We missed the road to the Aqueducts. It was a most unassuming dirt road that took off from the main road. We backtracked and off we went following Miss GPS and hoping we were not off on a wild goose chase. I saw so many olive groves. We saw beehives! It felt like the Greece you see in movies with the small farms and houses along the way.
We were able to watch as men put forms in place to keep the arch supported. They are restoring the aqueduct slowly. Nothing seems to go fast in Greece but the motor scooters.
This Roman aqueduct is near Moria where we saw the refugee camp that had burned down. A few facts: the quality building were not equaled until many years later. It was built in the last 2nd Century. Its carrying capacity of water is thought to be 127,000 cubic meters or 33,549,850 gallons.
It is approximately 14 miles long and is supported by gravity and incline.
It took water from Lake Megali Limni to Mytilene and is made of large blocks of grey marble.
Some of the conduit were used to provide public fountains to drink from and for Greek baths.
It was pretty amazing to think how old these columns are. It was a nice diversion from seeing the camps and thinking of the hard conditions so many are experiencing.
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