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Editorial áðü ôïí ÓùôÞñç ÐáñáóêåõÜ / by Sotiris Paraskevas Intro áðü ôïí ÃéÜííç Áðïóôïëßäç / by Yiannis Apostolidis 013 Focus 010 012

ÃéÜííçò Ãåùñãáêüò, äÞìáñ÷ïò Äéóôüìïõ-ÁñÜ÷ùâáò-Áíôßêõñáò Giannis Georgakos, Mayor of Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra ¸ëåíá ÊïõíôïõñÜ, áí. Õðïõñãüò Ôïõñéóìïý Elena Kountoura, Minister of Tourism 2ç ÃéïñôÞ ¸íáñîçò ×åéìåñéíÞò Ðåñéüäïõ 2nd celebration of the beginning of the winter season

Cover photo Arachova, main street Photorgapher Vagelis Pikoulas

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H ÐÏËÇ ÔÇÓ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁÓ / THE TOWN OF ARACHOVA

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ÐáíçãõñÜêé / The festival “Panigyraki” Méá ìáôéÜ óôçí Éóôïñßá / A glance in History H MÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò / The Battle of Arachova ÐÜó÷á óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá / Easter in Arachova Ôá õöáíôÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò / The handwoven fabrics of Arachova O äÜóêáëïò Çëßáò ËéÜêïò / Ilias Liakos, the teacher of Arachova Ç Áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò / Arachova’s Architecture ÖùôïãñáöéêÞ ÏìÜäá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò / Photo Team of Arachova ËéâÜäé / Livadi Êùñýêåéï ¢íôñï / Corycian Cave Ëßìíç Ðéíéãïýñá / Pinigoura Lake

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×ÉÏÍÏÄÑÏÌÉÊÏ ÊÅÍÔÑÏ ÐÁÑÍÁÓÓÏÕ PARNASSOS SKI CENTER

Ðåæïðïñßá / Hiking Áëåîßðôùôï ÐëáãéÜò / Paragliding 086 Ç “äéêÞ” ìïõ ÁñÜ÷ùâá / “Ìy” Arachova 080 084

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE GOOD LIFE IN ARACHOVA HOTELS FOOD DRINK BEAUTY SHOPPING ÊÏÍÔÉÍÅÓ ÅÎÏÑÌÇÓÅÉÓ / NEARBY EXCURSIONS ¸íá ìåãÜëï ïäïéðïñéêü óôéò ðåñéï÷Ýò ãýñù áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá Having Arachova as base, we will make a journey to the surrounding regions

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ËÉÂÁÄÅÉÁ / LEVADIA ÄÅËÖÏÉ / DELPHI ÉÔÅÁ / ÉÔÅÁ ÐÏËÕÄÑÏÓÏÓ / POLYDROSOS ÁÌÖÉÓÓÁ / AMFISSA ×ÑÉÓÓÏ / CHRISSO ÃÁËÁÎÉÄÉ / GALAXIDI ÄÉÓÔÏÌÏ / DISTOMO ÌÏÍÇ ÏÓÉÏÕ ËÏÕÊÁ / OSIOS LOUKAS MON. ÁÍÔÉÊÕÑÁ / ANTIKYRA ÁÓÐÑÁ ÓÐÉÔÉÁ / ASPRA SPITIA ÅËÉÊÙÍÁÓ / ELIKONAS ÁÃÏÑÉÁÍÇ / AGORIANI

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TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH Dora Evangelinaki

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editorial ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ Åêäüôçò ôïõ DISCOVER ARACHOVA (info@entosvolos.gr)

¢ëëïò áÝñáò... Äåýôåñç ÷ñïíéÜ óôï “ìåãÜëï ÷ùñéü” êáé üðïõ íÜíáé êëåßíù ôñßìçíï ðáñïõóßáò. Èá ìïõ ðåßôå “ôé êÜíåéò ôüóï êáéñü åäþ, åêôüò áð’ ôï íá öôéÜ÷íåéò ôï ðåñéïäéêü;”... áì åäþ åßíáé ç íÝá ìïõ áíáêÜëõøç! Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé Ýíáò ôüðïò ðïõ ìðïñåßò êÜëëéóôá íá åãêáôáóôáèåßò. Íá äïõëÝøåéò, íá äéáóêåäÜóåéò, íá êïéíùíéêïðïéçèåßò, íá ÷áëáñþóåéò, íá óêåöôåßò... íá æÞóåéò óáí Üíèñùðïò, âñå áäåëöÝ. Êáé í’ áíáðíÝåéò áõôüí ôïí æùïãüíï áÝñá ðïõ èÝëåéò äå èÝëåéò óïõ áëëÜæåé ôç äéÜèåóç. Ìéá ðüëç óå ìéêñïãñáößá êáé ìå Ýíá ìïíáäéêü ðëåïíÝêôçìá: åßíáé ðüëïò Ýëîçò ÷éëéÜäùí åðéóêåðôþí, ïðüôå, áí óïõ ëåßøïõí ïé ößëïé óïõ óôç “ìåãáëïýðïëç”, äåí õðÜñ÷åé ðñüâëçìá, èÜñèïõí áõôïß åäþ! ¢óå, ðïõ, ç ßäéá ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá áëëÜæåé óõíå÷þò. ÍÝåò åðé÷åéñÞóåéò, íÝïé Üíèñùðïé, Ýíá äéáñêÝò “åóùôåñéêü lifting” ðïõ äå óå êÜíåé íá âáñéÝóáé. Åêåßíï ðïõ äåí áëëÜæåé, êáé åõôõ÷þò äçëáäÞ, åßíáé ç ðáñáäïóéáêÞ öõóéïãíùìßá ôçò, ðïõ ôç âëÝðåéò ðáíôïý: óôá óðßôéá ôçò, ðåñðáôþíôáò óôá ðáíÝìïñöá êáëíôåñßìéá ôçò, óôéò óõíÞèåéÝò ôùí êáôïßêùí, ïé ïðïßïé åõëáâéêÜ êáé áäéÜëåéðôá, áðü ôá âÜèç ôùí áéþíùí ôéìïýí êáé óÝâïíôáé ôéò ñßæåò, êáé ôéò ðáñáäüóåéò ôïõò. Äåí õðÜñ÷åé óðéôéêü óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá üðïõ ïé íïéêïêõñáßïé, Üíôñåò êáé ãõíáßêåò íá ìçí Ý÷ïõí ôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò öïñåóéÝò -ðïëëÝò áðü ôéò ïðïßåò åßíáé áõèåíôéêÝò, áðü ôçí ôïõñêïêñáôßá- ôéò ïðïßåò ôéìïýí óôç ìåãÜëç ãéïñôÞ ôïõò, ôï ÐáíçãõñÜêé... Åßíáé ùñáßá ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, üóåò öïñÝò êáé íá Ýñèåéò êáé íá îáíÜñèåéò. ÅéäéêÜ ôï ÷åéìþíá, ðïõ ôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü êÝíôñï Ðáñíáóóïý åßíáé óå áðüóôáóç áíáðíïÞò, êáé áðü öÝôïò, ðëÞñùò áíáâáèìéóìÝíï. Êáé äåí åßíáé ìüíïí áõôÜ. Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá âñßóêåôáé óôçí êáñäéÜ ìéáò ðåñéï÷Þò “áíüèåõôçò” áðü ôçí åðßäñáóç ôïõ ìáæéêïý ôïõñéóìïý. Ïé Äåëöïß, äßðëá, êáé ìå ôá ðüäéá ðÜò, ç ¢ìöéóóá ëßãï ðéï ðÝñá, ôï ßäéï êáé ç Áãüñéáíç êáé ç Ðïëýäñïóïò. Ç ÉôÝá, ôï Ãáëáîßäé êáé ç Áíôßêõñá, ïé “äéÝîïäïé” óôç èÜëáóóá, ãéá üóïõò äåí ìðïñïýí ÷ùñßò ôç èáëáóóéíÞ áýñá. Áêüìá, ç ËéâáäåéÜ, ç ìåãÜëç Ýêðëçîç ìéáò “ðáñåîçãçìÝíçò” ðüëçò -ðïõ äéáèÝôåé Ýíáí õðÝñï÷ï ÷þñï áíáøõ÷Þò, ôçí ÊñýáðëçììõñéóìÝíç áðü ìýèïõò, éóôïñßá, êáé ôá íåñÜ ôçò ¸ñêõíáò ðïõ ôç äñïóßæïõí. Ôï éóôïñéêü Äßóôïìï êáé ïé ìáãåõôéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò óôï Âïõíü ôùí Ìïõóþí, ôïí Åëéêþíá, ôï ðñïóêýíçìá óôï ìïíáóôÞñé ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ, ðïõ ìáæß ìå ôïõò Äåëöïýò áíáäåéêíýïõí ôç ìïíáäéêüôçôá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò óå ïëüêëçñï ôïí êüóìï: äýï ìíçìåßá ðáãêüóìéáò êëçñïíïìéÜò -÷áñáêôçñéóìÝíá áðü ôçí UNESCO- óå ôüóï ìéêñÞ áðüóôáóç ìåôáîý ôïõò... Äåí ìðÞêá óôïí êüðï íá ìéëÞóù ãéá ôïõò “åðþíõìïõò”, ðïõ ôçí ðñïôéìïýí ôï ×åéìþíá, ãéáôß èåùñþ üôé ðëÝïí åßíáé îåðåñáóìÝíï ôÝôïéï åðé÷åßñçìá. Åäþ, äåí õðÜñ÷ïõí ôáìðÝëåò. Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé Ýíá “÷ùíåõôÞñé” åðéóêåðôþí áíåîáñôÞôùò êïéíùíéêïý status... ÊÜíôå ìéá âüëôá êáé èá äéáðéóôþóåôå ìüíïé óáò ôçí áëÞèåéá ãéá üóá åßðá, óáò ôá ëÝåé Ýíáò Üíèñùðïò ðïõ ìéá æùÞ Þôáí “ðáéäß ôçò ðüëçò”. ÊáëÞ áíÜãíùóç! Ó.Ð.

Besides being a popular destination, Arachova is a place where you can settle down as well. Work, have fun, socialize, relax, think, by breathing the life-giving air, which will change your mood, whether you want to or not… What doesn't change, fortunately, is Arachova's traditional physiognomy, which you see everywhere: in its houses, while walking through its beautiful cobbled roads, in the inhabitants' habits, who piously and constantly have been honoring and respecting their roots and traditions for centuries. Arachova is beautiful, no matter how many times you visit and revisit it. Particularly in the winter, when the ski center of Parnassus is at a short distance.

Since this year, it has been fully upgraded.

And it is not just that. Arachova is at the center of an area, which has a lot to exhibit.

Delphi is close by, Amfissa a little further away, as well as Agoriani and Polydrosos.

Itea, Galaxidi and Antikyra are the "ways out" to the sea. In addition, Levadia -which has a magnificent recreation area, Krya-, is flooded with legends and history. Historic Distomo, the pilgrimage to the monastery of Osios Loukas, along with Delphi, highlight the uniqueness of the area to the entire world: two universal heritage monuments -characterized by UNESCO- with such small distance in between…

Visit Arachova, and you are certain to discover its unique beauty yourselves!

Sotiris Paraskevas Editor of Discover Arachova magazine (info@entosvolos.gr)

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Ï Ôïõñéóìüò ìï÷ëüò áíÜðôõîçò ãéá ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ôéò ãýñù ðåñéï÷Ýò ‘Áëëç ìéá ÷ñïíéÜ ðïõ âñßóêïìáé ó’ áõôüí ôïí ôüðï, êáé ôá óõíáéóèÞìáôÜ ìïõ åßíáé ãåìÜôá êáé ü÷é ìüíï áðü ôï ïîõãüíï ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý. Ìðïñåß ç ó÷Ýóç ìïõ ìå ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá íá áñéèìåß 12 ÷ñüíéá, áëëÜ êÜèå öïñÜ ðïõ Ýñ÷ïìáé ó’ áõôü ôï ÷ùñéü íéþèù ôüóï üìïñöá êáé îÝíïéáóôá ðïõ “îå÷íÜù” ôá õðüëïéðá óçìåßá ðïõ ìåãÜëùóá. Áõôü ôï óõíáßóèçìá, ìïõ ôï ìåôáëáìðÜäåõóáí ïé êÜôïéêïé êáé ïé åðé÷åéñçìáôßåò, ðïõ ãíþñéóá êáé ïé ïðïßïé ìå õðïäÝ÷ôçêáí êáé ìå öéëïîÝíçóáí üëá áõôÜ ôá ÷ñüíéá, êÜíïíôáò ìå íá äåèþ ãéá ôá êáëÜ ìå ôïí ôüðï.

ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ Ä/íôÞò Ýêäïóçò & åìðïñéêÞò áíÜðôõîçò ôïõ DISCOVER ARACHOVA (johnnypress@hotmail.com)

This is the twelfth year that I find myself in this place, which fills me with beautiful feelings, which were disseminated to me by the inhabitants and the businessmen with whom I became acquainted, and who welcomed me and hosted me all these years, making me bond well with the place.

Last year was the year that Sotiris Paraskevas and I issued our first magazine in Arachova, which was loved by inhabitants and visitors, not only of Arachova, but also of neighboring areas. Therefore, we returned, with our suitcases filled with dreams, for a second issue that will make the difference, and we started. In this second issue, which I am proud of, we increased our material very much, also including, besides Arachova, big tributes to Levadia, Distomo, Antikyra, Aspra Spitia, Kyriaki, Amfissa, Itea, Delphi, Chrisso, Galaxidi, Agoriani, and Polydroso.

We want the people who come here to get to know the beauty of the entire area as a whole, because this is the only way that they will come again and again.

I hope that you will not just browse the magazine, but that you will read it carefully, in order to get acquainted with the history, the tradition, and, of course, the sites of this place. Be certain that you will obtain every piece of information that will be useful to you!

Yiannis Apostolidis Director of publication & commercial development, of Discover Arachova magazine (johnnypress@hotmail.com)

ÐÝñóé, Þôáí ç ÷ñïíéÜ ðïõ ìáæß ìå ôïí ÓùôÞñç ÐáñáóêåõÜ åêäþóáìå ôï ðñþôï ìáò ðåñéïäéêü óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Êáé Þôáí ïé ßäéïé åðé÷åéñçìáôßåò ïé ïðïßïé ìÜò ðáñüôñõíáí íá óõíå÷ßóïõìå. ¹ñèáìå ëïéðüí êáé ìå ãåìÜôåò ôéò âáëßôóåò ìáò ìå üíåéñá, ãéá Ýíá äåýôåñï ôåý÷ïò ðïõ èá êÜíåé ôç äéáöïñÜ, îåêéíÞóáìå. Ôï ðåñéïäéêü ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êõêëïöüñçóå óå êÜèå ãùíéÜ ôçò Âïéùôßáò, Öùêßäáò êáé Öèéþôéäáò êáé Ýêáíå áìÝóùò áéóèçôÞ ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ óå íôüðéïõò êáé åðéóêÝðôåò. ÐáñÜëëçëá, âñßóêïíôáí óå ðïëëÜ óçìåßá ôçò ÁèÞíáò êáé Èåóóáëïíßêçò, åíþ ôï êáëïêáßñé óôç ÓêéÜèï êáé ôç Óêüðåëï (íçóéÜ óôá ïðïßá êáé åêåß åêäßäïõìå ðåñéïäéêÜ), ïé êÜôïéêïé êáé ïé ôïõñßóôåò åß÷áí ôçí åõêáéñßá íá ãíùñßóïõí ôçí åõñýôåñç ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, áðü ðñþôï ÷Ýñé. Óå ãåíéêÝò ãñáììÝò ôï DISCOVER ARACHOVA ðñùôáãùíßóôçóå ó’ áõôÝò ôéò ðåñéï÷Ýò êáé ðÜñá ðïëëÜ site, ðåñéïäéêÜ êáé åöçìåñßäåò ìßëçóáí ãéá ôçí áîßá ôïõ êáé åêöñÜóôçêáí ìå ôá êïëáêåõôéêüôåñá ëüãéá. ÅéëéêñéíÜ áðü ôá âÜèç ôçò êáñäéÜò ìïõ óáò åõ÷áñéóôþ ãéá ôçí áãÜðç óáò áëëÜ êáé ãéá ôá ó÷üëéá êáé ôéò õðïäåßîåéò ðïõ ìáò êÜíáôå. Íá îÝñåôå üôé ôá Ý÷ïõìå ëÜâåé üëá õðüøç ìáò, ãéáôß óêïðüò ìáò åßíáé íá äßíïõìå êÜèå öïñÜ Ýíá Üñôéï, áðü êÜèå ðëåõñÜ, áðïôÝëåóìá. ÐåðïßèçóÞ ìáò åßíáé üôé óôïõò äýóêïëïõò êáéñïýò ðïõ ðåñíÜìå, ï Ôïõñéóìüò åßíáé ç ëýóç. Êáé ðñïò áõôü ôï óêïðü, ç ïñãÜíùóç, ïé ìåèïäåõìÝíåò êéíÞóåéò êáé ðñï ðÜíôùí ç óõíåñãáóßá áíÜìåóá óå öïñåßò êáé óå åðáããåëìáôßåò ïëüêëçñçò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò, áðü ôï Ãáëáîßäé ìÝ÷ñé ôçí ¢ìöéóóá, ôç ËéâáäåéÜ êáé ôï Ðïëýäñïóï, åßíáé âÝâáéï üôé èá áðïäþóïõí êáñðïýò. Óå áõôü ôï äåýôåñï ôåý÷ïò ìáò, ãéá ôï ïðïßï åßìáé ðåñÞöáíïò, ìåãáëþóáìå êáôÜ ðïëý ôçí ýëç ìáò, óõìðåñéëáìâÜíïíôáò åêôüò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé ìåãÜëá áöéåñþìáôá óå ËéâáäåéÜ, Äßóôïìï, Áíôßêõñá, ¢óðñá Óðßôéá, ÊõñéÜêé, ¢ìöéóóá, ÉôÝá, Äåëöïýò, ×ñéóóü, Ãáëáîßäé, Áãüñéáíç, Ðïëýäñïóï. ÈÝëïõìå ï êüóìïò ðïõ Ýñ÷åôáé íá ãíùñßóåé ôçí ïìïñöéÜ ïëüêëçñçò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò óáí óýíïëï ãéáôß ìüíï Ýôóé èá Ýñèåé êáé èá îáíÜñèåé. Åëðßæù ü÷é ìüíï íá ôï îåöõëßóóåôå, áëëÜ íá ôï äéáâÜóåôå ðñïóåêôéêÜ, ãéá íá ãíùñßóåôå ôçí éóôïñßá, ôçí ðáñÜäïóç êáé âÝâáéá ôá áîéïèÝáôá, áõôïý ôïõ ôüðïõ. Íá åßóôå âÝâáéïé üôé èá ðÜñåôå êÜèå ðëçñïöïñßá, ðïõ èá óáò åßíáé ÷ñÞóéìç!

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Ðïéïôéêüò ôáîéäéùôéêüò ðñïïñéóìüò ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁ -ÄÉÓÔÏÌÏ - ÁÍÔÉÊÕÑÁ

Óáò êáëùóïñßæïõìå êáé öÝôïò óå áõôüí ôïí ìïíáäéêÜ ðñïéêéóìÝíï ôüðï ìå ôçí áóôåßñåõôç öõóéêÞ ïìïñöéÜ êáé ôçí ðëïýóéá éóôïñßá ôïõ.

Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ôï Äßóôïìï êáé ç Áíôßêõñá, ùò “óõãêïéíùíïýíôá äï÷åßá” ìðïñïýí íá ðñïóöÝñïõí óôïí åðéóêÝðôç åéêüíåò êáé óõíáéóèÞìáôá, ðïõ äåí èá âñåé êáíåßò óõãêåíôñùìÝíá óå Üëëåò ðåñéï÷Ýò. Óå ìéá äýóêïëç ãéá ôç ÷þñá ìáò ÷ñïíéêÞ óõãêõñßá, áõôÜ ìáò ôá ðëåïíåêôÞìáôá ìðïñïýí êáé ëåéôïõñãïýí ùò áíôßâáñï ü÷é ìüíï êñáôþíôáò ôïí áñéèìü ôùí åðéóêåðôþí, áëëÜ ðáñÜëëçëá åðáõîÜíïíôÜò ôïí, áöïý ôï êáëïêáßñé ðïõ ìáò ðÝñáóå åíéó÷ýèçêå óçìáíôéêÜ êáé ï áñéèìüò ôùí áëëïäáðþí åðéóêåðôþí. Óå áõôü óõíåôÝëåóáí óçìáíôéêÜ ïé åíÝñãåéåò ôçò äçìïôéêÞò áñ÷Þò þóôå íá äéáìïñöùèïýí åõÝëéêôá ðáêÝôá, ðïõ êáôçýèçíáí ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò óôá ðïëëÜ êáé Üñôéá îåíïäï÷åßá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò.

ÃéÜííçò Ãåùñãáêüò ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Äéóôüìïõ-ÁñÜ÷ùâáò-Áíôßêõñáò

Quality travel destination We welcome you again this year to this uniquely gifted place with its endless natural beauty and rich history.

Arachova, Distomo and Antikyra, can, like "communicating vessels", offer to the visitors, pictures and emotions that one will find gathered in other areas.

During a difficult moment in time for our country, these advantages can operate, and they do, as counterbalance, not only by maintaining the number of visitors, but, at the same time, by increasing it, since last summer the number of foreign visitors was significantly increased. The actions of the municipal authority contributed significantly to this, in order to create flexible packages, which directed the visitors to the many excellent hotels of the area.

Our perspective is to develop and enrich alternative tourism forms, as well as extend the tourism period. Our municipality has all the qualifications in order to achieve this. Customs, such as the Panigyraki, the Battle of Arachova, the celebration of Easter, which are considered to be unique in Greece; historical landmarks, such as the Nazis Museum and the Mausoleum at Distomo, the monastery of Osios Loukas, Antikyra with its beaches… And we should not forget the dozens of hiking routes and climbing at Parnassus, the sports actions -such as the cycling round- which take place, and many others.

We design flexible schedules in order to bring people, during all the seasons of the year, and not just in winter, when they come anyway, mainly because of the ski center, which, it should be noted, since this year has improved even more its infrastructures, continuing last year's upgrades. There are also the forward-looking plans, such as the excavation of the central road that crosses Arachova, the restoration of the Pinigoura lake, Livadi etc., which are still included in our aims.

I would also like to congratulate all the contributors of the DISCOVER ARACHOVA magazine, because they indeed submit their credentials, with the pluralism and validity of the magazine's material, which constitutes a printed representation for Arachova and the surrounding areas.

Giannis Georgakos, Mayor of Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra

ÐñïïðôéêÞ ìáò åßíáé ç áíÜðôõîç êáé ï åìðëïõôéóìüò ôùí åíáëëáêôéêþí ìïñöþí ôïõñéóìïý êáèþò êáé ç åðéìÞêõíóç ôçò ôïõñéóôéêÞò ðåñéüäïõ. Ï äÞìïò ìáò, Ý÷åé üëá ôá ðñïóüíôá ãéá íá ôï êáôáöÝñåé áõôü. ¸èéìá, üðùò ôï ÐáíçãõñÜêé, ç ÌÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ï åïñôáóìüò ôïõ ÐÜó÷á, ðïõ èåùñïýíôáé ìïíáäéêÜ óôçí ÅëëÜäá, óçìåßá éóôïñéêÞò áíáöïñÜò üðùò ôï Ìïõóåßï íáæéóìïý êáé ôï Ìáõóùëåßï óôï Äßóôïìï, ôï ìïíáóôÞñé ôïõ ¼óéïõ ËïõêÜ, ç Áíôßêõñá ìå ôéò ðáñáëßåò ôçò... Êáé ìçí îå÷íÜìå ôéò äåêÜäåò ðåæïðïñéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò êáé ôéò áíáññé÷Þóåéò óôïí Ðáñíáóóü, ôéò áèëçôéêÝò äñÜóåéò üðùò ï ðïäçëáôéêüò ãýñïò- ðïõ ëáìâÜíïõí ÷þñá, êáé ôüóåò Üëëåò. Ó÷åäéÜæïõìå åõÝëéêôá ðñïãñÜììáôá ãéá íá öÝñïõìå êüóìï, üëåò ôéò åðï÷Ýò ôïõ Ýôïõò êáé ü÷é ìüíï ôï ÷åéìþíá, ðïõ Ýñ÷ïíôáé ïýôùò Þ Üëëùò, êõñßùò ëüãù ôïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý êÝíôñïõ, ôï ïðïßï íá óçìåéùèåß áðü öÝôïò Ý÷åé âåëôéþóåé áêüìç ðåñéóóüôåñï ôéò õðïäïìÝò ôïõ, óõíå÷ßæïíôáò ôéò ðåñóéíÝò ôïõ áíáâáèìßóåéò. ÕðÜñ÷ïõí áêüìç ôá ìáêñüðíïá ó÷Ýäéá ãéá ôç âåëôßùóç ôùí õðïäïìþí, üðùò ç õðïãåßùóç ôïõ êåíôñéêïý äñüìïõ ðïõ äéáó÷ßæåé ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ç áðïêáôÜóôáóç ôçò ëßìíçò Ðéíéãïýñáò, óôï ËéâÜäé ê.Ü., ôá ïðïßá åßíáé áêüìç ìÝóá óôïõò óôü÷ïõò ìáò. Èá Þèåëá, åðßóçò, íá óõã÷áñþ üëïõò ôïõò óõíôåëåóôÝò ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý DISCOVER ARACHOVA, ãéáôß ðñáãìáôéêÜ êáôáèÝôïõí ôá äéáðéóôåõôÞñéá ôïõò, ìå ôïí ðëïõñáñéóìü êáé ôçí åãêõñüôçôá ôçò ýëçò ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý, ðïõ áðïôåëåß ôçí Ýíôõðç åêðñïóþðçóç ãéá ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ôéò ãýñù ðåñéï÷Ýò.

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Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, éäéáßôåñá äçìïöéëÞò óôïõò ¸ëëçíåò, ìðïñåß íá áðïôåëÝóåé êïñõöáßá åðéëïãÞ êáé ãéá åðéóêÝðôåò áðü ôï åîùôåñéêü

´Åëåíá ÊïõíôïõñÜ Ç áí. õðïõñãüò Oéêïíïìßáò ÁíÜðôõîçò êáé Ôïõñéóìïý, ÷áéñåôßæåé ôçí Ýêäïóç ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý DISCOVER ARACHOVA êáé ìéëÜ ãéá ôï åèíéêü ó÷Ýäéï ðïõ óôï÷åýåé óôçí êáèéÝñùóç ôçò ÅëëÜäáò óôïõò ðÝíôå äçìïöéëÝóôåñïõò ðáãêüóìéïõò ðñïïñéóìïýò

Ôï 2015 Þôáí ç êáëýôåñç ÷ñïíéÜ ôïõ åëëçíéêïý ôïõñéóìïý. Ìå ñåêüñ óôéò áößîåéò êáé ôá Ýóïäá, åßíáé îåêÜèáñï ðëÝïí üôé ç íÝá ìáò óôñáôçãéêÞ óôïí ôïõñéóìü Ý÷åé áñ÷ßóåé êáé áðïäßäåé. ÎåêéíÞóáìå ìå óôï÷åõìÝíåò äñÜóåéò êáé Þäç ðåôý÷áìå íá äéåõñýíïõìå ôçí ôïõñéóôéêÞ ìáò ðåñßïäï êáé íá áíïßîïõìå íÝåò áãïñÝò-óôü÷ïõò ôïõ åîùôåñéêïý. Ðñïùèïýìå ìåèïäéêÜ óôçí áíÜðôõîç èåìáôéêþí êáé åíáëëáêôéêþí ìïñöþí ôïõñéóìïý. Åíéó÷ýóáìå êáé åíôåßíïõìå ôç óõíåñãáóßá ìáò ìå ôéò ðåñéöÝñåéåò, ôïõò ôïðéêïýò öïñåßò êáé ôïí éäéùôéêü ôïìÝá. Ðñï÷ùñïýìå áêüìç óôçí êùäéêïðïßçóç ôçò ôïõñéóôéêÞò íïìïèåóßáò ìå ðáñÜëëçëç åíäõíÜìùóç ôùí äïìþí ôïõ õðïõñãåßïõ. Äçìéïõñãïýìå ôéò óõíèÞêåò ãéá ôçí óôÞñéîç ôçò åðé÷åéñçìáôéêüôçôáò êáé ôùí åðåíäýóåùí. Ìå éäéáßôåñç éêáíïðïßçóç êáé ìå áêüìç ìåãáëýôåñï áßóèçìá åõèýíçò èá óõíå÷ßóïõìå êáé ìÝóá óôç íÝá ÷ñïíéÜ íá åöáñìüæïõìå ôï åèíéêü ìáò ó÷Ýäéï ìå ïñßæïíôá ôåôñáåôßáò êáé ìå óôü÷ï ç ÅëëÜäá íá êáèéåñùèåß óôïõò ðÝíôå äçìïöéëÝóôåñïõò ðáãêüóìéïõò ðñïïñéóìïýò. Ðñïùèïýìå íÝïõò ðñïïñéóìïýò óå üëç ôçí ÅëëÜäá ðïõ äéáèÝôïõí õøçëÞò ðïéüôçôáò õðïäïìÝò öéëïîåíßáò êáé áðßèáíá ôïðßá ðïõ ðñïóöÝñïíôáé ãéá Ýíá ìåãÜëï åýñïò äñáóôçñéïôÞôùí óôçí öýóç. Ãéá ðáñÜäåéãìá, ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, éäéáßôåñá äçìïöéëÞò óôïõò ¸ëëçíåò, ìðïñåß íá áðïôåëÝóåé êïñõöáßá åðéëïãÞ êáé ãéá åðéóêÝðôåò áðü ôï åîùôåñéêü ðïõ èá Ý÷ïõí ôçí åõêáéñßá íá êÜíïõí óêé óôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü êÝíôñï Ðáñíáóóïý êáé íá ãíùñßóïõí ôçí ïìïñöéÜ ôïõ âïõíïý, íá åðéóêåöèïýí ôïí áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ÷þñï ôùí Äåëöþí áëëÜ êáé íá áíáêáëýøïõí ôçí ïìïñöéÜ êïíôéíþí ðáñáèáëÜóóéùí ðñïïñéóìþí, üðùò ç ÉôÝá ìå ôéò ãåõóôéêÝò èáëáóóéíÝò ðñïôÜóåéò, ç Áíôßêõñá êáé öõóéêÜ ôï ãñáöéêü Ãáëáîßäé. Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé Ýíáò ðáñáäïóéáêüò êáé ôáõôü÷ñïíá êïóìïðïëßôéêïò ðñïïñéóìüò ðïõ ðñïóöÝñåé ôá ðÜíôá: lifestyle äéáêïðÝò êáé äéáóêÝäáóç, óôéãìÝò ÷áëÜñùóçò, áðïäñÜóåéò óôç öýóç, õðåñóýã÷ñïíç áãïñÜ, ãáóôñïíïìßá êáé ôïðéêÜ ðñïúüíôá. Êáëýðôåé ôéò ôáîéäéùôéêÝò áðáéôÞóåéò ãéá ïéêïãåíåéáêÝò äéáêïðÝò, ãéá äéáêïðÝò ôñßôçò çëéêßáò, æåõãáñéþí êáé íÝùí. Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ìå ôçí ðïëõèåìáôéêüôçôá ôïõ ðñïúüíôïò ðïõ ðñïóöÝñåé, åßíáé êáé ìðïñåß íá áðïôåëÝóåé ðñüôõðï ãéá ôçí ðñïóÝëêõóç åðéóêåðôþí êáé ôéò ôÝóóåñéò åðï÷Ýò ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ, ðïõ åßíáé êáé ï óôü÷ïò ìáò ãéá üëïõò ôïõò äçìïöéëåßò êáé íÝïõò ðñïïñéóìïýò ôçò ÅëëÜäáò. Ï äùäåêÜìçíïò ôïõñéóìüò åßíáé âáóéêüò ìï÷ëüò ãéá ôçí ïéêïíïìéêÞ êáé êïéíùíéêÞ áíÜðôõîç ôçò ÷þñáò. Åîáóöáëßæåé ôç óõíå÷éæüìåíç ëåéôïõñãßá åðé÷åéñÞóåùí êáé ôçí áðáó÷üëçóç, äçìéïõñãåß íÝåò ðçãÝò åéóïäÞìáôïò, êéíçôïðïéåß åðåíäýóåéò ðñïóôéèÝìåíçò áîßáò êáé ðïéüôçôáò, êáé âåëôéþíåé ôï åðßðåäï êáé ôçí ðïéüôçôá æùÞò ôùí êáôïßêùí, åéäéêÜ óôéò ëéãüôåñï áíåðôõãìÝíåò êáé ðéï áðïìáêñõóìÝíåò ðåñéï÷Ýò ôçò ÅëëÜäáò. Åðéäéþêïõìå ìÝóá áðü ôçí óôñáôçãéêÞ ìáò, íá êéíçôïðïéÞóïõìå ôï óýíïëï ôùí äçìéïõñãéêþí äõíÜìåùí ôïõ ôïõñéóìïý, ðáëáéþí êáé íÝùí þóôå íá óõíèÝóïõí Ýíá ïëïêëçñùìÝíï êáé åìðëïõôéóìÝíï ôïõñéóôéêü ðñïúüí, éó÷õñÜ áíôáãùíéóôéêü óôç äéåèíÞ áãïñÜ. Ìå 20% óõìâïëÞ óôï ÁÅÐ êáé ìå ðåñßðïõ 1 åêáô. èÝóåéò åñãáóßáò Üìåóåò êáé Ýììåóåò, äçìéïõñãïýìå óõíèÞêåò éó÷õñÞò áíÜðôõîçò, äéüôé ï ôïõñéóìüò åßíáé ç ðéï äçìéïõñãéêÞ äýíáìç ôçò ïéêïíïìßáò, ôçò êïéíùíßáò, ôçò ÷þñáò ìáò.

Elena Kountoura The deputy Minister of Finance, Development and Tourism welcomes the publication of DISCOVER ARACHOVA magazine, and talks about the national program that aims at the inclusion of Greece within the five most popular global destinations.

"2015 was the best year of Greek tourism. With a record in arrivals and revenues, it is now clear that our new strategy in tourism has started paying back. We began with aimed actions, and have already succeeded in extending our tourism period, and in opening new markets-targets abroad. We methodically promote the development of thematic and alternative forms of tourism. We enforce and intensify our collaboration with the regions, the local authorities and the private sector. We also proceed with the codification of tourism law with the parallel empowerment of the Ministry's structures. We create the conditions for the support of entrepreneurship and investments.

With particular satisfaction, and with an even greater sense of responsibility, we will continue, in the new year, to apply our national program with a four-year horizon, and with the aim of Greece being included in the five most popular global destinations.

We promote new destinations all over Greece, which have high quality accommodation infrastructures and magnificent landscapes, which are offered for a wide scope of activities in nature.

For example, Arachova, which is particularly popular to Greeks, may also constitute a top choice for visitors from abroad, who will have the opportunity to ski at the Parnassus ski center, and get to know the beauty of the mountain, to visit the archaeological site of Delphi, as well as to discover the beauty of nearby seaside destinations, such as Itea with its tasteful seafood proposals, Antikyra, and, of course, picturesque Galaxidi.

Arachova is a traditional and, at the same time, cosmopolitan destination, which offers everything: lifestyle vacations and entertainment, moments of relaxation, escapes to nature, an extremely modern market, gastronomy and local products. It covers the travel requirements for family vacations, as well as vacations for elderly people, couples and youngsters.

With the multidisciplinarity of the product that it offers, Arachova is and may constitute a standard to attract visitors during all four seasons of the year, which is also our aim for all the popular and new destinations of Greece.

Around the year tourism is a basic lever for the financial and social development of the country. It ensures the continuous operation of businesses and employment, it creates new sources of income, it mobilizes investments with additional value and quality, and it improves the level and the quality of life of the inhabitants, particularly in the less developed and more remote areas of Greece.

Through our strategy, we are pursuing to mobilize the entirety of tourism creative forces, old and new, in order to compose an integrated and enriched tourism product, which will be powerfully competitive in the international market.

By contributing 20% to the GDP and with approximately 1 million direct and indirect jobs, we create conditions of powerful development, because tourism is the most creative force of the economy, the society, and our country".

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2ç ÃéïñôÞ ¸íáñîçò ×åéìåñéíÞò Ðåñéüäïõ Ç ÄçìïôéêÞ Åíüôçôá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ðñùôïôýðçóå ðÝñéóõ áíïßãïíôáò ôçí ÷åéìåñéíÞ ðåñßïäï ìå ìéá ìåãÜëç ãéïñôÞ óôçí ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá. ÖÝôïò, ç äåýôåñç ÃéïñôÞ ¸íáñîçò ÷åéìåñéíÞò ðåñéüäïõ åß÷å ìïõóéêü ðñüãñáììá ìå ôïí Êþóôá ÁãÝñç êáé ôçí Êáôåñßíá Åõãåíßêïõ, ëé÷ïõäéÝò ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÜ áñá÷ùâßôéêá ðñïúüíôá, Üöèïíá ðïôÜ, êáé åðßäåéîç ìüäáò áðü ôá êáôáóôÞìáôá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. ÐáñïõóéÜóôñéá ôçò âñáäéÜò, ç ëáìðåñÞ ×ñéóôßíá ÌïõóôÜêá. Ï êüóìïò ôï ö÷áñéóôÞèçêå êáé åõ÷Þèçêå ôï êáëùóüñéóìá ôùí åðéóêåðôþí, ðïõ áíáìÝíåôáé êáé áõôÞ ôç ÷ñïíéÜ íá êáôáêëýóïõí ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá.

2nd celebration of the beginning of the winter season The Municipal Unit of Arachova pioneered last year by opening the winter season with a big celebration at Lakka square. This year, the second Celebration of the Beginning of the winter season included a musical program with Kostas Ageris and Katerina Evgenikou, delicacies with traditional products from Arachova, many drinks and a fashion show by the stores of Arachova. The night's host was radiant Christina Moustaka. People enjoyed themselves, and wished for the welcoming of guests, who are expected to overwhelm Arachova this year too.

Ï åðé÷åéñçìáôßáò ÌçíÜò Êüêêïñçò, ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò ÃéÜííçò Ãåùñãáêüò êáé ï ðñüåäñïò ôçò Êïéíùöåëïýò ÃéÜííçò Óýñïò, ðëáéóéþíïõí ôçí ðáñïõóéÜóôñéá ×ñéóôßíá ÌïõóôÜêá. / Photos: Ê. Êatsimpas

Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá óå Ýíá âéâëßï! Ìßá ðïëõôåëÞò óõëëåêôéêÞ Ýêäïóç ãéá íá ãíùñßóåôå ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ôçò óôï ðÝñáóìá ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ ¸íá ðáíÝìïñöï âéâëßï, ðëÞñùò åðéêáéñïðïéçìÝíï, Þñèå íá ðñïóèÝóåé áêüìç Ýíá èçóáõñü óôï ðëïýóéï óõããñáöéêü Ýñãï ãéá ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. ¸íá ðüíçìá ÷ñüíùí, ðïõ ìå ìåñÜêé êáé ðåñßóóåéá áãÜðç ãéá ôïí ôüðï ôïõò ðñïåôïßìáóáí êáé ðáñÝäùóáí êëçñïäüôçìá ãéá ôéò åðüìåíåò ãåíéÝò, ôá ìÝëç ôçò åêäïôéêÞò - ðíåõìáôéêÞò ïìÜäáò “ÅÊÖÑÁÓÇ”, åðéóôÞìïíåò, óõããñáöåßò êáé öùôïãñÜöïé. Ôçí åðéìÝëåéá ôïõ åã÷åéñÞìáôïò áíÝëáâå ìå åðéôõ÷ßá ï Áñá÷ùâßôçò êáñäéïëüãïò Ãéþñãïò ÊáóôáíÜò. Óôéò 370 óåëßäåò ôïõ âéâëßïõ, ðïõ äåí ðñÝðåé íá ëåßðåé áðü êáìéÜ âéâëéïèÞêç, ðåñéãñÜöïíôáé ìå ëåðôïìÝñåéåò ç ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé ôï öõóéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí, ç Ïéêïíïìßá, ç Éóôïñßá, ç Áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ, ôá Ýñãá ÕðïäïìÞò, ïé Üíèñùðïé ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé ç êïéíùíéêÞ åîÝëéîç. Áêüìç, êáèñåðôßæåôáé ç ëáúêÞ ðáñÜäïóç êáé ï ðïëéôéóìüò, êáé óêéáãñáöåßôáé ôï ðñïößë ôùí êáôáîéùìÝíùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí ïé ïðïßïé óõíåéóÝöåñáí, ï êáèåßò ìå ôï Ýñãï ôïõ, óôïí ôüðï.

Ôï óçìåßùìá ôùí óõíôåëåóôþí ôïõ Ýñãïõ

A lovely, fully updated book came to add another treasure to the rich literary work on Arachova. A project that lasted for several years, which was prepared and delivered as inheritance for the generations to come, with artistry and much love for their homeland, by the members of the "EKFRASI" publishing - intellectual team, which consists of scientists, writers and photographers.

The cardiologist Giorgos Kastanas from Arachova undertook successfully the editing of the venture. In the 370 pages of the book, which should not be missing from any library, the Arachova area and the natural environment, the Economy of the area, its History, the Architecture, the Infrastructure projects, the people of Arachova, as well as Arachova's social evolution are described in detail. In addition, folk tradition and culture are reflected, and the profile of established people from Arachova, each of whom has contributed to the place with his work, is outlined.

Ç åêäïôéêÞ-ðíåõìáôéêÞ ïìÜäá "ÅÊÖÑÁÓÇ", ìåôÜ áðü ìéá äåêáåôÞ êõêëïöïñßá ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý "ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá", áðïöÜóéóå íá åíåñãïðïéçèåß îáíÜ, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ðñáãìáôïðïéÞóåé ôç äçìéïõñãßá åíüò óõëëïãéêïý Ýñãïõ, ìå óêïðü íá áðïôõðþóåé ôç äéá÷ñïíéêÞ ðïñåßá êáé Ýêöñáóç ôïõ ôüðïõ ìáò êáé ôùí áíèñþðùí ôïõ. Ìå ôç óõíåñãáóßá ðïëëþí óõìðáôñéùôþí ìáò ðïõ Ý÷ïõí áó÷ïëçèåß êáé ìåëåôÞóåé ôçí ðüëç, áëëÜ êáé áôüìùí ôïõ áêáäçìáúêïý ÷þñïõ, êáôáöÝñáìå ìåôÜ áðü åîáåôÞ ðñïóðÜèåéá íá äïèåß óôçí êõêëïöïñßá ôï âéâëßïëåýêùìá ìå ôïí ôßôëï "ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Ï ôüðïò êáé ïé Üíèñùðïé". Ç ðñïóðÜèåéá üëùí ôùí óõíôåëåóôþí ôçò Ýêäïóçò (22 áôüìùí), õðÞñîå áõèüñìçôç, êáé áíéäéïôåëÞò. ÁðïâëÝðåé óôçí áíÜäåéîç ôïõ ôüðïõ êáé áðïôåëåß ðñïóöïñÜ óôç ÄçìïôéêÞ Åíüôçôá ôçò ðüëçò ìáò. Ðñüêåéôáé ãéá ìßá ðïëõôåëÞ Ýêäïóç ó÷Þìáôïò 24÷30 3ê. ðïõ áðïôåëåßôáé áðü 366 óåëßäåò, åê ôùí ïðïßùí 150 êåéìÝíïõ êáé ïé õðüëïéðåò öùôïãñáöéêü êáé åéêáóôéêü õëéêü, ó÷Ýäéá êáé ÷Üñôåò (550 áðåéêïíßóåéò). Óôï âéâëßï êáôáãñÜöåôáé ç ãåùãñáößá êáé ôï ðåñéâÜëëïí, ç éóôïñßá, ç áíèñùðïëïãßá êáé ç ðíåõìáôéêÞ æùÞ ôïõ ôüðïõ, ðåñéãñÜöåôáé ç ëáïãñáößá, ç ðáñÜäïóç êáé ç áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ êáé ðáñÜëëçëá, ìåôáöÝñïíôáé öéëïëïãéêÝò ìáñôõñßåò ãéá ôï ÷þñï êáé ôïõò êáôïßêïõò ôïõ. ¼ëá áõôÜ, óå óõíäõáóìü ìå ôçí êïéíùíéêÞ êáé ïéêïíïìéêÞ ðáñïõóßáóç ôïõ ÷èåò êáé ôçò óçìåñéíÞò ðñáãìáôéêüôçôáò. Åðéèõìßá ôçò åêäïôéêÞò ïìÜäáò êáé üëùí ôùí óõíôåëåóôþí ôçò Ýêäïóçò, Þôáí íá áíáëÜâåé ï ÄÞìïò ôçò ðüëçò ìáò ôçí Ýêäïóç, ùò ï ðëÝïí êáôÜëëçëïò êáé ùò ï ìüíïò èåóìéêüò áðïäÝêôçò ôçò ðñïóöïñÜò ìáò. Ç áäõíáìßá ôçò ÄçìïôéêÞò Áñ÷Þò íá áíáëÜâåé ôçí Ýêäïóç, ìáò õðï÷ñÝùóå óôçí áíáæÞôçóç ÷ïñçãþí êáé óå ðñïåããñáöÝò óõìðáôñéùôþí ìáò ãéá ôçí êÜëõøç ôïõ êüóôïõò ôçò åêôýðùóçò. Ôçí Ýêäïóç êáé äéÜèåóç ôùí áíôéôýðùí ðñïóöÝñèçêå íá áíáëÜâåé ï Óýëëïãïò Îåíïäü÷ùí & Åêìåôáëëåõôþí Îåíïäï÷åßùí ÁñÜ÷ùâáò "Ðáñíáóóüò". Ôá Ýóïäá áðü ôç äéÜèåóç ôùí áíôéôýðùí èá äéáôåèïýí ãéá ôçí åðáíÝêäïóç ôïõ âéâëßïõ-ëåõêþìáôïò Þ Üëëçò Ýêäïóçò ó÷åôéêÞò ìå ôçí ðüëç ìáò êáé ôç æùÞ ôùí áíèñþðùí ôçò. Ðéóôåýïõìå üôé ìå ôï óõëëïãéêü áõôü Ýñãï, èá õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá óôáèåñü êáé ìüíéìï óçìåßï áíáöïñÜò êáé ðëçñïöïñéþí ãéá êÜèå ìåëëïíôéêü ìåëåôçôÞ êáé ößëï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ðïõ ðñïâÜëåé ôçí ðüëç êáé éêáíïðïéåß áõôïýò ðïõ åíäéáöÝñïíôáé íá ôçí ãíùñßóïõí. Åê ìÝñïõò ôçò åêäïôéêÞò-ðíåõìáôéêÞò ïìÜäáò "ÅÊÖÑÁÓÇ" Ï åðéìåëçôÞò ôçò Ýêäïóçò, Ãéþñãïò ÊáóôáíÜò

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Oé ðñùôáãùíéóôÝò: Song Hye-Kyo & Song Joong-Ki

THE DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN Ôá ãõñßóìáôá ôçò ÊïñåÜôéêçò äñáìáôéêÞò óåéñÜò óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá Photos: Victoria Nikolaides - Loukas Syros Ìßá “öáíôáóôéêÞ” ÷þñá ôçò Åõñþðçò âñßóêåôáé óå åìðüëåìç êáôÜóôáóç. Ç áðïóôïëÞ ôïõ Åéñçíåõôéêïý Óþìáôïò ôïõ ÏÇÅ ìå åðéêåöáëÞò ôçò ïìÜäáò ôïí ëï÷áãü Song Joong-Ki (A werewolf Boy) âñßóêåôáé åêåß. Ï ëï÷áãüò ãíùñßæåôáé ìå ôçí åèåëüíôñéá ãéáôñü Song Hye-Kyo (The Grandmaster) ôùí Ãéáôñþí ×ùñßò Óýíïñá êáé ïé äõü ôïõò óýíôïìá åñùôåýïíôáé... Ç óõíÝ÷åéá ôçò êïñåÜôéêçò äñáìáôéêÞò óåéñÜò “Ôhe Descendants of the Sun” (Ïé Áðüãïíïé ôïõ ¹ëéïõ), èá ðñïâëçèåß óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 2016 óôçí ÊïñÝá, óå Ýíá êáíÜëé ðïõ ôï âëÝðåé 1 äéò ôçëåèåáôþí. Ôá ãõñßóìáôá óôçí ÅëëÜäá îåêßíçóáí áðü ôéò 28 Óåðôåìâñßïõ 2015, åíþ óôéò 5 êáé 6 Ïêôùâñßïõ ôï ðïëõðëçèÝò óõíåñãåßï (ãýñù óôá 200 Üôïìá) âñÝèçêå óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, üðïõ ãõñßóôçêáí óêçíÝò óôï ñïëüú ôïõ âñÜ÷ïõ êáé óôçí åêêëçóßá ôçò Ðáíáãßáò. ÅíèïõóéáóìÝíïé áðü ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ïé ÊïñåÜôåò, äåí Ý÷áóáí åõêáéñßá íá ðåñéçãçèïýí óôçí ðüëç, êáé íá öùôïãñáöçèïýí ìå íôüðéïõò êáé åðéóêÝðôåò, áëëÜ Þôáí “äýóêïëïé” ìå ôï öáãçôü ôïõò, ðñïôéìþíôáò áíôß ôçò ôïðéêÞò êïõæßíáò íá íïéêéÜóïõí ãéá äõï ìÝñåò ôçí áßèïõóá êåíôñéêïý åóôéáôïñßïõ, óôï ïðïßï Ýôñùãáí ôá öáãçôÜ ðïõ åôïßìáæáí ïé äéêïß ôïõò óåö! Ãõñßóìáôá Ýãéíáí åðßóçò êáé óå ÁèÞíá, ËéâáäåéÜ, ÊåöáëïíéÜ êáé ËÞìíï.

The shooting of the Korean television drama in Arachova A fictional European country is at war. The UN Peace Corps mission, headed by Captain Song Joong-Ki (A werewolf Boy), is on the spot. The Captain meets the medical volunteer Song Hye-Kyo (The Grandmaster) of "Doctors Without Borders" and the two of them will soon fall in love...The sequel of the Korean television drama "The Descendants of the Sun" will be aired in the beginning of 2016 in a Korean channel with 1 billion viewers. The shooting in Greece has begun since the 28th September 2015, while on the 5th and 6th of October the large film crew (about 200 people) were in Arachova, where they shot scenes on the Clock Tower and at the Church of the Virgin Mary. The Koreans, fascinated by the region, took advantage of the opportunity to walk around the town and to take pictures with locals and tourists.

Yes I do! ¼ëï êáé ðåñéóóüôåñá æåõãÜñéá áðü ÅëëÜäá êáé åîùôåñéêü åðéëÝãïõí íá åíþóïõí ôéò æùÝò ôïõò, æþíôáò ôï äéêü ôïõò ìýèï óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Ôï èáõìÜóéï öõóéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí êáé ï óõíäõáóìüò ãáìÞëéáò ôåëåôÞò êáé äéáêïðþí åßíáé äÝëåáñ. ÐÜíù áðü 35 åêêëçóßåò êáé îùêëÞóéá õðÜñ÷ïõí óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ãéá ôïí èñçóêåõôéêü ãÜìï, åíþ ðáñÜëëçëá áõîçôéêüò åßíáé ï áñéèìüò ôùí ðïëéôéêþí ãÜìùí. ÐïëëÜ îåíïäï÷åßá öñïíôßæïõí þóôå ç ãáìÞëéá äåîßùóç íá áðïôåëÝóåé Ýíá ãåãïíüò áíåîßôçëï óôç ìíÞìç ôïõ æåõãáñéïý.

