Wonderful! After years of walking every beach, recording every nest, awaiting every turtle hatchling, Vatika Bay is on Archelon‘s map of officially recognized Caretta caretta nesting sites. The sea turtles are a living link with Pavlopetri. They were swimming and nesting in Vatika Bay in 3,000 BCE before Pavlopetri sank into the sea — and now they swim over the foundations of Pavlopetri’s buildings, courtyards, streets, and graves.

Read the announcement here (in Greek).