Homer called the Paleo (Old) Trikeri "Kikynithos". It is said to have been inhabited since the Stone Age era. In fact, tradition says that Jason's Argo was also involved here in order to be maintained by its sailors, so that he could continue his long journey to Colchis.

 

The inhabitants lived here until the terrible earthquakes of the 6th century AD, when they moved to the slopes of Theriakontas. However, they could not rest there either, since in the late medieval years the island suffered a lot from pirates. This was the reason why the island was abandoned and its inhabitants crossed to the opposite mainland and built the new Trikeri, which offered them more security. Paleo Trikeri was a place of exile for women during the civil war.

Paleo Trikeri is an islet and settlement of the prefecture of Magnesia and is located at the entrance of the Pagasitic Gulf. It has an area of ​​2.5 km² and population according to the 2001 census, 86 inhabitants. Administratively it belongs to the community of Trikeri. To the north is the small islet of Pythos.

MORPHOLOGY

The climate of the island is temperate Mediterranean with an average temperature of 17^o -27^o C.