More and more couples from Greece and abroad choose to unite their lives, living their own myth at Arachova. The magnificent natural environment and the combination of a wedding ceremony and vacations is a lure. There are more than 35 churches and chapels in Arachova for religious weddings, while, at the same time, the number of civil weddings is also increasing. Many hotels make sure that the wedding ceremony constitutes an event that remains indelible in the couple's memory.

Photo: Êonstantinos Êatsimpas

Áèëçôéêüò Óýëëïãïò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò “Ï ÐÁÑÍÁÓÓÏÓ” Ç éóôïñéêÞ ðïäïóöáéñéêÞ ïìÜäá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò (áðü ôï 1957), áãùíßæåôáé óôï ðñùôÜèëçìá Á' êáôçãïñßáò Âïéùôßáò, ìå áîéüëïãåò ðñïïðôéêÝò. Ï êüóìïò ôçí áãáðÜ, ðáñáêïëïõèåß ôçí ðñïóðÜèåéÜ ôçò êáé ìå ôçí êáèïäÞãçóç ôïõ ðñïÝäñïõ ôçò ËïõêÜ Ôáêôéêïý êáé ôçò äéïßêçóçò åßíáé âÝâáéï üôé èá Ý÷åé ìéá ëáìðñÞ ìåëëïíôéêÞ ðïñåßá. ÈñõëéêÞ öõóéïãíùìßá áðïôåëåß ãéá ôïí óýëëïãï ï ÄçìÞôñçò ÐáíáãÜêïò (ï åðïíïìáæüìåíïò ËïóÜíôá”) ï ïðïßïò õðÞñîå ðïäïóöáéñéóôÞò, ðñïðïíçôÞò êáé ðáñÜãïíôáò ãéá ðÜíù áðü ôñéÜíôá ÷ñüíéá! Áðü ôçí ïìÜäá îåêßíçóå êáé ï ÃéÜííçò ÌáíéÜôçò óå çëéêßá 14 åôþí öôÜíïíôáò íá ðáßæåé óôïí Ïëõìðéáêü Ðåéñáéþò êáé óôçí ÅèíéêÞ ìáò ÏìÜäá. Ç åêìÜèçóç ÷éïíïäñïìéêþí áèëçìÜôùí, üðùò ski êáé snowboard, áëëÜ êáé ç ðåñéâáëëïíôéêÞ åõáéóèçôïðïßçóç ôùí ìáèçôþí, åßíáé ï óôü÷ïò ôïõ ðñùôïðïñéáêïý áõôïý ðñïãñÜììáôïò ðïõ áðåõèýíåôáé óå ìáèçôÝò ðñùôïâÜèìéáò êáé äåõôåñïâÜèìéáò åêðáßäåõóçò. Åßíáé åãêåêñéìÝíï áðü ôï Õðïõñãåßï Ðáéäåßáò êáé ãßíåôáé óôéò åãêáôáóôÜóåéò ôïõ ×éïíïäñïìéêïý ÊÝíôñïõ Ðáñíáóóïý.

Email: greeksnowday@gmail.com Õð. ÈùìÜò ËáãïãéÜííçò.

Ski sports learning, such as skiing and snowboard, as well as student environmental awareness, are the goals of this innovative program, which addresses primary and secondary education students. It is approved by the Ministry of Education, and it is performed in the facilities of Parnassos Ski Center.

Email: greeksnowday@gmail.com Thomas Lagogiannis.

ÊÜôù êáé äåîéÜ: Êáñáìðåëïýóçò Áè., Âáóéëåßïõ Ì., Áñãýñçò Ä., Êïýêéïò Áè., ÊáëëÝñãçò Áí., ÑÜðôçò É., ÁããÝëïõ Í. ÐÜíù êáé äåîéÜ: ÃêáëáìÝëïò Ë. (coach), ÁããÝëïõ ¢., ÄÞìçôñáò È., ÑÜðôçò Ë., Ìáíéþôçò Ó., Âëá÷áíôþíçò Ð., ÊáôóéêïãéÜííçò Óð., Ôóþíçò Ê., ÆÞóçò É., Ðáðá÷ñÞóôïõ É., ÃáñãáëÝôóéïò Ä. (coach). ÁðïõóéÜæïõí: Ìáíþëçò Ì., ÐñÝâåëçò Ð., ÌïõôïãéÜííçò Ð., Ìáóôñïãéáííüðïõëïò Åõè., ÖñÝóóáò Áè., ÔóáìáíÝò Áñ., ËéíÜñäïò Â., Êáöñßôóáò Ð., ÌõëùíÜò Óô., Êáñâïýíçò Ä.

The football team of Arachova, "Parnassus", is a team with long history. It was established during the 1920s, and despite the fact that it hasn't played in the significant categories of the Greek football, it has fueled them with new talents that have been distinguished. The history of the club is characterized by the love, the peace, and the dedication to the athletic ideal.

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ÏÉ “×ÁÑËÅÁÄÅÓ” ÓÔÇÍ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁ TO HARLEY OWNERS GROUP ATHENA CHAPTER ÓÅ ÌÉÁ ÁÊÏÌÁ ÅÍÔÕÐÙÓÉÁÊÇ ÅÊÄÑÏÌÇ

Ä. Êïõöüò, Í. ÄéáêïäçìÞôñçò, Ì. Æáñïãéáííüðïõëïò

Ôçí Ý÷ïõí áðïêáëÝóåé âáóßëéóóá ôùí äßôñï÷ùí êáé ìüíï ôõ÷áßï äåí åßíáé áõôü, áöïý ç äçìïöéëÞò êáé ëáôñåìÝíç Çarley Davidson ìïíïðùëåß åäþ êáé ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá ôïõò áõèåíôéêïýò ëÜôñåéò ôçò ìïôïóéêëÝôáò! Ãéá íá êáâáëÞóåé êÜðïéïò ìéá H.D. ðñÝðåé íá Ý÷åé óõíåéäçôïðïéÞóåé ðïëëÜ ðñÜãìáôá óôç æùÞ ôïõ, áöïý áðïôåëåß ìéá éäÝá óõíýðáñîçò áíèñþðïõ êáé ìç÷áíÞò, üðùò ï ößëéððïò äÝíåôáé øõ÷ïëïãéêÜ ìå ôï Üëïãï ôïõ. Ï Þ÷ïò ôïõ êéíçôÞñá ôùí 1600 cc áíáôñé÷éÜæåé üëï óïõ ôï óþìá êáé óå åîéôÜñåé íá æÞóåéò äéÜöïñåò ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôçò æùÞò! Ôï H.O.G. ÁÔÇÅÍÁ CHAPTER åðéóêÝöôçêå ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, óôéò 18 Ïêôùâñßïõ. Ïé êáâáëÜñçäåò ôùí äßôñï÷ùí, óõíïëéêÜ 60 ìç÷áíÝò êáé 100 Üôïìá, Þñèáí áðü äéÜöïñá óçìåßá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, üðùò ÁèÞíá, ÐÜôñá, Âüëï. Ç åêäñïìÞ Þôáí ìïíïÞìåñç êáé ïé ×áñëåÜäåò áöïý ìðÞêáí ðáñåëáýíïíôáò óôçí ðüëç, ôñáâþíôáò ôá âëÝììáôá åðéóêåðôþí êáé êáôïßêùí, áðüëáõóáí êáöÝ êáé snacks óôçí ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá áíçöüñéóáí ãéá ôï ËéâÜäé üðïõ ãåõìÜôéóáí óôçí äçìïöéëÞ ôáâÝñíá ï ÌÐÁÌÐÇÓ. Ôï H.O.G. ATHÅÍÁ CHAPTER áíáíÝùóå ôï ñáíôåâïý ôïõ ìå ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ãéá ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ, åíþ ðáñÜëëçëá äéïñãáíþíåé åêäñïìÝò óå üëç ôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé ôï åîùôåñéêü. ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ

Âáóßëçò “Vtwin”

N. Ãêïõâïýóçò

The HARLEY OWNERS GROUP Athena Chapter hosted in Arachova It's no coincidence that the popular and adored Harley Davidson is called "the queen of the motorcycles", as it has remained the obsession of motorcycle enthusiasts through many years. The H.O.G. ÁÔÇÅÍÁ CHAPTER was hosted in Arachova on the 18th of October. The riders, a total of 100 people on 60 motorbikes, came from several parts of Greece, such as Athens, Patra and Volos. It was a one-day trip and the Harley aficionados, after parading through the streets of the town and attracting the attention of visitors and locals, enjoyed coffee and snacks in Lakka Square and then continued to Livadi, where they had lunch at the famous tavern called "BABIS". The H.O.G. ATHÅÍÁ CHAPTER will be hosted again in Arachova next year, while, in the meantime, its members visit other places all over Greece and abroad.

YIANNIS APOSTOLIDIS

ËÜêçò ç ìáóêüô ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ÃåéÜ óáò, åßìáé ï ËÜêçò, ï áäÝóðïôïò óêýëïò “ìáóêüô” ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, üðùò ëÝíå... Åß÷á ôçí ôý÷ç íá ãåííçèþ ó’ áõôüí ôïí ùñáßï ôüðï, ðïõ ôá ìÜôéá ìïõ êáé ç ìýôç ìïõ äåí ÷ïñôáßíïõí ôéò ïìïñöéÝò ôïõ. Ôé íá ðåñéãñÜøù ãé áõôÞ; Ôéò áðßóôåõôåò ôáâÝñíåò ìå ôá êïíôïóïýâëéá, ôá óðëçíÜíôåñá, ôéò êïêêéíéóôÝò ÷õëïðßôåò êáé ôéò ðåíôáíüóôéìåò öïñìáÝëåò; Ôïõò öéëüîåíïõò áíèñþðïõò ðïõ ìå öùíÜæïõí ìå ô’ üíïìÜ ìïõ êáé üëï êáé êÜðïéï êüêêáëï èá ìïõ äþóïõí; Ôïõò ôïõñßóôåò ðïõ ìïõ æçôÜíå áõôüãñáöá; ... Èá ìå äåßôå áíÜìåóá óô’ áãüñéá íá êÜíù êé åãþ “âÞìá” óôéò åèíéêÝò ãéïñôÝò êáé óôçí ðåñéöïñÜ ôçò åéêüíáò ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç, í’ áêïëïõèþ ìå ðßóôç. Èá Þèåëá ðåñéóóüôåñá ÷Ýñéá íá óêýâïõí êáé íá äßíïõí ÷Üäé êáé óô’ Üëëá áäåóðïôÜêéá, ãéáôß ðþò íá ôï êÜíïõìå, Üíèñùðïé êáé æþá ÷ñåéáæüìáóôå ëßãï öáãçôü êáé ÷Üäéá ãéá íá ðåñíÜìå êáëÜ. Õ.Ã... êáé áí áíáñùôéÝóôå, íáé, åãþ ðïæÜñù óôï åîþöõëëï ... Ãáâ!

´Lakis´, the Arachova mascot

ARACHOVA TRAIL Ç áñ÷Þ Ýãéíå êáé Ýãéíå êáëÜ! Ìéá äéïñãÜíùóç ðïõ Ý÷åé üëåò ôéò ðñïûðïèÝóåéò íá ãßíåé èåóìüò îåêßíçóå óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá óôéò 27 ôïõ ÓåðôÝìâñç 2015. Ï ëüãïò ãéá ôïí ïñåéíü çìéìáñáèþíéï ðïõ äéïñãÜíùóå ï Óýëëïãïò ×éïíïäñüìùí Ïñåéâáôþí ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ìå ðÜíù áðü 200 óõììåôï÷Ýò. Ïé áèëçôÝò îåêßíçóáí áðü ôï ÃõìíÜóéï ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé äéÝíõóáí 21 ÷éëéüìåôñá, ðåñíþíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôï ÷ùñéü, êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá áíçöüñéóáí ðñïò ôçí ðçãÞ ÌÜíá êáé ôç Âëá÷üëáêêá, äéáó÷ßæïíôáò ôïí ïñåéíü üãêï ðïõ âñßóêåôáé ðÜíù áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, öôÜíïíôáò óå õøüìåôñï 1880ì. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá ðåñíþíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôï éóôïñéêü ðåäßï ôçò ìÜ÷çò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, îáíáìðáßíïõí óôï ÷ùñéü êáôåâáßíïíôáò ôá óêáëïðÜôéá ôïõ ÅãêÜñóéïõ ãéá íá ôåñìáôßóïõí êáé ðÜëé óôï ÃõìíÜóéï. Ìå äéáöïñÜ ìéóÞò þñáò Ýãéíå êáé ï áíôßóôïé÷ïò áãþíáò ïñåéíïý äñüìïõ ôùí 10 ÷ëì. Ôï êÝöé, ï åíèïõóéáóìüò ôùí óõììåôï÷üíôùí êáé ôïõ êüóìïõ, ç ðïëýôéìç óõíäñïìÞ ôùí åèåëïíôþí êáé ï óùóôüò ó÷åäéáóìüò áðü ôçí ðëåõñÜ ôùí äéïñãáíùôþí, Ýâáëáí ôéò õðïãñáöÝò ôïõò þóôå ôï Arachova Trail íá ìðåé ãéá ôá êáëÜ óôçí áôæÝíôá ôùí events. Ôïí áãþíá êÜëõøå öùôïãñáöéêÜ ç ÖùôïãñáöéêÞ ÏìÜäá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. (Ðåñéóóüôåñá óôï www.arachovatrail.weebly.com) An event, which meets all the prerequisites in order to become an institution, began at Arachova on September 27th 2015. The matter in point is the mountain semi-marathon that was organized by the Association of Skier Mountaineers of Arachova, with more than 200 participations. The athletes started from the Arachova High School, and traveled 21 kilometers, through a magnificent natural landscape. At the same time, the 10-kilometer mountain race took place. The fun, the enthusiasm of the participants and the people, the valuable contribution of the volunteers, and the correct planning on behalf of the organizers, placed their signatures for the Arachova Trail to be well included in the events' agenda. (www.arachovatrail.weebly.com)

Hello, I am Lakis, the stray "mascot" dog of Arachova, as they call me… I was lucky to be born in this beautiful place, the beauties of which my eyes and my nose cannot get enough of. What can I describe about Arachova? The incredible taverns offering "kontosouvli", "splinantero", chilopites with red sauce and very delicious formaela cheese? The hospitable people, who call me by name, and give me bones sometimes? The tourists who ask me for autographs? … You will see me among the boys, taking "the step" at national holidays and following faithfully the procession of the icon of Agios Georgios. I would like more hands to bend and caress other strays too, because -what can we do?- humans and dogs need a little food and caresses to have a good time PS... and if you are wondering, yes, I pose on the cover …Woof!

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Ç ÐÏËÇ ÔÇÓ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁÓ Áíôéêñßæåéò ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ìåôÜ ôç ìéêñÞ óÞñáããá óôç ìåãÜëç óôñïöÞ. Ïé íôüðéïé ëÝíå üôé ìåôÜ ôï ôïýíåë "Üëëïò êáéñüò". ÓêáñöáëùìÝíç óôçí ðëáãéÜ ðñïóôáôåõìÝíç áðü ôï Âïõíü, äåí ôçí ðéÜíïõí Ýõêïëá ïé ðáãùìÝíïé Üíåìïé. Ìüíï ï Êáôåâáôüò ôçí ðéÜíåé. Áõôüò ðïõ óõììÜ÷çóå ìå ôïí ÊáñáúóêÜêç êáé êáôáôñüðùóáí ìáæß ôá óôñáôåýìáôá ôïõ ÌïõóôÜìðåç. Ôï ðåôñüêôéóôï “÷ùñéü” ìå ôçí êïóìïðïëßôéêç áýñá, ôç óðÜíéá öõóéêÞ ïìïñöéÜ, ôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ ðáñÜäïóç êáé ôéò óçìáíôéêÝò éóôïñéêÝò áíáöïñÝò, êáìáñþíåé ðåñÞöáíï, öïñþíôáò ôï óôÝììá, ôïõ ðéï ëáìðåñïý ðñïïñéóìïý ôïõ ÷åéìþíá, êáé ìáò áðïêáëýðôåé ôçí ïìïñöéÜ ôïõ. ÁêïëïõèÞóôå ìáò... ÁÐÏ ÔÏÕÓ ÓÙÔÇÑÇ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁ, ÃÉÁÍÍÇ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇ ÖÙÔÏÃÑÁÖÉÅÓ: Ó. ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅYÁÓ, Ã. ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ, Ê. ÊÁÔÓÉÌÐÁÓ, Í. ÊÏÑÏÄÇÌÏÓ, Ë. ÓÕÑÏÓ, ARAHOVAMETEO

THE TOWN OF ARACHOVA A stone-built village with a cosmopolitan aura, the synonym of night entertainment, fine food and accommodation. Next to it, the largest ski center of Greece and a region of rare natural beauty, cultural tradition and significant historic references. Without renouncing its "winter crown", Arachova invites you to discover all the things that make it a popular destination all year long.

BY SOTIRIS PARASKEVAS, YIANNIS APOSTOLIDIS PHOTOS: S. PARASKEVAS, Y. APOSTOLIDIS, K. KATSIMPAS, N. KORODIMOS, L. SYROS, ARAHOVAMETEO

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Ñïëüú The Clock Ôï ôïðüóçìï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ïñáôü áðü êÜèå ãùíéÜ ôçò. ÐáëéÜ Þôáí ôï êáìðáíáñéü ôçò Ðáíáãßáò ôùí Åéóïäßùí ôçò Èåïôüêïõ ðïõ åßíáé áêñéâþò áðü êÜôù. Ðñùôï÷ôßóôçêå óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 18ïõ áéþíá, êáôáóôñÜöçêå äýï öïñÝò ãéá íá ðÜñåé ôç óçìåñéíÞ ìïñöÞ ôïõ ôï 1966. Åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíï óôçí êïñõöÞ åíüò âñÜ÷ïõ êáé åßíáé åðéóêÝøéìï. Arachova's landmark, which is visible from every corner. It used to be the belfry of the Presentation of Virgin Mary, which is exactly underneath it. It was initially built in the beginning of the 18th century, and was destroyed twice before it took its contemporary form in 1966. It is built at the top of a rock, and it is accessible to visitors.

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Áç Ãéþñãçò Saint George Ï Áç Ãéþñãçò, ï ðñïóôÜôçò ôùí áðáíôá÷ïý Áñá÷ùâéôþí, óôÝêåé óôï øçëüôåñï óçìåßï áãíáíôåýïíôáò êáé ðñïóôáôåýïíôáò üëç ôçí ðüëç. ÃñáðôÝò ìáñôõñßåò âåâáéþíïõí ðùò õðÞñ÷å Þäç óôá 1676. Óôç ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ôï 1826, ç åêêëçóßá Þôáí ôï ïñìçôÞñéï óôïí íéêçöüñï áãþíá ôïõ Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç áðÝíáíôé óôïõò Ôïýñêïõò. / Ai Giorgis, the protector of people from Arachova worldwide, stands on the highest spot, gazing and protecting the entire town. Written testimonies certify that it was already there in 1676. During the battle of Arachova, in 1826, the church was the base of operations in the victorious fight of G. Karaiskakis against the Turks.

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Óôá “Åíäüôåñá” Ôhe “inner part” Åßíáé ìéá åìðåéñßá ìïíáäéêÞ! ¼ëç ç ãñáöéêüôçôá êáé ç ðáñÜäïóç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, åßíáé “êñõììÝíç” ìÝóá óå Ýíáí ìáãåõôéêü ëáâýñéíèï áðü ðåôñü÷ôéóôá äñïìÜêéá êáé óðßôéá, öôéáãìÝíá ìå öõóéêÜ õëéêÜ, îýëï, ðÝôñá, óßäåñï êåñáìßäéá êáé ôç ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÞ èïëùôÞ ðüñôá åéóüäïõ, ðïõ óå ìðÜæåé ìÝóá óå ëïõëïõäéáóìÝíåò áõëÝò.

This is a unique experience! The entire picturesqueness and tradition of Arachova is "hidden" within a magnificent maze of stone-built alleys and houses, made of natural materials, wood, rock, iron, tiles, and the characteristic vaulted entrance door, which introduces you to flowery yards.

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Äåëöéêü Ôïðßï Delphic Scenery Ç èÝá óõãêëïíßæåé! Ç êïéëÜäá ôïõ Ðëåéóôïý ðïôáìïý îåäéðëþíåôáé áðü ôçí ðïäéÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ðåñíÜåé áðü ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé öôÜíåé ìÝ÷ñé êÜôù óôïí Êïñéíèéáêü, óôçí ÉôÝá. H öéäßóéá öéãïýñá ðïõ ôï äéáó÷ßæåé åßíáé ç õäÜôéíç öëÝâá, ç ïðïßá ìåôáöÝñåé ôá íåñÜ ôïõ Ìüñíïõ, óôçí Õëßêç. Ðñïóôáôåõüìåíïò ôüðïò, ìå éäéáßôåñç ïéêïëïãéêÞ, ðïëéôéóôéêÞ êáé áéóèçôéêÞ áîßá. / The view is sensational! The valley of river Pleistos unfolds from the lap of Arachova, passes through Delphi, and goes down to the Corinthian gulf, to Itea. The snake-like figure that crosses it is the water table, which transports the waters of Mornos to Yliki. A protected place, with particular ecological, cultural and aesthetic value.

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“ÅãêÜñóéïò” Ôhe Steps Åßíáé o óýíôïìïò äñüìïò ãéá ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç, ðïõ áñ÷ßæåé áðü ôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï óôçí ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ. Èá... êïíôïóôáèåßôå âÝâáéá ìÝ÷ñé íá ðÜñåôå ôçí áðüöáóç í’ áíåâåßôå ôá 265 óêáëïðÜôéá ôïõ, áëëÜ áîßæåé ôïí êüðï. Ï “ÅãêÜñóéïò” ìåôáôñÝðåôáé óå áíèñþðéíï ðïôÜìé óôç ãéïñôÞ ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí, óôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé”. / This is the short way towards the church of Ai Giorgis, which begins from the central road at Papaioannou square. You will… of course, hesitate until you make the decision to climb its 265 steps, but it's worth the trouble. "Egkarsios" is turned into a human river during the celebration of the inhabitants of Arachova, the "Panigyraki".

Ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá Lakka Square

Ç ìåãáëýôåñç ðëáôåßá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé ôï óçìåßï óõíÜíôçóçò... üëùí! ÐÜíù óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï, ðåñéóôïé÷ßæåôáé áðü ìïíôÝñíá êáöÝ êáé ôá ôñáðåæÜêéá ôïõò åßíáé ãåìÜôá, âñÝ÷åé ÷éïíßæåé. Âñåßôå êáé óåéò Ýíá! / The largest square of Arachova and the meeting point of… everyone! On the central road, it is surrounded by modern cafes, and their tables are full even when it rains or snows. Find yourselves one!

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Ôï ðáíÝìïñöï íåïêëáóéêü êôßñéï ðïõ ðáëéÜ Þôáí ôï Äçìïôéêü Ó÷ïëåßï, óÞìåñá óôåãÜæåé ôï ëáïãñáöéêü ìïõóåßï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, óôéò áßèïõóåò ôïõ ïðïßïõ èá äåßôå åêèÝìáôá ëáúêÞò ôÝ÷íçò, öéëïîåíïýíôáé åêèÝóåéò, åíþ óôï áìöéèÝáôñü ôïõ ãßíïíôáé óõíÝäñéá êáé çìåñßäåò.

Ìïõóåßï Museum

The beautiful neoclassical building that used to be the Elementary School, nowadays houses the folklore museum of Arachova, in the rooms of which you can see exhibits of folk art, and where exhibitions are hosted, while conferences and daily meetings take place in its amphitheatre.

“Ôá Åéóüäéá ôçò Èåïôüêïõ”, ç Ìçôñüðïëç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, áíáöÝñåôáé áðü ôï 1676, êáé åßíáé áêñéâþò êÜôù áðü ôï ìïõóåßï. Ç óçìåñéíÞ åêêëçóßá ÷ôßóôçêå áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôçí åðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ 1821... Ëßãï ðáñáêÜôù. ç ðáëéÜ Ìçôñüðïëç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ï ¢ãéïò ÉùÜííçò, ôï âõæáíôéíü åêêëçóÜêé ìå ôéò éäéáßôåñåò ôïé÷ïãñáößåò.

"The Presentation of Virgin Mary", the Metropolis of Arachova, is mentioned since 1676, and is situated exactly below the museum. Today's church was built immediately after the revolution of 1821… A little farther, the old Metropolis of Arachova, Agios Ioannis, the Byzantine church with the unique murals, is located.

Ìçôñüðïëç & Áã. ÉùÜííçò Metropolis & Ag. Ioannis

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Ðþò ðÜíå ãéá ÁñÜ÷ùâá; Áðü ÁèÞíá, ðáßñíïõìå ôïí áõôïêéíçôüäñïìï Á1 êáé âãáßíïõìå óôï 93 ÷ëì. ãéá ÈÞâá, ìðáßíïíôáò óôçí ðáëéÜ åèíéêÞ ðñïò Áëßáñôï êáé ËéâáäåéÜ, üðïõ óôñßâïõìå ãéá Äßóôïìï - ÁñÜ÷ùâá (162 ÷ëì), Þ óõíå÷ßæïõìå ìÝ÷ñé ôï 119ï ÷ëì. âãáßíïíôáò óôï ÊÜóôñï Ïñ÷ïìåíïý ìå êáôåýèõíóç Ïñ÷ïìåíü ËéâáäåéÜ - Äßóôïìï - ÁñÜ÷ùâá (170 ÷ëì.). Ç äåýôåñç, åßíáé ðéï áóöáëÝóôåñç åðéëïãÞ. Áðü âüñåéá ÅëëÜäá, ðåñíÜìå ôç Ëáìßá êáé óôñßâïõìå óôï "ÌðñÜëï" ìå êáôåýèõíóç ¢ìöéóóá. Åêåß Ý÷ïõìå äýï åðéëïãÝò: Óôçí ðñþôç, ëßãï ìåôÜ ôç äéáóôáýñùóç ãéá ôï ÷ùñéü ÌðñÜëïò, áêïëïõèïýìå áñéóôåñÜ ãéá ëßãï ôçí ÅÏ ËéâáäåéÜò - Ëáìßáò ìÝ÷ñé ôç äéáóôáýñùóç ãéá Ðïëýäñïóï (äåîéÜ) êáé áöïý ðåñÜóïõìå ôï ÷ùñéü, áñ÷ßæïõìå íá áíçöïñßæïõìå áñéóôåñÜ ðñüò ÅðôÜëïöï (Áãüñéáíç) êáé ðåñíþíôáò ôï ËéâÜäé (Êáëýâéá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò) öôÜíïõìå óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Óôç äåýôåñç, ìðáßíïõìå óôç ÃñáâéÜ (ìçí ðÜñåôå ôïí ðåñéöåñåéáêü) êáé ìåôÜ êáôåõèõíüìáóôå ðñïò ÌáñéïëÜôá êáé Ëéëáßá, üðïõ óôñßâïõìå äåîéÜ ðñïò ÅðôÜëïöï, áêïëïõèþíôáò ôçí ðñïçãïýìåíç äéáäñïìÞ. Áðü ÐÜôñá, ðåñíÜìå ôç ãÝöõñá Ñßïõ-Áíôßñéïõ, ìå êáôåýèõíóç Íáýðáêôï - Ãáëáîßäé - ÉôÝá, áð’ üðïõ ëßãï ìåôÜ óôñßâïõìå äåîéÜ ãéá Äåëöïýò - ÁñÜ÷ùâá.

Ðñþôç ãíùñéìßá Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé áðëùìÝíç óå ìéá ãõìíÞ áðü âëÜóôçóç íüôéá ðëáãéÜ ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, îåêéíþíôáò áðü ôá 890ì. êáé öôÜíïíôáò ôá 1.030ì. Ç óçìåñéíÞ ðüëç ðñùôïäçìéïõñãÞèçêå ôçí åðï÷Þ ôçò Öñáãêïêñáôßáò (1300 ì.×.). ÓêáñöáëùìÝíç óôïí ãêñåìü, ðÜíù ó’ Ýíá èåüñáôï ìðáëêüíé áãêéóôñùìÝíç óôéò åîï÷Ýò ôùí Üãñéùí âñÜ÷ùí, ç ãêñéæïêüêêéíç ðïëéôåßá, áôåíßæåé áðü øçëÜ ôçí êïéëÜäá ôùí Äåëöþí êáé ôïí áðÝñáíôï åëáéþíá. Ôá êýìáôá ôùí ôïõñéóôþí - åðéóêåðôþí ôùí Äåëöþí óôá ìÝóá ôïõ ðñïçãïýìåíïõ áéþíá, ôçí áíáêáëýðôïõí, êáé ôá èáõìÜóéá õöáíôÜ ôçò ãßíïíôáé ïé ðñåóâåõôÝò ôçò óå üëï ôïí êüóìï. “Äïýëá êáé êõñÜ” ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, Üñ÷éóå íá ãíùñßæåé ìåãÜëç áêìÞ üôáí Ýãéíå ôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü (1976 êáé ìåôÜ), êáèþò ôá 170 ÷ëì. ðïõ ôç ÷þñéæáí áðü ôçí ÁèÞíá, Þôáí äÝëåáñ ãéá ôéò áðïäñÜóåéò ôùí “ðñùôåõïõóéÜíùí”. Ôá “êáñðßôéá” ôçò Ýãéíáí áíáìíçóôéêÜ äþñá, ìáæß ìå ôç öïñìáÝëá, ôá êáñõäÜôá êáé ôá ìõãäáëÜôá. Ïé îåíþíåò ôçò ðáñÜâãáéíáí óå ïìïñöéÜ ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëïí, êáé ïé äéáêïóìçôÝò Ýâáëáí ôá äõíáôÜ ôïõò íá öôéÜîïõí üìïñöá ìáãáæéÜ äéáóêÝäáóçò, áêïëïõèþíôáò ôá âÞìáôá ôùí ÔÜêç Äåóöçíéþôç êáé ÄçìÞôñç ÃêåíåñÜëç, ðïõ Üíïéîáí ôï “÷ïñü”. Êáé ìÝóá ó’ áõôü ôï ðëÞèïò ôùí åêäñïìÝùí, ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò ðåñðáôþíôáò óôá ëéèüêôéóôá óïêÜêéá ôïõò, Þ áíåâïêáôåâáßíïíôáò ôá 265 óêáëéÜ ôïõ “ÅãêÜñóéïõ”, ðïõ ïäçãïýí óôïí Áç Ãéþñãç ôïõò, Ý÷ïõí íá ëÝíå éóôïñßåò, îáðïóôáßíïíôáò ãéá íá ðéïõí íåñü áðü ôéò äéÜóðáñôåò - üëåò ïíïìáôéóìÝíåò- âñýóåò. ¸÷ïõí íá ëÝíå ãéá ôéò ïìçñéêÝò ðüëåéò Áíåìþñåéá êáé ÊõðÜñéóóïò ðïõ Þôáí åäþ, ãéá ôïí Þñùá ÊáñáúóêÜêç ðïõ êáôáôñüðùóå ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò ôïõ ÌïõóôÜìðåç êáé Ýâáëå ôç óöñáãßäá ôïõ óôçí åðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ ‘21 êáé âÝâáéá ãéá ôïí ¢ãéï ôïõò, ôïí Áç Ãéþñãç, æþíôáò 362 ìÝñåò ðñïóìïíÞò ìÝ÷ñé íá ãéïñôÜóïõí ìå ôïí ðéï ìïíáäéêü ôñüðï ôï ôñéÞìåñï óôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé”. Êáé áí èÝëåôå íá ìÜèåôå ðåñéóóüôåñá, óôïí “ÆÜìðá” êáé ôïí “Ïßóôñï” ïé ðéóôïß -ìåãáëýôåñçò çëéêßáò – èáìþíåò åßíáé ðÜíôá ðñüèõìïé íá èõìçèïýí ôá ðáëéÜ êáé íá óáò ôá äéçãçèïýí.

A first acquaintance Arachova lies on a slope of Parnassus, which is naked from vegetation, beginning from 890m. and reaching 1,030m., gazing the Delphi valley and the olive grove from above. Here lied the cities of Anemoria and Kyparissos, which were mentioned by Homer. The region started experiencing great prosperity when the ski center of Parnassus was created (1976 and on), thus creating an enviable infrastructure in terms of hotels, stores, and nightclubs. Lakka square is the village's must point, as well as the clock on the rock and the folklore museum. Walking through the stone-paved alleys or climbing up the 265 steps that lead to the church of Saint George, constitute also a significant experience. The heroes of Arachova are Georgios Karaiskakis, who beat the Turks and left his mark in the 1821 revolution, and the city's protector, Saint George, who is honored every year with celebration events called "Panygiraki".

Ðïý èá áöÞóåôå ôï áõôïêßíçôï ...Ãéáôß ïðùóäÞðïôå èá ôï áöÞóåôå, áöïý óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá óÜò åßíáé Ü÷ñçóôï. Óôçí áíáôïëéêÞ åßóïäï, áðü ôçí ðëåõñÜ ôçò ÁèÞíáò 500ì. ìåôÜ ôï ôïýíåë, õðÜñ÷åé ôï ðñþôï ìåãÜëï õðáßèñéï ðÜñêéíãê. ÐÝöôåé ëßãï ìáêñéÜ âÝâáéá áëëÜ åßíáé åõêáéñßá íá îåìðåñäåýåôå ìéá êáé êáëÞ ìå áõôü ôï èÝìá, åíþ ðáñÜëëçëá áðü áõôü ôï óçìåßï ìðïñåßôå íá áðïëáýóåôå ôçí öáíôáóìáãïñéêÞ èÝá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. ¸íá äåýôåñï ìéêñüôåñï ðÜñêéíãê õðÜñ÷åé ìðáßíïíôáò óôçí ðüëç, åíþ ìðïñåßôå íá ðáñêÜñåôå êáôÜ ìÞêïò ôïõ äñüìïõ ìÝ÷ñé ôçí ðñþôç ãÝöõñá, ëßãï ðñéí ôï ìïõóåßï (áðü ‘êåé êáé ðÝñá áðáãïñåýåôáé áõóôçñÜ). Óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ êåíôñéêïý äñüìïõ -ðçãáßíïíôáò ãéá Äåëöïýò- óôï äåîß óáò ÷Ýñé, óôç äåýôåñç ãÝöõñá, õðÜñ÷åé ôï êëåéóôü ðÜñêéíãê ôïõ ÄÞìïõ, êáé áêñéâþò êÜôù áðü ôç ãÝöõñá, ôï áíïé÷ôü. Ãéá íá öôÜóåôå åêåß, óôñßøôå äåîéÜ óôçí ïäü Åë. ÂåíéæÝëïõ (åßíáé ï äñüìïò ðïõ ðçãáßíåé óôá ÷éïíïäñïìéêÜ êÝíôñá) êáé óôçí åðüìåíç áñéóôåñÞ óôñïöÞ, èá äåßôå Ýíá ìéêñü êáôçöïñéêü äñïìÜêé, ðïõ ïäçãåß êáé óôï êëåéóôü äçìïôéêü ðÜñêéíãê áëëÜ êáé óôï õðáßèñéï. Ç... ôåëåõôáßá åõêáéñßá óáò åßíáé íá óõíå÷ßóåôå óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï ðñïò Äåëöïýò êáé íá ðáñêÜñåôå åêáôÝñùèåí ôçò äåýôåñçò ãÝöõñáò êáé ìåôÜ áðü áõôÞí. ÂÝâáéá, êáèþò èá ðåñðáôÞóåôå óôç óõíÝ÷åéá ìÝóá óôïí ïéêéóìü, èá äåßôå áñêåôÜ áõôïêßíçôá óôáèìåõìÝíá ôüóï óôá óôåíÜ äñïìÜêéá üóï êáé óôéò ìéêñÝò ðëáôåßåò, áëëÜ áõôü åßíáé ìÜëëïí “ðñïíüìéï” ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí -ïé ïðïßïé îÝñïõí ôá êáôáôüðéá- áëëÜ êáé ôùí åíïßêùí ôùí îåíþíùí ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò.

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ÁêïëïõèÞóôå ìáò óå ìéá óýíôïìç îåíÜãçóç ìÝóá óôçí ðüëç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò

Ï (êåíôñéêüò) äñüìïò Ý÷åé ôç äéêÞ ôïõ éóôïñßá ...êáé áõôüò -ï ìïíáäéêüò- äñüìïò ôùí 700ì. ðïõ äéáó÷ßæåé ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ôá Ý÷åé äåé üëá. ¸íá ðïëýâïõï ðëÞèïò íá óåñéáíÜåé ðÜíù êÜôù, ÷áæåýïíôáò êáé øùíßæïíôáò, êáèþò ôá áõôïêßíçôá, óáí óå ðáñÝëáóç, ðñïóðáèïýí íá ôïí äéáó÷ßóïõí, åíþ êáôÜ ìÞêïò ôïõ, óôéò ìéêñÝò ðëáôåßåò, ôá ôñáðåæÜêéá ôùí cafes åßíáé ãåìÜôá, âñÝ÷åé - ÷éïíßæåé êáé åéäéêÜ óôçí ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá, ðïõ åßíáé ôï must point ôïõ ÷ùñéïý.

ÁëëÜ, áò ôïí ðÜñïõìå áðü ôçí áñ÷Þ... Ðñþôç óôÜóç óôç ÃÝöõñá ãéá íá âãÜëåôå ôéò öùôïãñáößåò óáò ìå öüíôï ôï âñÜ÷ï ìå ôï Ñïëüé. Áêñéâþò áðü êÜôù óôéò ÊáìÜñåò, óôåãÜæåôáé ï Óýëëïãïò ×éïíïäñüìùí Ïñåéâáôþí ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, êáèþò êáé ïé óýëëïãïé Ãõíáéêþí ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, Åêðïëéôéóôéêüò êáé ç ÖéëáñìïíéêÞ, åíþ áðÝíáíôé åßíáé ôï Íçðéáãùãåßï. Ëßãá ìÝôñá áðü ôç ãÝöõñá âñßóêåôáé ôï Ëáïãñáöéêü Ìïõóåßï, Ýíá üìïñöï íåïêëáóéêü êôßñéï ìå ðÝôñéíïõò êßïíåò, ðïõ õðÞñîå ãéá ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá ôï Äçìïôéêü Ó÷ïëåßï. Êôßóôçêå ôï 1908 ìå äùñåÜ ôïõ ìåãÜëïõ ¸ëëçíá åõåñãÝôç ÁíäñÝá Óõããñïý, áíôéêáèéóôþíôáò ôï ðáëáéü, ðñþôï Äçìïôéêü Ó÷ïëåßï ôïõ ÷ùñéïý, ôï ïðïßï åß÷å êôéóôåß ôï 1830, ìå ÷ñÞìáôá ðïõ åãêñßèçêáí áðü ôïí ÊõâåñíÞôç ÉùÜííç Êáðïäßóôñéá, áëëÜ êáé ìå ôçí ðñïóùðéêÞ åñãáóßá êáé ôï õóôÝñçìá ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí êáé ôï ïðïßï êáôáóôñÜöçêå óôï óåéóìü ôïõ 1870. Ôï 1984, êçñý÷èçêå äéáôçñçôÝï ìíçìåßï, êáé ôï 2009 áíáêáéíßóôçêå ðëÞñùò ìå ôç óõã÷ñçìáôïäüôçóç ôçò Å.Å. êáé ôïõ Åëëçíéêïý Äçìïóßïõ ãéá íá ãßíåé ôï ìïõóåßï. Óôéò áßèïõóÝò ôïõ, ëåéôïõñãïýí åñãáóôÞñéá ðáñáäïóéáêþí åðáããåëìÜôùí êõñßùò ôçò õöáíôéêÞò ôÝ÷íçò, ôïõ ÷ñõóïêåíôÞìáôïò, ôçò ðáñáäïóéáêÞò öïñåóéÜò ê.Ü. Ç ëáúêÞ

ðáñÜäïóç, ðïõ óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá Ý÷åé âáèéÝò ñßæåò, ìåôáöÝñåôáé Ýôóé áðü ôïõò ðáëéïýò óôïõò íÝïõò, áíïßãïíôáò íÝïõò äñüìïõò óôçí åðéêïéíùíßá ôùí áíèñþðùí (www.arachovamuseum.gr). Áêñéâþò ðßóù áðü ôï ìïõóåßï, âñßóêåôáé ôï ôïðüóçìï ôçò ðüëçò ðïõ öéãïõñÜñåé óå üëá ôá êáñô-ðïóôÜë: Ôï Ñïëüé. ×ôéóìÝíï óôçí êïñõöÞ ôïõ áðüêñçìíïõ âñÜ÷ïõ (“ÔõñãéÜ” ôïí ëÝíå ïé íôüðéïé ãéáôß óôçí êïýöéá âÜóç ôïõ öýëáãáí ôá ôõñéÜ) ðñùôï÷ôßóôçêå óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 18ïõ áé. ùò ôï êáìðáíáñéü ôçò åêêëçóßáò ôùí Åéóïäßùí ôçò Èåïôüêïõ, êáôÝññåõóå óôï óåéóìü ôïõ 1870, îáíá÷ôßóôçêå ó÷åäüí áìÝóùò ãéá íá êáôáóôñáöåß êáé ðÜëé áðü ôïõò ãåñìáíïýò ôï 1944. Ôï 1966 ï çãïýìåíïò ôçò ìïíÞò ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ, ÍåêôÜñéïò Êáìâáóéíüò ôï îáíáÝ÷ôéóå óôç óçìåñéíÞ ôïõ ìïñöÞ, ôïðïèåôþíôáò êáé ôï ñïëüú. Íá áíåâåßôå ïðùóäÞðïôå ôá óêáëïðÜôéá ôïõ “ÂñÜ÷ïõ ôçò ¿ñáò” (æçôÞóôå ôï êëåéäß áðü ôç ãñáììáôåßá ôïõ ìïõóåßïõ) ãéá íá áðïëáýóåôå ôçí ðáíïñáìéêÞ èÝá ôïõ ìåãáëýôåñïõ ìÝñïõò ôçò ðüëçò áëëÜ êáé ôçò ãýñù ðåñéï÷Þò, ôçò êïéëÜäáò ôïõ Ðëåéóôïý ðïôáìïý êáé ôïõ Îåñïâïõíßïõ. Äßðëá áðü ôï ìïõóåßï, óå Ýíá êáôçöïñéêü äñïìÜêé, óôá áñéóôåñÜ óáò, âñßóêåôáé ç Ìçôñüðïëç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, “Ôá Åéóüäéá ôçò Èåïôüêïõ”, ðïõ áíáöÝñåôáé áðü ôï 1676. Ç óçìåñéíÞ åêêëçóßá ÷ôßóôçêå áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôçí åðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ 1821. Óôï íáü öõëÜóóïíôáé ëåßøáíá ôïõ Áãßïõ ×áñáëÜìðïõò. Ðåñðáôþíôáò ãéá ëßãï óôï äñïìÜêé, èá ðåñÜóåôå ìðñïóôÜ áðü ôçí ðÝôñéíç åêêëçóßá ôùí Áãßùí Ôáîéáñ÷þí êáé áíåâáßíïíôáò ôá óêáëïðÜôéá èá âñåèåßôå êáé ðÜëé óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï, ìðñïóôÜ áðü ôï Äçìáñ÷åßï. Åßíáé Ýíá ðåôñüêôéóôï êôßñéï (ç åßóïäïò åßíáé áðü ôïí ðßóù äñüìï), ôïõ 19ïõ áéþíá, ðïõ áíáêáéíßóèçêå ôï 1986. Ðñï÷ùñþíôáò ëßãá ìÝôñá óõíáíôÜôå ôç ìéêñÞ ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ, ìå ôç âñýóç ôçò, êôéóìÝíç ôï 1948, ðïõ ôñÝ÷åé áäéÜêïðá. Ôï âëÝììá óáò üìùò èá óôñáöåß

Let’s take a Walk The main street of Arachova The town of Arachova is crossed by a main street, which separates it in two parts: the North and the South. We will tour the town by following the main street first.

Our first stop is the Bridge in the eastern part of the town, where you can take pictures with the Clock Tower as a background. A few meters away, there is the Folklore Museum, a beautiful neoclassical building with stone columns, which, for many years, was housing the Primary School. Built in 1908, it replaced the first Primary School of the village, which was built in 1830 out of the labour of the inhabitants, regardless of the scarcity of means at the time, but it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1870. In 1984, it was declared a historic monument and it was fully restored in 2009, when it was turned into a museum. In its rooms, it houses workshops for traditional crafts such as embroidery and goldwork, the making of traditional costumes, etc. (www.arachovamuseum.gr).

Behind the museum, we can see the landmark of the town, the Clock Tower, which features in all the postcards. Built on the top of a steep cliff, it dates back in the early 18th century but it collapsed during the earthquake of 1870. It was then almost immediately reconstructed and once again destroyed by the German occupiers in 1944. In 1966, Nektarios Kamvasinos, the

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óôá åðéâëçôéêÜ êïêêéíùðÜ óêáëïðÜôéá (265 óýíïëï), ôïõ “ÅãêÜñóéïõ”, ðïõ óáò êáëïýí íá ô’ áíåâåßôå ìÝ÷ñé ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ. Ôá ÓêáëÜêéá Þ ÅãêÜñóéïò, åßíáé ôï äçìéïýñãçìá ôïõ ðåñßöçìïõ ëÞóôáñ÷ïõ ÊáñáèáíÜóç ôï 1925, ï ïðïßïò áðïëëïôñßùóå - ìå ôçí áðåéëÞ üðëïõ(!)- ôç äéáäñïìÞ ìÝ÷ñé ôï íáü ôïõ áãáðçìÝíïõ Áãßïõ ôùí Ñá÷ïâéôþí. Áîßæåé íá ô’ áíåâåßôå, ç èÝá áðü ôçí ðåñßâïëï ôïõ íáïý åßíáé ìïíáäéêÞ! Óõíå÷ßæïõìå óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï, ðåñíþíôáò áðü ôç ìéêñÞ ôñéãùíéêÞ ðëáôåßá Êïõôñïõëïý êáé áìÝóùò ìåôÜ, óô’ áñéóôåñÜ ìáò, ôçí ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá. Äýï ðñÜãìáôá åßíáé äõóåýñåôá óôçí ÅëëÜäá óå ðåñßïäï ôïõñéóôéêÞò áé÷ìÞò: ïé îáðëþóôñåò óôç Ìýêïíï êáé ôá ôñáðåæÜêéá ôùí cafes óôç äéÜóçìç ðëáêüóôñùôç ðëáôåßá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Ç ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá åßíáé ôï meeting point ôïõ ÷ùñéïý. Áðü ‘äù èá ðåñÜóïõí üëïé, åðþíõìïé, ôïõñßóôåò, íôüðéïé, üëåò ôéò þñåò ôçò ìÝñáò áëëÜ êáé ôçò íý÷ôáò. Ï ðëáêüóôñùôïò äñüìïò ðïõ ôç äéáó÷ßæåé êáôáëÞãåé ëßãï ðéï ðÜíù óôçí ðëáôåßá Áöáíïý. Ðåñðáôþíôáò îáíÜ óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï, öôÜíïõìå ó’ Ýíá óôáõñïäñüìé. Óô’ áñéóôåñÜ ìáò, åßíáé ç ðëáôåßá Ê(ïõ)ìïýëá (Îåíßá), üðïõ åêåß âñßóêåôáé ôï Ìíçìåßï Ðåóüíôùí “ÔÏÉÓ ÅÍ ÉÅÑÏÉÓ ÁÃÙÓÉ ÐÅÓÏÕÓÉ 1912-1949 ÁÉÙÍÉÁ Ç ÌÍÇÌÇ””, ðïõ êáôáóêåõÜóôçêå ôï 1914 áðü ôïí ãëýðôç Ã. ÓõííÝöá. ÄåîéÜ, åßíáé åßíáé ï ðáëéüò äñüìïò ðñïò Äåëöïýò, ç Åë. ÂåíéæÝëïõ. Áêïëïõèþíôáò ôçí èá ðåñÜóåôå ìðñïóôÜ áðü ôï ÃõìíÜóéï êáé Ëýêåéï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé êáôüðéí áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç, üðïõ åêåß âñßóêåôáé ôï ìíçìåßï ôïõ Þñùá ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò, ìå ôçí ðñïôïìÞ, Ýñãï ôïõ Í. ÃåùñãáíôÞ (1930), êáé ôçí ðÝôñéíç âÜóç, Ýñãï ôïõ Áñá÷ùâßôç Ä. ÔñéÜíôç. ÅÜí óõíå÷ßóåôå áðü ôï óôáõñïäñüìé åõèåßá, ãéá ëßãï, èá äåßôå ôç äåýôåñç ãÝöõñá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé óôá äåîéÜ óáò ôï -õðü êáôáóêåõÞ áêüìçÓõíåäñéáêü ÊÝíôñï, ìå ôï õðüãåéï äçìüóéï ðÜñêéíãê. Óå üëç ôç äéáäñïìÞ ìáò, êáôáóôÞìáôá ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÜ ðñïúüíôá, óáò êáëïýí íá äïêéìÜóåôå ôçí ðåñßöçìç öïñìáÝëá, ôï çìßóêëçñï ôõñß ìå ôï õðïêßôñéíï ÷ñþìá ðïõ ðáñÜãåôáé ìüíï åäþ êáé äéáôßèåôáé óå êõëéíäñéêü ó÷Þìá, ôï öçìéóìÝíï (êáé äõóåýñåôï ðëÝïí) ìðñïýóêï áñá÷ùâßôéêï êñáóß,

abbot of the Monastery of Osios Loukas, restored it to its former glory complementing it by the addition of the Clock. You should by all means climb up the stairs of the "Rock of the Hour" (you can ask for the key at the reception of the museum) to enjoy the panoramic view of the town and its surrounding area.

