Directly across AKS Hinitsa Bay Hotel and the amazing beach at Hinitsa bay lies a beautiful and untouched island, Hinitsa itself, whose history reaches all the way back to antiquity. It was called Alioussa back then and was already mentioned in the second century AD by Pausanias himself as a haven for the boats and the fishermen of the area.
Alioussa or Hinitsa (a name which is probably derived from the ancient one) can be found quite often in the history of Greece and the Mediterranean. It is reasonable to assume that it had a part in the constructions and process of Tyrian purple, which was famously made by the inhabitants of Alieis, a settlement that used to be where Porto Heli is now and which flourished during the centuries before the coming of Christ. Hinitsa also appears in history along with the Slavic raids during the sixth century AD, while it was used as a naval station, during the course of the fleet of the Byzantine Emperor Constantos II, towards Sicily.
Today Hinitsa is a small island that you can visit if you have a boat and want to explore an uninhabited place. The waters are crystal clear but there are obviously no organized beaches. Do not worry, however. Just across there is the Hinitsa bay beach, the best beache in Argolida.
Peloponnese Hotels – AKS Hinitsa Bay
