1915 During the First World War, French troops camped in the area. French officers were so impressed by the excellent quality of the water that they set up the first rudimentary bottling plant. The water bottled there ended up in the glasses of the French Senior Officers, while...
1900 The first houses began to appear near the spring. These were the first inhabitants of the area and they were the ones who laid the foundations for the later settlement “Souroti”....
345 BC Local legends say that the nobles preferred the spring’s refreshing water for their banquets; it is even said that Alexander the Great himself often visited the spring of Souroti for its precious water. The uniqueness of the same water is today recognized throughout Greece...