Next to the museum, down a narrow street, on your left-hand side, there is the Metropolis of Arachova, dedicated to the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1676. The church, as we can admire it to this day, was built right after the Greek Revolution of 1821. Keep following this little street and you will find yourselves in front of the stone church of Agioi Taxiarches and, if you climb up the stairs, you will end up once again on the main street, right in front of the Town Hall, a 19th century stone building, renovated in 1986. Just a few meters away, you will find Papaioannou Square with its everflowing fountain, built in 1948. Your attention, though, will be captured by the 265 towering reddish stairs of a transversal path called Engkarsios, which are challenging you to climb them up until you reach the church of Agios Georgios. The

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ôóßðïõñï, ÷õëïðßôåò, áëëÜ êáé ãëõêïìðïõêéÝò, üðùò ìõãäáëÜôï, êáñõäÜôï, êïêïôÜêéá êáé ðïëëÜ Üëëá ðïõ äåí îÝñåéò ôé íá ðñùôïäéáëÝîåéò êáé áêüìç, ôá äéÜóçìá õöáíôÜ ÷áëéÜ (êáñðßôéá). Èá äåßôå áêüìç üìïñöåò boutique, ìå ñïý÷á ôçò ôåëåõôáßáò ëÝîçò ôçò ìüäáò, ðïõ óáò ðñï(ó)êáëïýí ãéá shopping therapy. Ôá åìðïñéêÜ êáôáóôÞìáôá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò åßíáé ðëÞñùò åíçìåñùìÝíá, ìå äõíáôÜ brands, êáé ðñïôÜóåéò ãéá üëïõò, óå ñïý÷á, áîåóïõÜñ êáé âÝâáéá, åîïðëéóìü ãéá ôï âïõíü, ãéáôß, ðùò íá ôï êÜíïõìå, üëïò ï êáëüò êüóìïò åäþ åßíáé, ðñÝðåé íÜóôå íôõìÝíïé êáôÜëëçëá! ÁëëÜ êáé design åßäç äéáêüóìçóçò ãéá ôï óðßôé èá âñåßôå êáé üëï êáé êÜðïéï áíáìíçóôéêü äùñÜêé èá ðÜñåôå ãé áõôïýò ðïõ áöÞóáôå ðßóù Þ áðëÜ ãéá íá ´÷åôå ìéá áíÜìíçóç áðü ôçí åðßóêåøÞ óáò. Ké áí ðåéíÜóáôå, ìå ôï áíáììÝíï ôæÜêé óå ðñþôï ðëÜíï êáé ôï êïíôïóïýâëé íá ðáñáâãáßíåé óôéò óôñïöÝò ôï êïêïñÝôóé óôç óïýâëá, óáò õðïäÝ÷ïíôáé ïé ðáñáäïóéáêÝò ôáâÝñíåò, åíþ äåí ëåßðïõí ïé æåóôÝò óïõðßôóåò, ïé óðéôéêÝò ãåýóåéò ôùí ìáãåéñåõôþí êáé ïé ðßôåò, ðïõ ðñïêáëïýí ôïí ïõñáíßóêï óáò. Ôá åóôéáôüñéá êáé restaurant bars õðïóôçñßæïõí ôç ìïíôÝñíá áéóèçôéêÞ ôüóï óôç ãåýóç (êëåßíïíôáò ôáõôü÷ñïíá ôï ìÜôé êáé óôéò ðáëéÝò “äïêéìáóìÝíåò” óõíôáãÝò), üóï êáé óôç äéáêüóìçóç, ôùí ÷þñùí ôïõò. Óå áõôÞ ôç ìïíáäéêÞ ãñáììéêÞ “áãïñÜ” äåí èá ìðïñïýóå íá ëåßðåé ç äéáóêÝäáóç. Daylife êáé nightlife äåí Ý÷ïõí áõóôçñÝò ïñéïãñáììÝò, áöïý ôá ðåñéóóüôåñá ìáãáæéÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, îåêéíïýí ôï ðñùß ìå êáöåäÜêé êáé óáíôïõúôóÜêéá ãéá íá óõíå÷ßóïõí áíåâÜæïíôáò decibel êáé äéÜèåóç. Óôá óõí, ç áíïé÷ôÞ óêÝøç ôùí åðé÷åéñçìáôéþí ðïõ äåí åðáíáðáýïíôáé êáé áíáíåþíïõí äéáñêþò ôïýò ÷þñïõò ôïõò, áëëÜ êáé ôá êáéíïýñãéá ìáãáæéÜ ðïõ Ýñ÷ïíôáé íá ðñïóèÝóïõí óôéò åðéëïãÝò ìáò. Äåí ëåßðïõí åðßóçò, êáé ôá “êáèáñüáéìá” íõ÷ôåñéíÜ óôÝêéá ðïõ êñáôïýí ôï êÝöé óôá ýøç ùò ôï ðñùß áëëÜ êáé ðéï “øáãìÝíåò” åðéëïãÝò ãéá äéáóêÝäáóç.

view from the precincts of the church is unique!

We keep walking along the main street, passing in front of the small triangular square Koutroulou immediately followed, on your left-hand side, by Lakka, the most popular cobblestoned square of Arachova. Lakka Square is the town's meeting point and a day and night point of reference for everyone: celebrities, tourists, locals. The cobblestoned path that runs through it ends a bit further up Afanou Square.

If we continue our walk along the main street, we will stumble upon a crossroads. On your left, you can see K(ou)moula Square, with the war memorial dedicated to the death of the people of Arachova during the Greek War of Independence. On your right, you can see Eleftherios Venizelos street, the old road to Delphi, and once you follow it, you will pass outside the Secondary School and the High School of Arachova, as well as in front of Georgios Karaiskakis Square, where the monument dedicated to the hero of the Greek War of Independence lies. Passing the crossroads, continue straight ahead for a little while and you will see the second bridge of the town and, on your right, you will notice the Conference Centre with its subterranean public parking.

Along the way, the traditional shops are tempting you to try the famous "formaela", a semi-hard, locally produced, cylindrical cheese of pale yellow colour, the famous and nowadays hard to find wines of Arachova, tsipouro, chilopites, sweets such as almond or walnut bites and kokotakia, as

Âãáßíïíôáò áðü ôç “ãñáììÞ” Ç ïìïñöéÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò äåí ðåñéïñßæåôáé óôï ðïëýâïõï êÝíôñï ôçò. Ìéá âüëôá óôá “åíäüôåñá” èá óáò öÝñåé êïíôÜ óôçí éóôïñßá, ôïí ðïëéôéóìü êáé ôçí ðáñÜäïóÞ ôçò. Ôá äáéäáëþäç äñïìÜêéá, ðïõ äéáêüðôïíôáé óõ÷íÜ ðõêíÜ áðü óêáëïðÜôéá, ôá ðáíÝìïñöá ðåôñüêôéóôá óðßôéá ðïõ êáôáìáñôõñïýí ôçí áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ ôçò êëçñïíïìéÜ, ïé áõèåíôéêÝò öéãïýñåò ôùí çëéêéùìÝíùí êáôïßêùí êáé êõñßùò ïé ìõñùäéÝò áðü ôéò ëïõëïõäéáóìÝíåò áõëÝò, ôï óðéôéêü öáãçôü êáé ôá îýëá ðïõ êáßíå óôï ôæÜêé, ðïõ äéáóêïñðßæåé óôá ôÝóóåñá óçìåßá ôïõ ïñßæïíôá ï “Êáôåâáôüò”, åßíáé óôïé÷åßá ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá ôá âéþóåôå ãéá íá Ý÷åôå ìéá ïëïêëçñùìÝíç Üðïøç áðü ôçí åðßóêåøÞ óáò. Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá ÷ùñßæåôáé óå 12 óõíïéêßåò (ãåéôïíéÝò): Áú Ãéþñãçò, Êïýêïõñáò, ÓöáëÜêé, ÐëÜôáíïò, Ðßóù Áëþíéá, Ê(ïõ)ìïýëá, ËÜêêá, Áöáíüò, ÁãïñÜ, Ñïëüú, Ñßôóá, Áú ÃéÜííçò. Ï êåíôñéêüò äñüìïò, ôéò ìïéñÜæåé ó÷åäüí óõììåôñéêÜ óå âüñåéåò (áðü ðÜíù ôïõ) êáé íüôéåò.

ÐÜìå âüñåéá, íá ãíùñßóïõìå åêôüò ôùí Üëëùí êáé ôï ìÝñïò üðïõ ãñÜöôçêå ìéá óðïõäáßá óåëßäá óôçí ÅðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ ÃÝíïõò: ç ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Áíåâáßíïõìå ôá óêáëïðÜôéá ôïõ ÅãêÜñóéïõ áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï. Óôï ôÝëïò ôïõò, ï Áç Ãéþñãçò, ï ðñïóôÜôçò Üãéïò ôùí áðáíôá÷ïý Áñá÷ùâéôþí. Ï íáüò, ìå ôï ðÝôñéíï åðéâëçôéêü êáìðáíáñéü ôïõ, ïñáôüò áðü êÜèå ãùíéÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ç ðåñßâïëïò áëëÜ êáé ç ìïíáäéêÞ èÝá ðïõ áãêáëéÜæåé üëï ôï ÷ùñéü êáé öôÜíåé ìÝ÷ñé ôïí Êïñéíèéáêü êüëðï, èá óáò åíôõðùóéÜóïõí. ÃñáðôÝò ìáñôõñßåò âåâáéþíïõí ðùò õðÞñ÷å Þäç óôá 1676. Óôç ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ôï 1826, ç åêêëçóßá Þôáí ôï ïñìçôÞñéï óôïí íéêçöüñï áãþíá ôïõ Ãåùñãßïõ ÊáñáúóêÜêç åíáíôßïí ôïõ ÌïõóôáöÜ ÌðÝç. Áêëüíçôç åßíáé

well as to admire the renowned textiles. You can also enjoy a shopping therapy session by visiting the beautiful boutiques with their fashionable clothes. The shops in Arachova are constantly following trends by selling popular brands and catering for all needs, in clothes, accessories and, of course, mountain equipment. If you feel hungry, the local taverns are welcoming you with their warm fireplace in the foreground. Entertainment, with beautifully decorated coffee bars, is certainly not missing from this unique market, arranged in a linear way.

Off the beaten path The beauty of Arachova is not only limited in its busy center. A walk towards the inner part of the town will bring you closer to its history, culture and traditions.

The small labyrinthine streets that are usually interrupted by stairs, the gorgeous stone houses that reflect the architectural heritage of the region, the genuine elderly inhabitants and, especially, the scent from the flowering gardens, the home-made food and the burning logs in the fireplace are all elements you must experience in order to form a complete picture of the area in your minds.

The town of Arachova is separated in 12 neighbourhoods. The main street divides them almost symmetrically into northern (above the main street) and

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ç ðßóôç ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí üôé ï Ôñïðáéïöüñïò Ãåþñãéïò ïäÞãçóå ôïõò ¸ëëçíåò áãùíéóôÝò óôçí ðåñßëáìðñç íßêç ðïõ ðÝñáóå óôçí éóôïñßá ùò ç «ÁíÜóôáóç ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò» êáé èåùñåßôáé áðï ôïõò Áñá÷ùâßôåò ùò ôï êïñõöáßï èáýìá ôïõ ðïëéïý÷ïõ ôïõò ÁöÝíôç Áç Ãéþñãç. Óå áõôÞ ôçí ðáíÝìïñöç åêêëçóßá êáé óôï ãýñï ÷þñï ãéïñôÜæïõí ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò ôï ÐáíçãõñÜêé, ôçí ôñéÞìåñç ãéïñôÞ ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ. Óôç ãéïñôÞ áõôÞ Ý÷ïõí åíóùìáôùèåß êáé äéáôçñïýíôáé áìåôÜâëçôá ìÝ÷ñé óÞìåñá ðáëáéüôáôá Ýèéìá ôùí åëëçíéêþí ðáíçãõñéþí ìå áñ÷áéüôáôåò êáôáâïëÝò. Ç ìåãáëïðñåðÞò åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ, ðåñéâÜëëåôáé áðü Ýíáí ðÝôñéíï ôïß÷ï êáé Ý÷åé ôñåéò åéóüäïõò. Óôïí âïñéíü ôïß÷ï õðÜñ÷ïõí ôá ìéêñÜ áíïßãìáôá, áð’ üðïõ ïé Ýëëçíåò áíôéìåôþðéóáí ìå ôá üðëá ôïõò ôïõò ôïõñêáëâáíïýò ðïõ åß÷áí óôñáôïðåäåýóåé óôïí áðÝíáíôé ëüöï, ôïí “ÌïõóôÜìðåç”. Óôçí ðåñßâïëï, õðÜñ÷åé ôï ëéôü ìíçìåßï ôïõ Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç (åìðíåõóôÞò ôïõ ïðïßïõ Þôáí ï Áñá÷ùâßôçò äÜóêáëïò Çëßáò ËéÜêïò, ìéá ðíåõìáôéêÞ öõóéïãíùìßá ôïõ ôüðïõ) ìå ôçí åðéãñáöÞ “Óôñáôçãåßïí Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç 1826 Íïåìâñßïõ”. Åßíáé ôï óçìåßï üðïõ êÜèå ÷ñüíï ôï ÍïÝìâñéï ãßíåôáé åðéìíçìüóõíç äÝçóç ãéá ôïõò Þñùåò åêåßíçò ôçò ìÜ÷çò. Ôï êáíüíé ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôï ìíçìåßï åßíáé ôï áõèåíôéêü êáíüíé ðïõ ðñüóöåñå ï Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêçò óôïí Áç Ãéþñãç. Óôçí Êáôï÷Þ áíáôéíÜ÷èçêå áðü ôïõò Ãåñìáíïýò áëëÜ ïé êÜôïéêïé ôïõ ÷ùñéïý ìÜæåøáí Ýíá Ýíá ôá êïììÜôéá ôïõ êáé ôï óõãêüëëçóáí êáé áðü ôï 1970 âñßóêåôáé óå áõôÞ ôç èÝóç. Óôçí ßäéá ðëåõñÜ ôçò ðåñéâüëïõ âñßóêåôáé ôï ðáñåêêëÞóé ôïõ Áãßïõ Óðõñßäùíá.

southern neighbourhoods.

Let's continue north, in order to learn about the place where a historic event of great importance for the Greek Revolution took place: the Battle of Arachova.

Let's now climb the cobblestone stairs of Engkarsios that lead from Papaioannou Square to the main street. On top of the stairs, we will meet "Ai Giorgis", the patron saint of all the inhabitants of Arachova. The church with its majestic stone bell tower visible from every corner of Arachova and its precinct with the unique view that engulfs the entire town and expands in the horizon will impress you. Written records testify that it already existed back in 1676. During the Battle of Arachova, this church served as the lair from where Georgios Karaiskakis attacked Mustafa Bey. The locals firmly believe that it was Saint George himself that led the Greek troops into the striking victory known in History as "The Resurrection of the Revolution" and is therefore considered as the biggest miracle of the patron saint. In this beautiful church and its precinct, the locals celebrate the Panigyraki, the three days' feast celebrating Saint George.

The majestic church of the Saint is surrounded by a stone wall and has three entrances. On the northern wall, there are small openings from where the Greeks fought with

Âãáßíïíôáò áðü ôçí åêêëçóßá, óôç ìéêñÞ ðëáôåßá õðÜñ÷åé ç ðÝôñéíç âñýóç “ô’ Áú-Ãéþñãç ìå ôá ôñßá “êáëÜíéá”, üðïõ åêåß ãßíåôáé Ýíá áðü ôá äñþìåíá ôçò ãéïñôÞò “ÐáíçãõñÜêé”, üôáí ç ðïìðÞ ìå ôïõò íéêçôÝò èá åðéóôñÝøåé óôï Íáü, óõíïäåßá ðëÞèïõò êüóìïõ ìå ðßðéæåò êáé ìå íôáïýëéá êáé èá óôáìáôÞóåé áêñéâþò åêåß ãéá íá ðéåé íåñü. ÌðñïóôÜ áðü ôéò âñýóåò, ôï áíçöïñéêü êáëíôåñßìé èá ìáò ïäçãÞóåé óôï ëüöï üðïõ Ýãéíå ç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç, ôï ëüöï ôïõ ÌïõóôÜìðåç. Åêåß åß÷áí óôñáôïðåäåýóåé ïé ôïõñêáëâáíïß. Óôç ìÜ÷ç ðïõ áêïëïõèåß óþìá ìå óþìá ïé ¸ëëçíåò íéêïýí ðáíçãõñéêÜ. ÐÜíù ó’ áõôü ôï ëüöï êÜèå ÷ñüíï ôçí ðñþôç ìÝñá ôïõ ‘Ðáíçãõñéïý” ãßíåôáé áãþíáò äñüìïõ, ï ãíùóôüò “Áíçöïñéêüò” üðïõ óõììåôÝ÷ïõí íôõìÝíïé ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÝò öïñåóéÝò íÝïé, Üíäñåò êáé ãÝñïíôåò, êáé Ý÷åé óõìâïëéêÞ óçìáóßá ãéá ôçí áñìïíéêÞ óõíýðáñîç ôùí ãåíåþí óôïí «áíÞöïñï» ôçò æùÞò. Ïé íéêçôÝò, üðùò êáé óå üëá ôá Üëëá áãùíßóìáôá ðïõ áêïëïõèïýí èá ðÜñïõí Ýðáèëï Ýíá áñíß. ÅðéóôñÝöïõìå óôçí åêêëçóßá. Ðçãáßíïíôáò áíáôïëéêÜ, èá ðåñÜóïõìå áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá (Ïé)Êïíïìüâñõóçò êáé êÜíïíôáò êáôçöïñéêÜ “æéê æáê” óôá ãñáöéêÜ äñïìÜêéá, åðéóôñÝöïõìå óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï. Ðçãáßíïíôáò äõôéêÜ, áêïëïõèþíôáò ôï äñüìï ìðñïóôÜ áðü ôçí åêêëçóßá, öôÜíïõìå óôçí ðëáôåßá ÐëáôÜíéá Þ Ôñïðáßïõ. ÏíïìÜóôçêå Ýôóé ãéáôß ìåôÜ ôç ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ï ÊáñáúóêÜêçò Ýóôçóå äýï “ðõñáìßäåò” ìå ôá êåöÜëéá ôùí íåêñþí ôïõñêáëâáíþí, âÜæïíôáò ôçí åîÞò åðéãñáöÞ “ ÔÑÏÐÁÉÏÍ ÔÙÍ ÅËËÇÍÙÍ ÊÁÔÁ ÔÙÍ ÂÁÑÂÁÑÙÍ ÏÈÙÌÁÍÙÍ ÁÍÅÃÅÑÈÅÍ ÊÁÔÁ ÔÏ 1826 ÅÔÏÓ, ÍÏÅÌÂÑÉÏÕ 24, ÅÍ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁ”. Ç óõíÝ÷åéá áõôïý ôïõ äñüìïõ èá ìáò

their weapons against the Turkish and Albanian troops that were stationed on the opposite hill, which is known as "Moustabeis". The precinct, houses the plain monument of G. Karaiskakis and it is also the spot where, in November of each year, a memorial service for the heroes of that battle is organized. The canon of the monument is the original offering of G. Karaiskakis to Saint George. During the German occupation, it was blown up, but the inhabitants of the town picked its pieces one by one and put it back together, so that, since 1970, it is situated in this position. On the same side of the precinct, there is also the chapel of Agios Spyridonas.

Going out of the church, in the small square, we find the stone fountain of "Ai Giorgis", where an event of the Panigyraki feast takes place, in which the procession that represents the winners of the Battle of Arachova returns to the church, followed by a crowd of people and accompanied by the sounds of bagpipes and tupans, and drinks from this fountain.

Passing in front of the fountain and going up the cobbled track, we will reach the hill where the great battle took place, the hill of "Moustabeis", lair of the enemy troops. It was November but the cold was unbearable and so were the Greek bullets. The

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ïäçãÞóåé óôçí ðëáôåßá Ðßóù Áëþíéá üðïõ åêåß âñßóêåôáé ç åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ Äçìçôñßïõ êáé ôï áíïé÷ôü èÝáôñï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Áðï ‘êåé ç èÝá ðñïò ôï Äåëöéêü ôïðßï êáé ôïí Êïñéíèéáêü åßíáé ìïíáäéêÞ. Áí êáôçöïñßóïõìå áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá Ôñïðáßïõ ìÝóá áðü ôá ðÝôñéíá äñïìÜêéá èá ðåñÜóïõìå áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá Ðëçêüâñõóçò ðïõ âñßóêåôáé ðßóù áðü ôï ÃõìíÜóéï êáé Ëýêåéï. ÊÜíïíôáò ìéá ìéêñÞ ðáñÜêáìøç èá äïýìå ôçí åêêëçóßá ôçò Áãßáò ÐáñáóêåõÞò , ëßãï êÜôù áð’ ôïí Áç Ãéþñãç, ç ïðïßá ÷ôßóôçêå ôï 1971 óå ÷þñï, ðïõ õðïäåß÷ôçêå áðü ôçí Áãßá ìåôÜ áðü áëëåðÜëëçëåò “åìöáíßóåéò” ôçò óôïõò ðåñßïéêïõò. Êáôçöïñßæïíôáò óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, öôÜíïõìå óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï, óôï ýøïò ôçò ðëáôåßáò ËÜêêá. Ïé íüôéåò ãåéôïíéÝò Ý÷ïõí íá åðéäåßîïõí ôçí áõèåíôéêüôçôá ôçò ðáñáäïóéáêÞò áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, üðùò ôá êáëíôåñßìéá, ðïëëÜ áðü ôá ïðïßá Ý÷ïõí ðáñáìåßíåé üðùò üôáí ðñùôïêáôáóêåõÜóôçêáí, ðáëéÜ óðßôéá êáé áñ÷ïíôéêÜ, áëëÜ êõñßùò ôçí áìåóüôçôá ôïõ âëÝììáôïò ðñïò ôçí êïéëÜäá ôïõ Ðëåéóôïý ðïôáìïý êáé ôïõ Îåñïâïõíßïõ (Êßñöç). Ìðïñïýìå íá îåêéíÞóïõìå áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá Ê(ïõ)ìïýëá êáé ðñï÷ùñþíôáò áíáôïëéêÜ, êáôçöïñßæïíôáò, íá ðåñÜóïõìå êÜôù áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá Áöáíïý êáé ôç óõíïéêßá Ñßôóá, üðïõ âñßóêåôáé ç åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ. Ëßãï ðéï ‘êåé ðåñíþíôáò áðü ôç âÜóç ôïõ ÂñÜ÷ïõ ôçò ¿ñáò, óõíáíôÜìå ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ

Turkish general Moustabeis got fatally wounded. The freezing cold air coming down from Mount Parnassus doesn't leave them a choice and, therefore, the enemy troops try to escape through Mount Parnassus. But Karaiskakis had made any attempt to flee impossible. In the battlefield, a pitched battle takes place and the Greeks start chasing the enemy troops in the steep slopes of the Mountain through snow and harsh wind, until, humiliated, they were forced to beg for a ceasefire. On top of this same hill, every year during the first day of the Feast, there is a race called "Aniforikos" (uphill), in which men, young and old, take part dressed in traditional costumes. The race symbolizes the harmonious coexistence of the different generations through the steep road of life.

Seeing 80 years old men racing on the hill where the Battle of Arachova took place, with tears in their eyes is truly touching. The prize for the winners of this race, as well as the winners of the other competitions is a lamb.

Let's go back to the church. Going East, we will pass from the (Oi)konomovrysi Square and zigzagging down the little picturesque streets we return to the main street. Going West, following the street in front of the church, we reach Platania (or Tropaiou) Square, which was named after the two "pyramids" that Karaiskakis built from the heads of the dead enemies. If we continue down the same street, we will reach Piso

ÅõáããåëéóôÞ ìå ôïí éóôïñéêü âñÜ÷ï, üðïõ ôïí Éïýëéï ôïõ 1829, üôáí Þëèå ï ÄçìÞôñéïò ÕøçëÜíôçò óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, óÞêùóå ôç óçìáßá ôçò óõíÝ÷éóçò ôçò åðáíáóôÜóåùò. Åßíáé ìéá ìéêñÞ, ïñèïãþíéá åêêëçóßá áöéåñùìÝíç óôïí Áñ÷Üããåëï ÃáâñéÞë, êáé óÞìåñá åïñôÜæåôáé åêåß ï Åõáããåëéóìüò ôçò Èåïôüêïõ óôéò 25 Ìáñôßïõ. Óôéò 26 Ìáñôßïõ 1821 ï éåñÝáò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý Í. ÐñùôïðáððÜò, ìõçìÝíïò óôç ÖéëéêÞ Åôáéñåßá, Ýêáíå ãíùóôü óôïõò ðéóôïýò üôé ç ÅðáíÜóôáóç åß÷å áñ÷ßóåé. Áðü ôüôå ìÝ÷ñé óÞìåñá, óôï âñÜ÷ï äßðëá óôçí åêêëçóßá êõìáôßæåé ðÜíôá ç åëëçíéêÞ óçìáßá. ÌåñéêÜ ìÝôñá ðéï ‘êåé óõíáíôÜìå ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÉùÜííç ôïõ ×ñõóïóôüìïõ, ðïõ åßíáé ç ðáëáéÜ Ìçôñüðïëç, êôßóìá ôùí ôåëåõôáßùí ÷ñüíùí ôçò ÂõæáíôéíÞò ðåñéüäïõ. Óôï ðÝñáóìá ôùí ÷ñüíùí ëçóìïíÞèçêå ç áöéÝñùóç ôïõ íáïý óôïí ¢ãéï ÉùÜííç ôï ×ñõóüóôïìï êáé ç åêêëçóßá ãéüñôáæå óôéò 7 Éáíïõáñßïõ, ãéïñôÞ ôïõ Áãßïõ ÉùÜííç ôïõ Ðñïäñüìïõ, êÜôé ðïõ éó÷ýåé ìÝ÷ñé óÞìåñá.Ôï 1998 áðü åéäéêïýò óõíôçñçôÝò Þëèáí óôï öùò 10 óðÜíéåò ôïé÷ïãñáößåò ôïõ 17ïõ - 18ïõ áé. ÁíÜìåóá ó’ áõôÝò õðÜñ÷ïõí êáé êÜðïéåò “éäéáßôåñåò” ðïõ áðåéêïíßæïõí ôéò ôéìùñßåò óå ëáúêÜ áìáñôÞìáôá. ÌÝóá óôçí åêêëçóßá äßðëá óôï ôÝìðëï õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá öñåÜôéï ìå áãßáóìá. Áðü ôïõò áñ÷áéüôáôïõò ÷ñüíïõò ïé ðéóôïß áóèåíåßò

Alonia Square, where the church of Agios Dimitrios and the open-air theatre of Arachova are. From this point, the view to Delphi is stunning. Passing Tropaiou Square, if we continue down the cobblestone paths, we will pass through Plikovrysi Square, behind the Secondary School and the High School. Taking a small shortcut, we will see the church of Agia Paraskevi, a bit further down the church of Ai Giorgis, which was built in 1971, in a place believed to be suggested to the locals by Saint Paraskevi herself during her continuous "appearances".

If we keep going down the street, we will finally end up in the main street, where Lakka Square is.

The southern neighbourhoods have their own unique beauty! We can start our promenade from K(ou)moula Square and going East and down the street we can pass from Afanou Square and Ritsa neighbourhood, where the church of Agios Nikolaos is. Passing the feet of the "Rock of the Hour", we will find the church of Evangelistis, with its historic rock. It is a small rectangular church consecrated to the Archangel Gabriel, where the Annunciation of Virgin Mary is celebrated on the 25th of March of each year. On the 26th of March 1821, the priest of the village announced the beginning of the Revolution to his parishioners. Since that day, the Greek flag is raised on top of the rock next to the church. A few meters away, there is the church of Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos, that is the old Metropolis, that dates back to the later Byzantine years. In 1998, restorers unearthed 10 rare murals dating back to the 17th or 18th centuries. Among them, there are also

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äéáíõêôÝñåõáí óôï íáü ìå ôçí åëðßäá íá èåñáðåõôïýí. Ï Áú-ÃéÜííçò áíáöÝñåôáé óáí êÝíôñï óõíåäñßáóçò ôùí Öéëéêþí êáé ùò Êñõöü Ó÷ïëåéü. Åðßóçò êáôÜ ôçí ðáñÜäïóç, ï ðñþôïò ïéêéóìüò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ðñÝðåé íá îåêßíçóå áðü åäþ. Ï íáüò åßíáé äéáôçñçôÝï ìíçìåßï. Áêïëïõèþíôáò óôç óõíÝ÷åéá ôï áíçöïñéêü äñïìÜêé èá âñåèåßôå ìåôÜ áðü ëßãï óôéò ÊáìÜñåò êÜôù áðü ôç ãÝöõñá ôïõ êåíôñéêïý äñüìïõ Þ áí èÝëåôå íá óõíå÷ßóåôå ôç âüëôá óáò, èá äéáó÷ßóåôå ôç óõíïéêßá Êïýêïõñáò, ðçãáßíïíôáò ðñïò ôá äåîéÜ ãéá íá âãåßôå óôçí ïìþíõìç ðëáôåßá, óôçí áñ÷Þ ôçò ðüëçò.

some murals that depict the punishments of some public sins. Inside the church, next to the temple, there is a well with holy water. Since the ancient years, the ill believers spent the night in the church believing that they will get cured. It is believed that the first settlement of Arachova started here. The church is also a heritage monument.

Then, keep following the little uphill street and, after a little while, you will find yourselves under the bridge of the main street, or, if you wish to continue strolling in the town, you can cross the neighbourhood of Koukouras and then turn right to find the homonymous square, in the town's entrance.

Ãéá íá ãíùñßóåôå êáëÜ ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá äåí öôÜíåé ìéá åðßóêåøç. Ç ôïõñéóôéêÞ ôçò öõóéïãíùìßá, åßíáé áðëÜ ç ðñþôç åéêüíá ðïõ åéóðñÜôôåé ï åðéóêÝðôçò. Óõíïìéëþíôáò ìå ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ôçò (êÜèå çëéêßáò), ðåñéäéáâáßíïíôáò ôá óïêÜêéá ôçò, êáé åðéóêåðôüìåíïé ôïõò ðïëéôéóôéêïýò ôçò ÷þñïõò èá äéáðéóôþóåôå ôç äéá÷ñïíéêÞ åéêüíá, ôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ êëçñïíïìéÜ êáé ôçí ðïñåßá óôï ÷ñüíï ôùí áíèñþðùí ôçò, ðïõ äçìéïõñãïýí áîéÝðáéíåò ðñïïðôéêÝò, áõîÜíïíôáò ôçí åëêõóôéêüôçôÜ ôïõ üìïñöïõ áõôïý ôüðïõ. Áí èÝëåôå íá “æÞóåôå” ðñáãìáôéêÜ ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, èá ðñÝðåé íá ôçí åðéóêåöèåßôå åðßóçò óôï ôñéÞìåñï ðïõ ãßíåôáé ôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé” ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ êáé ôï ÐÜó÷á.

If you wish to really get to know Arachova, one visit is not enough. Its touristic aspect is only a superficial impression that a visitor can have. By talking to its people of every age, walking at its paths and visiting its cultural heritage sites, you will discover its timeless image, its heritage and the history of its people, elements that create interesting prospects and increase the attractiveness of this beautiful land.

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ÐáíçãõñÜêé The festival “Panigyraki” Äåí õðÜñ÷åé ðïõèåíÜ áëëïý óôçí ÅëëÜäá, ôüðïò óôïí ïðïßï íá ãéïñôÜæåôáé ìå ôÝôïéï ðáëëáúêü êáé âéùìáôéêü ôñüðï Ýíá Ýèéìï ðïõ ÷Üíåôáé óôá âÜèç ôùí áéþíùí. Ôñåéò ìÝñåò áöéåñùìÝíåò óôïí ÐñïóôÜôç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ¢ãéï Ãåþñãéï. Ôñåéò ìÝñåò êïñõöáßáò Ýêöñáóçò ôçò Áñá÷ùâßôéêçò ðáñÜäïóçò üðïõ Ý÷ïõí åðéâéþóåé ôá ðéï âáèýñéæá Ýèéìá ëáúêÞò ëáôñåßáò, åíáñìïíéóìÝíá ìå ôç ÷ñéóôéáíéêÞ ãéïñôÞ. Ôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé” óáí ãéïñôÞ åßíáé ãéá ôïõò íôüðéïõò Ýíá äåýôåñï ÐÜó÷á, óå ðñïåôïéìáóßåò, åïñôáóìïýò, öéëïîåíßá êáé ðñïðÜíôùí ìåãáëïðñÝðåéá! ÊÅÉÌÅÍÏ: ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ ÖÙÔÏÃÑÁÖÉÅÓ: ÊÙÍÓÔÁÍÔÉÍÏÓ ÊÁÔÓÉÌÐÁÓ

ÐåñéöïñÜ ôçò åéêüíáò ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ ôï1959 (öùôü: áñ÷åßï ËïõêÜ ÐáðáëåîáíäñÞ)

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Áú Ãéþñãçò Ï ðñïóôÜôçò ôùí áðáíôá÷ïý Áñá÷ùâéôþí Ï ¢ãéïò Ãåþñãéïò ï Ôñïðáéïöüñïò óõãêáôáëÝãåôáé óôïõò ÌåãáëïìÜñôõñåò ôçò Åêêëçóßáò ìáò. ÃåííÞèçêå ðåñß ôï 275 êáé ìáñôýñçóå ôï 303 ì.×. Ç åðï÷Þ ôïõ õðÞñîå åðï÷Þ óêëçñþí äéùãìþí åíáíôßïí ôçò ×ñéóôéáíéêÞò ðßóôçò. ¹ôáí äéïéêçôÞò ôÜãìáôïò åðéëÝêôùí ôïõ ñùìáúêïý óôñáôïý êáé äéáêñéíüôáí ãéá ôç ãåííáéüôçôÜ ôïõ. ÐáñÜ ôï ìåãÜëï áîßùìá ðïõ åß÷å äåí áñíÞèçêå íá èõóéÜóåé ôá ðÜíôá êáé íá ïìïëïãÞóåé ôç ×ñéóôéáíéêÞ ôïõ ðßóôç, õðïìÝíïíôáò ðïëëÜ êáé öñéêôÜ âáóáíéóôÞñéá ìÝ÷ñé ôï ôÝëïò. Åßíáé ðïëëÜ ôá èáýìáôá ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ, ðïõ Ý÷ïõí êáôáìáñôõñçèåß ìÝ÷ñé êáé óÞìåñá. Ç ëáôñåßá ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ÷Üíåôáé óôá âÜèç ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ êáé óõíäÝåôáé ìå ôïõò èñýëïõò, ôéò ðáñáäüóåéò, ôá ôñáãïýäéá êáé ôçí éóôïñßá ôçò. Ç ìíÞìç ôïõ åïñôÜæåôáé óôéò 23 Áðñéëßïõ.

Ôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé” åßíáé ìéá ôñéÞìåñç, êáôÜ âÜóç èñçóêåõôéêÞ ãéïñôÞ, áöéåñùìÝíç óôïí ÐñïóôÜôç êáé Ðïëéïý÷ï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ìåãáëïìÜñôõñá ¢ãéï Ãåþñãéï ôïí Ôñïðáéïöüñï, ôïõ ïðïßïõ ç ïñèüäïîç åëëçíéêÞ åêêëçóßá ôéìÜ ôçí ìíÞìç ôïõ óôéò 23 Áðñéëßïõ. Ç çìåñïìçíßá áõôÞ, ìåôáôßèåôáé ôçí äåýôåñç ìÝñá ôïõ ÐÜó÷á áí ôï ÐÜó÷á ïñßæåôáé ãéá ôçí óõãêåêñéìÝíç ÷ñïíéÜ ìåôÜ ôéò 23/4. Ç ãéïñôÞ óõíäÝåôáé ëïéðüí ìå ôï Ðáó÷Üëéï êëßìá êáé ôçí ãåíéêüôåñç ÷áñÜ ðïõ áõôü öÝñíåé óôïõò ¸ëëçíåò êáé ×ñéóôéáíïýò. Ç äåýôåñç “åîÜñôçóç” ôçò ãéïñôÞò, áöïñÜ óôçí ó÷Ýóç ôïõ Áãßïõ ìå ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé êõñßùò óôçí ðñïóôáóßá ðïõ ðáñåß÷å ôüóï óå öõóéêÜ ðñüóùðá üóï êáé óôï ßäéï ôï ÷ùñéü êáôÜ ôï ðáñåëèüí, üôáí áíôéìåôþðéóå ìåãÜëïõò êéíäýíïõò êáé ðñïâëÞìáôá. Åäþ èá áíáöÝñïõìå åíäåéêôéêÜ ôçí ìïíáäéêÞò óçìáóßáò ãéá ôï Åëëçíéêü ãÝíïò “ÌÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò” ç ïðïßá Ýëáâå ÷þñá ôïí ÍïÝìâñéï ôïõ 1826 ëßãá ìÝôñá ðéï ðÜíù áðü ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ üðïõ ï Óôñáôçãüò Ãåþñãéïò ÊáñáúóêÜêçò åèñéÜìâåõóå êáôÜ ôùí Ôïýñêùí êáôáêôçôþí åðéêáëïýìåíïò ôçí âïÞèåéá ôïõ ÐñïóôÜôç ôïý ÷ùñéïý, Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ. ¼ôáí ëïéðüí ìéëÜìå ãéá ôï "ÐáíçãõñÜêé", äåí åííïïýìå ìßá óõíçèéóìÝíç ãéïñôÞ, áëëÜ Ýíá ìïíáäéêü èÝáìá, ôï ïðïßï èåùñåßôáé ôï êáëýôåñï æùíôáíü ðáñÜäåéãìá åíüò áõèåíôéêïý åëëçíéêïý ðáíçãõñéïý, üðùò áõôÜ ðïõ ãéïñôÜæïíôáí óôï ÂõæÜíôéï êáé óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò. Áîßæåé íá óçìåéùèåß üôé ôï ÐáíçãõñÜêé ãéïñôÜæåôáé áäéÜëåéðôá åêáôïíôÜäåò ÷ñüíéá ìå áíáëëïßùôá ôá âáóéêÜ ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ ôïõ êáé ìå ôçí ßäéá èÝñìá, üðùò áðïäåéêíýïõí ïé ãñáðôÝò ìáñôõñßåò, ç ðáëáéüôåñç ôùí ïðïßùí áíÜãåôáé óôï 1835. Ïýôå óôçí ðåñßïäï ôçò Êáôï÷Þò, Ýðáøå íá ãéïñôÜæåôáé, ìå ôçí Üäåéá ôùí êáôáêôçôþí, óå êëßìá ãåíéêÞò áìíçóôßáò. Ï åðéóêÝðôçò-ðñïóêçíõôÞò æåé ðñùôüãíùñåò óôéãìÝò êáèþò ãíùñßæåé ôï âéùìáôéêü ÷áñáêôÞñá ôçò ãéïñôÞò.

Ç ãéïñôÞ Ôçí ðáñáìïíÞ, óôéò 6 ôï áðüãåõìá ïé êáìðÜíåò ôïõ Áã. Ãåùñãßïõ áñ÷ßæïõí íá ÷ôõðïýí åíþ ðáñÜëëçëá ðÝöôïõí êáé ïé ðñþôåò êáíïíéÝò. Êáé îáöíéêÜ üëá ôá óïêÜêéá êáé ïé äñüìïé ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ãåìßæïõí öïõóôáíÝëåò, êáìæüëåò êáé

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Panygiraki is the most significant celebration of Arachova, and it is dedicated to Saint George, the protector of the village. It lasts for three days, and all the inhabitants participate in the events, wearing traditional costumes, while there are thousands of visitors.

The customs that are revived during "Panygiraki" have remained unchanged since 1835, as it is certified by written testimonies.

Saint George always stood by the inhabitants of Arachova when they were facing problems, as it happened during the big battle of Arachova, in which the Greeks beat the Turks during a significant moment of the Greek Revolution.

The celebration begins on the eve of Saint George's celebration, and everyone dressed in traditional costumes goes to church, and then the so-called "dance of the elders" follows. After that, the litany of the Saint's icon crosses the entire region of Arachova in a huge procession. Young and old people walk in lines, while the city is decorated. The entire ceremony conveys a Byzantine magnificence.

The litany lasts for about 2 hours, and returns to the church at about 9 o'clock at night. The "dismissal" of the Vespers takes place, and then, the steps that begin from the church and move towards the village's center, get

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óéãêïýíéá ðïõ öïñïýí Üíôñåò êáé ãõíáßêåò, êÜôïéêïé êáé åðéóêÝðôåò, ðïõ Þñèáí áðü êÜèå ãùíéÜ ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, êáé êáôåõèýíïíôáé üëïé øçëÜ, óôçí åêêëçóßá. Åêåß, óôï ðñïáýëéï, ìå ôïí ðñþôï Þ÷ï ôçò ðßðéæáò ïé çëéêéùìÝíïé áñ÷ßæïõí íá ÷ïñåýïõí êáé íá ôñáãïõäïýí ôï “ðáíçãõñÜêé” êáé ìáæß ôïõò áêïëïõèïýí üëïé. Åßíáé ï ðåñßöçìïò “×ïñüò ôùí ãåñüíôùí”, ðïõ áíïßãåé ôç ãéïñôÞ. Áêïëïõèåß ï óýíôïìïò Åóðåñéíüò êáé áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ç ìåãáëïðñåðÞò ðïìðÞ ôçò ëéôÜíåõóçò ôçò èáõìáôïõñãÞò åéêüíáò ôïõ Áãßïõ óå üëï ôï ÷ùñéü. ¸íá èÝáìá ìïíáäéêü. ×éëéÜäåò Üíèñùðïé åßíáé ðáñáôåôáãìÝíïé êáôÜ ìÞêïò ôçò äéáäñïìÞò, ôá ìðáëêüíá ôùí óðéôéþí óôïëéóìÝíá ìå óçìáßåò êáé “êïñðßôéá” -ôá ðáñáäïóéáêÜ ÷áëéÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò- éåñåßò, öéëáñìïíéêÞ, óôñáôüò, ïé êáìðÜíåò êáé ôá êáíüíéá íá ÷ôõðïýí, üëá óõíèÝôïõí ôçí ÂõæáíôéíÞ ìåãáëïðñÝðåéá ðïõ áñìüæåé óå Ýíáí áðü ôïõò ìåãáëýôåñïõò Áãßïõò ôçò Ïñèïäïîßáò! ÅêáôïíôÜäåò (êÜðïéá öïñÜ Ýöôáóáí ôïõò 2000!) íôõìÝíïé ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÝò óôïëÝò, óå äýï æõãïýò íá óõíïäåýïõí ôçí åéêüíá ôïõ Áãßïõ. Ç ëéôÜíåõóç äéáñêåß ðåñßðïõ 2 þñåò êáé åðéóôñÝöåé óôçí åêêëçóßá êáôÜ ôéò 9 ôï âñÜäõ. Ãßíåôáé ç “áðüëõóéò” ôïõ Åóðåñéíïý êáé ìåôÜ, ôá óêáëïðÜôéá ôïõ “ÅãêÜñóéïõ” ãåìßæïõí áðü üëï áõôü ôï ðëÞèïò, ðïõ óõíå÷ßæåé ìå ãëÝíôéá êáé ÷ïñïýò óôçí ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ.

Ôçí ðñþôç çìÝñá, ðñùß ðñùß ç÷åß ç ðïëåìéêÞ óÜëðéããá êáé áêïëïõèïýí ôñåéò êáíïíéïâïëéóìïß, åíþ ÷ôõðïýí ïé êáìðÜíåò. ¿ñá íá îåêéíÞóåé ï ¼ñèñïò êáé ç Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá óôçí åêêëçóéÜ ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç. Áðü óÞìåñá êáé ãéá ôéò åðüìåíåò äýï ìÝñåò, ÷éëéÜäåò êüóìïõ èá ðåñÜóïõí áðü ôïí Íáü íá áíÜøïõí Ýíá êåñß óôçí ìíÞìç ôïõ Áãßïõ. ¹ñèå ç þñá ãéá ôá áãùíßóìáôá, ìå ðñþôï êáé êáëýôåñï ôïí Áíçöïñéêü äñüìï, íÝùí, áíäñþí êáé ãåñüíôùí, ìå óõìâïëéêÞ óçìáóßá ãéá ôçí áñìïíéêÞ óõíýðáñîç ôùí ãåíåþí óôïí «áíÞöïñï» ôçò æùÞò. Åßíáé óõãêéíçôéêü íá

filled with this entire crowd, which continues with festivities and dancing.

On the first day, after the church, the sports begin with the "climbing" (Aniforikos) competition, in which young and old people climb running up the hill above the church, where the big battle took place. The winner, as in all the other sports that follow, will take a lamb as trophy.

The procession with the winners will return to the Temple with the escort of the crowd of people with flutes and daouli drums, and will stop exactly opposite the rock fountains that are there, and they will sing the "Panygiraki", a song with roots from the 10th century, which is sung only during this celebration and never again.

On the same day, the road race of 5000 meters takes place. Then traditional dances by the dancing band of the local association follow.

On the second day, sports customs continue with long and high jumps and stone lifting at the yard of the Temple. After the Vespers and the prayer to Saint George, the celebration continues with coffee and tsipouro at the village's squares, while at night the traditional folk music orchestra plays for everyone at the central square.

On the third day, a memorial service for those who fell during the battle of Arachova takes place at Karaiskakis monument, which is located at the Temple's yard, and immediately after that the sports of the day: shot put,

âëÝðåéò “ãåñüíôéá” 80 ÷ñïíþí íá áíåâáßíïõí ôï ëüöï üðïõ Ýãéíå ç ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé äÜêñõá íá ôñÝ÷ïõí áðü ôá ìÜôéá ôïõò. Ïé íéêçôÝò, üðùò êáé óå üëá ôá Üëëá áãùíßóìáôá ðïõ áêïëïõèïýí èá ðÜñïõí Ýðáèëï Ýíá áñíß. Áêïëïõèåß ôï äñþìåíï óôç âñýóç ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç. Ç ðïìðÞ ìå ôïõò íéêçôÝò èá åðéóôñÝøåé óôï Íáü óõíïäåßá ðëÞèïõò êüóìïõ ìå ðßðéæåò êáé ìå íôáïýëéá êáé èá óôáìáôÞóåé áêñéâþò áðÝíáíôé, óôéò ðÝôñéíåò âñýóåò ðïõ õðÜñ÷ïõí åêåß, êáé êáèþò ôñáãïõäÜíå ôï «ÐáíçãõñÜêé», óôï óçìåßï ðïõ ï óôß÷ïò ëÝåé «Áðüëá äñÜêï ì’ ôï íåñü», ôüôå ïé âñýóåò áñ÷ßæïõí íá ôñÝ÷ïõí íåñü ðïõ Ýñ÷åôáé êáôåõèåßáí áðü ôéò ðçãÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, óôï ðñáýëéï ôïõ íáïý áãüñéá êáé êïñßôóéá íôõìÝíá ìå ôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò öïñåóéÝò ÷ïñåýïõí ôïðéêïýò ÷ïñïýò. Ôï áðüãåõìá ôçò ßäéáò ìÝñáò äéåîÜãåôáé ï áãþíáò äñüìïõ ôùí 5000 ìÝôñùí. Ïé áèëçôÝò îåêéíïýí áðü ôï ¢ãéï ÌçíÜ, îùêêëÞóé ðïõ âñßóêåôáé Ýîù áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá óôïí äñüìï ðñïò ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé êáôáëÞãïõí óôçí êåíôñéêÞ ðëáôåßá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Áêïëïõèïýí ðáñáäïóéáêïß ÷ïñïß áðü ôï ÷ïñåõôéêü óõãêñüôçìá ôïõ Ëáïãñáöéêïý Ïìßëïõ ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Ðñïò ôéìÞí ôïõ Áãßïõ, ïé êÜôïéêïé øÞíïõí áñíéÜ óå ïìáäéêïýò ëÜêêïõò, üðùò ôï ÐÜó÷á.

Ôç äåýôåñç ìÝñá, óõíå÷ßæïíôáé ôá áãùíéóôéêÜ Ýèéìá ìå Üëìá áðëïýí ÷ùñßò öüñá, Üëìá áðëïýí êáíïíéêü, ôñéðëïýí, óÞêùìá ðÝôñáò (69,7 êéëþí), Üëìá åéò ýøïò. ¼ëá ìå Þ ÷ùñßò ôïðéêÞ åíäõìáóßá óôï ðñïáýëéï ôïõ Íáïý. Ïé íéêçôÝò, èá ëÜâïõí ìåôÜëëéá êáé áñíÜêéá ïé ðñþôïé. ÌåôÜ ôïí Åóðåñéíü êáé ôçí ÐáñÜêëçóç óôïí ¢ãéï Ãåþñãéï, ç ãéïñôÞ óõíå÷ßæåôáé ìå êáöåäÜêé êáé ôóßðïõñï óôéò ðëáôåßåò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý, åíþ ôï âñáäÜêé, ç ðáñáäïóéáêÞ ïñ÷Þóôñá äçìïôéêÞò ìïõóéêÞò ðáßæåé ãéá üëïõò óôçí ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ.

stone put, wrestling and tug of war, with or without local costumes. At 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, the cannons and the bells will call the people again to the church, this time in order to participate in the feast that will also signal the ending of the festival for this year.

A common table is set at the yard with roast lambs, which are being prepared since the morning of the same day, wine, and other dishes for the day. The fellow diners arrive, most of them wearing their local costumes, in order to brighten this time. Of course, the locals and the foreigners also participate. The dinner is free, and it is provided by the Municipality and the local church.

Then, the cannons and the bells will ring again, putting "Panygiraki" to its last phase. All the participants together will get up and make a huge circle around the Temple, hand-by-hand, dancing following the slow rhythm of the "Panygiraki". They will turn around the church all together three times with the priest leading the way, and then they will go united to the village with flutes and daouli drums, as well as with cannons and fusillades in order to celebrate for a little longer, wishing one to the other.

You can see a video regarding the way of celebration of the "Panygiraki" at the webside: www.panigiraki.gr, where you can see all the information.

Panygiraki will be celebrated on May 01-04th 2016 this year.

