Tolo, Greece

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Tolo Τολό
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	210 56
Area code(s)	2752
Vehicle registration	ΑΡ
Website	http://www.tolo.gr/

Tolo (Greek: Τολό), in Katharevousa known as Tolon (Τολόν), is a village in Greece on the Peloponnese peninsula. It is part of the municipal unit Asini, in Argolis.

History

The bay of Tolon (part of the Argolic Gulf) was first written about by Homer, as was Asini in the Iliad, named as one of the cities whose fleet took part in the Trojan War. In the centuries to come the bay of Tolon gave refuge to battle ships at various times and then during the Byzantine period was revived as an auxiliary port to Nafplio.

Following the

by the Turks, Tolon was used as a secondary naval station for the Venetian fleet.

A monument of this time is the small church named Zoodochos Pigi, built in 1688, and the ruins of the fortress on the island of Daskaleio in the bay of Tolon. Fortifications, ruins of houses and reservoirs can also be found on Romvi island. Following the

were resettled in Tolon.

After the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Greece, in 1834, by Royal Decree, a city was founded at the Port of Tolon and named Minoa after Minos the legendary king of Crete. After the liberation of Crete the remaining refugees in the area formed a fishing village which eventually became known as Tolon in 1916.

From the middle of the 20th century, Tolon saw the beginning of the tourist industry and evolved into a summer resort.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

There is frequent

See also

• Tolo Bay in Indonesia

References