scuola di Omero, ma andando nella paizza della città di Stavros si può vedere un plastico della casa di Ulisse, che dà l'impressione di essere proprio questo mounumento (quindi c'è un po' di discordanza fra la cartellonistica e il plastico).