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Ç ôñßôç ìÝñá, îåêéíÜ ìå åêêëçóéáóìü, åðéìíçìüóõíç äÝçóç ãéá ôïõò

¸íá ðïëý ùñáßï âßíôåï ãéá ôï ðùò ãéïñôÜæåôáé ôï

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Méá ìáôéÜ óôçí Éóôïñßá A glance in History Ïé áíáöïñÝò óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò Ý÷ïõí ôéò ñßæåò ôïõò óôá âÜèç ôùí áéþíùí, åêåß ðïõ ç éóôïñßá óõíáíôÜ ôï ìýèï. ØçëÜ óôïí Ðáñíáóóü, ï Êáôáêëõóìüò “ãåííÜ” ôç Ëõêþñåéá. Óôï ðéï øçëü óçìåßï ôïõ ôç ËéÜêïõñá (2.457 ì.) ðñïóÜñáîå ç êéâùôüò ôïõ Äåõêáëßùíá êáé ôçò Ðýññáò, áðü ôïõò ïðïßïõò ãåííéÝôáé ï ¸ëëçíáò, ï ãåíÜñ÷çò ôçò öõëÞò ìáò. Óôï óðÞëáéï Êùñýêåéïí ¢íôñïí, ôá åõñÞìáôá öôÜíïõí ìÝ÷ñé ôá íåïëéèéêÜ ÷ñüíéá. Óôç èÝóç ÄåñâÝíé, ðÜíù óôç Ó÷éóôÞ Ïäü, ï Ïéäßðïäáò óêïôþíåé ôïí ðáôÝñá ôïõ, ËÜúï. Óôçí ðñïúóôïñéêÞ åðï÷Þ õðÜñ÷ïõí äéÜóðáñôïé ïéêéóìïß óôçí “Ðáñíáóóßá ÍÜðç”, ôçí êïéëÜäá êÜôù áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ìÝ÷ñé ôïõò Äåëöïýò, åêåß üðïõ ôï Ìáíôåßï êÜíåé ãíùóôÞ ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ óôá ðÝñáôá ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ êüóìïõ. ÅÐÉÌÅËÅÉÁ: ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ

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ôçí ÏìçñéêÞ Åðï÷Þ áíáöÝñåôáé ç Áíåìþñåéá, äõôéêÜ ôïõ óçìåñéíïý ÷ùñéïý, óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ “Ôñïõâïõëïý”, êïíôÜ óôï íåêñïôáöåßï, ðïõ õðÞñîå ìÝ÷ñé ôïí 6ï ì.×. áé. ãéá íá äþóåé ôç èÝóç ôçò óôçí óçìåñéíÞ ÁñÜ÷ùâá. ÁíáôïëéêÜ ôçò Áíåìþñåéáò, óôç óçìåñéíÞ èÝóç “ÌðÜíéá” õðÞñîå êáé Üëëç ìßá ðüëç, ç ÕÜìðïëç Þ ÕÜìðåéá, åíþ, íüôéá, óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò óçìåñéíÞò Áíôßêõñáò, Þêìáóå ç ÊõðÜñéóóïò. Ç åðüìåíç éóôïñéêÞ áíáöïñÜ ãßíåôáé ôïí 13ï áé. ìå ôï êÜóôñï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ Æåìåíü. Óôá ðñþôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé Þäç Ýíá ðïëõÜíèñùðï ÷ùñéü, óôï ïðïßï ìåôïßêçóáí ÂëÜ÷ïé êáé Áñâáíßôåò áëëÜ êáé ðëçèõóìüò ðåäéíþí ðåñéï÷þí, áöïý ùò ïñåéíÞ ðåñéï÷Þ ðáñåß÷å áóöÜëåéá áðÝíáíôé óôéò èçñéþäåò ôùí Ôïýñêùí. Ç ïíïìáóßá ôçò êáôÜ ìßá Üðïøç Ý÷åé óëáâéêÞ ñßæá áðü ôï “ïñá÷” ðïõ óçìáßíåé êáñýäé, áð’ üðïõ ãñáöüìåíç ùò “ÁñÜ÷ïâá” óçìáßíåé êáñõäüôïðïò, åíþ êáô’ Üëëç Üðïøç ç åôõìïëïãßá ôïõ ïíüìáôïò ðáñáðÝìðåé óå “äáóùìÝíï, øçëü êáé áðüôïìï ðñïâáôüôïðï”. ÐÜíôùò, ç åðßóçìç ïíïìáóßá åßíáé ìå (ù). Ôï ðñïåðáíáóôáôéêü êßíçìá âñÞêå ðñüóöïñï Ýäáöïò óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, áöïý ïé Ôïýñêïé êáôïéêïýóáí óôá ðåäéíÜ êáé Ýôóé ç åðßâëåøÞ ôïõò Þôáí ÷áëáñÞ. Áñêåôïß Áñá÷ùâßôåò åß÷áí ìõçèåß óôç ÖéëéêÞ Åôáéñåßá êáé Üñ÷éóáí ôéò ðïëåìéêÝò ðñïåôïéìáóßåò. Óôéò 27 Ìáñôßïõ ôïõ 1821, ï Åðßóêïðïò Óáëþíùí Çóáúáò êÞñõîå ôçí ÅðáíÜóôáóç óôï ìïíáóôÞñé ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ êáé ï Áñá÷ùâßôçò ìïíá÷üò ÌåëÝôéïò, ìå 100 Üíôñåò ÷ôýðçóáí ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò óôï Äßóôïìï. Ôçí åðïìÝíç çìÝñá, ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò áíôáðïêñßèçêáí óôï êÜëåóìá ôïõ Áè. ÄéÜêïõ êáé Ýóôåéëáí 200 ïðëéóìÝíïõò Üíôñåò, ìå Üëïãá êáé ôñüöéìá óôç ×áéñþíåéá. Ôçí 1ç Áðñéëßïõ Ýãéíå ç åðßèåóç ôùí ÅëëÞíùí óôç ËéâáäåéÜ äéþ÷íïíôáò ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò êáé óôïí “ðýñãï ôçò ¿ñáò” õøþèçêå ç óçìáßá ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí ìå êåíôçìÝíç ôçí åéêüíá ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ óå ëåõêü ýöáóìá, ç

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ïðïßá áðåôÝëåóå ôç óçìáßá ôçò åðáíáóôáôçìÝíçò Ñïýìåëçò. Óôéò ìÜ÷åò ðïõ áêïëïýèçóáí ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò Ýäéíáí óõíÝ÷åéá ôï ðáñþí. Óôéò 10 Éïõíßïõ ôïõ 1823 ï Ãéïõóïýö ÐáóÜò Ðåñêüöôóéáëçò êáôáöÝñíåé êáé êáßåé ôï ÷ùñéü êáé ôá Êáëýâéá, óôï ËéâÜäé. Ç áíôßóôáóç üìùò äåí êÜìðôåôáé êáé ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá óõíå÷ßæåé íá äßíåé ôá ðáéäéÜ ôçò óôïí Áãþíá, ìå áðïêïñýöùìá ôç ìáæéêÞ óõììåôï÷Þ ôïõò óôïí íéêçöüñï áãþíá ðïõ Ýãéíå áðü ôéò 18 Ýùò ôéò 24 Íïåìâñßïõ ôïõ 1826, õðü ôçò äéáôáãÝò ôïõ Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç, ôç ìåãÜëç ÌÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Ç áðåëåõèÝñùóç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò Ýãéíå ôåëéêÜ óôéò 31 Ïêôùâñßïõ ôïõ 1828. Áñêåôïß ðåñéçãçôÝò óôá åðüìåíá ÷ñüíéá åðéóêÝðôïíôáé ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé åíôõðùóéáóìÝíïé áðü ôçí áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ, ôï öõóéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí êáé ôá Þèç êáé Ýèéìá ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí, ôçí êÜíïõí îáêïõóôÞ óå üëïí ôïí êüóìï. Ï âáóéëåýò ¼èùíáò åßíáé Ýíáò áðü ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò åêåßíçò ôçò åðï÷Þò. Óôá ìÝóá ôïõ 19ïõ áéþíá, ç åëëçíéêÞ êïéíùíßá óõãêëïíßæåôáé áðü ôï öáéíüìåíï ôçò ëçóôåßáò êáé ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá âéþíåé Ýíôïíá áõôÞ ôç äñÜóç. Óôá 1856 ï Áñá÷ùâßôçò õðïëï÷áãüò ÉùÜííçò ÌÝãáò, ðáßñíåé ôçí åíôïëÞ áðü ôçí êåíôñéêÞ åîïõóßá íá êáèáñßóåé ôïí Ðáñíáóóü áðü ôïõò ëçóôÝò. Ï ëÞóôáñ÷ïò ÌðáñìðáãéÜííçò êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá ï ÍôáâÝëçò åîïíôþíïíôáé, áëëÜ óôçí ôåëåõôáßá åðé÷åßñçóç óôéò 12 Éïõëßïõ 1856, óôç Ó÷éóôÞ ïäü, ï ÌÝãáò ÷Üíåé ôç æùÞ ôïõ (õðÜñ÷åé åêåß ôï ìíçìåßï ôïõ). Ôïí Éïýëéï ôïõ 1870 ìåãÜëïò óåéóìüò ðëÞôôåé ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáôáóôñÝöïíôáò óðßôéá êáé äçìüóéá êôÞñéá, áöÞíïíôáò ðßóù ôïõ 25 íåêñïýò. Óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 20 áé. ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò ìå ðñïóùðéêÞ åñãáóßá êáôáóêåõÜæïõí ôïõò äñüìïõò ðïõ èá ôïõò åíþóïõí ìå ôïõò Äåëöïýò, ôçí ¢ìöéóóá êáé ôçí ÉôÝá êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá ìå ôçí ËéâáäåéÜ. Åêåßíç ôçí åðï÷Þ (1925) äéáíïßãåôáé êáé ï “ÅãêÜñóéïò” ðïõ óõíäÝåé ôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï ôçò ìå ôïí éóôïñéêü íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ. To ÍïÝìâñéï ôïõ 1935 ôï Õðïõñãåßï Áåñïðïñßáò

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Photos: 1/ Ìíçìåßï Ðåóüíôùí óôçí ðëáôåßá Êïõìïýëá, 2/ Ç ÌÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, 3/ Ç ÏëõìðéáêÞ öëüãá óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá (1936), 4/ Ï Ê. ÊáñáìáíëÞò óôï ðáíçãýñé ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç (1959), 5/ Áñá÷ùâßôåò ôóÝëéãêåò (äåýôåñï ìéóü äåêáåôßáò ‘50), 6/ Ôï Äçìïôéêü ó÷ïëåßï (óÞìåñá ôï Ëáïãñáöéêü Ìïõóåßï) 1/ War memorial at Koumoula square, 2/ The Battle of Arachova, 3/ The Olympic flame at Arachova (1936), 4/ The Prime Minister K. Karamanlis at the festival of Agios Georgios (1959), 5/ Shepherds of Arachova (second half of the '50s), 6/ The Elementary School (the Folklore Museum nowadays).

åíçìåñþíåé ôïí ÅÏÔ ãéá ôçí êáôáëëçëüôçôá ôïõ ÷þñïõ óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ËéâÜäé, ãéá ôçí êáôáóêåõÞ ôïõñéóôéêïý áåñïäñïìßïõ. Ëßãá ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ îåóðÜ ï ðüëåìïò. Ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò êáé óå áõôÞ ôç äïêéìáóßá ôïõ Ýèíïõò óõíåéóÝöåñáí ìå ôç ìá÷çôéêüôçôÜ ôïõò. Ìßá áðü ôéò áíáìåôñÞóåéò áõôÝò, Þôáí ç íéêçöüñá ìÜ÷ç óôç èÝóç ÓöÜëá (óôï äñüìï ðñïò Äåëöïýò õðÜñ÷åé ôï ìíçìåßï ðåóüíôùí), üðïõ ìáæß ìå ôïõò áíôÜñôåò ôïõ ÅËÁÓ êáôÜöåñáí êáßñéï ÷ôýðçìá óôïõò ãåñìáíïýò. Óôïí êáôáóôñïöéêü ãéá ôï Ýèíïò Åìöýëéï ðüëåìï (19461949), óôçí åõñýôåñç ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý Ýãéíáí ðïëëÝò óõãêñïýóåéò áíÜìåóá óôïõò áíôéìá÷üìåíïõò, ìå âáñý öüñï áßìáôïò. Óôï äéÜóôçìá ðïõ áêïëïýèçóå, ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá ãíùñßæåé ôçí ïéêïíïìéêÞ êáé êïéíùíéêÞ ôçò áíÜðôõîç. Åêìåôáëëåýôçêå ôï íåñü ôçò ðçãÞò Ôñïéæçíßêïò (1950) ìå ôç äéÜíïéîç óÞñáããáò áðü ôï ËéâÜäé ãéá ôçí Üñäåõóç ôùí åëáéþíùí, óôåëå÷þíåé ôï åñãïóôÜóéï áëïõìéíßïõ ôçò “ÐåóóéíÝ” óôïí Áã. Íéêüëáï ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ, óõììåôÝ÷åé ìå üëåò ôéò äõíÜìåéò óôç äçìéïõñãßá ôïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý êÝíôñïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, áíáðôýóóåé ôçí ðáñáãùãÞ ôùí õöáíôþí ôçò, êáé ôùí ãåùñãéêþí ôçò ðñïúüíôùí, êáé äçìéïõñãåß ôéò õðïäïìÝò êáé ðñïûðïèÝóåéò ãéá ôçí ôïõñéóôéêÞ áíÜðôõîç ðïõ áêïëïõèåß.

Mythology mentions that at the area of Arachova, at the highest point of Mount Parnassus, during the Cataclysm, the arc of Deucalion and Pyrrha agrounded, from whom Hellenas was born, the Patriarch of the tribe, and the town of Likoria was created there. Historically, at Delphi, the Oracle makes the area known to the ends of the ancient world. This is where the town of Anemoria was located until the 6th century AD, when it gave its place to today's Arachova.

During the first years of the Turkish rule, Arachova is already a densely inhabited village. The inhabitants of Arachova fought for their country in the battle against the Turks. The Battle of Arachova, which took place from the 18th till the 24th of November 1826, under the orders of G. Karaiskakis, is characteristic. Arachova was finally freed on October 31st 1828.

Many travelers visit Arachova during the next years, and, being impressed by the architecture, the natural environment and the customs and traditions of the inhabitants of Arachova, make it famous all around the world. In July 1870 a grand earthquake hits Arachova and destroys homes and public buildings, leaving behind 25 dead people. At the beginning of the 20th century, with personal work, the inhabitants of Arachova construct the roads that will unite them with Delphi, Amphissa and Itea, and later, Livadia. At that time (1925), the "Engkarsios", which connects the town's main road with the historic temple of Saint George, is opened. A few years later, the war breaks out. The inhabitants of Arachova contributed to this ordeal of the nation too with their fighting spirit.

One of these confrontations was the victorious battle at the position of Sfala (there is a war memorial on the road to Delphi). After the war, Arachova enjoys financial and social development, and creates the infrastructures and conditions for the tourist development that follows.

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H MÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ÍïÝìâñéïò 1826. Ãýñù êé áðÝíáíôé áð ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ ãßíåôáé ç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç, áíÜìåóá óôïõò Ýëëçíåò ìå åðéêåöáëÞò ôïí ïðëáñ÷çãü Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç êáé ôïõò ôïýñêïõò ôïõ ÌïõóôÜìðåç. Ç óçìáóßá ôçò Þôáí êáèïñéóôéêÞ ãéá ôçí Ýêâáóç ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò êáé ÷áñáêôçñßóôçêå óáí “Äåýôåñç ÅðáíÜóôáóç ôçò Ñïýìåëçò”. Ïé ìáñôõñßåò ìéëïýí ãéá ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ Ôñïðáéïöüñïõ Ãåþñãéïõ, ðïõ ïäÞãçóå óôçí êñßóéìç þñá ôïõò ¸ëëçíåò óôç ìåãÜëç íßêç.

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1826 Þôáí êñßóéìç ÷ñïíéÜ ãéá ôçí ÅðáíÜóôáóç. Ï ÓïõëôÜíïò åêìåôáëëåýôçêå ôçí ðôþóç ôïõ çèéêïý ôùí ÅëëÞíùí êáé åîáðÝëõóå «öéñìÜíé óôïõò Ñùìçïýò» íá ðñïóêõíÞóïõí, íá ðáñáäþóïõí ôá üðëá ôïõò êáé íá ðÜñïõí ãåíéêÞ áìíçóôßá. Ôï Ìåóïëüããé åß÷å Þäç ðÝóåé, ç Ðåëïðüííçóïò Þôáí ó÷åäüí õðïôáãìÝíç êáé óôçí ÁôôéêÞ ï Êéïõôá÷Þò ðïëéïñêïýóå ôçí Áêñüðïëç. Ãéá íá Ý÷åé áíïé÷ôïýò ôïõò äñüìïõò ãéá ôïí áíåöïäéáóìü ôïõ, óôÝëíåé ôïí óôñáôçãü ôïõ ÌïõóôáöÜìðåç íá õðïôÜîåé ôá ÓÜëùíá (¢ìöéóóá). Áõôüò öôÜíåé óôç Äáýëåéá êáé óôñáôïðåäåýåé óôï ìïíáóôÞñé ôçò ÉåñïõóáëÞì. Ï ÊáñáúóêÜêçò åíþ âñéóêüôáí óôç Óáëáìßíá êéíåßôáé íá ôïí óõíáíôÞóåé êáé óôñáôïðåäåýåé óôï Äßóôïìï. Åêåßíï ôï âñÜäõ, ï ìïíá÷üò Ðáöíïýôéïò ×áñßôïò ìå êßíäõíï ôçò æùÞò ôïõ, ðåñíþíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôéò ãñáììÝò ôùí Ôïýñêùí, åéäïðïéåß ôïí ÊáñáúóêÜêç ãéá ôá ó÷Ýäéá ôïõ ÌïõóôáöÜìðåç. O ÊáñáúóêÜêçò áìÝóùò ï÷õñþíåôáé óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, áöÞíïíôáò ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò íá ðåñÜóïõí áðü ôï óôåíü ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ôçò ÌÜíáò, áëëÜ êëåßíåé ôï äñüìï

ðßóù ôïõò.þóôå íá ôïõò ìáíôñþóåé óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Óôïí áõëüãõñï ôçò åêêëçóéÜò ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç êáé óôá ãýñù óðßôéá ôáìðïõñþèçêå ç åìðñïóèïöõëáêÞ ôïõ ÊáñáúóêÜêç êé ï óôñáôÜñ÷çò óôÞíåé ôï óôñáôçãåßï ôïõ óôçí åêêëçóßá Ç ìÜ÷ç áñ÷ßæåé. Ï “Êáôåâáôüò”, ï øõ÷ñüò áÝñáò áðü ôïí Ðáñíáóóü, êáé ôá âüëéá äåí áöÞíïõí ðåñéèþñéá áíáìïíÞò êáé åíßó÷õóç äåí ìðïñåß íá ðëçóéÜóåé. ¸ôóé, ïé Ôïõñêáëâáíïß åðé÷åéñïýí Ýîïäï ðñïò ôïí Ðáñíáóóü, áëëÜ ï ÊáñáúóêÜêçò åß÷å äéáêüøåé êÜèå äõíáôüôçôá äéáöõãÞò. Óôï ðåäßï ôçò ìÜ÷çò ãßíåôáé ðÜëç óþìá ðñïò óþìá êáé Üãñéá êáôáäßùîç óôéò áðüêñçìíåò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý ìÝóá óôï ÷éüíé êáé óôï «êáôáñãéáêü». Ï ÌïõóôÜìðåçò ôñáõìáôßæåôáé êáé ôçí åðüìåíç çìÝñá ðåèáßíåé. ×ùñßò íåñü êáé ôñüöéìá êáé ìçí áíôÝ÷ïíôáò ëïéðüí ðåñéóóüôåñï óýñèçêáí ôáðåéíùìÝíïé ïé Ôïõñêáëâáíïß åêëéðáñþíôáò áíáêù÷Þ. Ïé íéêçôÝò ìÜæåøáí ëÜöõñá êáé ôïýñêéêá êåöÜëéá êáé ôá Ýóôçóáí óå äýï ðýñãïõò óôçí ðëáôåßá ÐëáôÜíéá (Ôñïðáßïõ), áðáíôþíôáò ìå áõôüí ôïí Üãñéï ôñüðï óôçí ðñïóöéëÞ óõíÞèåéá ôùí Ôïýñêùí.

Ï óôñáôüò ôïõ ÌïõóôÜìðåç óõãêåíôñþíåôáé óôï ëüöï ðÜíù áðü ôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç. Ôá ðáëëçêÜñéá ôïõ ÊáñáúóêÜêç ôïõò ðåñéìÝíïõí êáé ôïõò êáôáôñïðþíïõí, åðéóôñÝöïíôáò íéêçôÝò óôá ôáìðïýñéá ôïõò óôçí åêêëçóßá... Ãéá ìéá ÷ñïíéÜ áêüìç, ïé Ñá÷ïâßôåò áíáðáñÜóôçóáí ôç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç, ðïõ ôç ãéïñôÜæïõí ðñïò ôï ôÝëïò Íïåìâñßïõ -íôõìÝíïé üëïé ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÝò óôïëÝò- ìå ðáñåëÜóåéò êáé êáôáèÝóåéò óôåöáíéþí. Ìüíï ðïõ ôþñá, üëïé, “Ýëëçíåò” êáé “ôïýñêïé” öåýãïõí ìáæß áãêáëéáóìÝíïé ãéá íá óõíå÷ßóïõí ìå ÷ïñïýò, ðáíçãýñéá êáé öáãïðüôé.

“Ðüëåìïò ôùí ÅëëÞíùí åéò ÑÜ÷ùâá”. Ðßíáêáò ôïõ Ð. ÆùãñÜöïõ óå “åîéóôüñçóç” ôïõ óôñáôçãïý ÌáêñõãéÜííç, ÃåííÜäéïò ÂéâëéïèÞêç

Óôç íßêç áõôÞ, ðïõ êáôÜ ôçí åêôßìçóç ôïõ Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç «åßíáé ç óçìáíôéêïôÝñá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò», åêåßíïò ðïõ ïäçãïýóå ùò õðÝñôáôïò óôñáôçëÜôçò Þôáí ï Ôñïðáéïöüñïò Ãåþñãéïò. Ïé ðïëåìéóôÝò âßùóáí ôç óùôçñéþäç åðÝìâáóç ôïõ Áãßïõ. Ôï èáýìá åêåßíï Ýìåéíå ãéá ðÜíôá æùíôáíü óôá ÷åßëç êáé óôçí êáñäéÜ ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí. «Ôüôå, ëïéðüí, ðïëëïß áð' ôïõò ¸ëëçíåò ðïëåìéóôÝò åß÷áíå íá ëÝíå ðùò ìÝóá ó’ áõôÞ ôç ÷éïíïýñá êáé ôçò ìÜ÷çò ôç ÷ëáðáôáãÞ âëÝðáíå ìÝóá ó’ Ýíá óýãíåöï áðü áíôÜñá êÜðïéï êáâáëÜñç íá êõíçãÜåé êé áõôüò ôïí å÷èñü êáé íá ðáñáêéíÜåé ìå íïÞìáôá ôïõò ¸ëëçíåò íá ôïí áêïëïõèÞóïõí. ¹ôáí Ýíá ðáíþñéï ÷ñõóïöïñåìÝíï ðáëéêÜñé ì’áñãõñü êïíôÜñé ðÜíù ó’ Üóðñï ïìïñöïóåëùìÝíï Üôé ì’ áóçìÝíéá ÷Üìïõñá. ¼óïé ôïí åßäáíå, üëïé ôïõò ôïí ãíþñéóáí, ðùò Þôáí ï Áç Ãéþñãçò». Ì’ áõôÞ ôç âåâáéüôçôá ãéá ôï èáýìá ðïñåýåôáé óôçí éóôïñßá ôçò ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ðïõ êÜèå ÷ñüíï ãéïñôÜæåé ôïí ðïëéïý÷ï ôçò ¢ãéï Ãåþñãéï. Ç áíïéîéÜôéêç åèíéêïèñçóêåõôéêÞ ãéïñôÞ ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ, ôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé”, üðùò êáé ç áíáðáñÜóôáóç ôçò ìÜ÷çò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ìå ôç óõììåôï÷Þ êáôïßêùí êáé åðéóêåðôþí íôõìÝíïé ôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò óôïëÝò, áðïäåß÷íåé áêëüíçôç ôçí ðßóôç óôï èáýìá. Óôç ìÜ÷ç ðÞñáí ìÝñïò ðåñéóóüôåñïé áðü 300 ïðëïöüñïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò, åíþ ïé õðüëïéðïé êÜôïéêïé ðñüóöåñáí ôéò õðçñåóßåò ôïõò ôüóï ìå ôéò ðëçñïöïñßåò ðïõ Ýäéíáí óõíå÷þò üóï êáé ìå ôïí áíåöïäéáóìü óå ôñüöéìá êáé âüëéá.

The battle of Arachova November 1826. Around and opposite the church of Saint George a big battle takes place between the Greeks, led by chieftain G. Karaiskakis, and Mustafa Bey's Turks, which has been characterized as the second Revolution of Roumeli.

Testimonies talk about the presence of Trophied Saint George, who, during the critical time, led the Greeks to the significant victory.

"So, then, many of the Greek fighters used to say that within this blur and the raffut of the battle they saw in a cloud of mist a rider chasing the enemy too, and motivating the Greeks to follow him using gestures. He was a very handsome man, dressed in gold and carrying a silver spear on a white horse with a beautiful saddle and silver harnesses. Those who saw him, they all recognized him; he was Saint George".

This Battle is represented by the inhabitants of Arachova every year towards the end of November -with everyone dressed in traditional costumes- with parades and laying of wreaths. The only is that now, everyone, "Greeks" and "Turks" leave together, embraced, in order to continue with dancing, festivals, and eating and drinking.

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56 History Ç ÷Üëêéíç åéêüíá ôïõ Þñùá ôçò åðáíÜóôáóçò óôï ìíçìåßï ôçò åêêëçóßáò ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç, öÝñåé ôçí åðéãñáöÞ: “Óôñáôçãåßïí ÊáñáúóêÜêç 1826 Íïåìâñßïõ 24. Ï Óôñáôçãüò ôçò Ñïýìåëçò åäþ áðü ôç èÝóç áõôÞ ôá ðåðñùìÝíá ôçò ÖõëÞò äéáöÝíôåøå ìå ôï óðáèß ôïõ».

Ç ÁíáðáñÜóôáóç ôçò ÌÜ÷çò 189 ÷ñüíéá óõìðëçñþèçêáí öÝôïò áðü ôç ÌÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò Ôï ðñùß, ôçò ÊõñéáêÞò ìåôÜ ôïí ¼ñèñï êáé ôç Èåßá Ëåéôïõñãßá, ãßíåôáé ç åðßóçìç äïîïëïãßá óôïí éåñü Íáü Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ ÷ïñïóôáôïýíôïò ôïõ ÓåâáóìéùôÜôïõ Ìçôñïðïëßôç Èçâþí êáé Ëåâáäåßáò ê.ê. Ãåùñãßïõ. ÁìÝóùò ìåôÜ, ïé åêáôïíôÜäåò ôïõ êüóìïõ óõãêåíôñþíåôáé óôï ðñïáýëéï ôïõ íáïý. Ïëïíþí ôï âëÝììá åßíáé óôñáììÝíï óôïí áðÝíáíôé ëüöï üðïõ Ýãéíå ç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç, åíþ áðü ôá ìåãÜöùíá åîéóôïñåßôáé ôï ÷ñïíéêü. Óå ëßãï ðßóù áðü ôá âñÜ÷éá, áñ÷ßæïõí íá îåðñïâÜëëïõí ðïëý÷ñùìåò öéãïýñåò áíèñþðùí. Åßíáé ïé “ôïýñêïé” ôïõ ÌïõóôÜìðåç ðïõ áñ÷ßæïõí íá êáôçöïñßæïõí ðñïò ôçí åêêëçóßá... Ôüôå åìöáíßæïíôáé ôá ðáëçêÜñéá ôïõ ÊáñáúóêÜêç. Ç “ìÜ÷ç” åßíáé óýíôïìç êáé ïé ðïëõÜñéèìïé å÷èñïß ôñÝðïíôáé óå öõãÞ. ÈñéáìâåõôÝò ïé Ýëëçíåò ìå ôïõò Þ÷ïõò ôçò ðßðéæáò ìðáßíïõí óôï ðñïáýëéï ôïõ íáïý åíþ ï êüóìïò ôïõò åðåõöçìåß, êáé áñ÷ßæïõí ïé ÷ïñïß. Áêïëïõèåß åðéìíçìüóõíç äÝçóç óôï ìíçìåßï ôïõ Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç êáé

ðñïóêëçôÞñéï íåêñþí êáèþò ïé êïõìðïýñåò âñïíôïýí. Ç áôìüóöáéñá åßíáé êáôáíõêôéêÞ êáé ç óõãêßíçóç áðïôõðùìÝíç óôá ðñüóùðá ôùí ðáñåõñéóêïìÝíùí. Ãßíåôáé êáôÜèåóç óôåöÜíùí, åíüò ëåðôïý óéãÞ êáé ç áíÜêñïõóç ôïõ Åèíéêïý ýìíïõ áðü ôç öéëáñìïíéêÞ. Ãéá ìéá áêüìç ÷ñïíéÜ, Áñá÷ùâßôåò êáé åðéóêÝðôåò, ç ðüëç ïëüêëçñç öùôáãùãçìÝíç, êáé óçìáéïóôïëéóìÝíç, ôéìÜ ôç ìíÞìç ôïõ ìåãÜëïõ óôñáôçãïý ðïõ Üëëáîå ôá “ðåðñùìÝíá ôçò ÖõëÞò”, óôç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. ÖÝôïò, óôá ðëáßóéá ôçò åðåôåßïõ, Ýãéíå åêäÞëùóç áöéÝñùµá «Ãåþñãéïò ÊáñáúóêÜêçò, ï Áñ÷éóôñÜôçãïò ôïõ 1821», üðïõ ðñïëüãéóå ï éóôïñéêüò – óõããñáöÝáò ê. ÓáñÜíôïò ÊáñãÜêïò. Áêïëïýèçóå ðñïâïëÞ íôïêéµáíôÝñ, åíþ ðáôñéùôéêïß ýìíïé êáé äçµïôéêÜ ôñáãïýäéá áêïýóôçêáí áðü ôçí ÷ïñùäßá ôïõ Åêðïëéôéóôéêïý Óõëëüãïõ ÁñÜ÷ùâáò & ôïõ Ìïõóéêïý ×ïñùäéáêïý Åñãáóôçñßïõ Áíôßêõñáò.

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58 Customs & Ôraditions

ÐÜó÷á óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá Ôï ÐÜó÷á ãéïñôÜæåôáé óôç Ñïýìåëç ìå Ýíá îå÷ùñéóôü ðáñáäïóéáêü ôñüðï ãíùóôü óáí «Ñïõìåëéþôéêï ÐÜó÷á», áëëÜ éäéáßôåñá óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ï ôñüðïò áõôüò åßíáé ìïíáäéêüò. Tçí çìÝñá ôçò ËáìðñÞò äåí õðÜñ÷ïõí îÝíïé êáé ãíùóôïß, üëïé ãßíïíôáé Ýíá. Óå ïìáäéêïýò ëÜêêïõò óôéò ãåéôïíéÝò üëïé øÞíïõí áñíéÜ, ôñáãïõäïýí, ÷ïñåýïõí, ÷áßñïíôáé ìÝóá óå êëßìá óõìöéëßùóçò êáé áãÜðçò.

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ðïéïò Ý÷åé êÜíåé ÐÜó÷á óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, êáé Ý÷åé äåé ôç ëéôáíåßá ôçò áóçìÝíéáò åéêüíáò ôïõ ðñïóôÜôç ôçò Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ, ìå ôïõò ëåâåíôüêïñìïõò Áñá÷ùâßôåò ìå öïõóôáíÝëåò êáé ôéò Áñá÷ùâßôéóåò ìå óåãêïýíéá, Ý÷åé öÜåé øçôü, ìåæÝäåò êáé Ý÷åé ðéåß êñáóß ôç ËáìðñÞ óôïõò ëÜêêïõò, èá óõìöùíÞóåé üôé åßíáé Ýíá èáýìá, áíÜóôáóç ôçò öýóçò êáé ìåôÜëçøç Èåïý!

Ïé ðñïåôïéìáóßåò áñ÷ßæïõí áðü ðïëý íùñßò êáé áìÝóùò ìåôÜ ôéò Áðüêñéåò. Ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò áñ÷ßæïõí íá ðñïåôïéìÜæïíôáé ìå ôç íçóôåßá ôçò ÓáñáêïóôÞò Ý÷ïíôáò ôçí Ýííïéá ãéá ôï áñíß, ôç óïýâëá, ôá áðáñáßôçôá êëÞìáôá ãéá ôç öùôéÜ, ôá ËáìðñéÜôéêá ñïý÷á, ôç öïõóôáíÝëëá êáé ôá óåãêïýíéá ãéá ôïí ¢ãéï, ôï ãÜëá ãéá ôï ðÞîéìï ôïõ ãéáïõñôéïý, ôá áâãÜ, ôá

ãëõêÜ, ôçí áðáñáßôçôç êáèáñéüôçôá ôùí ÷þñùí. ¼ëá áõôÜ ìå ôçí äéðëÞ Ýííïéá êáèüóïí ôï ÐÜó÷á êáé ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãéùñãßïõ ãéïñôÜæåôáé ìå ôïí ßäéï ôñüðï êáé ç ðáñÜäïóç áðáéôåß äéðëü øÞóéìï áñíéþí êáé ãëåíôéïý. ¸ôóé, îçìåñþíïíôáò ç ËáìðñÞ ïé ãåñïíôüôåñïé èá óçìÜíïõí ðñïóêëçôÞñéï óôïõò ëÜêêïõò, ðïõ åôïéìÜæïíôáé óå êÜèå ãåéôïíéÜ êáé åêåß øÞíïíôáé ïìáäéêÜ 10 - 30 áñíéÜ Þ êáôóßêéá, ìå ôç öùôéÜ íá óõíôçñåßôáé áðïêëåéóôéêÜ ìå êëçìáôüâåñãåò ç äå óïýâëá ãõñßæåé õðï÷ñåùôéêÜ ìå ôï ÷Ýñé. Áí äåéò ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá áðü øçëÜ ç åéêüíá èá óå îáöíéÜóåé áöïý Ý÷åéò ôçí áßóèçóç üôé üëï ôï ÷ùñéü êáßãåôáé! Åííïåßôáé ðùò áí ðåñÜóåéò áðü êÜðïéï «ëÜêêï» áðïêëåßåôáé íá öýãåéò ÷ùñßò êÝñáóìá. Ôï öáãïðüôé êáé ôá êåñÜóìáôá óõíå÷ßæïíôáé óå üëç ôç äéÜñêåéá ôïõ øçóßìáôïò, ðïõ êñáôÜåé ðåñßðïõ 4

þñåò, êáíÝíáò üìùò äåí öåýãåé áí äåí äïèåß ôï óýíèçìá ôçò ëÞîçò áðü ôïõò ãåñïíôüôåñïõò êáé ðëÝïí åéäéêïýò êáé áöïý ðñïçãïõìÝíùò øáëåß ôï ×ñéóôüò ÁíÝóôç ìå ôçí åõ÷Þ «êáé ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ íá åßìáóôå êáëÜ» êáé âÝâáéá ìå ôéò áðáñáßôçôåò ôïõöåêéÝò. Ôï Ðáó÷áëéíü ôñáðÝæé óôñþíåôáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá óå êÜèå óðßôé ìå ôï áñíß, ôá áâãÜ, ôï ãéáïýñôé, ôç öÝôá, ôç öïñìáÝëá, ôï ìðñïýóêï êñáóß êáé ôá áðáñáßôçôá óáëáôéêÜ. Ãéá ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò, Ý÷åé öñïíôßóåé ï ÄÞìïò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ãéá ôï ËáìðñéÜôéêï Áñá÷ùâßôéêï ìåíïý. Ôï ËáìðñéÜôéêï ôñáðÝæé óõíå÷ßæåôáé ìÝ÷ñé íá "ðÝóïõí ïé ôñåéò êáíïíéÝò", üôáí ôçí ßäéá ìÝñá âãáßíåé ç åéêüíá ôïõ Áú - Ãéþñãç, ðïõ ôñáíôÜæïõí óõèÝìåëá üëï ôï ÷ùñéü êáé ìáæß ìå ôéò êáìðÜíåò êáëïýí üëïõò ãéá ôçí ðåñéöïñÜ ôçò åéêüíáò ôïõ Áãßïõ.

Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá óôéò “öëüãåò” áðü ôïõò êáðíéóìÝíïõò ëÜêêïõò ðïõ áíïßãïíôáé óå êÜèå ãåéôïíéÜ ãéá ôï øÞóéìï ôùí áñíéþí!

ÐÜó÷á óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá óôá 1934!

Easter in Arachova

áðüóðáóìá êåéìÝíïõ ôïõ ×ñßóôïõ Ìáõñüðïõëïõ

Those who have been in Arachova during Easter time, and have seen the litany

... Ãé’ áõôü, ëïéðüí, ìçí ðáñáîåíåõôåßò êáé ìçí ôñïìÜîåéò, üôáí åñ÷üìåíïò åêåß óôç óôñïöÞ ôùí «Ìáýñùí ëéèáñéþí», è’áíôéêñýóåéò, áíÞìåñá ôïõ ÐÜó÷á, ôçí Ýìïñöç ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ðíéãìÝíç, ÷áìÝíç, ìÝóá ó’ áóðñéäåñïýò êáðíïýò! ¼÷é, ößëå ìïõ! Åêåßíç ç áóðñéäåñÞ èïëïýñá, ðïõ îåìáëëéÜæåé åäþ êé åêåß ï Þëéïò, äåí åßíáé áðïãåßëá Þ ÷áìÜíôáñï. Äåí åßíáé ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý ôï ðñùéíü ôï ÷íþôï, ìÞôå ôá áðïäÝëïéðá áäÝóðïôçò öùôéÜò, ðïõ êáôáêáßåé ôïí ôüðï êáé ôá óðßôéá! ÌïíÝ åßíáé êáðíïß ÷áñÜò êé ÁÍÁÓÔÁÓÇÓ áð’ ôïõò åêáôïíôÜäåò ëÜêêïõò ðïõ øÞíïíôáé ô’ áñíéÜ, êáé áëáëéÜæïõíå ôïí ôüðï ç ôóßêíá êé ç ìïóêïâïëéÜ! Åßíáé ôï: «ÐÁÓ×Á ÔÙÍ ÅËËÇÍÙÍ ÐÁÓ×Á», êáôÜ ðþò ëÝåé êé ï ðïéçôÞò!...

of the silver icon of its protector, Saint George, with the beautifully poised men and women of Arachova, dressed in traditional costumes, have eaten roast meat, snacks and have drunk wine together with all the inhabitants, who roast their lambs in a group, will agree on the magnificence that is celebrated.

If you see Arachova from above, the picture will surprise you, since you have the feeling that the entire village is burning from the smokes that come out from the roasting of the lambs. Eating and drinking, as well as treats continue throughout the roasting, which lasts for about 4 hours, but no one leaves until the eldest, and expert ones, give the signal of the end, and "Christ has risen" is chanted, with the wish "for health next year", and, of course, with the necessary shots.

Then, the Easter table is set in every house with the lamb, the eggs, the yogurt, the feta and the formaela cheese, the red wine, and the necessary salads.

The Municipality of Arachova has made arrangements for an Easter menu of Arachova for the visitors. The Easter table continues until "the three cannons are heard", when on the same day the icon of Saint George is taken out, which shake the entire village from its foundations, and along with the bells call everyone to the procession of the Saint's icon.

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60 Folk Art

TA YÖÁÍÔÁ ÔÇÓ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁÓ Ç Áñá÷ùâßôéóóá óêõììÝíç ìÝñá íý÷ôá óôïí áñãáëåéü åß÷å ìåôáôñÝøåé ôï óðßôé ôçò óå Ýíá ìéêñü åñãáóôÞñé äçìéïõñãþíôáò ìå ôá ÷Ýñéá ôçò áñéóôïõñãÞìáôá ôüóï óå ó÷Ýäéá üóï êáé óå óõíäõáóìïýò ÷ñùìÜôùí.

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Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá öçìßæïíôáí áðü ðïëý ðáëéÜ ãéá ôá ìÜëëéíá ÷áëéÜ ôçò, ôá “êáñðßôéá”, äßöõëëá, ôñßöõëëá... åîÜöõëëá, ðïõ õöáßíïíôáí ìå ÷åéñïêßíçôï áñãáëåéü êáé äéáêñßíïíôáí ãéá ôá æùçñÜ ÷ñþìáôÜ ôïõò êáé ãéá ôïõò óõíäõáóìïýò ôùí ãñáììéêþí ó÷åäßùí. Óôçí Ôïõñêïêñáôßá, ç ÕöáíôéêÞ êÜëõðôå ðëÞñùò ôéò áíÜãêåò ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéáò. Ç ìåãÜëç ðáñáãùãÞ Üñ÷éóå óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ ðñïçãïýìåíïõ áéþíá. Ôç äåêáåôßá ‘50 - ‘60 ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá âßùóå ôïí ïñãáóìü ôïõ áñãáëåéïý. Óðßôé ìå äýï ãõíáßêåò äåí åðéôñåðüôáí íá Ý÷åé Ýíáí ìüíï áñãáëåéü. Ï Ýíáò Ýêáíå ôá ðñïéêéÜ êáé ü Üëëïò Ýâãáæå ôéò ðáñáããåëßåò ôïõ åìðïñßïõ. Ôï 1961 Ý÷ïõí êáôáìåôñçèåß 1.100 áñãáëåéïß, ðÜíù óôïõò ïðïßïõò áðáó÷ïëïýíôáé 1.500 ãõíáßêåò. Ç ìåãÜëç öÞìç ôùí áñá÷ùâßôéêùí õöáíôþí îåðåñíïýí ôá üñéá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé áñ÷ßæïõí ïé åîáãùãÝò. Ôá êáñðßôéá, ïé êïõâÝñôåò, ôá ôáãÜñéá, ïé ôóÜíôåò êÜíïõí îáêïõóôÞ ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá óå üëïí ôïí êüóìï. Ç ðáñáãùãéêÞ äéáäéêáóßá åßíáé åðßðïíç êáé ÷ñïíïâüñá, áñ÷ßæïíôáò ìå ôï êïýñåìá ôùí æþùí, áðü ôá áìÝôñçôá êïðÜäéá ðñïâÜôùí ðïõ Ýâïóêáí óôéò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, ôá ìáëëéÜ ìðáßíïõí óå êáõôü íåñü êáé êïðáíéïýíôáé ãéá íá áêïëïõèÞóåé ôï ðëýóéìï êáé ôï óôÝãíùìá. ¸ðåéôá ôï îåôñéâüëéáóìá êáé ôï îÜóéìï ãéá íá öýãïõí ôá áãêáèÜêéá êáé ãéá íá îå÷ùñßóïõí ïé ôñß÷åò ôïõ. Áêïëïõèåß ôï ëáíÜñéóìá, ôï ÷ôÝíéóìá ôïõ ìáëëéïý ãéá íá ãßíåé öïõíôùôü êáé ìåôÜ ïé ãõíáßêåò ôï ìÜæåõáí óå ô’ëïýðåò ãéá íá äåèïýí óå îýëéíç ñüêá ãéá ãíÝóéìï. Ôþñá ôï ìáëëß óôñßâåôáé êáé ãßíåôáé íÞìá ðïõ ôõëßãåôáé óôï áäñÜ÷ôé... ¼ôáí áõôü ãåìßóåé ôï “áíáôóïõêëßæïõí”, ãéá íá öôéÜîïõí Ýíá äéðëü íÞìá, Ýôïéìï ãéá âÜøéìï. Êáé ìç öáíôáóôåßôå üôé ðáßñíáí Ýôïéìåò âáöÝò. Ôá “÷ñùìáôïðùëåßá” Þôáí ç ßäéá ç öýóç. Ôï “óïêïëáôß” Ýâãáéíå áðü áðü ôï ôóüöëé ôïõ êáñõäéïý üôáí ôï îåñÜíïõí, ôï ìðåæ ìå ìõãäáëüöëïõäá, ôï êáöÝ ìå êáðíéÜ... ÌõóôéêÝò óõíôáãÝò ðïõ ìåôáöÝñïíôáí áðü ìÜíá óå êüñç. Êáé ôÝëïò Ýöôáíå ç þñá ôïõ áñãáëåéïý ðïõ ôïí êáôáóêåýáæå Ýìðåéñïò ôå÷íßôçò ãéá íá ðçãáßíåé êáëÜ ôï õöáíôü. ÁíÜëïãá ìå ôï êïììÜôé äéáëÝãåôáé êáé ôï ó÷Ýäéï, áöáëüò, óõìðëÝãìáôá, íôÜìåò, êëÜñá ê.Ü. Ï áñãáëåéüò, ôÝ÷íç ðáíÜñ÷áéá êáé ãõíáéêåßá, áðáéôåß õðïìïíÞ êáé ÷Üñç óôçí áîéïóýíç, ôçí ðñïêïðÞ êáé ôçí åõáéóèçóßá ôçò õöÜíôñáò, Ýêáíå ïíïìáóôÞ ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ôá õðÝñï÷á õöáíôÜ ôçò ÓÞìåñá ç ôÝ÷íç ôïõ áñãáëåéïý äåí Ý÷åé åêëåßøåé. Ïé õöÜíôñåò âÝâáéá ëéãüóôåøáí êáôÜ ðïëý áëëÜ äéäÜóêïõí ôçí ôÝ÷íç ôïõò óôéò íÝåò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý. Óôï ëáïãñáöéêü ìïõóåßï ãßíïíôáé ìáèÞìáôá ðÜíù óôçí õöáíôéêÞ ôÝ÷íç. Êáé áí èÝëåôå íá äåßôå üëïõò áõôïýò ôïõò èçóáõñïýò ôçò ëáúêÞò ðáñÜäïóçò, óôï “ÐáíçãõñÜêé” ôç ãéïñôÞ ôïõ Áç Ãéþñãç, ôá áñá÷ùâßôéêá õöáíôÜ óõíå÷ßæïõí íá óôïëßæïõí ôá ìðáëêüíéá ôùí óðéôéþí, åíþ ìðïñåßôå íá ôá ðñïìçèåõôåßôå áðü ôá êáôáóôÞìáôá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. ÐÇÃÇ ÊÅÉÌÅÍÏÕ: ÐÅÑÉÏÄÉÊÏ “Ç ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁ” / ËÅÕÊÙÌÁ “ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁ, Ï ÔÏÐÏÓ ÊÁÉ ÏÉ ÁÍÈÑÙÐÏÉ”

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Photos: 01/ Ôá ìõóôéêÜ ôçò õöáíôéêÞò ôÝ÷íçò äéäÜóêïíôáé áðü ôéò ðáëéÝò õöÜíôñåò óôá íÝá êïñßôóéá óôá åñãáóôÞñéá ôïõ ëáïãñáöéêïý ìïõóåßïõ. 02/ ¸êèåìá óôï ìïõóåßï. 03-04/ Ôá áñá÷ùâßôéêá êáñðßôéá óå ðñþôç èÝóç óôá ðáëéÜ êáôáóôÞìáôá áëëÜ êáé ðñïéêéÜ ôçò ìåëüíõìöçò áðëùìÝíá óôá ìðáëêüíéá óýìöùíá ìå ôï Ýèéìï.

01/ Secrets of hand weaving are passed from the older weavers to the young girls, during the workshops of the Folklore Museum. 02/ An exhibit at the Museum. 03-04/ The karpitia being exhibited in a prominent place within the old shops and the bride's dowry lined outside the balcony, according to tradition.

THE HANDWOVEN FABRICS OF ARACHOVA Arachova has for centuries been famed for its "karpitia", woollen carpets woven by a handloom and stand out for their vivid colours and their combinations of linear patterns. During the period of the Ottoman rule, woven fabrics were used to fulfil the needs of the family. Their flow production, though, started in the early 20th century. During the 50s and 60s, Arachova experienced a "loom-frenzy". In each house, two women meant two looms: one for dowry and another one for commercial use. In 1961, 1,100 looms were recorded, which were used by 1,500 women. In this same period, the reputation of the handwoven fabrics of Arachova spread outside the borders of the region and the exportations began. The karpitia, the covers, the lunch baskets and the bags have hence made Arachova famous in the whole world.

Weaving is a difficult and lengthy process, which begins with the shearing of the animals. Then, the fleece is put into boiling water to be washed and afterwards dried. The fleece is further cleaned from the prickles and the fibres are untangled. Next comes the combing of the wool to make it fluffy, which is then collected by the women and plaited into strands ready to be dyed. Do not imagine, though, that, at the time, they were purchasing the dyes at the paint shop. Nature was their paint shop and it provided them with secret recipes that passed from mother to daughter. Finally, it is the turn of the loom, which is assembled by an experienced craftsman. Hand weaving, an ancient womanly craft, requires patience, which, combined with the skill, the strong will and the sensibility of the weaver, has made Arachova and its wonderful handwoven fabrics famous.

Nowadays, the craft of hand weaving has not yet disappeared. Weavers are now fewer than they used to be, but they are teaching their art to the younger women of the village. In the Folklore Museum, there are workshops dedicated to hand weaving. And if you wish to purchase a souvenir, you can do so at one of the shops in Arachova.

Apart from hand weaving, the women of Arachova were also well known for their embroideries, such as the famous embroideries of the female traditional costume of Arachova, as well as for their goldworks.

Åêôüò áðü ôïí áñãáëåéü ïé Áñá÷ùâßôéóóåò äéáêñßèçêáí åðßóçò êáé óôï êÝíôçìá. Ðáóßãíùóôá åßíáé ôá “áñá÷ùâßôéêá”, ôá ðåñßöçìá êåíôÞìáôá ôçò ãõíáéêåßáò ðáñáäïóéáêÞò öïñåóéÜò, êáèþò êáé ôá ÷ñõóïêåíôÞìáôá.

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62 Spiritual people

PHOTOS: KONSTANTINOS KATSIMPAS

Ï äÜóêáëïò ËéÜêïò, ìéá åìâëçìáôéêÞ öõóéïãíùìßá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ðïõ Üöçóå ðßóù ôïõ Ýíáí ðïëýôéìï ëáïãñáöéêü èçóáõñü ãéá ôïí ôüðï

Çëßáò ËéÜêïò

Ilias Liakos

Ï äÜóêáëïò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò

The teacher of Arachova

H ÁñÜ÷ùâá åß÷å ôçí ôý÷ç íá ãåííÞóåé áíèñþðïõò ðïõ óõíÝâáëáí ìå ôï ëüãï êáé ôéò ðñÜîåéò ôïõò óôçí ðíåõìáôéêÞ êáé ðïëéôéóôéêÞ áíÜôáóç ôïõ ôüðïõ, Ýíáò áðü áõôïýò Þôáí ï “äÜóêáëïò ËéÜêïò”. Ãéá 35 ÷ñüíéá õðçñÝôçóå ùò äÜóêáëïò óôï Äçìïôéêü Ó÷ïëåßï êáé Þôáí ï ðáéäáãùãüò ìå üëç ôç óçìáóßá ôçò ëÝîçò. ¹ôáí üìùò êáé ìéá ðïëõäéÜóôáôç ðñïóùðéêüôçôá êáé ìéá êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ öõóéïãíùìßá, ëÜôñçò ôçò Áñá÷ùâßôéêçò ðáñÜäïóçò, ðïõ ìå ôá Ýñãá ôïõ Ýâáëå ôç äéêÞ ôïõ óöñáãßäá óôïí ôüðï. ÅîÝäùóå äýï ðïéçôéêÝò óõëëïãÝò, “Ç ìÜíá ìïõ ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá”, ôï 1984, üðïõ ðëÝêåé ôïí ýìíï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò êáé ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, êÜíïíôáò áíáöïñÜ óôçí êïéíùíéêÞ æùÞ ìÝóá áð' ôá Þèç êáé Ýèéìá, êáé ôçí “Êáñôåñßá”, êáèþò êáé ôï ÷ñïíéêü ôçò ìÜ÷çò ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. ÕðÞñîå åðßóçò éäñõôéêü ìÝëïò ôïõ Ëáïãñáöéêïý Ïìßëïõ ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Ç ðïëõôÜëáíôç ðñïóùðéêüôçôÜ ôïõ, Üñ÷éæå áðü ôç ÌïõóéêÞ (ãíþñéæå ðïëëÜ ìïõóéêÜ üñãáíá êáé Þôáí øÜëôçò óôïí ¢ãéï Ãåþñãéï) åíþ áðïôõðþèçêå êáé óôá åéêáóôéêÜ ôïõ Ýñãá, æùãñáöéêÞ, áãéïãñáößá, ãëõðôéêÞ, ÷áëêïãñáößá, ó÷åäéáóôéêÞ êáé ðïëëÜ Üëëá. ÐÜìðïëëá ôá Üñèñá êáé ïé äçìïóéåýóåéò ôïõ óå ðåñéïäéêÜ, üðùò “Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá” êáé åöçìåñßäåò, åíþ õðÞñîå ìÝëïò ôçò åêäïôéêÞò ïìÜäáò “¸êöñáóç”. Ãíþñéæå ðïëý êáëÜ ôçí ôïðéêÞ íôïðéïëáëéÜ, ôá Ýèéìá, ôéò óõíÞèåéåò êáé ôéò áó÷ïëßåò ôùí êáôïßêùí ôá ïðïßá êáôÝãñáøå, äéáóþæïíôáò Ýíáí áíåêôßìçôï ðïëéôéóôéêü èçóáõñü. ¹ôáí áãáðçôüò êáé áîéïóÝâáóôïò óå üëïõò ôïõò êáôïßêïõò, êáé áêüìç êáé óÞìåñá, åðôÜ ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ ôï èÜíáôü ôïõ, ôï üíïìÜ ôïõ åßíáé ÷áñáãìÝíï óôç óõíåßäçóç ôùí Áñá÷ùâéôþí.

