The petrified palm which is a rare natural monument located in the coastal zone of St. Nicholas, included in the Atlas of Geological Monuments of the Aegean and requires strong support today with a place on the Network of Geoparks in Europe.
In coastal locations Agia Marina, Crow and Spark, the petrified witnesses of a distant past hold the secrets and codes of their time.
According to a study by Professor Evangelos Velitzelos, Director of Historical Geology - Paleontology EP Athens University, the fossiliferous sites of St. Nicholas findings are unique in Europe and priceless scientific importance.
