Eight Greek cities are included in Europe’s 16 oldest, according to Telegraph.
Argos, Athens, Chania, Patra, Trikala, Thiva, Chalkida and Mytilini are among the are among the continent’s 16 oldest cities which have been continuously inhabited.
The British newspaper notes that “while many of the world’s oldest cities, settled around the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East, are off-limits to travellers at present, Europe’s most ancient settlements are very much open to visitors. These are the continent’s 16 oldest continually inhabited.”
16. Yerevan, Armenia
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 782 BC
15. Zadar, Croatia
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 900 BC
14. Mtskheta, Georgia
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 1.000 BC
13. Cádiz, Spain
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 1.100 BC
12. Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 1.100 BC
11. Lisbon, Portugal
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 1.200 BC
10. Chalcis, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 1.300 BC
9. Larnaca, Cyprus
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 1.300 BC
8. Kutaisi, Georgia
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 2.000 BC
7. Thebes, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 3.000 BC
6. Trikala, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 3.000 BC
5. Patra, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 3.500 BC
4. Chania, Crete
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 4.000 BC
3. Plovdiv, Bulgaria
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 4.000 BC
2. Athens, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 5.000 BC
1. Argos, Greece
When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 5.000 BC