...”Äå óêéÜæïìáé ãéá ôç æùÞ, üîù êáçìïß êáé íôÝñôéá. ÄïõëåéÜ íá Ý÷ù êé Üóå ìå, åßí’ç ðëáóéÜ ìïõ ôÝôïéá. Äåí ðÜù åãþ ãéá Ý÷ïíôá, óáò ôü÷ù åéðùìÝíá. ÖôÜíåé íá æù ãéá ôï ÷ùñéü êáé ôï ÷ùñéü ãéá ìÝíá”... ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ

Arachova was lucky to have people who contributed with their speech and actions to the spiritual and cultural exaltation of the place, one of them being "teacher Liakos".

For 35 years, he served as teacher at the Elementary School, and he was a pedagogue with the full meaning of the word. However, he also had a multi-dimensional personality and an artistic physiognomy, and he loved the tradition of Arachova, placing his own seal to the place with his works. He published two poetical collections, "Arachova, my mother" and "Endurance", as well as the chronicle of the battle of Arachova. He was also a founding member of the Folklore Group of Arachova. His multi-talented personality began from Music, while it was imprinted in his artworks, painting, hagiography, sculpture, copper engraving, designing and many others. His articles and publications in magazines and newspapers were numerous, while he was a member of the "Ekfrasi" publishing team. He knew the local dialect very well, the customs, the habits and the occupations of the inhabitants, which he wrote down, saving a priceless cultural treasure. He was loved and respected by all the inhabitants, and even today, seven years after his death, his name is engraved in their conscience.

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¼óåò öïñÝò êáé íá Ýëèåéò óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá èá åíôõðùóéáóôåßò áðü ôá óöé÷ôáãêáëéáóìÝíá, ðåôñüêôéóôá óðßôéá, ðïõ óå ðñïóêáëïýí íá óôáèåßò êáé íá èáõìÜóåéò ïéêïäïìÞìáôá ÷ôéóìÝíá áðü ôçí åðï÷Þ ôçò ôïõñêïêñáôßáò

ÅÐÉÌÅËÅÉÁ: ÁÈÁÍÁÓÉÁ ÌÁÌÁËÇ, ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ

Ç ðüëç Ý÷åé "÷ñþìá". Óðßôéá öôéáãìÝíá ìå õëéêÜ öõóéêÜ... îýëï, ðÝôñá, óßäåñï êåñáìßäéá... êáé ôá óðßôéá ôá ðáëéÜ íôõìÝíá ìå ôá "êáñðßôéá", ôá ìÜëëéíá ÷áëéÜ ìå ôá åîáéñåôéêÜ ó÷Ýäéá, ðïõ ïé ãõíáßêåò ýöáéíáí ãéá íá æåóôÜíïõí ôï "÷åéìùíéÜôéêï", Ýôóé Ýëåãáí ôï êáèéóôéêü ðïõ ãéíüôáí åíßïôå êáé õðíïäùìÜôéï, áöïý äßðëá óôï ôæÜêé ï ýðíïò åßíáé ãëõêüò. Ïé ðüñôåò èïëùôÝò ìå ðåëåêçìÝíá "áãêùíÜñéá" áðü ôïõò êáëëéôÝ÷íåò ðåôñÜäåò ôïõ 1800. Ãåùìåôñßá êáé óõììåôñßá... "Èåüò áåß ãåùìÝôñåé". ÌåãÜëåò ãéá íá ðåñíÜíå ôá "æá" öïñôùìÝíá ìå îýëá, åëéÝò, óôáöýëéá, ëÜäé. Óôá "êáôþãéá" ç ðñïßêá ôïõ óðéôéïý ãéá ôï ÷åéìþíá... óùñéáóìÝíá îýëá, âõôßíåò ìå ëÜäé, êÜäåò ìå åëéÝò, áëåýñé, æùïôñïöÝò... Êáé ðáñáäßðëá ôï ðá÷íß ãéá ôï ìïõëÜñé. ¢íèñùðïé êáé æþá óõìâßùíáí áñìïíéêÜ. Ôá ðáñáèõñüöõëëá îýëéíá, ìéêñÜ ìå óõãêåêñéìÝíåò äéáóôÜóåéò. Ïé ôïß÷ïé öôáãìÝíïé áðü ðÝôñá 80 åê. ðÜ÷ïò. Ç ôÝëåéá èåñìïìüíùóç. Ôá ðáôþìáôá îýëéíá, ìáæß êáé ôá êïõöþìáôá áðü ôá Ýëáôá ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý. Ôá êåñáìßäéá ôá ðáëéÜ, ôá ðÞëéíá ìå ôéò ðÝôñåò óïöÜ ôïðïèåôçìÝíåò ðÜíù ôïõò ãéá íá ìçí ôá ðáßñíåé ìáæß ôïõ ï “Êáôåâáôüò”, üôáí ëõóóïìáíïýóå Üãñéïò, êáé ôéò ãêñéæïðñÜóéíåò ëåé÷Þíåò, äåßãìá êáèáñüôçôáò ôçò áôìüóöáéñáò. Ãåùñãïß êáé êôçíïôñüöïé ïé ðáëéïß Áñá÷ùâßôåò, êáôáóêåýáæáí ôá óðßôéá ôïõò “÷ñçóôéêÜ”. ÐåñéôôÜ óôïëßäéá äåí ÷ùñïýóáí. Ï öïýñíïò, ôï ìáãåéñåßï, Ýîù áðü ôï êõñßùò óðßôé, ôï ßäéï êáé ç ôïõáëÝôá. Óôï "÷áãéÜôé”, Ýíá åßäïò åîþóôç ãéá ôï ëéãïóôü êáëïêáßñé, õðÞñ÷å ï áñãáëåéüò, üðïõ Ýâñéóêå äéÝîïäï ç êáëëéôå÷íßá ôùí ãõíáéêþí ôïõ óðéôéïý.

Arachova's architecture The town has "character". Houses are made of natural materials… wood, rock, steel, tiles… and old houses are coated with "karpitia", the woolen carpets with the exquisite designs that women used to weave in order to warm the "winter room", as they called the living room, which was occasionally turned into a bedroom, since sleep is sweet by the fireplace. The doors are vaulted with "agkonaria" (quoins) chipped by the stone artists of 1800.

Geometry and symmetry… Big enough for the "animals" to pass loaded with wood, olives, grapes, and oil. At the "basements" the house's dowry for the winter… cluttered wood, "vytines" with oil, buckets with olives, flour, animal feeds… And at a distance, the crib for the mule. People and animals used to live together in harmony. The shutters are wooden and small, in specific dimensions. The walls are made of 80cm. thick stone. The perfect heat-insulation. The floors are wooden, as are also the doors and windows, made of firs from Mount Parnassus.

The old tiles were made of clay, and stones were

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Áò äïýìå ôçí åîÝëéîç ôïõ Áñá÷ùâßôéêïõ óðéôéïý... Ïé ðáëáéüôåñåò êáôïéêßåò -ôçí åðï÷Þ ôçò ôïõñêïêñáôßáò- Þôáí ìïíùüñïöåò ìå Ýíá åóùôåñéêü ÷þñï ðïõ êÜëõðôå üëåò ôéò áíÜãêåò, êáé ìå ôï ôæÜêé áíáðüóðáóôï óôïé÷åßï ðïõ ÷ñçóßìåõå ãéá æåóôáóéÜ êáé ìáãåßñåìá. Óôçí áõëÞ õðÞñ÷å ï öïýñíïò, åíþ ï óôáýëïò áðïôåëïýóå ðñïÝêôáóç ôïõ óðéôéïý. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, ï åíéáßïò ÷þñïò ÷ùñßæåôáé óå äùìÜôéá êáé ìåôÝðåéôá ðñïóôßèåôáé êáé Üëëïò üñïöïò, ìÝ÷ñé íá öôÜóïõìå óôï ëáúêü áñá÷ùâßôéêï óðßôé, ðïõ Ý÷åé ôá åîÞò ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ: Åêôüò áðü ôï êõñßùò êôßóìá õðÜñ÷åé ï “ïâïõñüò” êáé ôï “÷áãéÜôé”. Ï “ïâïõñüò” åßíáé ç áõëÞ ôïõ óðéôéïý -åêåß âñßóêåôáé êáé ï öïýñíïò êáé äßðëá óå óôßâåò ôá îýëá-, ðïõ ðåñéôñéãõñßæåôáé áðü ðÝôñéíç ìÜíôñá. Ç áõëüðïñôá åßíáé ìåãÜëç êáé èïëùôÞ ãéá íá ðåñíÜíå êáé ôá æþá. Ôá óðßôéá åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíá ôï Ýíá äßðëá óôï Üëëï êáé ÷ùñßæïíôáé ìüíï áðü ôá “óôáëÜìáôá”, ìéêñÝò ðñïåîï÷Ýò óôéò ãåéôïíéêÝò óôÝãåò. Óôç äéþñïöç êáôïéêßá õðÜñ÷åé ôï éóüãåéï (êáôþú) üðïõ âñßóêïíôáé ïé áðïèçêåõôéêïß ÷þñïé êáé ï óôÜâëïò, êáé ï üñïöïò (áíþú), ðïõ Ý÷åé äýï äùìÜôéá, ôï ÷åéìùíéÜôéêï êáé ôç óÜëá. Óôï ÷åéìùíéÜôéêï âñßóêåôáé ôï ôæÜêé, êáé äßðëá ôá êñåâÜôéá êáé ï áñãáëåéüò. ¹ôáí ôï äùìÜôéï ðïõ óõãêåíôñþíïíôáí ç ïéêïãÝíåéá. Ç óÜëá ÷ñçóßìåõå êõñßùò ãéá ôç öéëïîåíßá ôùí îÝíùí. Óôçí åîÝëéîç ðñïóôÝèçêáí êáé Üëëá äùìÜôéá êáé Ýíá áðü áõôÜ Þôáí ôï “ìáãåéñåßï”. Óôçí ðñïÝêôáóç ôïõ êõñßùò êôßóìáôïò åßíáé ôï ÷áãéÜôé, óõíÞèùò ìå ôç ìïñöÞ åîþóôç, ðïõ ëåéôïõñãïýóå ùò êáëïêáéñéíü óáëüíé, áëëÜ êáé ç êÜäç ìå ôéò åëéÝò, ç ïðïßá óôçñéæüôáí óôï Ýäáöïò êáé ôñõðïýóå ôï ðÜôùìá áðü ôï ÷áãéÜôé ãéá íá åéó÷ùñÞóåé óå áõôü. ÊÜðïéá óðßôéá åß÷áí êáé ìéêñü ìðáëêüíé ðñïò ôï äñüìï, ìå öïõñïýóéá. Ïé óôÝãåò åßíáé ìå êåñáìßäéá ðïõ óôçñßæïíôáé åßôå óå êïñìïýò äÝíôñùí åßôå óå óáíßäåò.

Ìå ôçí ðÜñïäï ôùí ÷ñüíùí ðñïóôßèåíôáé äéáñêþò áñêåôÜ äéáêïóìçôéêÜ óôïé÷åßá ôá ïðïßá åêöñÜæïõí ôç âåëôßùóç ôïõ âéïôéêïý åðéðÝäïõ ôùí êáôïßêùí, åíþ ìåôáðïëåìéêÜ, ç ïéêïäïìéêÞ “åîÝëéîç” ïäÞãçóå óå êáôáóêåõÝò ü÷é êáé ôüóï óõããåíåßò ìå ôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò. Ôá íÝá óðßôéá êôßæïíôáé êáôáñãþíôáò ôá ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü ôá ðáñáäïóéáêÜ ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ, äçìéïõñãþíôáò Ýôóé ìéá ôåëåßùò äéáöïñåôéêÞ åéêüíá. Ìå ôç ìåãÜëç ïéêïíïìéêÞ Üíèçóç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, êõñßùò ëüãù ôïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý êÝíôñïõ, áëëÜ êáé ôï ÷áñáêôçñéóìü ôçò ùò ðáñáäïóéáêüò ïéêéóìüò, åðáíáöÝñïíôáé áñêåôïß ðåñéïñéóìïß óôï ýöïò äüìçóçò, åíþ ïé íÝåò ïéêïäïìÝò õúïèåôïýí óôïé÷åßá ôïõ ðáñåëèüíôïò “áðïêáèéóôþíôáò” ôçí ðáñáäïóéáêÞ öõóéïãíùìßá êáé ðñïóäßäïíôÜò ôçò ìßá éäéáßôåñç áéóèçôéêÞ. Ç áðïêÜëõøç ôçò ðÝôñáò óôïõò ÷ïíôñïýò ôïß÷ïõò êáé ç áíÜäåéîÞ ôïõò ìå ôï êáôÜëëçëï áñìïëüé ôåßíåé íá êáèéåñùèåß óå üëåò ôéò áíáðáëáéþóåéò ôùí êôéñßùí. Áíáäåéêíýåôáé Ýôóé ç ôÝ÷íç ôçò ðÝôñáò ôïõ âïõíïý.

wisely placed over them, so that "Katevatos" (wind) would not take them with it, when it raged violently. The old people from Arachova, who were farmers and breeders, manufactured their homes so that they were "utilitarian". There was no place for unnecessary decorations. The oven, the kitchen, as well as the toilet, were outside the main house. At the "hagiati", a kind of balcony for the scarce summer, there was the loom, where the artistry of the house's women found a way out.

Over the years, building "evolution" lead to constructions, which are not associated with the traditional ones, at a high degree. The new houses are built by abolishing most of the traditional features, thus creating a completely different picture.

With the big financial bloom of Arachova, mostly because of the ski center, but also because of its characterization as a traditional settlement, several limitations regarding the building style are brought back, while new buildings adopt elements of the past, thus "restoring" the traditional physiognomy and attributing to it special aesthetics, as, for example, the uncovering of the stone on the thick walls and their demonstration

Ôá ðáëéÜ ôá óðßôéá ôá ÷ôéóìÝíá áðü ôçí åðï÷Þ ôçò ôïõñêïêñáôßáò åßíáé ðéá ëéãïóôÜ. Ðáñ üëá áõôÜ, ç óçìåñéíÞ ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáôáöÝñíåé íá äéáôçñÞóåé ôï ðáñáäïóéáêü ýöïò ôçò, åíóùìáôþíïíôáò ôç ëáúêÞ, íåïêëáóéêÞ, íåïêëáóßæïõóá êáé óýã÷ñïíç äüìçóç, óå Ýíá ÷þñï ðïõ îåäéðëþíåôáé ãýñù áðü ôï ÷þñï üðïõ ðñùôïêáôïéêÞèçêå.

tends to become established in all building restorations.

The old houses, which were built during the era of the Turkish rule, are now few. However, today's Arachova manages to maintain its traditional style, integrating folk, neoclassical, neoclassical-style, and modern building, in a place that unfolds around the place where it was initially inhabited.

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ÖÙÔÏÃÑÁÖÉÊÇ ÏÌÁÄÁ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁÓ ÁÐÏ ÔÏÍ ÓÙÔÇÑÇ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁ

Ôïõò óõíÜíôçóá ôõ÷áßá óå ìéá áðü ôéò âüëôåò ìïõ, öùôïãñáößæïíôáò ãéá ôï ðåñéïäéêü, áêñïâïëéóìÝíïõò óå Ýíá óïêÜêé íá “êõíçãÜíå” êé åêåßíïé ôá äéêÜ ôïõò èÝìáôá. Ï Íßêïò, ï Ãéþñãïò, ï ËïõêÜò, ç Íüñá, ç Âéêôþñéá, ç Êáôåñßíá, ç Ìáñßíá, ç ËÝíá, ï ÓôÝöáíïò åß÷áí âãåé åîüñìçóç ãéá ôçí “ðñáêôéêÞ” ôïõò. ÁêñéâÝò DSLR, GoPro, Compact áëëÜ êáé êéíçôÜ ôçëÝöùíá Þôáí ôá åñãáëåßá ôïõò. “Óå áõôÞ ôç öÜóç äåí ìáò åíäéáöÝñåé ôüóï ç ÷ñÞóç ôùí ëåéôïõñãéþí ôçò êÜìåñáò, üóï ç áíÜðôõîç ôçò äéáßóèçóçò, ç áíôßëçøç êáé ç åðéëïãÞ ôçò ïðôéêÞò ãùíßáò ãéá ôç öùôïãñÜöçóç”, ìïõ åîçãåß ÷áìïãåëþíôáò ï Ãéþñãïò, ï “äÜóêáëïò” ôïõò, êáôáíïþíôáò ôçí áðïñßá ìïõ. Ðáñåúóôéêç äéÜèåóç, áãÜðç ãéá ôç öùôïãñáößá, åìðëïõôéóìüò ôùí ãíþóåùí ãýñù áðü áõôÞ åßíáé ôá óõóôáôéêÜ ðïõ ÷áñáêôçñßæïõí ôç íåáñÞ óå çëéêßá ÖùôïãñáöéêÞ ÏìÜäá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Ôá ìÝëç ôçò áðïôåëïýí Üôïìá áíåîáñôÞôùò éäéüôçôáò, çëéêßáò, ôüðïõ äéáìïíÞò, êáé âÝâáéá äåí õðÜñ÷ïõí áðáãïñåõôéêÜ óå êáíÝíáí þóôå íá

ÁíÜìåóá óôïõò óêïðïýò ôïõ óùìáôåßïõ åßíáé ç êáëëéÝñãåéá êáé ç äéÜäïóç üëùí ôùí ìïñöþí ôçò ÔÝ÷íçò ôçò Öùôïãñáößáò êáé ôùí óõíáöþí åéêáóôéêþí ôå÷íþí, êáèþò êáé ç áíÜðôõîç óôåíÞò óõíåñãáóßáò ìå ôçí ôïðéêÞ áõôïäéïßêçóç êáé ôïõò áñìüäéïõò öïñåßò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé ôçò ÷þñáò. Ç ÖùôïãñáöéêÞ ÏìÜäá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò åß÷å áíáëÜâåé ìå åðéôõ÷ßá ôçí öùôïãñáöéêÞ êÜëõøç ôïõ áãþíá Arachova Trail 2015.

åíôá÷èåß óå áõôÞí, üðïéåò ãíþóåéò êáé íá Ý÷åé ãýñù áðü ôç öùôïãñáößá. ¼ðùò êÜèå ïìÜäá Ý÷ïõí êé áõôïß ôïí åìðíåõóôÞ ôïõò. Ï Íßêïò ÊïñïäÞìïò, åðé÷åéñçìáôßáò êáé åñáóéôÝ÷íçò öùôïãñÜöïò -ðñüåäñïò ôïõ óõëëüãïõ-, Ýñéîå ôçí éäÝá êáé áíÝëáâå ôç óõãêñüôçóç ôçò ïìÜäáò. ¸÷ïõí êáé ôïí óôõëïâÜôç ôïõò, ôïí Ãéþñãï ÐáðáäáíÝëëç êáèçãçôÞ ðëçñïöïñéêÞò êáé ëÜôñç ôçò öùôïãñáößáò ï ïðïßïò ìå ôéò ãíþóåéò ôïõ Ý÷åé áíáëÜâåé ôçí åêðáßäåõóç êáé ôç ìýçóç ôùí ìåëþí óôá ìõóôéêÜ ôçò êáëëéôå÷íéêÞò öùôïãñáößáò. Ï ÄçìÞôñçò ÐáíáãïäÞìïò, ç Íüñá Ôáêôéêïý, ï ËïõêÜò Óýñïò êáé ç ÊáëÞ ÐáíáãÜêïõ óõìðëçñþíïõí ôï ðåíôáìåëÝò Ä.Ó. Ïé óõíáíôÞóåéò ôçò ïìÜäáò ðñáãìáôïðïéïýíôáé ìßá öïñÜ ôçí åâäïìÜäá óôï áìöéèÝáôñï ôïõ ëáïãñáöéêïý ìïõóåßïõ, üðïõ ãßíïíôáé èåùñçôéêÜ êáé ôå÷íéêÜ ìáèÞìáôá, ðáñïõóßáóåéò öùôïãñáöéþí, ïìéëßåò ê.Ü. Ãéá ôçí ðñáêôéêÞ åîÜóêçóç ôùí ìåëþí, ïñãáíþíïíôáé ôáêôéêÜ öùôïãñáöéêÝò åîïñìÞóåéò, üðïõ óôçí ðñÜîç ðëÝïí, ï êáèÝíáò ìðïñåß íá áíáðôýîåé ôï öùôïãñáöéêü ôïõ ôáëÝíôï. ¼óïé åíäéáöÝñïíôáé íá óõììåôÜó÷ïõí áò óðåýóïõí!

Email: phototeamarachovas@gmail.com fb: ÖùôïãñáöéêÞ ÏìÜäá ÁñÜ÷ùâáò

Í. ÊïñïäÞìïò, ï “åìðíåõóôÞò”

Ã. ÐáðáäáíÝëëçò, ï “äÜóêáëïò”

PHOTO TEAM OF ARACHOVA I met them by chance during one of my walks, taking photographs for the magazine, skirmished in an alley, capturing their own themes. Companionship mood, love for photography and enrichment of knowledge regarding it, are the ingredients that characterized the - young in age - Photo Team of Arachova.

The team's members are people of various capacities, ages, and places of residence, and, of course, there are no inhibitions on anyone to participate, no matter their knowledge on photography.

Like every team, they also have their inspirer. Nikos Korodimos, businessman and amateur photographer -chairman of the association-, dropped the idea and undertook the formation of the team. They also have their stylobate, Giorgos Papadanellis, IT professor, and photography lover, who, with his knowledge, has undertaken the training and initiation of the members into the secrets of artistic photography. Dimitris Panagodimos, Nora Taktikou, Loukas Syros, and Kali Panagakou complement the five-member Board of Directors. The team's meetings take place on a weekly basis at the amphitheatre of the Folklore Museum, with theoretical and technical courses, presentations of photographs, lectures etc. For the members to practice their skills, photographic expeditions are regularly organized, in which everyone can now actually develop their photographic talent.

Anyone interested in participating, contact them right away!

Email: phototeamarachovas@gmail.com www.facebook.com/photoarahova

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ÊÙÍÓÔÁÍÔÉÍÏÓ ÊÁÔÓÉÌÐÁÓ ÃåííÞèçêå êáé ìåãÜëùóå óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Ðñéí áíáêáëýøåé ôçí êëßóç ôïõ óôç öùôïãñáößá, äïýëåøå ùò ïéêïäüìïò. Áðü ôç óôéãìÞ, üìùò, ðïõ Ýôõ÷å íá êñáôÞóåé óôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ öùôïãñáöéêÞ ìç÷áíÞ, ôïí êÝñäéóå ç ôÝ÷íç! ¢ñ÷éóå íá âëÝðåé ôïí êüóìï ðßóù áðü ôï ðñïóïöèÜëìéï óáí ìéá öùôïãñáößá. Êáé üóï åìâÜèõíå óôï öùôïãñáöéêü êüóìï êáé áíáêÜëõðôå ôç ìáãåßá ðïõ êñõâüôáí, áðïöÜóéóå íá ôï áêïëïõèÞóåé êáé åðáããåëìáôéêÜ! Åäþ êáé 25 ÷ñüíéá ï öáêüò ôïõ Ý÷åé êáôáãñÜøåé êÜèå óôéãìÞ, óçìáíôéêÞ Þ áóÞìáíôç ôùí óõíáíèñþðùí ôïõ! Ôéò ÷áñÝò áëëÜ êáé ôéò ëýðåò ôïõò, ôçí áãùíßá áëëÜ êáé ôçí çñåìßá ôïõò, ôéò äçìéïõñãßåò áëëÜ êáé ôéò áðïôõ÷ßåò ôïõò. Ôá Ýèéìá, ôç ëáïãñáößá, ôéò åêäçëþóåéò, üëá üóá áðïäåéêíýïõí ôçí ôáõôüôçôá ôïõ ôüðïõ ôïõò! ¸÷åé êáôáãñÜøåé ôç öýóç êáé ôéò ïìïñöéÝò ôçò üëåò ôéò åðï÷Ýò, ðñïóðáèþíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôçí øõ÷éêÞ åõöïñßá ðïõ ï ßäéïò íéþèåé, íá ðñïêáëÝóåé êáé íá ìåôáäþóåé óôï èåáôÞ áõôü ðïõ íéþèåé: ôçí áãÜðç, ôï äÝïò, ôï óåâáóìü ðñïò ôç ÌçôÝñá Öýóç! ÊÜôé ðïõ, äõóôõ÷þò, Ý÷ïõìå îå÷Üóåé, èåùñþíôáò ôïõò åáõôïýò ìáò ìéêñïýò èåïýò êáôáóôñÝöïíôáò ôçí óéãÜ óéãÜ! Ï Êùíóôáíôßíïò Êáôóßìðáò, ï “öùôïãñÜöïò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý” üðùò ôïí áðïêáëïýí, ìå ôç âïÞèåéá ôïõ öáêïý ôïõ êáé ìÝóù ôùí öùôïãñáöéþí ôïõ, ðïõ áðïôåëïýí ìéêñÝò êáèçìåñéíÝò éóôïñßåò, âÜæåé ôï äéêü ôïõ ëéèáñÜêé óôï ìåãÜëï âéâëßï ôçò Éóôïñßáò ôïõ ôüðïõ, ðïõ ôüóï áãáðÜ!

Info: www.studioapeikonisi.gr

Photo: Themis Papandreou

Ï “öùôïãñÜöïò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý”

Konstantinos Katsimpas was born and raised in Arachova. Before discovering his inclination to photography, he worked as a builder. However, from the moment he held a camera in his hands, art won him over!

He began seeing the world behind the eyepiece as a photograph. And as he deepened into the photographic world and discovered the hidden magic, he decided to do this professionally!

For 25 years now, his lens has recorded every moment, significant or less significant, of his fellow humans! Their pleasant, as well as their sad moments, their anxiety, but also their tranquility, their creations, and their failures. Their customs, their folklore, their events, anything that proves the identity of his home land.

He has recorded nature and its beauties during all seasons, trying, through the mental euphoria he feels himself, to cause and transfer to his spectator what he feels: love, awe, and respect towards Mother Nature! Something that, unfortunately, we have forgotten, considering ourselves to be small gods, and destroying it step-by-step!

Konstantinos Katsimpas, the village's photographer, as he is called, puts his own pebble in the big book of History, with the help of his lens, and through his photographs, which constitute small everyday stories.

Info: www.studioapeikonisi.gr

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72 Parnassos Livadi

ËéâÜäé ÁñÜ÷ùâáò Åíá ôåñÜóôéï ïñïðÝäéï áðëþíåôáé óå õøüìåôñï 1200ì., 8 ÷ëì. áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, óôï äñüìï ãéá ôá ÷éïíïäñïìéêÜ êÝíôñá, üðïõ ôï ìÜôé äå ÷ïñôáßíåé ôç èÝá ðñïò ôéò êïñõöÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý êáé ôï åëáôïäÜóïò. Åêåß, üðïõ ïé éÝñåéåò ôïõ Áðüëëùíá, óôÝêïíôáí íá îáðïóôÜóïõí êáèþò áíÝâáéíáí óôï Êùñýêåéï ¢íôñï êáé ðïëý ðïëý áñãüôåñá, ïé Ñá÷ïâßôåò åß÷áí öôéÜîåé ôá “Êáëýâéá”ôïõò ãéá íá ìÝíïõí üóï áó÷ïëïýíôáí ìå ôéò êôçíïôñïöéêÝò êáé ôéò áãñïôéêÝò ôïõò äñáóôçñéüôçôåò. ÓÞìåñá, ìåôÜ ôçí “×éïíïäñïìéêïý åðï÷Þ”, ðïëëïß Ýêáíáí ôá üíåéñÜ ôïõò ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá ÷ôßæïíôáò åäþ Ýíá “ìéêñü óðßôé óôï ëéâÜäé”. Chalets, ðïëõôåëåßò êáôïéêßåò, îåíïäï÷åßá, óõãêñïôÞìáôá ðáñáèåñéóôéêþí êáôïéêéþí, áëëÜ êáé ôáâÝñíåò, êáé cafe, êáé êáôáóôÞìáôá åíïéêéÜóåùò åîïðëéóìïý óêé, êáé, êáé... ìå äõï ëüãéá ìéá ðüëç ïëüêëçñç! Ôï ËéâÜäé åßíáé Ýíá ðáíÝìïñöï ìÝñïò, ðïõ ãßíåôáé ïíåéñéêü üôáí -áñáéÜ êáé ðïõêÜíåé ôçí åìöÜíéóÞ ôçò êáé ç åðï÷éêÞ ëßìíç Ðéíéãïýñá!

Livadi, Arachova A huge plateau extending at a height of 1200 m., 8 km away from Arachova, on the road leading to the ski centers, where the eye cannot get enough of the view towards the peaks of Parnassus and the fir forest. There, where the priestesses of Apollo used to stand in order to take a breath as they were climbing to the Corycian Cave and much-much later, the inhabitants of Arachova had made their "Huts" in order to stay for as long as they worked with their livestock and agricultural activities. Today, you will see chalets, luxurious residences, hotels, holiday home complexes, as well as taverns, cafes and ski equipment rental stores‌ in a few words en entire town! Livadi is a very beautiful place, which becomes dreamy when - every now and then - the seasonal Pinigoura Lake makes its appearance!

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74 Parnassos Corycian Cave ÓðçëáéïâÜñáèñï ÅðôÜóôïìï Âñßóêåôáé óôï äõôéêü Ðáñíáóóü, êïíôÜ óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ÊáëÜíéá. Áðïôåëåß ôïí íïôéüôåñï ðáãåôþíá ôçò Åõñþðçò. Ï ðáãåôþíáò ðïõ õðÜñ÷åé óôï åóùôåñéêü ôïõ äéáôçñåßôáé üëï ôïí ÷ñüíï. Ç ïíïìáóßá ôïõ ðñïÝñ÷åôáé áðü ôá 7 óôüìéáâÜñáèñá ôá ïðïßá ïäçãïýí óôá åíäüôåñá ôïõ. Ôï êåíôñéêü áðü ôá 7 áíïßãìáôá ôïõ Óðçëáßïõ ïäçãåß óå âÜñáèñï âÜèïõò 50 ìÝôñùí ìå ìüíéìï ðáãåôþíá óôïí ðÜôï ôïõ. Áí åßóôå åéäéêïß ôïõ áèëÞìáôïò èá öôÜóåôå ìå ó÷ïéíéÜ óôïí ðÜôï êáé óõíå÷ßæåôå ìå ôá ðüäéá ðëÝïí, ôçí êáôçöïñéêÞ äéáäñïìÞ ðïõ êáôáëÞãåé óå óéöüíé, óõíÞèùò êëåéóìÝíï áðü íåñÜ êáé óå âÜèïò ôá 130 ì. ÁíáæçôÞóôå ôï óôï ÷ùìáôüäñïìï áñéóôåñÜ, 4 ÷ëì. ìåôÜ ôç äéáóôáýñùóç ôïõ ×éïíïäñïìéêïý.

Cave Gulch of Eptastomo

Êùñýêåéï ´Áíôñï ËÝãåôáé êáé Óáñáíôáýëé Þ ÓðÞëáéï ôïõ Ðáíüò. Óôï ìåãáëåéþäåò óðÞëáéï ðáãêïóìßïõ öÞìçò, ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, áíáêáëýöèçêáí ôá ðáëáéüôåñá åõñÞìáôá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò, ðïõ ÷ñïíïëïãïýíôáé óôç íåïëéèéêÞ åðï÷Þ (4000 ð.×.). Ôï óðÞëáéï óýìöùíá ìå ôç ìõèïëïãßá, åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíï óôï èåü ôùí äáóþí ÐÜíá êáé óôéò Êùñýêåéåò Íýìöåò (5ïò áé. ð×). Ï Áéó÷ýëïò ôï áíáöÝñåé ùò ÷þñï åðßóêåøçò èåúêþí ðíåõìÜôùí. Óôï ÷þñï áõôü ðñÝðåé íá õðÞñ÷å êáé ìáíôåßï óå ðñïúóôïñéêïýò ÷ñüíïõò. Óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò ôïõ 1821 Þôáí êáôáöýãéï ôïõ ÏäõóóÝá Áíäñïýôóïõ. Ç åðßóêåøÞ óáò åßíáé ìéá åìðåéñßá ìå áôìüóöáéñá ìõóôéêéóôéêÞ. Áðü Ýíá ìéêñü ôñéãùíéêü Üíïéãìá èá ìðåßôå óôçí õðïâëçôéêÜ öùôéóìÝíç óðçëéÜ, ãéá íá èáõìÜóåôå åíôõðùóéáêïýò óôáëáêôßôåò êáé óôáëáãìßôåò, ðïõ ó÷çìáôßæïõí Ýíá äÜóïò ìå Ýñãá «áöçñçìÝíçò ôÝ÷íçò» êáé öùôßæïíôáé ìõóôçñéáêÜ. ÊáôÜ ôéò áíáóêáöÝò âñÝèçêáí ÷éëéÜäåò áíôéêåßìåíá ðïõ áíÜãïíôáé óôá áñ÷áúêÜ êáé êëáóéêÜ ÷ñüíéá êáé áãáëìáôßäéá áðü ôç íåïëéèéêÞ åðï÷Þ, ðïõ åêôßèåíôáé óôï áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ìïõóåßï ôùí Äåëöþí. ¸íáò óôåíüò äõóðñüóéôïò äéÜäñïìïò óôï âÜèïò óõíå÷ßæåôáé óå ìåãÜëï ìÞêïò, åíþ ôìÞìá ôïõ óðçëáßïõ åßíáé áíåîåñåýíçôï. Ïé áñ÷áßïé ðßóôåõáí ðùò ìÝóá áðü ôéò óðçëéÝò õðÞñ÷å o äñüìïò ðïõ ìðïñïýóå êáíåßò íá åðéêïéíùíÞóåé ìå ôïí ¢äç. Ãé áõôü üôáí íéþóåôå áõôü ôï óõíáßóèçìá, Üèåëá óáò èá ôñáâç÷ôåßôå ðñïò ôá Ýîù! Ï Ðáõóáíßáò ãñÜöåé üôé ôï üíïìá ôï ðÞñå áðü ôçí Êïñõêåßá íýìöç ðïõ áðïðëÜíçóå ï Áðüëëùíáò. Ðþò èá öôÜóåôå: Óôï ôÝëïò ôçò ìåãÜëçò åõèåßáò ôïõ Ëéâáäéïý, êáèþò Ýñ÷åóôå áðü ÁñÜ÷ùâá, èá äåßôå ôçí ôáìðÝëá óôï áñéóôåñü óáò ÷Ýñé. Êéíïýìåíïé ìÝóá óôï åëáôüäáóïò ïé ðéíáêßäåò èá óáò êáôåõèýíïõí. Ï ÷ùìáôüäñüìïò áíçöïñßæïíôáò Ý÷åé ìåñéêÜ äýóêïëá óçìåßá êáé êáôáëÞãåé óå Ýíá ìéêñü ðëÜôùìá. Óôá 50 ì. åßíáé ç åßóïäïò. Ç èÝá óå üëç ôç äéáäñïìÞ ðñïò ôï ËéâÜäé åßíáé ìáãåõôéêÞ! Áðü ôï äñüìï áðÝ÷åé ðåñßðïõ 4,5 ÷ëì.

Corycian Cave At the globally famous magnificent cave of Parnassus the oldest findings of the region were found, which are dated from the Neolithic era (4000 B.C.). You will enter the evocatively lit cave from a small triangular opening in order to admire the impressive stalactites and stalagmites, which form a forest with "abstract art" works, and are mystically lit. The ancient believed that there was a road through the caves, from which one could communicate with Hades.

How to get there: At the end of the long straight road of Livadi, as you come from Arachova, you will see the sign, which will lead you after 4.5 km to the Cave.

It is located in the Parnassus National Park. It is the southernmost glacier in Europe. The glacier that exists inside maintained throughout the year.

The central of the 7 openings of the Cave leads to a gulch 50 meters deep, which has a permanent glacier at its bottom. You will get there by following the dirt road to the left, 4 km after the intersection for the ski center.

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Parnassos Pnigoura Lake 75

Ëßìíç Ð(é)íéãïýñá Åßíáé ìéá öõóéêÞ åðï÷éáêÞ ëßìíç ðïõ åìöáíßæåôáé óôï ËéâÜäé, ôüóï åîáéôßáò ôùí íåñþí áðü ôï ëþóéìï ôïõ ÷éïíéïý ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, üóï êáé áðü ôá íåñÜ ôçò ðçãÞò Ôñïéæçíßêïò áëëÜ êáé ôïõò ðßäáêåò íåñïý ðïõ áíáâëýæåé áðü ôç óðçëéÜ “Ôñïýðá” óôéò Ýíôïíåò âñï÷ïðôþóåéò. Ôá íåñÜ áõôÜ äåí ìðïñïýóáí íá äçìéïõñãÞóïõí ìüíéìç ëßìíç ãéáôß õðÞñ÷å ìéá öõóéêÞ êáôáâüèñá ðïõ ôçí Üäåéáæå óéãá óéãÜ ðñïò ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé Ýôóé ìåôÜ áðü êÜðïéï äéÜóôçìá åîáöáíéæüíôáí. Ôï 1950 áíïß÷ôçêå Ýíá ôïýíåë ðåñßðïõ 1200 ì. ãéá ôçí áðïóôñÜããéóç ôçò ëßìíçò, ôüóï ãéá ôç äçìéïõñãßá êáëëéåñãßóéìùí åêôÜóåùí óôï ËéâÜäé üóï êáé ãéá ôçí Üñäåõóç ôùí åëáéþíùí ôïõ ×ñéóóïý êáé ôùí ãýñù ðåñéï÷þí. ¸êôïôå, ç ëßìíç åìöáíßæåé ôá íåñÜ ôçò ìüíï üôáí ãßíåôáé õðåñ÷åßëéóç óå Ýíôïíåò âñï÷ïðôþóåéò -üðïõ ãéá ôçí áðïöõãÞ êéíäýíùí áðü ôçí Ýíôïíç åêñïÞ óôï ôïýíåë, ãßíåôáé åëåã÷üìåíç áðïóôñÜããéóç- êáé ôüôå ôï ôïðßï áðïêôÜ ìéá ìïíáäéêÞ êáé óðÜíéá ïìïñöéÜ.

P(i)nigoura Lake It is a natural seasonal lake which appears in Livadi, both because of the water from the melting of Parnassus' snow, and because of the water of springs and rain. These waters could not create a permanent lake, because there was a natural sink that emptied it slowly towards Delphi, and thus after some time it disappeared. In 1950 a tunnel about 1200 m. long was opened for the drainage of the lake, both for the creation of areas for cultivation at Livadi, and for the irrigation of the olive groves of the surrounding areas.

Ever since, the lake's waters appear only when there is overflow due to intense rainfalls, and then the scenery acquires a unique and rare beauty.

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Xéïíïäñïìéêü ÊÝíôñï Ðáñíáóóïý

...óôá êáëýôåñÜ ôïõ! ¼óïé áíÝâçêáí ðÝñéóõ óôï âïõíü åß÷áí íá ôï ëÝíå. Ïé íÝåò õðïäïìÝò áëëÜæïõí ôçí ôáõôüôçôá ôïõ ìåãáëýôåñïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý êÝíôñïõ ôçò ÅëëÜäáò, åíôÜóóïíôÜò ôï óôá óýã÷ñïíá êÝíôñá ôïõ åîùôåñéêïý, êáé ïäçãïýí ÷éïíïäñüìïõò êáé åðéóêÝðôåò íá îáíááíáêáëýøïõí ôç ìáãåßá ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý Whoever climbed up the mountain last year, had stories to tell about it. The new infrastructures are changing the speed of the biggest ski center of Greece, including it in the modern centers of abroad, and make skiers and visitors rediscover the magic of mountain Parnassus

ÃÍÙÑÉMIA / Introduction Ìå 21 ðßóôåò ãéá üëïõò ôïõò âáèìïýò äõóêïëßáò, 7 ÷éïíïäñïìéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò, 5 óõíäåôéêÜ ìïíïðÜôéá êáé 4 ìßíé ðßóôåò áñ÷áñßùí ìå baby lifts, üëåò óõíïëéêïý ìÞêïõò 36 ÷ëì., ïé ïðïßåò áñ÷ßæïõí áðü ôá 1640ì. êáé öôÜíïõí Ýùò ôá 2260ì., ìå áíáâáèìéóìÝíï ôïí åîïðëéóìü ôïõ êáé ôéò õðïäïìÝò êáé ìå ôá Ýñãá ðïõ ðåñéëáìâÜíïõí êáé ôç íÝá óýíäåóç ÊåëÜñéá - Öôåñüëáêêá, ôï ×ÊÐ ðáíÝôïéìï ðåñéìÝíåé ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò ôïõ. Ëåéôïõñãïýí ó÷ïëÝò åêìÜèçóçò óêé êáé snowboard, êáôáóôÞìáôá åíïéêßáóçò, ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý åîïðëéóìïý ê.Ü. Ãéá üóïõò èÝëïõí íá ðÜíå áðëÜ ãéá âüëôá, óôï ÊÝíôñï ëåéôïõñãïýí äýï êáöåôåñßåò-chalet êáé åóôéáôüñéï. ÔÝóóåñéò áðü ôéò ðßóôåò, ïé Çíßï÷ïò (Íï 6), ÇñáêëÞò (Íï 8), ÏäõóóåÜò (Íï 9) & ÂÜê÷ïò (Íï 2), åßíáé ðéóôïðïéçìÝíåò áðü ôç ÄéåèíÞ Ïìïóðïíäßá ×éïíïäñïìßáò (F.I.S) ãéá ôç äéïñãÜíùóç áãþíùí. Ãéá ôïõò ëÜôñåéò ôçò äéáóêÝäáóçò õðÜñ÷ïõí 2 Snow Fun parks, åíþ ïé ðåñéðåôåéþäåéò ôýðïé èá âñïýí "ìáýñåò" äéáäñïìÝò, ìå ðñáãìáôéêÜ âáèý ÷éüíé êáé ðïëëÞ áäñåíáëßíç. Ëåéôïõñãåß áðü ôá ìÝóá Äåêåìâñßïõ Ýùò áñ÷Ýò ÌáÀïõ. ÐÙÓ ÖÔÁÍÅÔÅ: Áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, êáôåõèýíåóôå âüñåéá ðñïò ôï ËéâÜäé êáé ëßãï ìåôÜ åßíáé ç äéáóôáýñùóç óôï äåîß óáò ÷Ýñé. Áðüóôáóç: 20 ÷ëì. ãéá ôá ÊåëÜñéá êáé 25 ÷ëì. ãéá ôç Öôåñüëáêêá.

With 21 slopes for all difficulty levels, 7 ski routes, 5 connecting paths, and 4 mini slopes for beginners with baby lifts, all with a total length of 36 km, which begin from 1640m. and reach 2260m., with its upgraded equipment and infrastructures and with the new connection, Kelaria - Fterolakka, Parnassos Ski Center is ready and it is waiting its visitors. Ski and snowboard teaching schools, stores for the rental of ski equipment etc. operate there. For those who just want to go for a walk, two cafes-chalets and a restaurant operate in the Center. Four of the slopes, are certified by the International Skiing Federation (F.I.S.) for the organization of competitions. For fun lovers, there are 2 Snow Fun parks, while the adventurous visitors will find "black" routes, with really deep snow and much adrenaline. The center operates from the middle of December till the beginning of May. HOW TO GET THERE: From Arachova you need to move north towards Livadi, and a while after that, there is a junction to your right. Distance: 20 km from Kelaria, and 25 km from Fterolakka.

Êelaria: 22340 22693-5

Fterolakka: 2234022700

www.parnassos-ski.gr

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Ç ÷éïíïäñïìéêÞ ðåñßïäïò 2015-2016 âñßóêåé ôï ×éïíïäñïìéêü ÊÝíôñï Ðáñíáóóïý ðïóïôéêÜ êáé ðïéïôéêÜ áíáâáèìéóìÝíï. Ç äåýôåñç öÜóç ôùí Ýñãùí áëëÜæåé óõíïëéêÜ ôçí åéêüíá êáé ôç ëåéôïõñãéêüôçôá ôïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý ðåäßïõ ðñïóöÝñïíôáò íÝåò äõíáôüôçôåò óôïõò ÷éïíïäñüìïõò ãéá ìåãáëýôåñç áðüëáõóç. Ôá Ýñãá ôçò ðñþôçò öÜóçò, ðïõ Ýãéíáí ðÝñéóõ óôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü ðñïêÜëåóáí åîáéñåôéêÝò åíôõðþóåéò óå üëïõò ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò êáé êõñßùò óôïõò öáíáôéêïýò ößëïõò ôïõ óêé, óõãêñßíïíôáò ôï ×ÊÐ ìå ôá ðëÝïí óýã÷ñïíá êáé áíáãíùñéóìÝíá ÷éïíïäñïìéêÜ êÝíôñá ôïõ åîùôåñéêïý. ÐëÝïí, ìðïñïýí ìå ôïõò óýã÷ñïíïõò áíáâáôÞñåò íá åîõðçñåôçèïýí ðïëëïß ðåñéóóüôåñïé êáé ðïëý ãñçãïñüôåñá, ìå Üíåóç êáé áóöÜëåéá. ¢ëëùóôå Ý÷ïõí áõîçèåß êáôÜ ðïëý ü÷é ìüíï ïé óêéÝñ áëëÜ êáé ïé åðéóêÝðôåò ðïõ èÝëïõí íá áðïëáýóïõí ôï âïõíü. Ï íÝïò áíáâáôÞñáò ðïõ óõíäÝåé ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ ôá ÊåëÜñéá ìå ôïí ÂÜê÷ï, Ýíáò áðü ôïõò 4 ðëÝïí óýã÷ñïíïõò áíáâáôÞñåò ôýðïõ "combi" ðáãêïóìßùò, Ý÷åé ôç äõíáôüôçôá íá áíåâåß áðü ôá 1.750ì óôá 2.250ì õøüìåôñï óå ëéãüôåñï áðü äÝêá ëåðôÜ, ìå áðüëõôç Üíåóç êáé áóöÜëåéá. Ç äåýôåñç öÜóç ðåñéëáìâÜíåé áíôßóôïé÷á Ýñãá åêóõã÷ñïíéóìïý óôç Öôåñüëáêá ìå íÝá óýã÷ñïíç êáìðßíá ðïõ èá ìðïñåß íá ìåôáöÝñåé 480 Üôïìá ôçí þñá, êáèþò êáé ôçí áíáâÜèìéóç ôùí “óõíäåôéêþí êñßêùí” ÊåëÜñéá - Öôåñüëáêêáò. Ìå ôçí ïëïêëÞñùóç ôùí Ýñãùí êáé áõôÞò ôçò öÜóçò ï ÷éïíïäñüìïò ìðïñåß ðëÝïí íá åêìåôáëëåõôåß ïëüêëçñï ôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü ðåäßï ìéáò êáé ç ìåôÜâáóç áðü ôá ÊåëÜñéá óôç Öôåñüëáêá ãßíåôáé óå ëéãüôåñï áðü ôï ìéóü ÷ñüíï áð’ üôé ðñéí. Ç Öôåñüëáêá åßíáé Ýíá íÝï ðåäßï ãéá ôïõò öéëüäïîïõò ÷éïíïäñüìïõò êáé snowboarders. Ïé ðßóôåò åßíáé ðéï öéëüîåíåò êáé ðñïêëçôéêüôåñåò ãéá üóïõò èÝëïõí íá âåëôéþóïõí ôéò ôå÷íéêÝò ôïõò êáé íá åîïéêåéùèïýí ìå ôá bumps. ¼óïí áöïñÜ ôçí ôñßôç öÜóç ôïõ Ýñãïõ, Ý÷åé áäåéïäïôçèåß ç åãêáôÜóôáóç áéïëéêïý ðÜñêïõ ãéá ôçí åîáóöÜëéóç ôçò åíåñãåéáêÞò áõôïíïìßáò ôïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý, óôï ðëáßóéï ôçò åõñýôåñçò ðåñéâáëëïíôéêÞò äéá÷åßñéóçò ðïõ ðñïùèåßôáé. Ìå üëá áõôÜ ïé ÷éïíïäñüìïé áëëÜ êáé ïé ößëïé ôïõ âïõíïý èá Ý÷ïõí ðéá êáéíïýñãéåò ðñïêëÞóåéò. Êáëïýíôáé íá îáíááíáêáëýøïõí óôï âïõíü íÝåò äéáäñïìÝò áëëÜ êáé íÝåò ãñáììÝò óôï õðÜñ÷ïí ðåäßï, ðïõ èá ôïõò ðñïóöÝñïõí Ýíôïíåò óõãêéíÞóåéò. Íá ôïíßóïõìå üôé ç ðåñóéíÞ ÷ñïíéÜ Þôáí ìåôáâáôéêÞ êáé ãéá ôïõò ÷éïíïäñüìïõò, ìå âÜóç ôá íÝá äåäïìÝíá. Ç åýñõèìç ëåéôïõñãßá êáé ç êáëÞ ïñãÜíùóç ôïõ ×ÊÐ ðÝñáí ôçò åîåéäßêåõóçò ôùí õðáëëÞëùí êáé ôùí áíèñþðùí ðïõ ÷åéñßæïíôáé ôïõò áíáâáôÞñåò áöïñÜ êáé ôçí åêðáßäåõóç ôùí ÷éïíïäñüìùí. Ï êüóìïò ðñÝðåé íá ìÜèåé íá äéá÷åéñßæåôáé ôïõò íÝïõò áíáâáôÞñåò þóôå íá áðïëáýóåé ðåñéóóüôåñï ôç ÷éïíïäñïìßá.

The 2015-2016 skiing period finds Parnassos Ski Center quantitatively and qualitatively upgraded, comparable with the most contemporary and acknowledged ski centers of abroad. The works, which began last year, and continue, change the entire picture and functionality of the ski field, offering new capacities to skiers for more pleasure. The ski center includes slopes with different difficulty levels, while two chalets and two fun parks operate.

The prices remain fixed; the daily card for skiers costs 30 Euros, while after 13:00, it costs 23 Euros. For children under 5 years old, the symbolic price is 1 Euro. It is significant that the above prices are reduced by 50% during weekdays. You can also buy your ticket online, and get a 10% discount, with the plastic RFID card (3 Euros). (https://buy.tickethour.com/pski).

For those staying at hotels in Arachova, hotel ticketing operates, through which you buy your ticket directly from the hotel.

In Arachova and Livadi, there are many stores, where you can rent skis, boots, snowboards or anything else. However, you can also do this in the ski center, where there is a special space.

Keep in mind that weather conditions at mountain Parnassus change rapidly and mostly depend on altitude. Generally, weather conditions are worse there than at lower altitudes, and you may find thicker fog, more powerful winds, and lower temperatures.

This is why you should never violate the warning and prohibiting signs that are placed at critical points, and you should never pass by the blockage nets or ropes.

