Synaxis, the shortest passage to Samothrace

In the seaside archeological site, the ruins of an early Christian temple of the Justinian period (mid-6th century AD) have come to light. It belongs to the type of three-aisled basilica with a transept. It was partly built using architectural marble parts from a Roman building of the 2nd century AD. In the 9th and 10th centuries, a monastery was built on the site of the basilica and remained in operation until the middle of the 13th century. A building of antiquity with many rooms has been found on the site, which is thought to have been a guest house.

Perhaps pilgrims travelling to the Sanctuary of the Great Gods of Samothrace stayed there. Archaeologists came to this hypothesis as the Synaxis is located opposite Samothrace and is the shortest passage to the island.