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Poros island, Aerial Trip

A magical aerial trip to Poros Island, Greece | Ένα μαγικό εναέριο ταξίδι στον Πόρο. 
Poros is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf. The town of Poros, with its neoclassical edifices, is built amphitheatrically on the slopes of a hill. Its most famous landmark is a clock tower, built in 1927. Poros had an important role during the Greek Revolution in 1821, due to its strategic position. The Greek revolutionary leaders, often met in Poros in to discuss and plan their future actions. The first Greek naval base was established in Poros in 1828 and remained there until 1878. In September 1828, the ambassadors of England, France and Russia met in Poros with Ioannis Kapodistrias in order to determine the borders of the future Greek state, which was established two years later, in 1830 .