ÐËÇÑÏÖÏÑÉÅÓ Ðßóôåò ÐñÜóéíï: Ðïëý åýêïëåò ãéá áñ÷Üñéïõò ÌðëÝ: Åýêïëåò Êüêêéíï: ÌÝôñéáò äõóêïëßáò Ìáýñï: Äýóêïëåò Êßôñéíï: ×éïíïäñïìéêÞ äéáäñïìÞ

ÔéìÝò Ôï ×ÊÐ äåí èá áëëÜîåé ãéá 8ç ÷ñïíéÜ ôéò ôéìÝò, (ðïõ ðáñáìÝíïõí ßäéåò ìå ôéò ðåñóéíÝò) ðáñÜ ôï ìåãÜëï êüóôïò áíáâÜèìéóçò ôïõ åîïðëéóìïý. Ãéá Óáââáôïêýñéáêá êáé áñãßåò: HìåñÞóéá êÜñôá ãéá ÷éïíïäñüìïõò 30 åõñþ Áðïãåõìáôéíü (ìåôÜ ôéò 1) 23 åõñþ ÅðéóêÝðôåò (÷ùñßò ðñüóâáóç óôá lift) 10 åõñþ Öïéôçôéêü 20 åõñþ Ìáèçôéêü 15 åõñþ ÐáéäéÜ (ìÝ÷ñé 5 åôþí) êáé ÁìåÁ, 1 åõñþ (óõìâïëéêÞ ôéìÞ)

Óçìáíôéêü åßíáé üôé ïé ðáñáðÜíù ôéìÝò ãéá ôéò êáèçìåñéíÝò ìåéþíïíôáé êáôÜ 50%. Ìðïñåßôå íá áãïñÜóåôå êáé çëåêôñïíéêÜ ôï åéóéôÞñéï óáò ãéá íá ìç ôáëáéðùñåßóôåé óôá ôáìåßá êáé íá Ý÷åôå êáé Ýêðôùóç 10%, ìå ôçí ðëáóôéêÞ êÜñôá RFID (3 åõñþ). Äéåýèõíóç çëåêôñïíéêïý êáôáóôÞìáôïò: https://buy.tickethour.com/pski Ãéá üóïõò äéáìÝíïõí óå îåíïäï÷åßá óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ëåéôïõñãåß ôï hotel ticketing, ìÝóù ôïõ ïðïßïõ áãïñÜæåôå ôï åéóéôÞñéü óáò áðåõèåßáò áðü ôï îåíïäï÷åßï ÊÜèå ÓÜââáôï -êáéñïý åðéôñÝðïíôïòôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü ëåéôïõñãåß 12ùñï, áðü ôéò 8 ôï ðñùß ìÝ÷ñé 8 ôï âñÜäõ.

Åíïéêßáóç åîïðëéóìïý ÌÝóá óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, áëëÜ êáé óôï ËéâÜäé, õðÜñ÷ïõí áñêåôÜ êáôáóôÞìáôá ãéá íá íïéêéÜóåôå óêé, ìðüôåò, óíüïõìðïñíô Þ ïôéäÞðïôå Üëëï. Ùóôüóï ìðïñåßôå íá ôï êÜíåôå êáé ìÝóá óôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü, üðïõ õðÜñ÷åé åéäéêüò ÷þñïò.

ÁóöÜëåéá Óôï ×ÊÐ ëåéôïõñãïýí åðßóçò äýï fun parks, áðü Ýíá óôá ÊåëÜñéá êáé ôç Öôåñüëáêêá. Ïé ÷éïíïäñüìïé áëëÜ êáé üóïé åðéóêÝðôïíôáé ôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü, èá âñïõí äýï chalets. Ó’ áõôü, ôçò Öôåñüëáêêáò öôÜíïõìå ìå ôï áõôïêßíçôï, åíþ óôá ÊåëÜñéá, ìüíï ìå ôçí êëåéóôÞ ôçëåêáìðßíá. Óôá ÊåëÜñéá, êõëéüìåíïò äéÜäñïìïò ìåôáöÝñåé ôïõò ÷éïíïäñüìïõò óôï 6èÝóéï êáñåêëÜêé.

Ïé êáéñéêÝò óõíèÞêåò óôïí Ðáñíáóóü áëëÜæïõí ãñÞãïñá êáé êõñßùò ìå ôï õøüìåôñï. Åêåß êáôÜ êáíüíá åðéêñáôïýí äõóìåíÝóôåñåò êáéñéêÝò óõíèÞêåò áð’ üôé óôá ÷áìçëÜ, ìå ðõêíüôåñç ïìß÷ëç, éó÷õñüôåñïõò Üíåìïõò, êáé ÷áìçëüôåñåò èåñìïêñáóßåò. Ãé' áõôü ðïôÝ ìçí ðáñáâéÜæåôå ôá ðñïåéäïðïéçôéêÜ êáé áðáãïñåõôéêÜ óÞìáôá ðïõ åßíáé ôïðïèåôçìÝíá óôá êñßóéìá óçìåßá êáé ìçí ðñïóðåñíÜôå ðïôÝ äß÷ôõá ç ó÷ïéíéÜ áðïêëåéóìïý.

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80 Parnassos Çiking ÕðÜñ÷ïõí äåêÜäåò ðåæïðïñéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò, ìå óçìåßï áíáöïñÜò ôïí Ðáñíáóóü. Ôï ðåñßöç-

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ìï Åèíéêü ÌïíïðÜôé 22, áðáéôåß ìÝñåò êáé êáôáóêÞíùóç óôç öýóç. ÓõíäÝåé ôïí Ðáñíáóóü ìå ôçí ÐÜñíçèá êáé îåêéíÜ áðü ôï Ðïëýäñïóï (ÓïõâÜëá) ðåñíþíôáò áðü ôá âïõíÜ Êßñöç, Åëéêþíá, Êïñïìðßëé, Êéèáéñþíá, ÐÜóôñá. ¸íáò êëÜäïò ôïõ 22 åíþíåé ôï ìïíáóôÞñé ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ ìå ôç èÜëáóóá, óôçí ôïðïèåóßá ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ Ìåäåþíá («ìïíïðÜôé Ðáõóáíßá»). Ç äéáäñïìÞ ÅðôÜëïöïò - Åèíéêüò äñõìüò Ðáñíáóóïý - Äåëöïß, áðïôåëåß ôìÞìá ôïõ äéåèíïýò ìïíïðáôéïý Å4. Áêñéâþò ðÜíù áðü ôïõò Äåëöïýò, ôï Å4 óõã÷ùíåýåôáé ìå ôï áñ÷áßï ìïíïðÜôé. Ôï ôìÞìá áõôü ìðïñåß êáé íá åßíáé ôï ðáëáéüôåñï ìïíïðÜôé óôïí ðëáíÞôç. ËáîåõìÝíï óôï âñÜ÷ï ðïõ õøþíåôáé ðßóù áðü ôï áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ÷þñï ôùí Äåëöþí ÷ñçóéìïðïéåßôï áðü áñ÷áéïôÜôùí ÷ñüíùí áðü ôïõò ðñïóêõíçôÝò ôïõ Ìáíôåßïõ. Ðñïôåßíïõìå áêüìá: Áìößêëåéá - ÁãéáóáñëÞ - Áìößêëåéá, 3 þñåò, 5 ÷ëì. / ÔéèïñÝá êáôáññÜêôåò Ôñýðçò - ÔéèïñÝá, 4 þñåò, 7 ÷ëì. / ÔéèïñÝá – ËéÜêïõñá – Öôåñüëëáêá, 8 þñåò, 15 ÷ëì. / Æåìåíü – Ãåñïíôüâñá÷ïò – êáôáöýãéï ÄÝöíåñ, 8 þñåò, 15 ÷ëì. / Æåìåíü - Îåñïâïýíé, ìåôÜ áðü 4 þñåò êáé 7 ÷ëì., öôÜíïõìå óôï ìáñôõñéêü Äßóôïìï / Äåëöïß - Êùñýêåéïí ¢íôñïí, 4 þñåò, 7 ÷ëì... Êáëü ðåñðÜôçìá!

There are dozens of trekking courses with Parnassus as reference point. The famous National Path 22 takes days and camping in nature. It connects Parnassus with Parnitha, and starts from Polydrosos. A branch of Path 22 connects the monastery of Osios Loukas with the sea, at the location of ancient Medeona ("Pausanias path"). The route Eptalofos - Parnassus National Park Delphi is a part of the international E4 path. Exactly above Delphi, E4 merges with the ancient path. This part may be the oldest path on the planet!

We also recommend: Amfiklia - Agiasarli - Amfiklia, 3 hours, 5 km / Tithorea - Tripis waterfalls Tithorea, 4 hours, 7 km / Tithorea - Liakoura - Fterolakka, 8 hours, 15km / Zemeno Gerodovrahos - Defner shelter, 8 hours, 15 km / Zemeno - Xerovouni, after a 4-hour course and 7 km, we arrive at martyred Distomo / Delfoi - Corycian Cave, 4 hours, 7km... Enjoy walking!

ÐÅÆÏÐÏÑÉÊÇ ÄÉÁÄÑÏÌÇ

Äåëöïß – Êùñýêåéïí ¢íôñïí Ìéá “êëáóéêÞ” êáé ùñáßá äéáäñïìÞ äéÜñêåéáò 4 ùñþí, ìåãÜëï ìÝñïò ôçò ïðïßáò ãßíåôáé ðÜíù óôï áñ÷áßï ìïíïðÜôé ÊÅÉÌÅÍÏ / ÖÙÔÏ: Ã. ÊÏÑÏÄÇÌÏÓ

ÖôÜíïíôáò óôïõò Äåëöïýò óôçí ÁíáôïëéêÞ åßóïäï( ðñïò ÁñÜ÷ùâá) èá äïýìå ôï êáöåíåäÜêé ìå ôïí ìåãÜëï ðëÜôáíï ðïõ Ý÷åé ðÜíù ôïõ ôï ôáìðåëÜêé Å4. Óôá äåîéÜ áíçöïñßæïõí óêÜëåò ðïõ ôéò áíåâáßíïõìå êáé óôï ôÝëïò óõíå÷ßæïõìå äåîéÜ óå áóöÜëôéíï äñüìï ðåñíþíôáò áðü ôï óðßôé ôïõ ¢ããåëïõ êáé ôçò Åýáò Óéêåëéáíïý, öôÜíïíôáò óôçí åßóïäï ãéá ôï áñ÷áßï óôÜäéï. Óõíå÷ßæïõìå íá áêïëïõèïýìå ôá óçìÜäéá ðëÝïí óå ìïíïðÜôé ðïõ äéáó÷ßæåé ìéá ðëáãéÜ ìå áìõãäáëéÝò êáé öôÜíïõìå óôçí «ÓêÜëá» ( ðáëéÜ êáëíôåñßìéá ) ðïõ áíçöïñßæåé ãéá ôï âïõíü. Ç èÝá áíôáìåßâåé ôçí ðñïóðÜèåéá ìáò, óôá íüôéá âëÝðïõìå ôïí åëáéþíá ôïõ ×ñéóóïý, ôïí Êïñéíèéáêü êüëðï êáé óôï âÜèïò ôá âïõíÜ ôçò ÐåëïðïííÞóïõ. ÐåñíÜìå ðÜíù áðü ôïí áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ÷þñï öôÜíïíôáò óôï Êñüêé, Ýíáí ìéêñü ïéêéóìü, üðïõ ìðïñïýìå íá êÜíïõìå ìéá óôÜóç ãéá íåñü óôçí ðÝôñéíç âñýóç ôïõ. Åêåß óôáìáôÜìå íá áêïëïõèïýìå ôï Å4 êáé êáôåõèõíüìáóôå äåîéÜ (áíáôïëéêÜ ) óôï ìïíïðÜôé ìå êüêêéíï -Üóðñï ôáìðåëÜêé ôï ïðïßï åéó÷ùñåß óôï åëáôïäÜóïò. ÌåôÜ áðü ìßá þñá öôÜíïõìå óå Ýíá îùêëÞóé, ôçí Áãßá ÔñéÜäá êáé óõíå÷ßæïõìå ôçí ðïñåßá ìáò ðñïò ôï ËéâÜäé óå ÷ùìáôüäñïìï ìÝ÷ñé ðïõ óõíáíôÜìå ôï ìïíïðÜôé ôï ïðïßï áíçöïñßæåé ãéá ôï Êùñýêåéïí ¢íôñïí. Ãéá áêüìç ìéá öïñÜ ç èÝá êüâåé ôçí áíÜóá. Ôï óðÞëáéï åßíáé ìáãåõôéêü ìå ôçí äåýôåñç áßèïõóá íá ðñïêáëåß ôïõò ôïëìçñïýò íá ôçí åðéóêåöôïýí! Ç åðéóôñïöÞ ãßíåôáé îáíÜ áðü ôï ßäéï ìïíïðÜôé, åíáëëáêôéêÜ ìðïñåß íá ìáò ðåñéìÝíåé áõôïêßíçôï óôïí ÷ùìáôüäñïìï êÜôù áðü ôï óðÞëáéï ãéá íá åðéóôñÝøïõìå óôïõò Äåëöïýò ïäéêþò.

HIKING ROUTE

Delphi - Corycian Cave A 4-hour duration "conventional" and nice route, a large part of which is on the ancient path TEXT / PHOTOS: G. KORODIMOS

Reaching Delphi at the Eastern entrance (towards Arachova), we will see the coffee shop with the big plane tree, which bears the E4 sign. At the right, there are ascending stairs, which we climb and at the end we continue right to the asphalt road, passing by the house of Angelos and Eva Sikelianos, reaching the entrance to the ancient stadium. We keep following the signs, now on the path, which crosses a slope full of almond trees, and we reach "Skala" (old cobbled roads), which climbs the mountain. The view from there rewards our effort; to the south we see the olive grove of Chrissos, the Corinthian Gulf, and, at a distance, the mountains of the Peloponnese. We pass over the archaeological site reaching Kroki, a small settlement, where we can make a stop for water at its stone fountain.

There, we stop following E4, and we move to the right (east) on the path with the red and white sign, which enters the pine tree forest. After an hour, we reach a chapel, Agia Triada (Holy Trinity), and we continue our course towards Livadi on a dirt road until we find the path that moves upwards, towards the Corycian Cave.

Once again, the view is breathtaking. The cave is magnificent, with the second room challenging the bold ones to visit it! We can return following the same path, or, alternatively, a car can wait for us at the dirt road under the cave, so that we return to Delphi by car.

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82 Parnassos Çiking

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Óôá 12 ôïõ Þîåñå êéüëáò áëðéêü óêé ùò ìáèçôÞò ôçò Ó÷ïëÞò ×éïíïäñïìßáò

Åìøõ÷ùôÞò õðáßèñéùí äñáóôçñéïôÞôùí

Ïñåéâáóßáò Áíáññß÷çóçò (Ó×ÏÁ), ãéá íá óõíå÷ßóåé ôï cross country ski óå áãùíéóôéêü åðßðåäï ìÝ÷ñé ôá 17 ôïõ. Ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá, åêôüò áðü ôï óêé, áó÷ïëåßôáé ðïëý ìå ôçí ïñåéâáóßá êáé ôçí áíáññß÷çóç, ðåñíþíôáò ìå åðéôõ÷ßá ôéò áíôßóôïé÷åò ó÷ïëÝò âïõíïý ôçò ÅÏÏÁ. ÕðÞñîå ðñïðïíçôÞò ôçò áãùíéóôéêÞò ïìÜäáò êáôÜâáóçò ôçò Ó×ÏÁ êáé áíôéðñüåäñïò ôïõ óõëëüãïõ. ÁõôÞ ôç óôéãìÞ, ï Ãéþñãïò åßíáé ï ìüíïò ðéóôïðïéçìÝíïò ôçò Trekking Hellas ãéá ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý.

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Info: t: 6981114041 & parnassos@trekking.gr

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Giorgos Korodimos Outdoor Animator Born and bred in the mountains, Giorgos, since the age of 12, was already proficient in alpine skiing and then, until the age of 17, he went on to compete in cross country skiing. During the last few years, apart from skiing, he is also mountaineering. He is the only certified professional of Trekking Hellas.

"The mountain is a sacred place to me. Its stillness and fresh air fill my soul with calmness and peacefulness. And yet it is also a challenge to me, tempting me to conquer its peaks, to sail its slopes with my skis and to climb its cliffs that fill me with awe.

The mountain makes me feel free.

The visitors of Delphi are seeking a complementary activity in order to get familiar with the natural beauty of the region and discover its customs and traditions. We therefore propose walking tours of varied difficulty levels in order to respond to the varied profiles of our hikers.

Depending on the number of hikers, the team is led by 1 or 2 experienced guides. The essentials that hikers must have with them are: trekking shoes, a 15 litre rucksack, a hat, sun block cream, waterproof and windproof jacket, water, a light snack, a map and compass and last but not least...lots of good will!

As we cooperate with experienced professionals, we can also organize activities such as climbing, horse riding and sightseeing with skis or camp snowshoes. We also propose themed two-day trips so that our visitors can get to know not only the trails of Mount Parnassus but also its tales and traditions, its local products and cuisine".

ÓÕËËÏÃÏÓ ×ÉÏÍÏÄÑÏÌÙÍ ÏÑÅÉÂÁÔÙÍ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁÓ

ÐÜñôå ôá âïõíÜ! Ç ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ìå ôçí ôüóç öõóéêÞ ïìïñöéÜ ôçò, äåí èá ìðïñïýóå ðáñÜ íá ðñïóöÝñåé ôéò éäáíéêÝò ðñïûðïèÝóåéò ãéá ôçí áíÜðôõîç êáé åêäÞëùóç áèëçôéêþí äñáóôçñéïôÞôùí. Óå áõôÞ ôçí êáôåýèõíóç Ý÷åé ôçí åõôõ÷ßá íá åêðñïóùðåßôáé áðü Ýíáí áèëçôéêü óýëëïãï ìå ìáêñü÷ñïíç ðáñïõóßá êáé ðïëëáðëÞ äñÜóç. O ðñüåäñïò ôïõ óõëëüãïõ Íßêïò Êüñìðïò, ìáò óõóôÞíåé ôï Ó.×.Ï.Á., ôï Óýëëïãï ×éïíïäñüìùí Ïñåéâáôþí ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ÁÐÏ ÔÏÍ ÃÉÁÍÍÇ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇ “Ï Óýëëïãïò éäñýèçêå ôï 1981 êáé óõíå÷ßæåé íá ëåéôïõñãåß Ýùò óÞìåñá. Ôï ÷åéìþíá, áó÷ïëåßôáé êõñßùò ìå ôçí äéäáóêáëßá Áëðéêïý Óêé óå ìéêñÝò çëéêßåò (Öõôþñéï & Áêáäçìßá), êáé ìå ôï Áãùíéóôéêü Óêé, óõììåôÝ÷ïíôáò ìå áèëçôÝò óôï ÐáíåëëÞíéï ÐñùôÜèëçìá ðïõ äéåîÜãåôáé óå üëá ôá ×éïíïäñïìéêÜ ÊÝíôñá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, ìå åðéôõ÷ßåò ôüóï óå ðáíåëëáäéêü üóï êáé óå ðáíåõñùðáúêü åðßðåäï. ÁèëçôÝò ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ Ý÷ïõí óõììåôÜó÷åé óå ×åéìåñéíïýò Ïëõìðéáêïýò Áãþíåò, üðùò ç Êùóôáíôßíá Êïýôñá (Salt Lake 2006), ï ÓôÝöáíïò ÔóéìéêÜëçò (Vancouver 2010), ï Êùíóôáíôßíïò ÓõêáñÜò (Sochi 2014). ÐáñÜëëçëá, Ý÷åé äéïñãáíþóåé êáé óõíå÷ßæåé íá äéïñãáíþíåé êïñõöáßïõò áãþíåò Óêé ãéá ôá ÅëëçíéêÜ äåäïìÝíá üðùò ôïí FIS áãþíá Appolon Cup 2013, ìå ìåãÜëç áðÞ÷çóç óå Âáëêáíéêü & Ðáíåõñùðáéêü åðßðåäï, üðïõ óõììåôåß÷áí áèëçôÝò áðü üëç ôçí Åõñþðç. Óôéò äñÜóåéò ôïõ åßíáé êáé ïé çìåñÞóéåò äéáó÷ßóåéò ïñåéâáôéêïý óêß óå áëðéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò óôïí Ðáñíáóóü, Ãêéþíá, Âáñäïýóéá, ¼ëõìðï, ê.á. åíþ óõììåôÝ÷åé óå áãþíåò, Ý÷ïíôáò êáé åêåß äéáêñßóåéò óôï åíåñãçôéêü ôïõ. Ïé äñÜóåéò ôïõ üìùò äåí óôáìáôÜíå åêåß. Ï Óýëëïãïò äñáóôçñéïðïéåßôáé êáé óôçí Ïñåéâáóßá, äéïñãáíþíïíôáò ðåæïðïñéêÝò åêäñïìÝò ôüóï óôïí Ðáñíáóóü üóï êáé óå Üëëá âïõíÜ ôçò ÅëëÜäïò, üëåò ôéò åðï÷Ýò ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ, åíþ ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá êáé ìå ôçí Áíáññß÷çóç ÂñÜ÷ïõ ìå óõììåôï÷Þ ôùí áèëçôþí ôïõ óå áãþíåò. Óôï ðëáßóéï áõôü, Ý÷åé äñïìïëïãÞóåé ôçí êáôáóêåõÞ êëåéóôÞò ðßóôáò áíáññß÷çóçò ìÝóá óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Áðü ôï êáëïêáßñé ôïõ 2015, ï Ó×ÏÁ åìðëïýôéóå ôéò äñÜóåéò ôïõ ìå Ðïäçëáóßá Âïõíïý (Mountain Bike) ìå åîïñìÞóåéò óå ìïíïðÜôéá ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý & Áíôéóöáßñéóç (Tennis), äéïñãáíþíïíôáò ôçí 1ç Áêáäçìßá Ðáßäùí & Åíçëßêùí. Óôçí áôæÝíôá ôùí äñÜóåùí, Ýñ÷åôáé íá ðñïóôåèåß êáé ôï Ïñåéíü ÔñÝîéìï! Óôéò 27 Óåðôåìâñßïõ 2015 äéïñãÜíùóå ìå ìåãÜëç åðéôõ÷ßá ôïí 1ï Ïñåéíü Çìéìáñáèþíéï ÁñÜ÷ùâáò (Arachova Trail), ìå óõììåôï÷Þ Üíù ôùí 200 áèëçôþí”. www.shoarahovas.com

ASSOCIATION OF SKIER MOUNTAINEERS OF ARACHOVA The Arachova area, with such natural beauty, could not but offer the ideal conditions for the development and manifestation of sports activities. In this direction, it has the pleasure to be represented by an athletic association with long presence and multiple actions.

Nikos Korbos, Chairman, introduces us to the association…

"The Association was founded in 1981.

In the winter, it is mainly occupied with the teaching of Alpine Ski to youngsters, and with Racing Ski, by participating with athletes to the Pan-Hellenic Championship, as well as at panEuropean level, with great successes.

At the same time, it organizes top Ski competitions. Its actions include daily crossings of mountaineer ski in alpine routes at Parnassus, Gkiona, Vardousia, Olympus etc, while it participates in competitions, having also distinctions in its history from there.

The Association is also active in Mountaineering, as well as Rock Climbing during the last years. In this framework, it has organized the construction of a closed climbing track in Arachova. Since the summer of 2015, the Association has enriched its actions with Mountain Biking & Tennis.

Mountain Running comes to get added to the Association's activity agenda! On September 27th 2015, it successfully organized the 1st Mountain SemiMarathon of Arachova (Arachova Trail), with the participation of over 200 athletes". www.shoarahovas.com

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AËÅÎÉÐÔÙÔÏ ÐËÁÃÉÁÓ

Ðñïåôïéìáóßá ãéá ôç ÄéèÝóéá ðôÞóç: ï åêðáéäåõôÞò ôçò ó÷ïëÞò paragliding fun / ï “óõíåðéâÜôçò” ôïõ / ëßãï ôñÝîéìï óôçí ðëáãéÜ / åëåýèåñïé óáí ôá ðïõëéÜ!

Áßóèçóç åëåõèåñßáò, åðáöÞ ìå ôç öýóç, extreme sport; ¼ðùò êáé íá ôï äåßôå ôï parapente èá óáò óõíáñðÜóåé! Ðþò ðåôÜò;

äåéíüôçôá êáé áîéïðéóôßá ôùí õëéêþí ôùí áëåîéðôþôùí. ¸ôóé, áí

Ôï áëåîßðôùôï ðëáãéÜò (Þ parapente) åßíáé ç áðëïýóôåñç ìïñöÞ áôïìéêÞò áíåìïðïñßáò. Áñêåß íá âñåèïýìå óå ìéá ðëáãéÜ áíåîáñôÞôùò ýøïõò êáé ïé êáéñéêÝò óõíèÞêåò íá åßíáé åõíïúêÝò. Ï ÷åéñéóôÞò îåäéðëþíåé ôï áëåîßðôùôï ðßóù ôïõ, öñïíôßæïíôáò íá ôïðïèåôçèåß ìå ìÝôùðï ôçí êáôåýèõíóç ôïõ áíÝìïõ. Ï áÝñáò ìðáßíåé óôéò êõøÝëåò êáé ''öïõóêþíåé'' ôï áëåîßðôùôï, ðïõ ëüãù êáôáóêåõÞò óçêþíåôáé óôïí áÝñá. Ôï ìüíï ðïõ ìÝíåé åßíáé íá ôñÝîåé óôçí ðëáãéÜ êáé íá áðïãåéùèåß. ÊáôÜ ôçí ðôÞóç, ï ÷åéñéóôÞò êáôåõèýíåé ôï áëåîßðôùôï áíÜëïãá ìå ôçí ìïñöïëïãßá ôïõ ÷þñïõ, ôéò êáéñéêÝò óõíèÞêåò êáé ôçí åìðåéñßá ôïõ, ðñïóðáèþíôáò íá åêìåôáëëåõôåß ôá ñåýìáôá ôïõ áÝñá ìå óôü÷ï íá ðáñáôåßíåé ôçí ðôÞóç. Ç äéÜñêåéá êõìáßíåôáé áðü ìåñéêÜ ëåðôÜ ìÝ÷ñé ðïëëÝò þñåò (ôï ñåêüñ åßíáé 11 þñåò) êáé ìðïñåß êáíåßò íá äéáíýóåé ìåãÜëåò áðïóôÜóåéò (ôï ñåêüñ åßíáé ðÜíù áðü 500 ÷éëéüìåôñá).

åêðáéäåõôåßôå óùóôÜ äåí Ý÷åôå ôßðïôá íá öïâçèåßôå ðáñÜ ìüíï ôïí åðéðüëáéï êáé áóýíåôï åáõôü óáò, üðùò Üëëùóôå êáé ìå üëá ôá Üëëá óðïñ.

Ðþò åêðáéäåýïìáé; Áðïöáóßæïíôáò í’ áó÷ïëçèåßôå ìå ôï áëåîßðôùôï ðëáãéÜò óçìáßíåé íá ãßíåôå ìÝëç ìéáò ó÷ïëÞò áåñáèëçôéóìïý. ÓçìáíôéêÞ åßíáé ç åðéëïãÞ åêðáéäåõôÞ. Óôç âáóéêÞ åêðáßäåõóç èá ÷ñåéáóôïýí ðñáêôéêÜ ìáèÞìáôá ðïõ ðåñéëáìâÜíïõí äýï ìÝñåò åðßãåéùí áóêÞóåùí, ìßá ìÝñá ðïëý ÷áìçëþí ðôÞóåùí (ùò 8 ìÝôñá) êáé ôÝóóåñéò ìÝñåò õøçëüôåñùí ðôÞóåùí (5-6 ðôÞóåéò ôçí çìÝñá) ìå ôçí âïÞèåéá áóõñìÜôïõ. Óôï äéÜóôçìá áõôü ðáñÜëëçëá èá ðÜñåôå êáé ôá áðáñáßôçôá èåùñçôéêÜ ìáèÞìáôá, áåñïäõíáìéêÞò, ìåôåùñïëïãßáò, ôå÷íéêÝò ðôÞóçò, âáóéêïýò êáíüíåò áóöÜëåéáò, êáíüíåò åíáÝñéáò êõêëïöïñßáò. Ó’ áõôü ôï óôÜäéï, ôïí åîïðëéóìü èá óáò ôïí ðñïìçèåýóåé ç ó÷ïëÞ.

ÐÜíôïôå ìå áóöÜëåéá! Ç åéêüíá ôïõ áíèñþðïõ êñåìáóìÝíïõ óôï êåíü áðü Ýíá ýöáóìá óõíäåäåìÝíï ìå êÜðïéá ëåðôÜ ó÷ïéíÜêéá, ðþò íá ôï êÜíïõìå åßíáé ...ëßãï áã÷ùôéêÞ! Äåí åßíáé üìùò Ýôóé. ÐïôÝ êáé ðïõèåíÜ äåí Ý÷åé óõìâåß áôý÷çìá óå êáéíïýñéï Þ êáëÜ óõíôçñçìÝíï åîïðëéóìü ðïõ íá ïöåßëåôáé óôá õëéêÜ. ÅîÜëëïõ ïëüêëçñç ç âéïìç÷áíßá ôïõ áëåîéðôþôïõ ðëáãéÜò, üðùò Ý÷åé åîåëé÷èåß ðéá, åßíáé óôçñéãìÝíç áêñéâþò óôçí áóöÜëåéá ðïõ ðáñÝ÷åé ï åîïðëéóìüò óôïõò ðéëüôïõò. ÐáñÜëëçëá, ðéóôïðïéçôéêïß ïñãáíéóìïß äéáóöáëßæïõí ôçí éêáíüôçôá ôùí õëéêþí êáé åðéêõñþíïõí ôçí ðôçôéêÞ

ÎåêéíÞóôå ìå ìßá ÄéèÝóéá ÐôÞóç Åóåßò êáé ï åêðáéäåõôÞò. Äåí Ý÷åôå ôßðïôá Üëëï íá êÜíåôå åêôüò áðü ôï íá áðïëáìâÜíåôå ìå áðüëõôç áóöÜëåéá ôç ÷áñÜ ôçò ðôÞóçò áöïý ï “ðñïóùðéêüò” óáò ðéëüôïò ìå ôçí åìðåéñßá ôïõ áíáëáìâÜíåé üëá ôá Üëëá. ÁðïêôÜôå Ýôóé ôï âÜðôéóìá ôïõ ðõñüò ãéá íá ðåñÜóåôå áí èÝëåôå óôçí åðüìåíç öÜóç, íá ðåôÜôå ìüíïé óáò. Äåí åßíáé ôõ÷áßï Üëëùóôå ðïõ áðïêáëïýíôáé êáé ðôÞóåéò “åèéóìïý”! Áí äåí Ý÷åôå ôïí ÷ñüíï Þ ôï èÜññïò íá åêðáéäåõôåßôå, äïêéìÜóôå ôï!

Info Ç ó÷ïëÞ áëåîéðôþôïõ ðëáãéÜò Paragliding fun ìðïñåß íá óáò ôáîéäÝøåé óôïõò ïõñáíïýò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý êáé ôçò Ãêéþíáò ìå ôçí áðßóôåõôç èÝá, áëëÜ êáé íá óáò äþóåé ôç “äüóç” áäñåíáëßíçò ðïõ åðéèõìåßôå, êáèþò, åêôüò áðü ôçí êëáóéêÞ ÄéèÝóéá ÐôÞóç, ìðïñåßôå, åöüóïí ôï æçôÞóåôå, íá êÜíåôå êáé áêñïâáôéêÜ! Ï åêðáéäåõôÞò ôçò Ó÷ïëÞò, ìå ôçí 22÷ñïíç ðôçôéêÞ åìðåéñßá ôïõ, êáé ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ðñùôáèëçôÞò êáé êõðåëëïý÷ïò ÅëëÜäáò, ìðïñåß íá óáò åîáóöáëßóåé ìéá ðôÞóç ìå áðüëõôç áóöÜëåéá, ðïõ èá óáò ðñïóöÝñåé ôçí áðßóôåõôç áõôÞ åìðåéñßá ÷áñÜò êáé ðåñéðÝôåéáò. ÅéäéêÜ áí åðéëÝîåôå íá ðåôÜîåôå óå ðåñéï÷Ýò éäéáßôåñçò ïìïñöéÜò üðùò óôïí Ðáñíáóóü ìå èÝá ôï ðåñßöçìï Äåëöéêü ôïðßï ðÜíù áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ôïõò Äåëöïýò, ôïí êüëðï ôçò ÉôÝáò êáé ôïõ Ãáëáîéäéïý Þ ôïí åëáéþíá ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò, üðïõ ï óõíäõáóìüò áðüôïìùí êáé ðáíýøçëùí âïõíïðëáãéþí, ãéãÜíôéùí âñÜ÷ùí, áñ÷áßùí êáé èÜëáóóáò åßíáé ìïíáäéêüò êáé áêáôáíßêçôïò, ôüôå ç ðôÞóç óáò èá áðïôåëÝóåé óßãïõñá ôçí ìåãáëýôåñç èåôéêÞ åìðåéñßá óôç æùÞ óáò. Ãéá ïðïéáäÞðïôå ðëçñïöïñßá åðéêïéíùíÞóôå ìå ôï ôçëÝöùíï 6942063154 Þ åðéóêåöèåßôå ôï site ôçò Ó÷ïëÞò www. paraglidingfun.gr

Parapente Paragliding is the simplest form of individual gliding. It is safe, and it offers a unique experience! If you don't have the time or the courage to get trained in order to fly alone, begin with a two-seater flight, you and your trainer. You have nothing else to do besides enjoying, with complete safety, the joy of the flight, since your "personal" pilot undertakes everything else with his experience. Thus, you get the baptism of fire in order to pass to the next phase, if you want, which is flying by yourselves.

"Paragliding fun" school for paragliding can travel you to the skies of Parnassus and Giona, with an incredible view, but also give you the adrenaline "dosage" that you desire, since, besides the typical Two-Seater Flight, you can also perform aerobatics, if you request this! The trainer of the School, with 22-year flying experience, and many times champion of Greece, can ensure a perfectly safe flight, which will offer you this incredible experience of joy and adventure. Particularly if you choose to fly in areas of extreme beauty, such as the Parnassus, with a view to the famous landscape of Delphi, over Arachova and Delphi, the bay of Itea and Galaxidi or the olive grove of Amphissa, where the combination of sharp and very high mountain sides, giant rocks, antiquities and sea, is unique and overmastering, then your flight will certainly constitute the most positive experience of your life.

For any information, please contact us at 6942063154 or visit the School's website at www.paraglidingfun.gr

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Ðåò ìáò äõï ëüãéá ãéá ôç “äéêÞ” óïõ ÁñÜ÷ùâá... Áèáíáóßá ÌÜìáëç Äéåõèýíôñéá ôïõ Äçì. Ó÷ïëåßïõ ÁñÜ÷ùâáò

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Ï ôüðïò ìïõ, öùëéÜ áåôþí ðÜíù óå âñÜ÷éá. Ìýèïé êáé èñýëïé ó÷åäßáóáí ðåñßôå÷íá ôï ðáñåëèüí ôïõ, ëÜìøç ÷áñáêôçñßæåé ôï ðáñüí ôïõ. Ïé Üíèñùðïß ôïõ äõíáôïß, ïñåóßâéïé, ìáèçìÝíïé óôá äýóêïëá êáé óôá êñýá, ëéôÞ åõðñÝðåéá ÷áñáêôçñßæåé ôá Ýñãá ôïõò. Ôïí ôüðï ìïõ ôïí ÷áñáêôçñßæåé ç åîÝëéîç, ôï ìÝëëïí ôïõ åßíáé åäþ ðáñüí, êáé êáèñåðôßæåôáé óôá ðñüóùðá ôùí ðáéäéþí... Íéþèïõí áóöÜëåéá, ðÜíå ðáíôïý ìå ôá ðüäéá, ðáßæïõí óôéò ãåéôïíéÝò, óõììåôÝ÷ïõí ìå ÷áñÜ óôéò ãéïñôÝò. Íéþèïõí ðåñçöÜíéá ðïõ öïñÜíå ôç öïõóôáíÝëá êáé ôá óåãêïýíéá óôï ÐáíçãõñÜêé. ÊñáôÜíå óáí ðïëýôéìï èçóáõñü ôçí ðáñÜäïóç. Ìïñöþíïíôáé, ìáèáßíïõí ÌïõóéêÞ ãéá íá óõììåôÝ÷ïõí óôç ÖéëáñìïíéêÞ, áèëïýíôáé, áðïæçôïýí äéåîüäïõò óôç äçìéïõñãéêÞ ôïõò Ýêöñáóç, Ý÷ïõí åîïéêåéùèåß ìå ôç ÷ñÞóç ôçò Ôå÷íïëïãßáò, ìå ôçí êáëÞ ÷ñÞóç ôçò… Áí Þìïõí åðéóêÝðôçò óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá èá Þèåëá í’ áíáêáëýøù ôá ìõóôéêÜ ôçò óðçëéÜò ôïõ ÐÜíá. Íá ðåñðáôÞóù óôá ìïíïðÜôéá ôïõ Äåõêáëßùíá êáé ôçò Ðýññáò ìõñßæïíôáò ôï âñåãìÝíï ÷þìá üôáí ï ëýêïò åßíáé åêåß... Íá áíáêáëýøù ôçí åëëçíéêÞ ôñïýöá, ôá "êáëïãåñÜêéá" êáé íá ôá ìáãåéñÝøù ìå ôç óõíôáãÞ ôçò ãéáãéÜò... Íá ðåñðáôÞóù óôéò “ñïýãåò” ôçò, ðáñÝá ìå ôç ìõñùäéÜ áðü ôæÜêé êáé ôïõò “íüóôéìïõò” êáðíïýò ðïõ áíáêáôåýïíôáé ìå ôç ãÜñãáñç áíÜóá ôïõ áíÝìïõ. Ç ðñïóùðéêÞ ìïõ ãùíéÜ åßíáé ôï ðáñÜèõñï ìå èÝá óôï âïõíü êáé óôïí ðýñãï ôçò ¿ñáò, ðïõ óôÝêåôáé øçëÜ êáé áéþíéá êõñßáñ÷ïò ðáíäáìÜôùñ ÷ñüíïò. Ç öùôïãñáößá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò; Ï áðïãåõìáôéíüò ïõñáíüò ìå ôá öþôá ôçò ðüëçò. Êáé áí Þôáí ãõíáßêá;... Èá Þôáí Áñ÷áéïåëëçíéêÞ ÉÝñåéá. ËéôÞ, äùñéêÞ ïìïñöéÜ, óåìíÞ êáé ìå ìåéäßáìá åõãåíéêü.

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Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé Ýíá ìÝñïò ðïõ åýêïëá óå ãïçôåýåé. Ìéá âüëôá óôá ðÝôñéíá ôçò óïêÜêéá, ìéá ðåæïðïñßá óôá ðáíÝìïñöá ìïíïðÜôéá ðïõ óêáñöáëþíïõí óôïí ïñåéíü üãêï ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý êáé ôïí åèíéêü ôïõ äñõìü Þ ìéá ìÝñá óôï ÷éïíïäñïìéêü ôïõ êÝíôñï, êåñäßæïõí êáé ôïí ðéï áðáéôçôéêü åðéóêÝðôç. ÐñïóùðéêÜ ìïõ áñÝóåé íá øÜ÷íù ôïõò “èçóáõñïýò” ðïõ êñýâåé ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ï Ðáñíáóóüò óå êÜèå ôïõ ãùíéÜ. Ðåñðáôþíôáò, êÜíïíôáò ðïäÞëáôï Þ óêé, ìáæåýù åéêüíåò êáé ìõñùäéÝò êáé ðáßñíù åíåñãåßá áðü ôïí ôüðï êáé ôïõò áíèñþðïõò ôïõ. Ìðïñåß ï ÷åéìþíáò íá èåùñåßôáé ç êáëýôåñç åðï÷Þ ãéá íá äåé êáíåßò ôéò ïìïñöéÝò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò, åßìáé óßãïõñïò üìùò, üôé ìüíï üðïéïò ôçí åðéóêåöôåß áðü ôçí Üíïéîç ùò ôï öèéíüðùñï èá æÞóåé ðñáãìáôéêÜ ôéò ïìïñöéÝò ôçò. Èá Þèåëá íá äù ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá íá åîåëßóóåôáé áêüìç ðåñéóóüôåñï êáé íá áíáäåé÷èåß óå äéåèíÞ ôïõñéóôéêü ðñïïñéóìü, ðïõ áîßæåé íá åßíáé. Íá ãßíåé ôï “óáëüíé” ðïõ èá ðñïóåëêýóåé üëï êáé ðåñéóóüôåñïõò åðéóêÝðôåò áð’ üëï ôïí êüóìï, ãéá íá áíáêáëýøïõí ôçí öéëïîåíßá ôçò êáé ôç ìáãåßá ôçò.

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Éäéùôéêüò õðÜëëçëïò Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá åßíáé ãéá ìÝíá ç êáñäéÜ ìïõ, ç øõ÷Þ ìïõ, ç ðáôñßäá ìïõ, ï “áÝñáò åëåõèåñßáò”... Åßíáé ï ìüíïò ôüðïò ìå ôç ìåãáëýôåñç ÷éëéïìåôñéêÞ Ýêôáóç ðïõ îåêéíÜåé áðü ôçí êïñõöÞ ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, ôç ËéÜêïõñá, ðåñéêëåßåé ó÷åäüí üëï ôï íüôéï üãêï ôïõ, êáé öôÜíåé ùò ôçí êïñõöÞ ôïõ üñïõò Êßñöç - îåñïâïýíé ôï ëÝìå åìåßò-, ôïí ¢íèéìï. ÌéëÜìå ãéá ìéá ìåãÜëç, ðáñèÝíá Ýêôáóç ìå âñïíôåñÞ “Éóôïñßá”. ¸÷ïõìå ôï ðñïíüìéï íá åßìáóôå óôá ðñïðýëáéïá ôùí Äåëöþí, äßðëá óôç “ìÞôñá” ôçò ãçò êáé ðñÝðåé íá áíáäåßîïõìå ôïí ðïëéôéóìü ìáò ìå óåâáóìü óôï ðåñéâÜëëïí. Óôéò äýóêïëåò ìÝñåò ðïõ ðåñíÜåé ç ðáôñßäá ìáò ðñÝðåé íá óôñÝøïõìå ôç íåïëáßá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò íá áó÷ïëçèåß ìå ôçí ðáñáãùãÞ, ôïí ðñùôïãåíÞ ôïìÝá, ôç ãåùñãßá, ôçí êôçíïôñïößá -ðáñÜëëçëá ìå ôçí Ðáéäåßá-, ðïõ äåí ðñÝðåé íá ÷áèåß áðü ôïí ôüðï ìáò. ÅëÜôå ìáæß ìáò íá ðåñðáôÞóïõìå óôá áñ÷áßá ìïíïðÜôéá ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, íá îåêïõñáóôïýìå óôï óðÞëáéï ôùí Êïõñéôþí, ôï Êùñýêåéï ¢íôñï, íá íéþóïõìå ôçí áýñá ôùí åííÝá Ìïõóþí, í’ áêïýóïõìå ìÝóá áð’ ôï èñüúóìá ôùí åëÜôùí ôïí áõëü ôïõ Ðáíüò. ÅëÜôå íá îáðïóôÜóïõìå óôá ëçìÝñéá ôùí Êëåöôþí êáé ôùí áãùíéóôþí ôçò åëåõèåñßáò, óôïõò ïðïßïõò ïöåßëïõìå áõôü ðïõ åßìáóôå óÞìåñá, ãéáôß üðïéïò ôá âéþóåé üëá áõôÜ, èá áíáäåßîåé ôï ðíåýìá ôïõ!

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Åðé÷åéñçìáôßáò Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá ôçò êáñäéÜò ìïõ, ï ôüðïò ðïõ ãåííÞèçêá, ìåãÜëùóá êáé ôçò Ýìåéíá ðéóôÞ, óõíå÷ßæïíôáò íá æù ó’ áõôÞ êáé íá äéåêäéêþ ôç æùÞ ìïõ, ìå êÜíåé üôáí ôç óõëëïãßæïìáé íá ãßíïìáé êñõöÞ ðáñáôçñçôÞò, ðßóù áðü ìéá “ìéóÜíïé÷ôç” ðüñôá... “Åêåßíç”, ìéá äñïóåñÞ êïðÝëá, ìå êáóôáíüîáíèá ìáëëéÜ, ðëåãìÝíá óå ìáêñéÜ êïôóßäá, ñéãìÝíá óôïí Ýíá ôçò þìï, íá óôïëßæïõí ôï ëåõêü öéëíôéóÝíéï ôçò ðñüóùðï ìå ôá ñïäáëÜ ìÜãïõëá êáé ôá æåóôÜ ìåëéÜ ôçò ìÜôéá, ðïõ êïéôïýí ÅÓÅÍÁ åðéóêÝðôç, óåìíÜ êáé íôñïðáëÜ. ÖáíôÜæïìáé ôï êïñìß ôçò îáðëùìÝíï óôï ãÝñï - Ðáñíáóóü êïõñáóìÝíï áðü ôéò äïõëåéÝò ôçò çìÝñáò. ¸öôéáîå ãéá ôïõò îÝíïõò ôçò, ÷õëïðßôåò, öñÝóêï ôõñß, öïñìáÝëåò, ôñá÷áíÜ, êáñõäÜôá êáé ìõãäáëÜôá, åíþ êáôÜöåñå íá êëÝøåé ëßãï ÷ñüíï êáé íá ìðåß óôïí áñãáëåéü ôçò íá õöÜíåé Ýíá ñïýðé áðü ôï õðÝñï÷ï êáñðßôé ðïõ åôïéìÜæåé ìå ôá æåóôÜ ÷ñþìáôá êáé ôá ìïíáäéêÜ ó÷Ýäéá. Áñãüôåñá, èá öïñÝóåé ôçí åðßóçìç öïñåóéÜ ôçò: ìáêñý ìåôáîùôü ðïõêÜìéóï, óåãêïýíé áðü ôóü÷á êåíôçìÝíï, ðïäéÜ âåëïýäéíç êåíôçìÝíç ìå ÷ñõóÞ êëùóôÞ ðÜíù óôï âáèý êüêêéíü ôçò ÷ñþìá. ÓôïëéóìÝíç, åðéóêÝðôç, üôáí ôçí ðñùôïáíôéêñýóåéò, ðïôÝ äåí èá ôçí ÷ïñôÜóåéò, üóåò öïñÝò êáé áí ôçí ãåõôåßò... èá ãßíåéò ðéóôüò ôçò “åñáóôÞò”!!

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Åðé÷åéñçìáôßáò ÁíÝêáèåí åãþ êáé ç ïéêïãÝíåéÜ ìïõ áó÷ïëïýìáóôå ìå ôïí ôïõñéóìü. Ôá ôåëåõôáßá 15 ÷ñüíéá “îåèÜøáìå” ðáëéÝò óõíôáãÝò ôçò ãéáãéÜò êáé áðïöáóßóáìå íá öôéÜîïõìå ãëõêÜ ðáñáäïóéáêÜ, ðïõ èá ãåìßæïõí áíáìíÞóåéò ôïí íôüðéï êáé èá îåôñåëÜíïõí ôïí åðéóêÝðôç. Êáé êÜðùò Ýôóé ãåííÞèçêáí ôá ãëõêÜ “ÐáðáóôÜèç”... Ìïõ áñÝóåé Ýôóé üðùò åîåëß÷ôçêå ï ôüðïò ìïõ, äåí ðáýù üìùò íá áíáðïëþ áðü ôçí ðáëéÜ ÁñÜ÷ùâá ôéò ãñáöéêÝò ãåéôïíéÝò ãåìÜôåò ðáéäéêÝò öùíÝò íá ðáßæïõí, íá ôñÝ÷ïõí... ôá “êïõóïýëôá”, ôéò ìéêñÝò ðáñÝåò áðü ãåéôüíéóóåò ðïõ Ýðëåêáí, óõæçôïýóáí, ó÷ïëßáæáí... Þôáí ç êáñäéÜ ôçò åíçìÝñùóçò êáé ôá êÝíôñá øõ÷áãùãßáò ôçò åðï÷Þò. Ïé Üíèñùðïé ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò åßíáé ðñïïäåõôéêïß, áãáðïýí ôïí ôüðï ôïõò êáé íïéÜæïíôáé ãéá ôç óùóôÞ åîÝëéîÞ ôïõ. Ëüãïé ðïõ äéêáéïëïãïýí ôçí ðáñáìïíÞ ìåãÜëïõ ðïóïóôïý íåïëáßáò óôïí ôüðï ìáò, ïé ïðïßïé ðñïáóðßæïõí êáé ôï üñáìá ãéá ôçí áíÜðôõîç êáé ôç óùóôÞ ðñïþèçóÞ ôïõ.

10 ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ, ðéóôåýù üôé ï ôüðïò ìïõ èá óõíå÷ßæåé íá åîåëßóóåôáé êáé íá ðñïóáñìüæåôáé óôéò áðáéôÞóåéò ôïõ ôïõñéóôéêïý êïéíïý, ÷ùñßò íá áëëïéþíåé ôá ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ ôïõ. Èá åßíáé ï äçìïöéëÝóôåñïò ÷åéìåñéíüò ðñïïñéóìüò ôçò ÷þñáò. ÕðÜñ÷ïõí üìùò êáé êáé ôïìåßò ðïõ ÷ñåéáæüìáóôå äïõëåéÜ, üðùò ï èñçóêåõôéêüò, áèëçôéêüò ôïõñéóìüò, åêäçëþóåéò ìå åõñåßá áðÞ÷çóç ê.Ü., áëëÜ ðéóôåýù üôé èá ôá êáôáöÝñïõìå. Ôï êáëýôåñï äþñï ðïõ èá ìðïñïýóå íá ðÜñåé êÜðïéïò öåýãïíôáò, åßíáé ç öùôïãñáößá áðü ôç ãÝöõñá, ìå öüíôï ôï âñÜ÷ï ôïõ ñïëïãéïý, êáé ôï ðïñöõñü ÷ñþìá ôïõ ïõñáíïý, ôï çëéïâáóßëåìá, åéêüíá ðïõ ìÝíåé áíáîßôçëç óôï ìõáëü óïõ êáé âÝâáéá... ôéò ãåýóåéò áðü ôá ðáñáäïóéáêÜ ãëõêÜ ôïõ ôüðïõ ìáò!

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Óôï ËéâÜäé Ðáñíáóóïý, 5 ëåðôÜ áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ëåéôïõñãåß ôï ðáãïäñüìéï mountain ice ìå íÝï áíáêáéíéóìÝíï ÷þñï. Ï ÷þñïò åßíáé êáôÜëëçëá äéáìïñöùìÝíïò ãéá üëåò ôéò çëéêßåò ðáéäéÜ, íÝïõò êáé åíÞëéêåò. Áêüìç, óôçí ðßóôá ìáò 700 ôì, õðÜñ÷ïõí äÜóêáëïé, ðïõ èá óáò âïçèÞóïõí êáé èá óáò åêðáéäåýóïõí þóôå íá åîïéêåéùèåßôå ìå ôï ðáôéíÜæ. Óôï ÷þñï ìáò ëåéôïõñãåß êáöåôÝñéá, åóôéáôüñéï êáé ðéóßíá. Óáò ðåñéìÝíïõìå ìå ôçí ðáñÝá óáò íá äéáóêåäÜóïõìå üëïé ìáæß óôïí ðÜãï!

In Livadi, Parnassus, 5 minutes away from Arachova, the ice rink Mountain Ice operates with a new, renovated space.

The space is appropriately arranged for all ages, children, youngsters, and adults. In addition, in our 700 sq.m. slope, there are teachers, who will help and train you, so that you get familiar with skating. Our space includes a cafeteria, a restaurant, and a swimming pool. We are waiting for you to with your company, so that we can have fun together on ice!

Ô: 6944 523734 - 6944 834015 - 22670 31882, F: 22670 32883, mountainiceparnassos@gmail.com, fb: Mountainice

DISCOVER ARACHOVA

DISCOVER ARACHOVA

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Your Guide to the Good Life in Arachova Ðáñáäïóéáêïß îåíþíåò ìå åíôõðùóéáêÞ äéáêüóìçóç êáé óðéôéêÞ öéëïîåíßá, boutique hotels ìå èáõìÜóéá áéóèçôéêÞ, ðïëõôåëÞ îåíïäï÷åßá ìå üëåò ôéò óýã÷ñïíåò ðáñï÷Ýò... ÁñÜ÷ùâá óçìáßíåé áêüìç, ðáñáäïóéáêü êáé êáëü öáãçôü äßðëá óôï ôæÜêé, êáöåäÜêé êáé äéáóêÝäáóç óå ìïíôÝñíá ìðáñÜêéá ìå ðñïóåãìÝíç äéáêüóìçóç, âéôñßíåò ìå ôçí ôåëåõôáßá ëÝîç ôçò ìüäáò, ôïðéêÝò ëé÷ïõäéÝò êáé áíáìíçóôéêÜ, áëëÜ êáé åõêáéñßá ãéá áíáíÝùóç ôçò åìöÜíéóÞò ìáò.

Traditional guesthouses with impressive decoration and homely hospitality, boutique hotels with wonderful aesthetics, luxurious hotels with all the modern amenities... Arachova also means traditional and good food by the fireplace, coffee and entertainment in modern bars with fine decoration, storefronts with the last word of fashion, local delicacies and souvenirs, as well as an opportunity to renew our appearance. Discover them!

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Arahova Inn & Conference HÏÔÅL ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ô: 22670 31353, 31497, F: 22670 31134, www.arahova-inn.gr, info@arahova-inn.gr ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350K012A0148500 Bñßóêåôáé óôá äåîéÜ óáò áêñéâþò ìüëéò ìðåßôå óôï ÷ùñéü. Ðáñüëï ðïõ åßíáé óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ôßðïôá äåí ìðïñåß íá äéáôáñÜîåé ôçí Þóõ÷ç êáé Þñåìç áôìüóöáéñá ôïõ îåíïäï÷åßïõ, ðïõ ÷áñáêôçñßæåôáé ãéá ôï ïéêïãåíåéáêü ðåñéâÜëëïí êáé ôç öéëéêÞ åîõðçñÝôçóç ôùí ìåëþí ôïõ. ÄéáèÝôåé 42 äùìÜôéá êáé ðñïóöÝñåé äùñåÜí Wi-Fi, 24ùñç ñåóåøéüí, ÷þñï ìå ôçëåüñáóç/lounge êáé áßèïõóá ðñùéíïý.

It is located exactly to your right as you enter the village. Even though it is in the center of Arachova, nothing can derange the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the hotel, which is characterized by its family environment and the friendly service of the members of its staff. It has 42 rooms, and offers free Wi-Fi, 24-hour reception, a space with television/lounge, and a breakfast room.

Aöáíüò ÎÅÍÙÍÁÓ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, T: 2267031514, info@afanos.gr www. afanos.gr ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350Ê112Ê0183800 Óôçí ðáíÝìïñöç êáé ãñáöéêÞ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, óôçí ðëáôåßá Áöáíïý, ðÜíù áðü ôçí êåíôñéêÞ ðëáôåßá èá óõíáíôÞóåôå ôïí ðáñáäïóéáêü îåíþíá ìáò. Ôá åõñý÷ùñá äùìÜôéá ìáò óõíäõÜæïõí ôçí ðáñáäïóéáêÞ áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ ìå üëåò ôéò óýã÷ñïíåò áíÝóåéò. ÄéáèÝôïõí áõôüíïìç èÝñìáíóç, Wi-Fi, tv, õðÝñäéðëá êñåâÜôéá, ôæÜêéá, êáìðßíåò õäñïìáóÜæ.

GUESTHOUSE AFANOS. In the beautiful and picturesque Arachova in Afanos square you will see our guesthouse “Afanos” up from the central square. The spacious rooms combine traditional architecture with all the modern conveniences. Our rooms have auto-heating, Wi-Fi, tv, fireplaces, king size beds, whirpool cabins.

Alpen House HOTEL & SUITES 4* ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ô: 22670 31068, 31970, F: 22670 31097, a-alpen@otenet.gr, www.alpenhouse.gr ¸÷ïíôáò ìáãåõôéêÞ èÝá ðñïò ôçí êïéëÜäá ôùí Äåëöþí êáé ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ôï îåíïäï÷åßï ìáò äéáêïóìçìÝíï ìå ðÝôñá êáé îýëï åíôõðùóéÜæåé ìå ôçí áõèåíôéêÞ áôìüóöáéñá êáé áéóèçôéêÞ ôïõ. ÄéáèÝôåé: standard äßêëéíá, standard äßêëéíá ìå ôæÜêé, superior äùìÜôéá ìå ôæÜêé, Junior Suites êáèþò êáé suites äýï ÷þñùí, king size êñåâÜôéá, áíáôïìéêÜ óôñþìáôá, free wi-fi, óõíåäñéáêü êÝíôñï, éäéùôéêü parking, ãõìíáóôÞñéï, óÜïõíá, ôæáêïýæé, ÷áìÜì, èåñáðåßåò ðñïóþðïõ êáé óþìáôïò, ìáóÜæ, êïììùôÞñéï (upon request), baby sitter (upon request).

Our hotel has a charming view to the valley of Delphi and Arachova, it is decorated with stone and wood, and it impresses with its authentic atmosphere and aesthetics. It has: standard double rooms, standard double rooms with a fireplace, superior rooms with a fireplace, junior suites, as well as two-room suites, king size beds, anatomic mattresses, free wifi, conference center, private parking, fitness center, sauna, jacuzzi, hammam, facial and body treatments, massage, hairdresser's (upon request), baby sitter (upon request).

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Aßãëç QUALITY OF LIFE ÁñÜ÷ùâá, åðáñ÷éáêÞ ïäüò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò - Åðôáëüöïõ Ô: +30 22670 31767, www.aegli-arachova.gr ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350Ê015Á0007301

Aíáêáëýøôå ôçí ðïéüôçôá æùÞò... óôï îåíïäï÷åßï Áßãëç óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. ÄïêéìÜóôå ôéò óðéôéêÝò ãåýóåéò êáé ôá ðñïúüíôá ôïõ êÞðïõ ìáò. Óôçí õðïäï÷Þ ôïõ îåíïäï÷åßïõ åßíáé ç Êùóôáíôßíá êáé óôï åóôéáôüñéï ï ÉïñäÜíçò. Ôçë. êñáôÞóåùí 2267031767 Discover the quality of life in ... Aegli hotel in Arachova.

Try the homemade flavors and products of our garden.

In Reception welcomes you, Constantina and in Restaurant, Iordanis. Reservation: +30 2267031767.

Ðáôñéêü ÎÅÍÙÍÁÓ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, T&F: 22670 32872, M: 6977 889949, www.topatriko.gr topatriko@windowslive.com ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350K132K0207200 Ï Îåíþíáò Ðáôñéêü âñßóêåôáé ðÜíù áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá ÊáñáúóêÜêç. ¼ëá ôá äéáìåñßóìáôá åßíáé äß÷ùñá 50 ôì. êáé äéáèÝôïõí ôæÜêé, êåíôñéêÞ èÝñìáíóç, äýï ÔV, ðëÞñùò åîïðëéóìÝíç êïõæßíá. Öéëïîåíïýí áðü 2 Ýùò 5 Üôïìá, óå êáëÝò ôéìÝò. Áíïé÷ôÜ üëï ôï ÷ñüíï.

PATRIKO Guesthouse. The guesthouse is located in a quite neighbourhood, ovelooking Êaraiskaki square. It is built with care and attention to detail making for a comfortable stay with hospitality. It offers traditional apartments of 50sq.m (538sq.f). Offeres fireplace, bathroom, kitchen, TV.

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Íostos QUEST HOUSE ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ô & F: 22670 31385, K: 6942582902 nostosarachova@hotmail.com fb: Nostos Guest House Arachova ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350Ê11ÊÊÊ003690

¸íáò áðü ôïõò ðéï ðáëáéïýò îåíþíåò óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ, êïíôÜ óôçí ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá, êáé óôï äçìïôéêü ðÜñêéíãê, óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Ç Êáßôç ÐáðáóôÜèç ìå ðåñßóåéá öñïíôßäá, ðñïóÝ÷åé êÜèå ëåðôïìÝñåéá ãéá íá ìç óáò ëåßøåé ôßðïôá. ÁôìïóöáéñéêÜ äùìÜôéá, ìå ôæÜêé, ðïõ ãåìßæïõí èáëðùñÞ, æåóôüò êáé ïéêïãåíåéáêüò ÷þñïò ðñùúíïý.

One of the oldest guesthouses in the area, near Lakka square and the municipal parking, at the center of Arachova. Kaiti Papastathi looks after every detail with excess care so that you have everything you need. Atmospheric rooms with a fireplace, full of coziness, as well as a warm and family breakfast area.

CELENA MAISONETTES Ôï Celena Maisonettes óõíäÝåé áñìïíéêÜ ôçí ðáñÜäïóç ìå ôçí áíáæùïãïíçôéêÞ áýñá ôïõ âïõíïý êáé ìå ôçí áðüëõôç ÷áëÜñùóç! ÆåóôÝò, öéëüîåíåò ìåæïíÝôåò ìå üëåò ôéò áíÝóåéò êáé ðáñï÷Ýò, áêñéâþò óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò ìå éäéùôéêü ðÜñêéíãê. ×áëáñþóôå êáé áðïëáýóôå ôçí óõíôñïöéÜ ôïõ ôæáêéïý åíþ üëç ç æùÞ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò âñßóêåôáé áêñéâþò ìðñïóôÜ óáò.

The Celena Maisonettes harmoniously connects tradition with the refreshing breeze of the mountain and absolute relaxation!

Warm, cozy apartments with all facilities, in the most central poiont of Arachova with private parking place.

Relax and enjoy the companionship of the fireplace and the whole life of Arachova is right in front of you. Ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá, ÁñÜ÷ùâá Âïéùôßáò 32004, T:+30 2267031990 E:info@celena.gr, Fb:Celena Maisonettes www.celena.gr ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350K123K0176400

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Îåíþíáò ÏíôÜò GUESTHOUSE ONTAS ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ô: 22670 31820 F: 22670 31870, K: 6978 367595 info@xenonas-ontas.com www.xenonasontas.gr ÌÇ.Ô.Å. 1350Ê113Ê0170300

Óôçí åßóïäï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò áðü ÁèÞíá, âñßóêåôáé ï ðÝôñéíïò ðáñáäïóéáêüò Îåíþíáò ÏíôÜò, üðïõ ïé éäéïêôÞôåò ôïõ ìå ìåñÜêé êáé ãïýóôï Ý÷ïõí äþóåé ðñïóï÷Þ óôçí êÜèå ëåðôïìÝñåéá. Èá óáò ãïçôåýóåé ç áíáôïëßôéêç áéóèçôéêÞ ðáíäáéóßá ÷ñùìÜôùí êáé ç áôìüóöáéñá ðïõ äçìéïõñãåß ôï öþò ôùí êåñéþí. ÁíáæçôÞóôå ôçí áðüëõôç çñåìßá óå óïößôåò ìå ôæÜêé, äßêëéíá äùìÜôéá êáé äß÷ùñá óôïýíôéï, ôï êáèÝíá ìå ôç äéêÞ ôïõ ðñïóùðéêüôçôá êáé óôõë, (ôáöôÜäåò, æùãñáöéóôÜ Ýðéðëá, äåñìÜôéíá êñåâÜôéá êáé ïíüìáôá ðñïåñ÷üìåíá áðü ôá âÜèç ôçò áíáôïëÞò, óå êÜíïõí íá áéóèÜíåóáé Þñùáò áõôïý ôïõ ðáñáìõèéïý.) Óôï êáèéóôéêü ôïõ ÏíôÜ ìðïñåßôå íá áðïëáýóåôå Ýíá ðëÞñåò ðñùúíü óåñâéñéóìÝíï óå ìðïõöÝ, üðùò êáé ôï ðïôü óáò äßðëá óôï ðÜíôá áíáììÝíï ôæÜêé. Åðßóçò, óôïí ÏíôÜ, áíáæçôÞóôå ôo ÷þñï ôïõ spa, æþíôáò óôéãìÝò åõåîßáò êáé ÷áëÜñùóçò. Jacuzzi, Sauna, ãõìíáóôÞñéï êáèþò êáé åéäéêÝò èåñáðåßåò ìáóÜæ, áñùìáôïèåñáðåßá êáé åíõäáôþóåéò ðñïóþðïõ êáé óþìáôïò ìå äõíáôüôçôá áðïêëåéóôéêÞò ÷ñÞóçò. Åêìåôáëëåõôåßôå ôá åéäéêÜ ðáêÝôá ðñïóöïñþí äéáìïíÞò óå óõíäõáóìü spa êáé massage.

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To Añ÷ïíôéêü ÐÁÑÁÄÏÓÉÁÊÇ ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ÁñÜ÷ùâá (óôçí åßóïäï ôïõ ÷ùñéïý áðü ÁèÞíá, ëßãá ìÝôñá áðü ôç ãÝöõñá) Ô: 22670 31631, Ì: 6972 257001, www.toarhontiko.gr Ëåéôïõñãåß áðü ôï 2005 ìå ïäçãü óôï ôéìüíé ôïí ÄçìÞôñç Êïôñïëü. Ôï áôïý ôïõ åßíáé ç èÝá ðñïò ôï ñïëüé, áëëÜ äåí óôáìáôÜ åêåß. Êïíôïóïýâëé, êïêïñÝôóé, ðáúäÜêéá, ÷åéñïðïßçôï ìðéöôÝêé, ìáãåéñåõôÜ üðùò êüêêïñá êñáóÜôï, áñíÜêé ëåìïíÜôï, êõíÞãé, ÷ïéñéíü ìå óÝëéíï (óðåóéáëéôÝ)... áêüìç ëá÷áíïíôïëìÜäåò, ìáíéôÜñéá porto bello ìå óðáíÜêé êáé ôõñß Ìåôóüâïõ, óáëÜôá ôïõ "¢ñ÷ïíôá" (ìáãéêÞ), óáëÜôá ìå ðáñáäïóéáêÝò ÷õëüðéôåò, ìðÝéêïí, ëéáóôÞ íôïìÜôá êáé ðïñôïêÜëé, ñüêá ðáñìåæÜíá... Äýóêïëç åðéëïãÞ, áëëÜ ìç óôåíá÷ùñéÝóôå! Ôï "Áñ÷ïíôéêü" èá åßíáé åêåß, üðùò âÝâáéá êáé ôï ñïëüé!

ARCHONTIKO TRADITIONAL TAVERN. It operates since 2005 with Dimitris Kotrolos behind the steering wheel. Its asset is the view to the clock, but it doesn't stop there. Sit by the fireplace, and choose among its delicacies: "Kontosouvli", "kokoretsi", lamb chops, handmade burger, casserole dishes such as rooster with wine sauce, baby lamb with lemon, venison, pork with celery (specialty), and even stuffed cabbage leaves, porto bello mushrooms with spinach and cheese from Metsovo, the master's salad (magnificent), salad with traditional pasta, bacon, sundried tomato and orange, rocket, Parmesan cheese... A difficult choice, but don't worry, Archontiko will always be there, as, of course, the clock will!

Äáóáñãýñçò ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Äåëöþí 56, Ô: 22670 31291, Ê: 6932 713751 ÌåãÜëç “éóôïñßá” óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ï Äáóáñãýñçò, Ý÷åé ôáúóåé ãåíéÝò êáé ãåíéÝò! Óôçí áñ÷Þ ôïõ êåíôñéêïý äñüìïõ, ìåôÜ ôï ëáïãñáöéêü ìïõóåßï, öçìßæåôáé ãéá ôï êïíôïóïýâëé êáé ôï êïêïñÝôóé ôïõ, áëëÜ åîßóïõ áðïëáõóôéêÜ åßíáé êáé ôá ìáãåéñåõôÜ ôïõ, üðùò êüêêïñáò êñáóÜôïò ìå ÷õëïðßôåò, ôï æïõìåñü ìðéöôÝêé ôïõ, ïé óïýðåò, ôá ðáúäÜêéá, ç ÷ïñôüðéôá ìå Üãñéá ÷üñôá Ðáñíáóóïý, ç øçôÞ ìåëéôæÜíá... ¸íá åßíáé óßãïõñï: èá öýãåôå ìå ôéò êáëýôåñåò åíôõðþóåéò!

DASARGYRIS TAVERN. One of the oldest taverns of Arachova, it is famous for its grilled meats, as well as for its casserole dishes. Taste "kontosouvli", "kokoretsi", rooster with wine sauce and pasta, burger, soups, lamb chops, greens pie with wild greens from Parnassus, and grilled eggplant. It is located at the beginning of the central street, after the folklore museum.

ÊáðëÜíçò ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ AñÜ÷ùâá, ðë. Ôñïðáßùí (ÐëáôÜíéá), Ô: 22670 31891 www.kaplanis-taverna.gr, info@kaplanis-taverna.gr Ç ïéêïãåíåéáêÞ ôáâÝñíá ôïõ Ðáíáãéþôç êáé ôçò ÓôÝëëáò ÊáðëÜíç, åäþ êáé 35 ÷ñüíéá, áðïôåëåß óçìåßï áíáöïñÜò ãéá ôïõò êáëïöáãÜäåò. ÐáñáäïóéáêÞ, áñ÷ïíôéêÞ êïõæßíá, åîáéñåôéêü óÝñâéò, åêëåêôÝò óðåóéáëéôÝ, ç ìáãåéñéêÞ óôï áðüãåéï ôçò! Ôé íá ðñùôïäïêéìÜóåôå... áñíß öñéêáóÝ, êáôóéêÜêé óôï öïýñíï ìå ðáôÜôåò, êüêêïñá êñáóÜôï, ðáúäÜêéá, ðßôåò, ìðéöôÝêé, ëá÷áíïíôïëìÜäåò Þ ôéò õðÝñï÷åò óïýðåò, üðùò ÷ïñôüóïõðá êáé íôïìáôüóïõðá; ¼ðùò êáé íá ´÷åé ü,ôé êáé íá åðéëÝîåôå èá ´÷åôå íá ôï ëÝôå!

KAPLANIS TAVERN. The family tavern of Panagiotis and Stella Kaplani, which has been the point of reference for food lovers for 34 years. Traditional, aristocratic kitchen, excellent service, selective specialties, cooking at its best! What should you taste first? Fricassee lamb, baby goat in the oven with potatoes, rooster with wine sauce, lamb chops, pies, burgers, stuffed cabbage leaves or the fabulous soups, such as greens soup and tomato soup? Anyway, no matter what you choose, you will certainly be amazed!

Ç Ñßæá ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ËéâÜäé ÁñÜ÷ùâáò Ô: 22670 32252 Ì: 6932450592 Ï ÄçìÞôñçò ÊáðÜêáò êáé ç ìçôÝñá ôïõ êá ÉùÜííá, óåñâßñïõí êñåáôéêÜ, ðáñáäïóéáêÜ ðñïúüíôá êáé ãáëáêôïêïìéêÜ, éäßáò ðáñáãùãÞò. ÅðéëÝîôå áíÜìåóá óå ãßäá âñáóôÞ, êüêêïñá êñáóÜôï, áãñéïãïýñïõíï, áñíÜêé ãÜóôñáò, ðáúäÜêéá êáé ðïëëÜ Üëëá. Ç öïñìáÝëá, ç öÝôá, ôï ïøéìïôýñé êáé ôï ãéáïýñôé, ðïõ ðáñáóêåõÜæïõí åßíáé âñáâåõìÝíá ðñïúüíôá! Ãéá åðéäüñðéï, ãéáïýñôé ìå ãëõêÜ ôïõ êïõôáëéïý.

RIZATAVERN. Dimitris Kapakas, and his mother, Mrs. Ioanna, serve meats, traditional products and dairy products that they produce themselves. Choose among boiled goat, rooster with wine sauce, boar, baby lamb in the Dutch oven, lamb chops and many others. The Formaela cheese, the feta cheese, the Opsimotiri cheese, and the yogurt that they make, are products that have received awards!

For dessert, try yogurt with spoon sweets.

The tavern is located in Livadi, Arachova.

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XñÞóôïò ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ËéâÜäé, Ô: 6936065404, 6936192787, e: pp_stergiou@yahoo.gr 10ï ÷ëì ÁñÜ÷ùâáò - Ðáñíáóóïý, óôï ôÝëïò ôçò ìåãÜëçò åõèåßáò óôï ËéâÜäé, åñ÷üìåíïé áðü ÁñÜ÷ùâá

ÏéêïãåíåéáêÞ ôáâÝñíá ìå ðáñÜäïóç áðü ôï 1989. Ìéá ðáíäáéóßá áðü ìõñùäéÝò êáé êÜèå ëïãÞò êáëïìáãåéñåìÝíùí öáãçôþí áðïêáëýðôåôáé óå êÜèå åðéóêÝðôç. Êõñßáñ÷ï ôï óôïé÷åßï ôçò country äéáêüóìçóçò ðïõ ðñïóäßäåé óôï ÷þñï ìéá æåóôÞ êáé ïéêïãåíåéáêÞ áôìüóöáéñá ç ïðïßá óõìðëçñþíåôáé áðü ôçí ðáíïñáìéêÞ èÝá óå üëï ôï ËéâÜäé. Åêëåêôïß ìåæÝäåò öáãçôþí êáé øçôþí, üðùò êïêïñÝôóé, óðëçíÜíôåñï êáé áñíÜêé óïýâëáò, êáèþò åðßóçò êáé öáãçôÜ ôáøéïý áðü ðáñáäïóéáêü îõëüöïõñíï ìáãåéñåìÝíá ìå öñÝóêá õëéêÜ êáé ìõñùäéêÜ, áðü ôïí êÞðï ôçí ïéêïãÝíåéáò, éêáíïðïéïýí êáé ôá ðéï áðáéôçôéêÜ ãïýóôá. Áðü 15 åõñþ. ÊáèçìåñéíÜ 12:00 - 18:00 & Ðáñ. - Óáâ. 12:00 - 22:00 CHRISTOS TAVERNA: on the 10th km from Arachova to Parnassos road.

OPEN: every day from 12:00 to 18:00 & Friday-Saturday from 12: 00 to 22:00

ÌðÜìðçò ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ËéâÜäé ÁñÜ÷ùâáò Ô: 22670 32155, Ê: 6932533425 Ìéá ìåãÜëç åõèåßá óáò ÷ùñßæåé áðü ôç äéÜóçìç ôáâÝñíá ôïõ ÌðÜìðç, óôï ËéâÜäé. Ìå ôçí õðÝñï÷ç èÝá óôï åîùôåñéêü ôçò, êáé ôçí èáëðùñÞ óôï åóùôåñéêü, óåñâßñåé øçôÜ ôçò þñáò, ìáãåéñåõôÜ, óïýðåò, óðéôéêÝò ðßôåò, êáé óïýâëá. Ãéá åðßãåõóç, ç ðïñôïêáëüðéôá ôïõ ÁíäñÝá ðïõ èá åîéôÜñåé ôïí ïõñáíßóêï óáò. Ëåéôïõñãåß ìÝ÷ñé 1ç Ìáúïõ. Ç ðïëõåôÞò ðáñïõóßá óôï ÷þñï (32 ÷ñüíéá) åããõÜôáé ôçí Üñéóôç ðïéüôçôá ôçò ðáñáäïóéáêÞò êïõæßíáò ôïõ.

MPAMPIS TAVERN. A long straight line is what keeps you away from the famous Mpampis Tavern in Livadi, Arachova. With the wonderful view to its exterior, and the coziness in its interior, it offersgrilled dishes, casserole dishes, soups, homemade pies, and meat on the skewer. For the aftertaste, Andreas' orange pie, which will excite your palate. It operates till May 1st. Its long presence in the sector (32 years) guarantees the excellent quality of its traditional kitchen.

by aktida êáöÝ-åóôéáôüñéï ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ Ô: 22670 32886, Ê: 6971878998 - 6984035087 Âñßóêåôáé óôçí ðëáôåßá ÐáðáúùÜííïõ, äßðëá óôá ÓêáëÜêéá, óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï. Ëåéôïõñãåß áðü ôï ðñùß ìå êáöÝ êáé ðñùúíü, åíþ ôï ìåóçìÝñé óåñâßñåé ìåæåäÜêéá óõíïäåõôéêÜ ôïõ ôóßðïõñïõ Þ ôïõ êñáóéïý (äéêÞò ôïõò ðáñáãùãÞò) êáé ðéÜôá. ÄïêéìÜóôå áãñéïãïýñïõíï óôç ãÜóôñá, êáôóéêÜêé ìå Üãñéá ÷üñôá, ôçãáíéôü êïôüðïõëï “Ïßóôñïò” ìå ìïõóôÜñäá, ãéïõâÝôóé, áëëÜ êáé èáëáóóéíÜ üðùò ãáñßäåò, êáñáâßäåò. Áðü ôá ïñåêôéêÜ óõóôåßíïõìå óôáìíáãêÜèé ìå íôïìÜôá öñÝóêéá, êñåììõäÜêé êáé öÝôá, ëáèïýñéá Ðáñíáóóïý, öÜâá, öïñìáÝëá ðáíÝ, êáé ôçí äçìïöéëÞ “ðïõôáíéÜ” (ôï Must ôïõ ìáãáæéïý). Ôï âñÜäõ, ìå ôç Äçìßíá óôá deck, üëï ôï ìáãáæß ãßíåôáé ìéá ðáñÝá ìÝ÷ñé üóï ðÜåé!

OISTROS BY AKTIDA. It is located at Papaioannou square, near “Skalakia”, at the central street. It is open from the morning with coffee and breakfast, while at noon it serves appetizers accompanying tsipouro or wine (of their production), and food. Try boar in the Dutch oven, baby goat with wild greens, "Oistros" fried chicken with mustard, "giouvetsi", as well as seafood such as shrimps and scampi. For appetizer, we recommend spiny chicory with fresh tomato, onion and feta cheese, pigeon bins from Parnassus, split peas, Formaela cheese coated in breadcrumbs, and the popular "poutania!" (the 'Must' of the store). At night, with Dimina on the decks, the entire store becomes a company for as long as the mood lasts!

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Öôåñüëáêêá ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ÁñÜ÷ùâá (óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï), Ô: 22670 31104 Ç ôáâÝñíá Öôåñüëáêêá õðçñåôåß åäþ êáé ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá ôï êáëü öáãçôü! ÌÝóá óôï æåóôü êáé ïéêïãåíåéáêü ôçò ðåñéâÜëëïí, ôï êüôóé óôç ãÜóôñá ìå ìðýñá êáé ìïõóôÜñäá äåí áöÞíåé áäéÜöïñï êáé ôïí ðéï áðáéôçôéêü ðåëÜôç. Åêôüò áðü ôï êüôóé, îå÷ùñßæïõí ìåôáîý Üëëùí ç ãßäá âñáóôÞ êáé ï êüêêïñáò êñáóÜôïò ìå ÷õëïðßôåò åíþ áðü ïñåêôéêÜ ç ÷ïñôüðéôá ìå öýëëï óôï ÷Ýñé êáé ç ìåëéôæÜíá öïýñíïõ, áöÞíïõí ôéò êáëýôåñåò åíôõðþóåéò.

FTEROLAKKA TAVERN. In its warm and family environment, the shank in the Dutch oven with beer and mustard attracts the attention of even the most demanding customer. Among others, boiled goat and rooster with wine sauce impress the guests, while in terms of appetizers the greens pie with hand-opened dough and the eggplant in the oven leave the best of impressions. It is located at the central street of Arachova.

ÐéèÜñé ÔÁÂÅÑÍÁ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, (äßðëá óôï ðÜñêéíãê ðçãáßíïíôáò ãéá Äåëöïýò) Ô: 22670 32389, Ê: 6997159001 ÐáñáäïóéáêÞ ïéêïãåíåéáêÞ ôáâÝñíá ðïõ ëåéôïõñãåß åäþ êáé 19 ÷ñüíéá êáé óåñâßñåé åîáéñåôéêÜ êñåáôéêÜ êáé ü÷é ìüíï. ÆçôÞóôå êïíôïóïýâëé, áñíÜêé óïýâëáò, ðáúäÜêéá (åîáéñåôéêÜ!), êõíÞãé, ìáãåéñåõôÜ, óïýðåò, êáé ôçò þñáò. Ìå áõëÞ ãéá ôéò æåóôÝò ìÝñåò ôïõ ÷åéìþíá ìå èÝá óôï Äåëöéêü ôïðßï.

PITHARI TAVERN. Traditional family tavern that has been operating for 19 years, and serves excellent meats among other things. Ask for "kontosouvli", baby lamb on the skewer, lamb chops (excellent!), venison, casserole dishes, soups, and cooked to order dishes. For the warm days of the winter, the tavern has a yard with a view to the scenery of Delphi. It is located near the parking.

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ÃõñïâïëéÜ ØÇÔÏÐÙËÅÉÏ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, êåíôñéêüò äñüìïò, Ô: 22670 31053 Åäþ èá âñåßôå ÷åéñïðïßçôï ãýñï - ÷ïéñéíü - êïôüðïõëï êáé êáëáìÜêé, ëïõêÜíéêá ÷ùñéÜôéêá, öôéáãìÝíá üëá áðü ôçí Áñá÷ùâßôéêç ïéêïãÝíåéá. Æåóôü ìáãáæß ìå ôæÜêé êáé îýëéíá ôñáðåæïêáèßóìáôá, âñßóêåôáé äßðëá óôçí ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá, óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï.

GYROVOLIA. Here you will find handmade gyros - pork - chicken and skewer, village sausages, all made by the family of Arachova. A warm store with a fireplace and wooden chairs and tables, it is located next to Lakka square, at the central street.

ØÞíåôáé ... ØÞíåóáé???

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ÁñÜ÷ùâá (óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ êåíôñéêïý äñüìïõ ðçãáßíïíôáò ãéá Äåëöïýò) Delivery: Ô:22670 32585, Ì: 6942252990 ... ØÞíïìáé! ¢ìá åßíáé ãéá êïôüðïõëï óôç óïýâëá Þ óå ðáúäÜêéá Þ ôçí óêåðáóôÞ ðßôá áð’ ôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ Íßêïõ, ãéáôß ü÷é. ÏéêïãåíåéáêÞ åðé÷åßñçóç ìå åéäéêüôçôá óôï êáëü öáãçôü ðñïóöÝñåé ãýñï ÷ïéñéíü, óïõâëÜêé êáé êïôüðïõëï êáëáìÜêé, ìðéöôÝêé, êåìðÜð, ÷ùñéÜôéêï ëïõêÜíéêï. Ðïéüôçôá êáé öéëéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí, ðïõ èá óáò êåñäßóåé áð’ ôçí ðñþôç åðßóêåøç. Áð’ ôï ìåóçìÝñé óôéò 12, ìÝ÷ñé üóï ðÜåé áñãÜ ôï âñÜäõ. To ðéï ãñÞãïñï delivery óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ.

PSINETE… PSINESE??? A family business specializing in good food, which offers pork gyros, souvlaki and chicken skewer, burger, kebab, village sausage. Quality and friendly environment that will win you over from the first visit. It is open from noon, at 12 till night for as long as it takes. The quickest delivery in the region. It is located at the end of the central street.

Ëüçò ÓÏÕÂËÁÔÆÉÄÉÊÏ ÃÉÁ ÁÐÁÉÔÇÔÉÊÏÕÓ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, êåíôñéêüò äñüìïò, delivery: 22670 32848 Ðïéüò äåí îÝñåé ôïí Ëüç óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá; Åäþ êáé 20 ÷ñüíéá, ï Ãéþñãïò ìå ôçí áäåëöÞ ôïõ Åõáããåëßá, öôéÜ÷íïõí ÷åéñïðïßçôá “‘åñãá ôÝ÷íçò” ãéá ôïí ïõñáíßóêï ìáò! Ãýñïò (÷ïéñéíü - êïôüðïõëï) êáëáìÜêéá, êïíôïóïýâëé, ëïõêÜíéêï, êáé ôï must, ôï ìðéöôÝêé ôïõ!

LOIS. Who doesn't know Lois in Arachova? For 20 years Yorgos, with his sister Evangelia, make handmade "art works" for our palate! Gyros (pork - chicken), skewers, "kontosouvli", sausage, and the 'must' of the store, its burger!

It is located at the central street.

Pomodori PIZZERIA - DELIVERY ÁñÜ÷ùâá, êåíôñéêüò äñüìïò, Ô: 22670 31023, 22670 32492 H éôáëéêÞ ðéíåëéÜ óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, åäþ êáé 25 ÷ñüíéá, öçìßæåôáé ãéá ôçí åëáöñéÜ æýìç ðïõ øÞíåôáé óå åéäéêü îõëüöïõñíï. Ðßôóåò, ìáêáñïíÜäåò êáé äéÜöïñá æõìáñéêÜ, êñÝðåò, ðéÜôá ôçò þñáò, äñïóåñÝò óáëÜôåò, üëá ìå öñÝóêéåò ðñþôåò ýëåò. Ìðïñåßôå íá ôá áðïëáýóåôå óôï ðáíÝìïñöï ðáôÜñé ôïõ Þ ìå Ýíá ôçëåöþíçìá óôï ÷þñï óáò (äåí Ý÷ïõìå óõíáíôÞóåé ðéï ãñÞãïñç áíôáðüêñéóç!).

The Italian touch in Arachova for 20 years. It is famous for the light dough that is grilled in a special wooden oven. Pizzas, spaghetti and various types of pasta, pancakes, cooked to order dishes, cool salads, all with fresh raw materials. You can enjoy them at its beautiful loft or, with a phone call, at your space (we haven't seen a faster response!). It is located at the central street.

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Gospel ÌÐÕÑÁÑÉÁ - JAZZ ÂÁR ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ðëáôåßá ËÜêêá, Ô: 22670 31686, M: 6972 258768 Ï Ãéþñãïò êáé ï ÃéÜííçò, ïêôþ ÷ñüíéá ôþñá ãñÜöïõí ôç äéêÞ ôïõò éóôïñßá óôïí ÷þñï ôçò äéáóêÝäáóçò, óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Ôï Gospel åßíáé ôï ìïíáäéêü óå ìïõóéêÜ áêïýóìáôá bar ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò. ×áëáñÜ ôï ðñùß ãéá êáöÝ, ôóÜú êáé óÜíôïõúôò, äõíáôÜ ôï âñÜäõ ìå ðïëëÜ åßäç ìðýñáò êáé ðïôü. ÓðÝóéáë âñáäéÝò óõíôñïöéÜ ìå latin, rock, jazz, soul, funky ìïõóéêÝò... Ëåéôïõñãåß üëï ôï ÷ñüíï.

Gospel is a special place, both in terms of decoration, as well as in terms of music sounds. In the morning, the atmosphere is relaxed, for coffee, tea and sandwiches, while at night it is loud for drinks in the company of latin, rock, jazz, soul and funky… It is open throughout the year. It is located at Lakka square.

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ËéâÜäé ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, Ë. Óêëçâáíéþôçò, T: 22670 31965 Åßìáóôå óôï ËéâÜäé äßðëá óôéò åíïéêéÜóåéò óêé “ÄÇÌÇÔÑÉÁÄÇÓ”. Óáò ðåñéìÝíïõìå áðü ôéò 7 ôï ðñùß ãéá Ýíá áðïëáõóôéêü ðñùéíü ìå öñÝóêá êñïõáóÜí, æåóôÜ ñïöÞìáôá êáé ìåãÜëç ðïéêéëßá áðü óÜíôïõéôò, óå Ýíáí æåóôü ÷þñï ìå õðÝñï÷ç èÝá. Öåýãïíôáò íïéêéÜóôå ôïí áðáñáßôçôï åîïðëéóìü skisnowboard, áãïñÜóôå áëõóßäåò êáé Ýôïéìïé ãéá ÷éïíïäñïìéêü!

MIKRO CAFE at Livadi, next to DIMITRIADIS ski-rental shop. We welcome you from 7am, in a warm place with lovely scenery, for a delicious breakfast - fresh croissants, hot drinks and sandwiches. On your way out rent your skisnowboard equipment, buy your car-chains and you are ready to ski.

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BéïëÝôôá ÁããåëÞ ÊÏÌÌÙÔÇÑÉÏ ÁñÜ÷ùâá (óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï), Ô: 22670 31002, Ê: 6972 280193 Óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï, áðÝíáíôé áðü ôï Lousso, óáò ðåñéìÝíåé ç ÂéïëÝôôá ãéá ìéá ìåñéêÞ Þ ñéæéêÞ áíáíÝùóç ôïõ óôõë óáò! Óôï êïììùôÞñéï ðáñÝ÷ïíôáé ïé åîÞò õðçñåóßåò: êïýñåìá áíäñéêü, ðáéäéêü, ãõíáéêåßï, âáöÝò, áíôáýãåéåò, éäéáßôåñá ÷ôåíßóìáôá, èåñáðåßá ãéá ôï ôñé÷ùôü ôçò êåöáëÞò. Ëåéôïõñãåß üëï ôï ÷ñüíï.

VIOLETTA AGGELÉ, Hair salon. At the central street, opposite of “Lousso”, Violetta is waiting for you for a partial or a radical renewal of your style! The hair salon offers the following activities: haircut for men, children and women, hair dyes, reflections, special hairdos, and therapies for the scalp. It is open throughout the year. It is located at the central street.

Bïudoir ÐÅÑÉÐÏÉÇÓÇ ÐÑÏÓÙÐÏÕ & ÓÙÌÁÔÏÓ / ÊÁËËÕÍÔÉÊÁ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ô: 6997 951297, 6976 506769, boudoir.arachova@gmail.com Ç ÉùÜííá êáé ç Óáâßíá öñïíôßæïõí íá ìáò ðáñÝ÷ïõí üëá üóá ÷ñåéáæüìáóôå ãéá ôçí ïìïñöéÜ êáé ôçí êïìøüôçôÜ ìáò. Ìáíéêéïýñ, ðåíôéêéïýñ, ïíõ÷ïðëáóôéêÞ, çìéìüíéìï âåñíßêé, èåñáðåßåò spa, ðñïóþðïõ, óþìáôïò, áðïôñß÷ùóç, ìáêéãéÜæ íõöéêü Þ âñáäõíü, ìáóÜæ (êáé óôï ÷þñï óáò), ôñýðçìá (áõôéþí, ìýôçò, ïìöáëüò, öñýäé, ÷åßëïò). Èá âñåßôå åðßóçò ìåãÜëç ðïéêéëßá óå êáëëõíôéêÜ, áñþìáôá, ðñïúüíôá ìðÜíéïõ êáé ÷åéñïðïßçôá óáðïýíéá.

Manicure, pedicure, nail art, semi-permanent polish, facial and body spa treatments, waxing, bridal or evening makeup, massage (at your space too), piercing (ears, nose, navel, eyebrow, lip). You will also find a big variety in cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries and handmade soaps.

Ioanna and Savina take care of everything for you.

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ÐAÑÁÄÏÓÉÁÊÁ ÃËÕÊÁ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁÓ

ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ÅñãáóôÞñéï: Äåëöþí 4, Ô: 22670 29182 ÐñáôÞñéï: êåíôñéêüò äñüìïò, Ô: 22670 31633 Ïé óõíôáãÝò ìå ôéò ïðïßåò ç ãéáãéÜ ìáò ãëýêáéíå áëëÜ êñáôïýóå ùò åðôáóöñÜãéóôï ìõóôéêü, ôþñá ïé ßäéåò áõôÝò óõíôáãÝò åêôåëåóìÝíåò ìå ìåñÜêé, áãíÜ õëéêÜ êáé ôï êáëýôåñï âïýôõñï Ýñ÷ïíôáé íá óáò ôáîéäÝøïõí óå ãëõêÜ ìïíïðÜôéá. Ôï ãëõêü áõôü ãåõóôéêü ôáîßäé îåêéíÜ óôá êáôáóôÞìáôá “ÐáðáóôÜèç” óôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò. Åäþ óáò ðåñéìÝíïõìå íá äïêéìÜóåôå ôï êáñõäÜôï, ôï ìõãäáëÜôï êáé ôïí ðáñáäïóéáêü ñïæéÝ. Óôá êáôáóôÞìáôÜ ìáò èá âñåßôå êáé ÷ñõóáöÝíéá óéñïðéáóôÜ ãëõêÜ ìå ôï ðïýñï ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ôéò êáñõäüðéôåò êáé ôéò áìõãäáëüðéôåò íá êõñéáñ÷ïýí. ÁëëÜ åðåéäÞ ôï ìåñÜêé ìáò, üðùò ðñïáíáöÝñáìå, äåí åîáíôëåßôáé êáèçìåñéíÜ, ãåìßæïõìå ôá ñÜöéá êáé ôá øõãåßá ìáò ìå ãëõêÜ ãéá üëá ôá ãïýóôá áêüìç êáé ôùí ðéï áðáéôçôéêþí ïõñáíßóêùí. Óáò ðåñéìÝíïõìå ëïéðüí ãéá ôçí ðéï ãëõêéÜ ðåñéðëÜíçóç.

PAPASTATHI Ôraditional sweets of Arachova.

We are waiting for you to taste our renowned sweets, "karydato" (with walnuts), "mygdalato" (with almonds), and the traditional "rozie". You will also find golden syrup sweets with Arachova's "cigar", walnut pies and almond pies being dominant. Everything is made of pure materials with grandma's recipes. We are waiting for you at the central street for the sweetest wandering.

Ãåùóêþëçî ÂIBËÉÏÐÙËÅÉÏ ÊÁÉ Ï×É ÌÏÍÏ AñÜ÷ùâá, Ô: 22670 32597, fb: gewskwlix gewskwlix@gmail.com ... ×áñôéêÜ, ÷åéñïðïßçôá áíôéêåßìåíá, éäéáßôåñá åßäç äéáêüóìçóçò, åðéëåãìÝíá åêðáéäåõôéêÜ ðáé÷íßäéá, äçìéïõñãéêü ôìÞìá êáôáóêåõÞò ìáêÝôáò êáé åêôõðþóåùí êáé ðÜíù áðü üëá ìïíáäéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí, óõíèÝôïõí ôçí åéêüíá åíüò ìáãáæéïý ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá äåéò!

GEOSKOLIX. Not just a bookstore… stationery, handmade objects, unique decoration items, selected educational games, a creative department for graphic design and printings, and above all, a unique environment, synthesize the picture of a store that you must see!

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Cool + Hot ACCESSORIES ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Ô: +30 6980 33 22 21 H ãõíáßêá ôïõ óÞìåñá âñÞêå ôïí ÷þñï ðïõ ôçí åêöñÜæåé áðüëõôá: ôï "Cool + Hot accessories" óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Ðñüêåéôáé ãéá ôo new entry ôçò ðüëçò ìå ãíùóôÝò êé åðþíõìåò äçìéïõñãßåò. Èá âñåßôå ãõíáéêåßåò ôóÜíôåò, öïõëÜñéá, öï ìðéæïý, êáëëõíôéêÜ êáé áñþìáôá (ãõíáéêåßá êáé áíôñéêÜ), ðïñôïöüëéá, ôóáíôÜêéá, óêïõöéÜ êáé ãÜíôéá óå ðïëý êáëÝò ôéìÝò ... êáé ç âáóßëéóóá ôçò ìüäáò èá åßóôå áäéáìöéóâÞôçôá åóåßò!

The new entry in the city. You will find handbags, scarves, costume jewelery, perfumes and cosmetics (for women and men), wallets, purses, hats and gloves at very good prices ... the fashion queen you will be undoubtedly you!

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ÊïíôéíÝò ÅîïñìÞóåéò ÅÍÁ ÌÅÃÁËÏ ÏÄÏÉÐÏÑÉÊÏ ÓÔÉÓ ÐÅÑÉÏ×ÅÓ ÃÕÑÙ ÁÐÏ ÔÇÍ ÁÑÁ×ÙÂÁ “Äåßîå ìïõ ìå ðïéïýò êÜíåéò ðáñÝá, íá óïõ ðù ðïéüò åßóáé”... Êáé áõôÞ ç “ðáñÝá” åßíáé ç ðñïóôéèÝìåíç áîßá ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò! Áò ôç ãíùñßóïõìå! Ðçãáßíïíôáò áíáôïëéêÜ êáé íüôéá, èá äïýìå ôç ËéâáäåéÜ, ôï Äßóôïìï, ôï Óôåßñé, ôç ÌïíÞ ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ, ôá ¢óðñá Óðßôéá, ôçí Áíôßêõñá, êáé ôï Âïõíü ôùí Ìïõóþí, ôïí Åëéêþíá. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, äõôéêÜ, ôïõò Äåëöïýò, ôï ×ñéóóü, ôçí ¢ìöéóóá, ôçí ÉôÝá êáé ôï Ãáëáîßäé. ÔÝëïò, âüñåéá, ôïí ÅðôÜëïöï (Áãüñéáíç) êáé ôçí Ðïëýäñïóï.

Nearby excursions Having Arachova as base, we will make a journey to the surrounding regions.

Going east and south, we will see Levadia, Distomo, Steiri, the Monastery of Saint Luke (Ïssios Loukas), Aspra Spitia, Antikyra and Elikonas mountain. Then, heading west, we will see Delphi, Crisso, Amfissa, Itea and Galaxidi. Finally, to the north, Eptalofos (Agoriani) and Polydrosos.

To ìïíáóôÞñé ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ, ìáæß ìå ôïõò Äåëöïýò áíáäåéêíýïõí ôç ìïíáäéêüôçôá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò óå ïëüêëçñï ôïí êüóìï: äýï ìíçìåßá ðáãêüóìéáò êëçñïíïìéÜò ÷áñáêôçñéóìÝíá áðü ôçí UNESCO- óå ôüóï ìéêñÞ áðüóôáóç ìåôáîý ôïõò. / the monastery of Osios Loukas, along with Delphi, highlight the uniqueness of the area to the entire world: two universal heritage monuments -characterized by UNESCO- with such small distance in between.

ÐÅÑÉÅ×ÏÌÅÍÁ / CONTENTS Levadia Delphi Itea Amfissa Galaxidi Distomo Antikyra

p. 116 p. 140 p. 154 p. 166 p. 176 p. 182 p. 198

Aspra Spitia Osios Loukas Mon. Elikonas Ìt.

Agoriani Polydrosos Chrisso

p. 206 p. 196 p. 208 p. 210 p. 165 p. 175

ÁÓÊÇÓÅÉÓ ÅÐÉ ×ÁÑÔÏÕ

... Öýãáìå!

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ËéâáäåéÜ: óáí ôçò “Êñýáò” ôá íåñÜ Áí ï ðñïïñéóìüò óïõ åßíáé ï Ðáñíáóóüò Þ ï Åëéêþíáò, ôüôå óôç ËéâáäåéÜ... “ðëçñþíåéò” äéüäéá! Ãéá ôçí áêñßâåéá áðïæçìéþíåóáé ãéá ôç óôÜóç ðïõ èá êÜíåéò, áöïý ôá ÷éëéüìåôñá áðü ôñå÷ïýìåíá íåñÜ, ïé ìýèïé êáé ôá áñ÷áßá ìõóôéêÜ, ôá áîéïèÝáôá êáé ïé âüëôåò ìÝóá óôçí êïõêëßóôéêç ðüëç, èá óå êÜíïõí íá âÜëåéò ôçí ðñùôåýïõóá ôçò Âïéùôßáò, ùò ðñïïñéóìü ãéá ôçí åðüìåíç öïñÜ... Þ ìÞðùò íá ôï êÜíåéò áðü ôþñá;! ÊÅÉÌÅÍÏ: ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ ÖÙÔÏÃÑÁÖÉÅÓ: ÔÁÓÏÓ ÐÁËÁÌÉÄÁÓ / ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ / ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ

Levadia If Parnassus or Elikonas is your destination, then at Levadia… you have to "pay" tolls!

Actually, you are compensated for the stop that you will make, since the kilometers of running waters, the legends and the ancient secrets, the sites and the walks in the captivating town, will get you to make the capital of Boeotia your destination for next time… or maybe you can do this now?

TEXT: SOTIRIS PARASKEVAS PHOTOS: ANASTASIOS PALAMIDAS / YIANNIS APOSTOLIDIS / SOTIRIS PARASKEVAS

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Óáí ôçí “Êñýá” ðïõèåíÜ... Ç Êñýá åßíáé ôï óçìåßï ðïõ áíáâëýæïõí ïé äýï ðçãÝò ðïõ ôñïöïäïôïýí ôï ðïôÜìé ¸ñêõíá, ðïõ äéáôñÝ÷åé ôç ËéâáäåéÜ, óôçí Ýîïäï ôïõ öáñáããéïý. ¸÷åé åðéêñáôÞóåé üìùò íá ïíïìÜæåôáé Ýôóé üëç ç ðåñéï÷Þ ðïõ îåêéíÜ áðü ôçí ðëáôåßá Ìçôñüðïëçò, êáé áíåâáßíåé øçëÜ, äéáó÷ßæïíôáò ôï éåñü öáñÜããé. Åßíáé ìéá ðåñéï÷Þ áóýãêñéôçò öõóéêÞò ïìïñöéÜò êáé ôï óçìåßï áíáöïñÜò ôüóï ãéá ôïõò êáôïßêïõò üóï êáé ãéá ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò. Ðåñðáôþíôáò êáôÜ ìÞêïò ôïõ ðïôáìïý, óôïí ðëáêüóôñùôï äñüìï, ôï ìÜôé óáò äåí èá ÷ïñôáßíåé ôï ãáëÞíéï ôïðßï, ìå ôá áéùíüâéá ðëáôÜíéá, ôá Üöèïíá íåñÜ ðïõ ó÷çìáôßæïõí ìéêñïýò êáôáññÜêôåò, êáé ôá óôïé÷åßá áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞò êáé ðïëéôéóôéêÞò êëçñïíïìéÜò, ðïõ åßíáé äéÜóðáñôá óå üëç ôç äéáäñïìÞ. ÐÝôñéíá ôïîùôÜ ãåöýñéá áîéïóçìåßùôçò áéóèçôéêÞò áîßáò êáé åêðëçêôéêÞò ôå÷íéêÞò, ðïõ ÷ñïíïëïãïýíôáé áðü ôçí åðï÷Þ ôçò ôïõñêïêñáôßáò ùò ôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ áéþíá, ðÝôñéíá áíáêáéíéóìÝíá éóôïñéêÜ, âéïìç÷áíéêÜ êôßñéá ðïõ êÜíïõí áêüìá ðéï áôìïóöáéñéêü ôï õäÜôéíï óêçíéêü, ï íåñüìõëïò êáé ç íåñïôñéâÞ, ðïõ ëåéôïõñãïýóáí ùò ôá ìÝóá ôïõ 20ïý áéþíá ìå ôç äýíáìç ôïõ ðïôáìïý, ôï éóôïñéêü êÜóôñï ôùí êáôáëáíþí... ¼ôáí öôÜóåôå óôéò ðçãÝò, óôï ÷þñï ðïõ ëåéôïõñãåß ôï áíáøõêôÞñéï “Îåíßá”, ç ìõóôçñéáêÞ áôìüóöáéñá ôïõ ìáíôåßïõ Ôñïöùíåßïõ, èá óáò ãåìßóåé åíÝñãåéá. Ïé ôñýðåò óôïõò âñÜ÷ïõò, ðÜíù áðü ôï ÷þñï áíáøõ÷Þò, êáé ïé êüã÷åò óôá êáôáêüñõöá âñÜ÷éá üðïõ ôïðïèåôïýóáí ôá áãÜëìáôá, åßíáé æùíôáíÝò áðïäåßîåéò ôïõ ðéï “ðáñÜîåíïõ” ìáíôåßïõ ôçò áñ÷áéüôçôáò. Ìç óôáìáôÞóåôå üìùò åêåß. ÐåñðáôÞóôå óôï ëéèüóôñùôï ìïíïðÜôé ìÝóá óôï öáñÜããé -ôï áñ÷áßï Üëóïò- üðïõ âñßóêåôáé ôï éåñü ôïõ Ôñïöùíßïõ, ìÝ÷ñé ôï ðÝôñéíï èÝáôñï, ðïõ öéëïîåíåß ðïëéôéóôéêÝò åêäçëþóåéò ìå áðïêïñýöùìá ôá “Ôñïöþíéá” êÜèå ÓåðôÝìâñéï. Åêåß, óáò ðåñéìÝíåé ìéá... ðñüêëçóç! Áíåâáßíïíôáò ôá 560 óêáëéÜ ëáîåõìÝíá óôï âñÜ÷ï, öôÜíåôå óôï åêêëçóÜêé ôïõ Áãßïõ ÌçíÜ êáé áìÝóùò ìåôÜ óôç èáõìáôïõñãÞ Áãßá ÉåñïõóáëÞì, ìÝóá óôç óðçëéÜ ôçò Æùïäü÷ïõ ÐçãÞò áð’ üðïõ áíáâëýæåé

Begin from "Krya" Krya is the point where the two springs that supply the Erkyna river, which crosses Levadia, at the gorge's exit, well. However, it has prevailed to call "Krya" the entire area that begins from the square of Metropolis, and climbs upwards, crossing the “holy gorge”. This is an area of incomparable natural beauty and the reference point both for the inhabitants and the visitors. Walking along the river, on the paved road, your eyes will not get enough of the peaceful landscape, with the perennial plane trees, the abundant water sources that create small cascades, and the elements of architecture and cultural heritage, which are dispersed throughout the route. Stone arched bridges of significant aesthetic value and exquisite technique, which date back from the era of the Turkish rule until the beginning of the century, restored historical, industrial rock buildings, which make the water scenery even more atmospheric, the watermill and the fulling mill, which operated until the middle of the 20th century with the force of the river, the historic castle of the Catalans… When you reach the springs, at the place where the "Xenia" cafe operates, the mystical atmosphere of the oracle of Trophonius will fill you with energy. The holes on the rocks, over the recreation area, and the niches on the vertical rocks, where statues were

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áãßáóìá. Áí äåí åßíáé ôüóï ïé èñçóêåõôéêÝò óáò ðåðïéèÞóåéò, ðïõ èá óáò ïäçãÞóïõí ôüóï øçëÜ, ç èÝá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò åßíáé ðñáãìáôéêü äÝëåáñ! Ï ëéèüóôñùôïò äñüìïò óõíå÷ßæåé ìåôÜ ôï èÝáôñï Ý÷ïíôáò äåîéÜ ôïõò áðüêñçìíïõò âñÜ÷ïõò -üðïõ õðÜñ÷ïõí ðßóôåò áíáññß÷çóçò-, óôçí êïñõöÞ ôùí ïðïßùí âñßóêïíôáé ôá åñåßðéá ôïõ íáïý ôïõ Äéüò ÂáóéëÝùò, äßðëá áðü ôï åêêëçóÜêé ôïõ ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá, êáé êáôáëÞãåé óå Ýíá ðëÜôùìá, ðÝñá áðü ôï ïðïßï ï ðåñßðáôïò ìðïñåß íá óõíå÷éóôåß óå Ýíá ó÷åôéêÜ äýóâáôï ìïíïðÜôé, ðïõ ïäçãåß óôï Ôñß÷éíï Ãåöýñé. Êáé áí óáò Üíïéîå ç üñåîç ìåôÜ áðü üëïí áõôüí ôïí ðåñßðáôï (ëïãéêü åßíáé), ïé øçóôáñéÝò ðïõ âñßóêïíôáé óôçí áñ÷Þ ôçò äéáäñïìÞò èá óáò áðïæçìéþóïõí. Ìç îå÷íÜôå Üëëùóôå üôé ãéá ôç ËéâáäåéÜ ìéëÜìå!

Ç ¸ñêõíá êáé ïé ðçãÝò ôçò ËÞèçò êáé ôçò Ìíçìïóýíçò ×ùñßæåé ôçí ðüëç óôá äõï êáé ðáñÜëëçëá ôçí åíþíåé, áðïôåëþíôáò áíÝêáèåí ôçí êéíçôÞñéá äýíáìÞ ôçò. ÐçãÜæåé áðü ôïí Åëéêþíá, óôï íüôéï ôìÞìá ôçò, êáé äçìéïõñãåß ìéá éäéáßôåñç åéêüíá óôç äéáäñïìÞ ôçò ìå åðôÜ ðÝôñéíá ãåöõñÜêéá, êáôáññÜêôåò, ñõÜêéá êáé êáíÜëéá. Äýï ðïôÜìéá äéáèÝôåé ç ÅëëÜäá ìå... èçëõêü Ï Íåñüìõëïò óôçí Êñýá. ÌåôÜ ôçí áíáêáßíéóÞ ôïõ ëåéôïõñãåß ùò ðïëéôéóôéêü êÝíôñï

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Ç õäÜôéíç “áõëÞ” ôïõ Îåíßá, óôçí Êñýá

üíïìá, ôçí ¸ñêõíá êáé ôç ÍÝäá óôç Ìåóóçíßá. Ï ìýèïò ëÝåé üôé ç íýìöç ðïõ Ýäùóå ôï üíïìÜ ôçò, Ýðáéæå åäþ ìå ôçí Ðåñóåöüíç êáé ôç ÷Þíá ôïõò, ç ïðïßá ôïõò îÝöõãå êáé êñýöôçêå óå óðçëéÜ ðßóù áðü Ýíáí âñÜ÷ï. ¼ôáí ïé äýï íýìöåò ôïí ìåôáêßíçóáí, ôá íåñÜ ðïõ îåðÞäçóáí äçìéïýñãçóáí ôïí ðïôáìü. Áõôü ôïí ìýèï áíáðáñéóôÜ êáé ôï ãëõðôü ðïõ èá äåßôå óôá íåñÜ ôçò. Óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá, ôï õðüãåéï ðïôÜìé ðïõ äéáôñÝ÷åé ôç ËéâáäåéÜ, óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ “Îåíßá” óõíáíôÜ Ýíá ìåãÜëï ðÝôñùìá, ôç “Öëßó÷ç” êáé ìç ìðïñþíôáò íá ôï äéáó÷ßóåé, ôá íåñÜ ôïõ áíáâëýæïõí. Óå åêåßíï ôï óçìåßï åßíáé ïé äýï ðçãÝò ôïõ, ç ËÞèç êáé ç Ìíçìïóýíç, ðïõ óõíäÝïõí ôçí ïíïìáóßá ôïõò ìå ôï Ìáíôåßï ôïõ Ôñïöùíßïõ.

Ôï ìõóôçñéþäåò Ìáíôåßï Ôñïöùíßïõ Äßðëá óôï ðïôÜìé ôçò ¸ñêõíáò ëåéôïõñãïýóå ôï Ôñïöþíéï Ìáíôåßï, óôï ïðïßï ïöåßëåôáé ç ìåãÜëç öÞìç ðïõ åß÷å ç ËéâáäåéÜ óôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá êáé èåùñåßôï «ÐñïèÜëáìïò» ôùí Äåëöþí. ¹ôáí ßóùò ôï ðéï ðáñÜîåíï áð’ üëá ôá ìáíôåßá, ôüóï ëüãù ôçò ÷ùñïôáîßáò ôïõ (Þôáí óðçëáéþäåò), üóï êáé ëüãù ôïõ ôñüðïõ ÷ñçóìïäüôçóçò. Êáô’ áñ÷Üò, ï ÷ñçóôçñéáæüìåíïò Ýðéíå íåñü áðü ôéò äýï ðçãÝò, ôçò ËÞèçò ðïõ åîáóöÜëéæå ðùò èá îå÷Üóåé ü,ôé êïõâáëïýóå ìÝóá ôïõ êáé åêåßíç ôçò Ìíçìïóýíçò, ãéá íá èõìÜôáé üóá èá äåé êáé èá áêïýóåé ìÝóá óôï ìáíôåßï. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá, îáðëùìÝíïò áíÜóêåëá, Ýìðáéíå óå ìéá ôñýðá óôï Ýäáöïò, ç ïðïßá óôçí ïõóßá ôïí ñïõöïýóå ïäçãþíôáò ôïí ìÝóá áðü ìéá ðåñéðåôåéþäç äéáäñïìÞ ãåìÜôç ößäéá óå ìéá õðüãåéá óêïôåéíÞ áßèïõóá. Åêåß Ýìåíå ãéá üóï äéÜóôçìá ÷ñåéáæüôáí (ìðïñåß êáé ìÝñåò) ïóüôïõ ï “Þñùáò” - ôï ðíåýìá ôïõ Ôñïöùíßïõ-, ìåôÝöåñå óôï ìõáëü ôïõ ôéò áðáíôÞóåéò áðü ôá åñùôÞìáôá ðïõ “óêåöôüôáí” ï åíäéáöåñüìåíïò, áöïý ç ëáëéÜ ôïõ ÷áíüôáí, üðùò êáé ôï ãÝëéï ôïõ Üëëùóôå (ãéá ìÝñåò), ìåôÜ ôçí Ýîïäü ôïõ. Ï ÷þñïò ðïõ Þôáí ôï ìáíôåßï äåí Ý÷åé áíáêáëõöèåß áêüìç, áëëÜ äåßãìáôá áðü ôï éåñü ôïõ Ôñïöùíßïõ óþæïíôáé óôéò ðçãÝò ôçò ¸ñêõíáò. Ðåñéóóüôåñá ìðïñåßôå íá ìÜèåôå óôï Éóôïñéêü - Åèíïëïãéêü Ìïõóåßï ËéâáäåéÜò (ôçë. 22613 50802).

placed, are living proof of the most "odd" oracle of antiquity. But do not stop there.

Walk on the cobbled path through the gorge -the ancient grove- where the sanctuary of Trophonius is located, up to the rock theatre. A… surprise awaits you there! After climbing the 560 steps, which are carved on the rock, you will reach the chapel of Saint Minas, and immediately after that, the miraculous Saint Jerusalem, in the cave, from which holy water wells. The view to the area is magnificent!

The cobbled road continues after the theatre having the steep rocks on its right -where there are climbing areas-, at the peak of which the ruins of the temple of King Zeus are located, next to the chapel of Prophet Ilias, and ends at a plateau, beyond which the walk may be continued on a relatively difficult path that leads to Bridge Trichino.

Erkyna and the springs of Lethe and Mnemosyne Erkyna divides the town in two, and also unites it, always constituting its driving

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¸íá áðü ôá ðÝôñéíá ôïîùôÜ ãåöýñéá ôçò ¸ñêõíáò

Ôï ÊÜóôñï ôçò ËéâáäåéÜò... Þ ÊÜóôñï ôùí Êáôáëáíþí Þ ÊÜóôñï ôçò Åêäßêçóçò, Ý÷åé ðïëý ìåãÜëç éóôïñßá, ðïôéóìÝíç ìå ðïëý áßìá. Âñßóêåôáé äßðëá óôéò ðçãÝò ôçò Êñýáò óôï ëüöï ôïõ Áãßïõ Çëßá, êáé ÷ñïíïëïãåßôáé áðü ôïí 13ï áéþíá ì.×. Áñ÷éêÜ ÷ôßóôçêå áðü ôïõò Âõæáíôéíïýò êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá åðåêôÜèçêå áðü ôïõò ÖñÜãêïõò êáé ôïõò Êáôáëáíïýò, áðïôåëþíôáò Ýíá áðü ôá åëÜ÷éóôá áðïìåéíÜñéá ôçò êáôáëáíéêÞò êõñéáñ÷ßáò óôçí ÅëëÜäá Ïé Êáôáëáíïß ðþò âñÝèçêáí óôçí ÅëëÜäá; ÌåôÜ ôç Ä´ Óôáõñïöïñßá êáé ôçí êáôÜëçøç ôçò íüôéáò ÅëëÜäïò áðü ôïõò ÖñÜãêïõò, åðéêñáôïýóå ìéá ÷áïôéêÞ êáôÜóôáóç, ðïõ áðåôÝëåóå ëßêíï ãéá íá ìåãáëþóåé ðáñÜëëçëá ç ïèùìáíéêÞ áðåéëÞ. Åêåßíç ôçí åðï÷Þ ç ËéâáäåéÜ ðáñá÷ùñÞèçêå óôïí «êýñéï ôùí Áèçíþí» ¼èùíá íôå Ëá Ñïò. Ìç ìðïñþíôáò ï áõôïêñÜôïñáò ôïõ Âõæáíôßïõ Áíäñüíéêïò Â’ Ðáëáéïëüãïò íá áíôéìåôùðßóåé ôç äéìÝôùðç áðåéëÞ, êÜëåóå ôïõò Êáôáëáíïýò ãéá âïÞèåéá. Åêåßíïé ôá êáôÜöåñáí ìéá ÷áñÜ êáé ìåôÜ ôçí åêäßùîç ôùí ÖñÜãêùí, áðü ôçí ÅëëÜäá, ïé êÜôïéêïé ôçò ËéâáäåéÜò ðáñÝäùóáí ôï êÜóôñï ôçò ðüëçò óôïõò íéêçôÝò Êáôáëáíïýò, ìå áíôÜëëáãìá ôçí ðáñá÷þñçóç ðñïíïìßùí. Ôçí ðåñßïäï áõôÞ ç ËéâáäåéÜ ãíùñßæåé ìåãÜëç åìðïñéêÞ áêìÞ. Ï Áíäñüíéêïò, ôþñá, óå áíôÜëëáãìá ôùí õðçñåóéþí ôïõò, áíáêçñýóóåé ôïí çãÝôç ôùí Êáôáëáíþí ÑïæÝ íôå Öëïñ, “Êáßóáñá”, ãåãïíüò ðïõ åîïñãßæåé ôïí ãéï ôïõ, Ìé÷áÞë. Áõôüò ôüôå äïëïöïíåß ôïí áñ÷çãü ôùí Êáôáëáíþí, ãéá íá áêïëïõèÞóåé ç éóôïñéêÞ «êáôáëáíéêÞ åêäßêçóç» êáôÜ ôùí Âõæáíôéíþí. Ôï ìÝíïò êáé ïé

force. It stems from Elikonas, at its south part, and creates a unique picture in its course with seven small stone bridges, cascades, brooks and canals. Greece has two rivers with a… female name, Erkyna and Neda in Messinia. The legend says that the nymph, after whom the river was named, used to play here with Persephone and their goose, which run away from them and hid in a cave behind a rock. When the two nymphs moved the rock, the waters that welled, created the river. This myth is also represented by the sculpture that you can see in its waters. Actually, the underground river that crosses Levadia, meets a big rock formation at the "Xenia" area, "Flischi", and not being able to cross it, its waters well. At that point, the river's two springs, Lethe and Mnemosyne, the names of which are linked to the Oracle of Trophonius, are found.

The mysterious Oracle of Trophonius Near the river of Erkyna, the Oracle of Trophonius operated, thanks to which Levadia was famous in antiquity, and was considered to be the threshold of Delphi. It was maybe the oddest of all oracles, due to both its planning (it was cavernous), and the way in which oracles were provided. First of all, the oracle taker drank water from the two springs, the one of Lethe, which ensured that he would forget whatever he was carrying within him, and the one of Mnemosyne, in order to remember what he would see and hear in the oracle. Then, lying on his back, he entered a hole in the ground, which essentially sucked him, leading him through an adventurous route full of snakes, to an underground dark room. He stayed there for as long as it was needed (maybe even days), until the "hero" -the spirit of

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óöáãÝò Þôáí ôÝôïéáò Ýíôáóçò, ðïõ åðß áéþíåò ï ÷áñáêôçñéóìüò «ÊáôåëÜíïò» áðïôåëïýóå ìåãÜëç âñéóéÜ êáé ðñïóâïëÞ... Ôï ï÷õñùìáôéêü ôåß÷ïò ôïõ ÊÜóôñïõ áêïëïõèåß ôç ìïñöïëïãßá ôïõ åäÜöïõò êáé êáôáëÞãåé ó’ Ýíáí ìåãÜëï ðýñãï óôá áíáôïëéêÜ, üðïõ åêåß âñßóêåôáé ï ìéêñüò áñ÷áßïò íáüò ôïõ Äßá. Áðü åêåß ç èÝá ôçò ðüëçò ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôá ðüäéá óáò åßíáé ìïíáäéêÞ!

Ôé Üëëï íá äåßôå (êáé íá êÜíåôå) Ôïí Ðýñãï ôïõ Ñïëïãéïý, ï ïðïßïò ÷ôßóôçêå óôá ÷ñüíéá ôçò Öñáãêïêñáôßáò êáé ÷ñçóßìåõå ùò ðõñóüò, åíþ ôï ñïëüé ÷Üñéóå óôçí ðüëç ï ëüñäïò ¸ëãéí ôï 1803, ãéá íá ìçí ôïí åìðïäßóïõí ïé íôüðéïé êïôæáìðÜóçäåò êáé áãÜäåò óôéò áíáóêáöÝò ôïõ Ìáíôåßïõ ôïõ Ôñïöùíßïõ. Ôïí Íåñüìõëï, óôçí Êñýá. ×ôßóôçêå óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 20ïõ áéþíá êáé ëåéôïýñãçóå ùò áëåõñüìõëïò. ÓÞìåñá ïé åãêáôáóôÜóåéò Ý÷ïõí áíáêáéíéóôåß êáé áðïôåëïýí Ýíá ðñüôõðï ðïëéôéóôéêü êÝíôñï ìå óõíåäñéáêü êáé åêèåóéáêü ÷þñï. Ôï Éóôïñéêü êáé Åèíïëïãéêü Ìïõóåßï. ÓôåãÜæåôáé óôéò åãêáôáóôÜóåéò ôïõ ðáëéïý åñãïóôáóßïõ ôïõ ÌáãêëÜñá, óôéò ü÷èåò ôïõ ðïôáìïý. Ôï åñãïóôÜóéï ðåñéëÜìâáíå åêêïêêéóôÞñéï, áëåõñüìõëï êáé íåñïôñéâÞ, äçëáäÞ ÷þñï, üðïõ ïé êÜôïéêïé Ýðëåíáí ôá ðáñáäïóéáêÜ õöáíôÜ ÷áëéÜ ôïõò. Óôï Ìïõóåßï åêôßèåíôáé áíôéêåßìåíá ïéêéáêÞò ÷ñÞóçò, åñãáëåßá õöáíôïõñãßáò, áãñïôéêÜ áíôéêåßìåíá êáé áëåóôéêÝò ìç÷áíÝò. Åðßóçò, ìßá áßèïõóá åßíáé áöéåñùìÝíç óôï Ýñãï ôïõ éóôïñéêïý êáé óõããñáöÝá, ÔÜêç ËÜððá, áðü ôç ËéâáäåéÜ. Ôï Ìïõóåßï Ðáëáéþí ÅðáããåëìÜôùí. ÓôåãÜæåôáé óôï êôÞñéï ôïõ Åìðïñéêïý Óõëëüãïõ ËéâáäåéÜò, ðñùôïâïõëßá ôïõ ïðïßïõ åßíáé ç äçìéïõñãßá ôïõ. Ôéò ôÝóóåñéò êõñéüôåñåò ðëáôåßåò ôçò ðüëçò. ËÜìðñïõ Êáôóþíç (Þ ÆÜððåéï),

Trophonius-, transferred into his mind the answers to the questions that the interested person "was thinking about", since his speech was lost, as well as his laughter (for days), after his exit. The area, where the oracle was located, has not been found yet, but samples from the sanctuary of Trophonius are still saved at the springs of Erkyna. You can learn more at the Historical Ethnological Museum of Levadia (tel. 22613 50802)

The Castle of Levadia… or the Castle of the Catalans or the Castle of Revenge has a long history, soaked with blood. It is located near the springs of Krya at the hill of Prophet Ilias, and it dates back to the 13th century A.D. It was initially built by the Byzantines, and was, then, expanded by the Franks and the Catalans, constituting one of the few remains of the Catalan domination in Greece. The fortification wall of the Castle follows the morphology of the ground, and ends at a big tower to the east, where the small ancient temple of Zeus is located. The view to the town, which lies under your feed, is amazing from there!

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128 Excursions Levadia ÅèíéêÞò ÁíôéóôÜóåùò (ç ÊåíôñéêÞ Ðëáôåßá), ÔáìðÜ÷íáò êáé Áãßïõ Ìåëåôßïõ óôïí ðñïóöõãéêü óõíïéêéóìü. Ôïõò ôÝóóåñéò êýñéïõò íáïýò. Ôçò Ðáíáãßáò Èåïôüêïõ, ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ, ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ êáé ôçò Åõáããåëßóôñéáò. Ôïí ïéêéóìü ôïõ ÐÝñá ×ùñéïý ìå ôçí ùñáßá èÝá ôïõ (ïé êÜôïéêïé ôçò ËéâáäåéÜò ôï ïíïìÜæïõí êáé ìéêñü Ðáñßóé ãéá ôçí ïìïñöéÜ ôïõ).

H ËéâáäåéÜ åßíáé ìéá ðüëç ãåìÜôç æùíôÜíéá êáé èá ôï äéáðéóôþóåôå êÜíïíôáò ìéá âüëôá óôïõò ðåæïäñüìïõò, óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ðüëçò, ãéá êáöåäÜêé Þ øþíéá óôçí êáëÞ áãïñÜ ðïõ äéáèÝôåé. Åííïåßôáé üôé äåí èá ìðïñÝóåôå íá áíôéóôáèåßôå óôïí ðåéñáóìü íá ãåõôåßôå ôá ðåíôáíüóôéìá øçôÜ, Ýíá áðü ôá ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêüôåñá ãíþñéóìáôá ôçò ËéâáäåéÜò óôéò ðïëõÜñéèìåò ôáâÝñíåò ìå ôï Ýíôïíï ðáñáäïóéáêü ÷ñþìá.

What else to see (and do)

Ç Ìçôñüðïëç ôçò ËéâáäåéÜò

The Clock Tower, which was build during the era of the Frankish Rule, and was used as a torch, while the clock was donated to the town by Lord Elgin in 1803, so that the inhabitants would not stop him from excavating the Oracle of Trophonius.

The Watermill, at Krya. This was built in the beginning of the 20th century and operated as a flour mill.

Today, the installations have been renovated, and constitute a standard cultural center with a conference and exhibition area.

The Historical and Ethnological Museum. The Museum's exhibits include household objects, weaving tools, agricultural objects and grinder machines.

The Museum of Old Occupations. The Museum is housed in the building of the Commercial Association of Levadia, and its creation was an initiative of the said Association.

The four major squares of the town. Lambrou Katsoni (or Zappeion), Ethnikis Antistaseos (the main square), Tabachnas, and Agiou Meletiou at the refugee settlement.

The four major temples. Panagia Theotokos (Virgin

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130 Excursions Levadia ÊïíôéíÝò åêäñïìÝò Ï Åëéêþíáò, ôï âïõíü ôùí Ìïõóþí õøþíåôáé åðéâëçôéêüò ðÜíù áðü ôç ËéâáäåéÜ. Äéáó÷ßóôå ôïí ïñåéíü üãêï, áíáæçôþíôáò ôá ÷ùñéÜ ÁíÜëçøç, Æåñßêé, ÊõñéÜêé, Áñâáíßôóá, Áãßá ¢ííá, Èßóâç, êáé êáôáëÞîôå ãéá ðáñáèáëÜóóéï ïõæÜêé óôçí ðáñáëßá ÓáñÜíôç, êáé Áãßïõ ÉùÜííç. ØçëÝò êïñöÝò, äÜóç, ïñïðÝäéá, êïéëÜäåò, èÜëáóóá. Áð’ üëá ôá ’÷åé ï Åëéêþíáò!

...êáé ëßãç Éóôïñßá Óýìöùíá ìå ôç ìõèïëïãßá ç ËéâáäåéÜ ðÞñå ôï üíïìÜ ôçò áðü ôï ìõèéêü Þñùá ËÝâáäï, ï ïðïßïò áíáöÝñåôáé ùò ï ðñþôïò ïéêéóôÞò ôçò. ÊáôÜ ìßá ðáñÜäïóç, ç ðüëç êáôÜ ôïõò ðñïúóôïñéêïýò ÷ñüíïõò ïíïìáæüôáí Ìßäåéá êáé Þôáí ÷ôéóìÝíç óå ëüöï. Áðü ôá áñ÷áßá ÷ñüíéá ç ËåâÜäåéá áðïôÝëåóå óçìáíôéêü ïéêïíïìéêü êÝíôñï. Ôï 395 ð.×.

“ËåõêÞ Íý÷ôá” óôç ËéâáäåéÜ

Mary), Agios Nikolaos, Agios Georgios and Evangelistria (The Annunciation of the Virgin).

The settlement of Pera Chorio with its beautiful view (the inhabitants of Levadia also call the settlement Small Paris because of its beauty).

Levadia is a very vivid town, and you will find it out by taking a walk through its paved streets, at the center of the town, for coffee or shopping in the fine market that it offers. It goes without saying that you will not be able to resist the temptation to taste the delicious roasts, one of the more characteristic features of Levadia in the multiple taverns with the intense traditional color.

Nearby excursions

Ï Ðýñãïò ôçò ¿ñáò

Ï óéäçñïäñïìéêüò óôáèìüò

Elikonas, the mountain of the Muses, stands grandiose over Levadia. Cross the mountainous volume, seeking the villages of Analipsi, Zeriki, Kyriaki, Arvanitsa, Agia Anna, Thisbi, and end up to the beaches of Sarantis and Agios Ioannis for ouzo by the sea. High peaks, forests, plateaus, valleys, sea. Elikonas has it all!

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132 Excursions Levadia êõñéåýôçêå áðü ôïí Ëýóáíäñï êáé áñãüôåñá ëåçëáôÞèçêå áðü ôïí Áñ÷Ýëáï. Óôá âõæáíôéíÜ ÷ñüíéá ç ËéâáäåéÜ õðÝöåñå áðü ðïëëÝò åðéäñïìÝò, Êáôáëáíþí, ÓëÜâùí êáé ÖñÜãêùí. Ôï 1458 êõñéåýôçêå áðü ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò. ÂÝâáéá, óôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò Ôïõñêïêñáôßáò ïé êÜôïéêïß ôçò åß÷áí êáëýôåñç áíôéìåôþðéóç áðü ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò, ãéáôß ç ðüëç Þôáí õðü ôçí åýíïéá ôçò ìçôÝñáò ôïõ ÓïõëôÜíïõ. Ç ðüëç áðïôßíáîå ïñéóôéêÜ ôïí ôïõñêéêü æõãü ôï 1829. ÌåôÜ ôçí áðïìÜêñõíóç ôùí Ôïýñêùí ï ÉùÜííçò Êáðïäßóôñéáò ßäñõóå åêåß ó÷ïëåßï. Åßíáé ç ãåíÝôåéñá ôïõ ËÜìðñïõ Êáôóþíç (Ýíäïîïò èáëáóóïìÜ÷ïò ôçò ðñïåðáíáóôáôéêÞò ðåñéüäïõ êáé ðíåõìáôéêüò ðáôÝñáò ôïõ ÏäõóóÝá Áíäñïýôóïõ) êáé ìéá áðü ôéò ðñþôåò ðüëåéò ðïõ îåóçêþèçêáí (ìå åðéêåöáëÞò ôïí ÁèáíÜóéï ÄéÜêï) åíáíôßïí ôùí Ôïýñêùí.

Events

Åêäçëþóåéò

Info

Tá «Ôñïöþíåéá», êÜèå ÓåðôÝìâñç, óåéñÜ 20Þìåñùí ðïëéôéóôéêþí åêäçëþóåùí óôï ðÝôñéíï èÝáôñï ôçò Êñýáò. Ôï ðáñáäïóéáêü ðáíçãýñé, óôéò 21 Íïåìâñßïõ, óôá Åéóüäéá ôçò Èåïôüêïõ. Ôï ðáñáäïóéáêü Ýèéìï «ÃáúôáíÜêé», ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ ôçò ÁðïêñéÜò. Óôï Ñïõìåëéþôéêï ÐÜó÷á, ç ðüëç üëç óôïëßæåôáé. ×éëéÜäåò êüóìïõ êáôáêëýæïõí ôï ÷þñï ôçò Êñýáò, ãéá íá ðÜñïõí ìÝñïò óå Ýíá áðÝñáíôï, ãíÞóéï, ëáúêü êáé áõèåíôéêü ðáíçãýñé ìå åêáôïíôÜäåò óïýâëåò êáé ìðüëéêá êëáñßíá: áõôü ðïõ ëÝìå ìå äõï ëüãéá “ÐÜó÷á óôç ËéâáäåéÜ”.

Levadia is at a distance of 116 km from Athens, 397 km from Thessaloniki (through Bralos), and 32 km from Arachova. Its population counts 21.379 according to the 2011 census.

Telephones: Municipality 2261028064, Hospital 2261022222/20051, Police Department 2261028551, Traffic Police 2261028222, Hellenic Post Office 2261028677, Hellenic Communications Organization 2261081222, KTEL Transportation 2261028272, Hellenic Railway Organization 2261028661.

Info Ç ËéâáäåéÜ áðÝ÷åé 116 ÷ëì. áðü ôçí AèÞíá, 397 ÷ëì. áðü ôç Èåóóáëïíßêç (ìÝóù MðñÜëïõ) êáé 32 ÷ëì. áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá. Ï ðëçèõóìüò ôçò åßíáé 21.379 óýìöùíá ìå ôçí áðïãñáöÞ ôïõ 2011. ÔçëÝöùíá: ÄÞìïò 2261028064, Íïóïêïìåßï 2261022222/20051, Áóôõíïìéêü ÔìÞìá 2261028551, Ôñï÷áßá 2261028222, ÅËÔÁ 2261028677, ÏÔÅ 2261081222, ÊÔÅË 2261028272, ÏÓÅ 2261028661.

"Trophonia", every September, a series of 20 days of cultural events at the rock theater of Krya. The traditional festival, on November 21st, during the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. The traditional custom "Gaitanaki" (Maypole) on Carnival Sunday.

During the Easter of Roumeli, the entire town is decorated. Thousands of people overwhelm the Krya area, in order to participate in a huge, original, folk and authentic festival with hundreds of spits and many clarinets: this is what we call in three words "Easter at Levadia".

ÔïðéêÞ ïìß÷ëç; ÐáñÜîåíï ìåôåùñïëïãéêü öáéíüìåíï; Ôßðïôá áðü áõôÜ. Ç ËéâáäåéÜ ðáñáäïìÝíç óôçí ... ôóßêíá ôïõ ïâåëßá, áðü ôéò ÷éëéÜäåò óïýâëåò, ðïõ ãõñßæïõí ôï ÐÜó÷á. Ôï Ñïõìåëéþôéêü ÐÜó÷á, åäþ, óôá êáëýôåñÜ ôïõ! ÄåîéÜ óåëßäá: Ôï ðÝôñéíï èÝáôñï óôï “éåñü öáñÜããé”, óôçí Êñýá.

Local fog? A strange meteorological phenomenon? Neither of those. Levadia is surrendered to the… smell of burning of lamb, due to the thousands of spits that are turning at Easter time, at Easter in Roumeli, here, in its best!

Right page: The rock theater at the "holy gorge", at Krya.

Ôï Levadia Hotel åßíáé Ýíá æåóôü êáé öéëéêü îåíïäï÷åßï óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ËéâáäåéÜò. Áðïôåëåßôáé áðü 71 üìïñöá äéáêïóìçìÝíá êáé Üíåôá äùìÜôéá ðñïóöÝñïíôáò üëåò ôéò óýã÷ñïíåò áíÝóåéò üðùò åóôéáôüñéï, êáöÝ & ìðÜñ, áßèïõóåò åêäçëþóåùí, internet corner & Ýìðåéñï ðñïóùðéêü ðÜíôá óôçí äéáèåóÞ óáò. Ôï îåíïäï÷åßï ìáò âñßóêåôáé óôï êåíôñéêü ðÜñêï ôçò ðüëçò êáé êïíôÜ óôá áîéïèÝáôá ôçò ðüëçò üðùò ç ãñáöéêÞ ôïðïèåóßá Êñýá, ôï ðÝôñéíï èÝ áôñï ôçò Êñýáò, ôéò áñ÷áßåò ðçãÝò ôçò ËÞèçò êáé ôçò Ìíçìïóýíçò, óôïí ðïôáìü ¸ñêõíá, áðü ôéò ïðïßåò õäñåýåôáé Ýùò êáé óÞìåñá ç ðüëç êáé ðïëëÜ áîéïèÝáôá ðïõ áîßæåé íá åðéóêåöèåßôå...

Levadia hotel is a warm & friendly hotel in the center of the town.

The accommodation in its spacious, luxurious rooms combines respect to detail and a wide range of amenities. Also, the restaurant, cafe - bar, meeting room, internet corner and the staff of our hotel is always there to fulfil all your needs.

Our hotel is located at the central park of the town and close to the sightseeing of the town as the picturesque location of Krya, the stone theatre of Krya, the ancient springs of Oblivion, the river Erkyna where the town provides the water and many more sightseeing worth visiting.

Facilities

ÄéáìïíÞ

Õðçñåóßåò

Hotel LEVADIA has a comfortable restaurant fully air - conditioned (and heated) where the client can enjoy a rich buffet breakfast with great variety that will thrill even the most demanding client.

Our open parking, 24hour open, is a good solution to park your car safely.

Other facilities of the hotel LEVADIA are: FREE and fast wi-fi internet connection (for all the building), ironing service, room service, safe deposit boxes, fire safety, baby beds, bar & cafe, transport of buggages, restaurant and facilities for disabled persons. Finally the bar-cafe is open all day for soft drinks, light meals and whatever you may need. The room is air-conditioned and a flat cable TV is in your disposal.

Ôï îåíïäï÷åßï LEVADIA äéáèÝôåé 71 Üíåôá êáé åõñý÷ùñá äùìÜôéá ìå äïñõöïñéêÞ ôçëåüñáóç (nova) êáé üëåò ôéò áíÝóåéò, ðïõ èá éêáíïðïéÞóïõí êáé ôïí ðéï áðáéôçôéêü åðéóêÝðôç.

Ôï îåíïäï÷åßï L E V A D I A äéáèÝôåé Ýíá Üíåôï êëéìáôéæüìåíï åóôéáôüñéï, üðïõ ï ðåëÜôçò ìðïñåß íá áðïëáýóåé Ýíá ðëïýóéï buffet ðñùéíü ìå ìåãÜëç ðïéêéëßá ðïõ èá åíèïõóéÜóåé êáé ôïí ðéï áðáéôçôéêü ðåëÜôç. Ôï õðáßèñéï ãêáñÜæ ìáò, ìå ðñüóâáóç üëï ôï 24Üùñï, ëýíåé ôï ðñüâëçìá ôïõ ðïý íá áöÞóåôå ôï áõôïêßíçôï ìå áóöÜëåéá.

Accommodation Hotel Levadia disposes 71 comfortable and spacious rooms with all the comforts that will satisfy even the most demanding visitor.

Hotel Levadia Ë. Ðáðáóðýñïõ 4 32100 ËéâáäåéÜ ÔçëÝöùíï: 2261 023611 Êéíçôü: 697 4076504 Öáî: 22610 28266 4, Papaspirou ave.

32100 Levadia Ôel: 2261023611 Mob: 6974076504 Fax: 2261028266 www.levadiahotel.gr info@levadiahotel.gr MHTE: 1350K013A0002200

¢ëëåò ðáñï÷Ýò ðïõ ðñïóöÝñåé ôï ïéêïãåíåéáêü îåíïäï÷åßï LEVADIA åßíáé: Ä Ù Ñ Å A Í áóýñìáôç ðñüóâáóç óôï éíôåñíÝô (óå üëï ôï óõãêñüôçìá), õðçñåóßá óéäåñþìáôïò õðçñåóßåò äùìáôßïõ, èõñßäá áóöáëåßáò, ðõñáóöÜëåéá, ðáñêïêñÝâáôï, ìðáñ êáé êáöåôÝñéá, õðçñåóßá ìåôáöïñÜò áðïóêåõþí óôá äùìÜôéá, åóôéáôüñéï êáé ðáñï÷Ýò ãéá Üôïìá ìå åéäéêÝò áíÜãêåò (ÁÌÅÁ). ÔÝëïò ôï ìðáñ - êáöÝ åßíáé áíïé÷ôü üëåò ôéò þñåò ãéá áíáøõêôéêÜ, åëáöñÜ ãåýìáôá, ðïôÜ êáé üôé Üëëï ÷ñåéáóôåßôå. Ï ÷þñïò êëéìáôßæåôáé êáé äéáèÝôåé ìåãÜëç åðßðåäç ïèüíç êáé äïñõöïñéêÞ ôçëåüñáóç.

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Âéþóôå ôç ìïíáäéêÞ Ñïõìåëéþôéêç öéëïîåíßá! ÄéáâÜæïíôáò ôçí ðåñóéíÞ Ýêäïóç ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý DISCOVER ARACHOVA, ðïõ ðåñéåëÜìâáíå ìåôáîý Üëëùí êáé åêôåíåßò áíáöïñÝò óôéò ãýñù ðåñéï÷Ýò, äéáðßóôùóá ôçí êáëáéóèçóßá êáé ôçí åãêõñüôçôá ôçò ýëçò ôïõ. ÖÝôïò, åß÷á ôç ÷áñÜ íá äù óôéò ðñïäçìïóéåýóåéò ôçò ýëçò ôïõ, ôï åêôåíÝò áöéÝñùìá ãéá ôç ËéâáäåéÜ. Äéáðßóôùóá üôé ðñüêåéôáé ãéá ìéá ïõóéáóôéêÞ êáé ðïéïôéêÞ ðñïóðÜèåéá áéóèçôéêÞò ðñïóÝããéóçò êáé åðéôõã÷Üíåôáé ìéá ïëïêëçñùìÝíç ðáñïõóßáóç ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ìáò.

Reading last year's issue of the DISCOVER ARACHOVA magazine, which, among other things, also included extensive referrals to the surrounding areas, I ascertained the artistry and validity of its material.

This year, I had the pleasure of seeing the pre-publications of its material, the extensive special edition on Levadia. I ascertained that this is an essential and qualitative attempt of an aesthetic approach, and that an integrated presentation of our area is achieved.

Ç ËéâáäåéÜ Ý÷åé ìéá äéá÷ñïíéêÞ êáé Þðéá äéáäñïìÞ ìÝóá óôçí éóôïñßá êáé áõôü áðïôåëåß ôï óõãêñéôéêü ðëåïíÝêôçìÜ ôçò óå ó÷Ýóç ìå Üëëïõò äçìïöéëåßò ôïõñéóôéêïýò ðñïïñéóìïýò ôçò ÷þñáò. Ç ðëïýóéá ðáñÜäïóç ôïõ ôüðïõ ìáò ìå ôá éäéáßôåñá ÝèéìÜ ôçò, üðùò ôï ñïõìåëéþôéêï ÐÜó÷á, ôçò ðñïóäßäïõí ìéá ìïíáäéêÞ ãïçôåßá.

Levadia has an enduring and mild course within history, and this constitutes its competitive advantage in relation to other popular tourist destinations of the country. Our area's rich tradition with its special customs, such as Easter at Roumeli, attributes a unique charm to it.

All these, in combination with the proximity of the Municipality of Levadia, both to Athens, and significant archaeological monuments, such as Delphi and Osios Loukas, make our area an ideal destination for few days of vacations.

The Kallicrates Municipality of Levadia extends from the foot of Elikonas, Parnassus, and Kopaida to the Corinthian gulf, where there are many beaches, which have remained untouched by mass tourism. The Municipality offers opportunities for unique hiking routes, resting in picturesque mountainous villages, and authentic people, who are always available to serve the customer and offer him the unique hospitality of Roumeli.

¼ëá áõôÜ óå óõíäõáóìü ìå ôçí åããýôçôá ôïõ ÄÞìïõ ËåâáäÝùí ôüóï óôçí ÁèÞíá, áëëÜ êáé óå óçìáíôéêÜ áñ÷áéïëïãéêÜ ìíçìåßá üðùò åßíáé ïé Äåëöïß êáé ï ¼óéïò ËïõêÜò êÜíïõí ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ìáò, éäáíéêü ðñïïñéóìü ãéá ïëéãïÞìåñåò äéáêïðÝò. Ï Êáëëéêñáôéêüò ÄÞìïò ËåâáäÝùí åêôåßíåôáé áðü ôïõò ðñüðïäåò ôïõ Åëéêþíá, ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, ôçò ÊùðáÀäáò, ùò ôïí Êïñéíèéáêü êüëðï ìå ôéò ðïëëÝò êáé áíÝããé÷ôåò áðü ôïí ìáæéêü ôïõñéóìü ðáñáëßåò ôïõ. ÐñïóöÝñåé ôç äõíáôüôçôá ãéá ìïíáäéêÝò ðåñéðáôçôéêÝò äéáäñïìÝò, îåêïýñáóç óå ãñáöéêÜ ïñåéíÜ ÷ùñéÜ, áõèåíôéêïýò áíèñþðïõò, ðïõ åßíáé ðÜíôá äéáèÝóéìïé íá åîõðçñåôÞóïõí ôïí åðéóêÝðôç êáé íá ôïõ ðñïóöÝñïõí ôç ìïíáäéêÞ ñïõìåëéþôéêç öéëïîåíßá. Ìéá åðßóêåøç óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ìáò èá óáò áðïêáëýøåé êñõììÝíåò öõóéêÝò ïìïñöéÝò, ìïíáäéêïýò éóôïñéêïýò ôüðïõò, îåêïýñáóç, øõ÷áãùãßá êáé çñåìßá.

A visit to our area will reveal to you hidden natural beauties, unique historical places, resting, entertainment and tranquility.

Giota Poulou, Mayor of Levadia

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' Ðáíáãéþôçò ÁãíéÜäçò Ðñüåäñïò ôïõ Åðéìåëçôçñßïõ Âïéùôßáò, Ã. Ã. ÊåíôñéêÞò ¸íùóçò Åðéìåëçôçñßùí ÅëëÜäïò

Áí êáé ç åðé÷åéñçìáôéêüôçôá óÞìåñá óôçí Âïéùôßá, üðùò Üëëùóôå êáé óå üëç ôçí ÷þñá, ðñáãìáôþíåôáé ó' Ýíá áóöõêôéêü åðé÷åéñçìáôéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí, åìåßò, ùò ÅðéìåëçôÞñéï Âïéùôßáò, óõíå÷ßæïõìå íá ðéóôåýïõìå, üôé ç åíßó÷õóç ôïõ "åðé÷åéñåßí" ðñÝðåé íá áðïôåëÝóåé Ýíáí áðü ôïõò âáóéêïýò Üîïíåò ãéá ôçí áíÜôáîç ôçò åèíéêÞò ìáò ïéêïíïìßáò êáé óõíáêüëïõèá ãéá ôçí åõçìåñßá ôçò ôïðéêÞò ìáò êïéíùíßáò. Éäéáßôåñá, ç áíÜðôõîç ôïõ ôïõñéóìïý óõíéóôÜ ìßá ïéêïíïìéêÞ äñáóôçñéüôçôá, éêáíÞ íá ðñïóäþóåé ðïëëÜ êáé óçìáíôéêÜ ïöÝëç. Åßíáé äåäïìÝíï, üôé ç ïñèïëïãéêÞ êáé âéþóéìç áíÜðôõîç ôïõ ôïõñéóìïý óõìâÜëåé óçìáíôéêÜ óôçí åíßó÷õóç ôçò ôïðéêÞò ïéêïíïìßáò, ôçí ðñïóÝëêõóç åðåíäýóåùí êáé êåöáëáßïõ êáèþò êáé óôçí åíßó÷õóç ôçò áðáó÷üëçóçò. Åßíáé åõíüçôï äå, üôé ç áîéïðïßçóç ôùí öõóéêþí ðüñùí êáé ç, ìå óåâáóìü, áíÜäåéîç ôïõ öõóéêïý ðëïýôïõ, êëçñïíïìéÜò êáé éóôïñßáò ìðïñïýí íá ëåéôïõñãÞóïõí ðïëëáðëáóéáóôéêÜ, ðñïò üöåëïò ôçò ïéêïíïìéêÞò, ðïëéôéóôéêÞò êáé êïéíùíéêÞò ìåãÝíèõóçò åíüò ôüðïõ.

H Âïéùôßá, ìå Üîïíá ôçí üìïñöç êáé äçìïöéëÞ ÁñÜ÷ùâá, äéáèÝôåé ìéá éäéáßôåñç ôïõñéóôéêÞ ôáõôüôçôá, ðïõ óõíäõÜæåé ôï ðáíÝìïñöï öõóéêü ôçò ðëïýôï, ôï ïðïßï ðåñéëáìâÜíåé üëç ôçí ðïéêéëßá ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ãåùìïñöïëïãßáò, ôï éóôïñéêü êáé áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ðåñéâÜëëïí ôçò, ðïõ, ìå êÝíôñï ôïõò Äåëöïýò áðïäåéêíýåé ôçí áäéÜëåéðôç éóôïñéêÞ óõíÝ÷åéá ôïõ åëëçíéêïý ÷þñïõ, êáèþò êáé ôïí ðëïýóéï êáé ðïéêßëï ðïëéôéóìü ôçò, ìå óôïé÷åßá ôçò ïñåéíÞò áëëÜ êáé ôçò íçóéùôéêÞò ÅëëÜäáò. Ï èñçóêåõôéêüò ôïõñéóìüò âñßóêåé ðñüóöïñï Ýäáöïò óôá óçìáíôéêÜ âõæáíôéíÜ ÌïíáóôÞñéá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò, üðùò ïé ÌïíÝò Ôáîéáñ÷þí, ÐáíáãéÜò ôçò Ìáêáñéþôéóóáò, Ïóßïõ Óåñáöåßì Äïìâïýò, Áãßáò ÐáñáóêåõÞò, Åõáããåëéóôñßáò, ìå óçìáíôéêüôåñç âÝâáéá ôçí éóôïñéêÞ ÌïíÞ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ. Äåí ðáñáâëÝðïõìå âÝâáéá, ôá ðïéïôéêÜ ðñïúüíôá ðïõ ðáñÜãåé ç ðåñéï÷Þ ìáò, üðùò ôï êñáóß, ôá äéÜöïñá áðïóôÜãìáôá, ôóßðïõñï, ñáêüìåëï, ïýæï ê.Ü., öõóéêÜ, ôï åëáéüëáäï êáé ôá ôõñïêïìéêÜ ðñïúüíôá, üðùò ç öïñìáÝëá êáé âÝâáéá ôá ðñïúüíôá êñÝáôïò, ôá ïðïßá óõíèÝôïõí ôï ôïðéêü “êáëÜèé” ìáò. Ðéóôåýïõìå, üôé êáé áõôÞ ç Ýêäïóç ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý DISCOVER ARACHOVA èá óõìâÜëåé óôçí “áðïêÜëõøç" ôïõ ôüðïõ ìáò, åíéó÷ýïíôáò ôçí ðëçñïöüñçóç ôüóï ôùí åðéóêåðôþí üóï êáé ôùí êáôïßêùí ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé åßìáóôå âÝâáéïé üôé èá áðïôåëÝóåé Ýíá ðïëýôéìï åñãáëåßï ãéá ôçí ðñïâïëÞ ôùí õðçñåóéþí êáé ðñïúüíôùí ôùí åðé÷åéñÞóåùí ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò, ìå

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ðïëëáðëÜ áíôáðïäïôéêÜ ïöÝëç.

Viotia focus on the beautiful and popular Arachova has a special tourist identity that combines beautiful natural wealth (which includes all the variety of Greek geomorphology) with the historical and archaeological places, such as the city of Delphi that proves the uninterrupted history of Greece and the rich and various culture.

Still, it would be remiss not to mention the important Byzantine Monasteries, located in the area as the monastery of Taxiarches, Panagia Makariotissa, St. Seraphim Domvous, Agia Paraskevi, Evangelistria and the most important the historical Monastery of St Luke.

We also invite you to taste a range of quality local products such as wine, various distillates as tsipouro, raki, raki with honey, ouzo etc., olive oil and dairy products such as formaela and meat products.

We believe that this issue of the magazine "DISCOVER ARACHOVA" would help to unveil our country, covering a gap of information for entrepreneurs and consumers, and we hope to be a valuable tool for the promotion of the products and the business of the region.

With honor

Panagiotis Agniadis President of Viotia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and General Secretary of the Union of Hellenic Chambers

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Äåëöïß: óôïí “Ïìöáëü” ôçò ãçò Delphi: at the "Navel” of the earth ¼ôáí âñåèåßò óå ôïýôç ôç ãç, ðåñðáôÞóåéò ìÝóá óôïõò èçóáõñïýò ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ ðïëéôéóìïý, áöÞóåéò ôï âëÝììá óïõ íá ðëáíçèåß óôï Äåëöéêü ôïðßï ìÝ÷ñé åêåß ðïõ óõíáíôÜ ôï ãáëÜæéï ôçò èÜëáóóáò, üôáí èá íéþóåéò ôçí áðßóôåõôç åíÝñãåéá ðïõ åêðÝìðåôáé áðü ðáíôïý, ôüôå èá ãßíåéò êáé óõ ìÝñïò ôïõ ìýèïõ êáé èá äåéò ôïõò äýï áåôïýò ôïõ Äßá íá óõíáíôéþíôáé åäþ, óôï “ÊÝíôñï ôïõ êüóìïõ”, óôïí “Ïìöáëü ôçò ãçò”, óå áõôü ôï îå÷ùñéóôü Ìíçìåßï Ðáãêüóìéáò ÐïëéôéóôéêÞò ÊëçñïíïìéÜò, üðùò Ý÷åé ÷áñáêôçñéóôåß áðü ôçí UNESCO ÅÐÉÌÅËÅÉÁ: ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ , ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ

Ôï áñ÷áßï ÈÝáôñï / The ancient Theater

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Ýóá óå Ýíá åíôõðùóéáêü öõóéêü ôïðßï ðïõ êüâåé ôçí áíÜóá êáé ðëçììõñßæåé èåôéêÞ åíÝñãåéá ôïí åðéóêÝðôç, oé Äåëöïß, ìüëéò 8 ÷ëì. äõôéêÜ ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, åßíáé Ýíá ìÝñïò, ðïõ ãéá ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ìéá öïñÜ óôç æùÞ óïõ ðñÝðåé íá ôïí åðéóêåöôåßò. Ç óçìåñéíÞ êùìüðïëç åßíáé êôéóìÝíç óôá ß÷íç ôïõ ðáëéïý ïéêéóìïý Êáóôñß, óôéò ðáñõöÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý êáé åßíáé Ýíá õðÝñï÷ï ìðáëêüíé ìå èÝá óôï Äåëöéêü ôïðßï, ðïõ ÷Üíåôáé óôï âÜèïò ôïõ ïñßæïíôá, áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá ìÝ÷ñé ôçí ÉôÝá. Åßíáé äßðëá áêñéâþò áðü ôïí áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ÷þñï êáé ôï Ìïõóåßï êáé äéáèÝôåé óçìáíôéêÞ ôïõñéóôéêÞ õðïäïìÞ öéëïîåíßáò, åóôßáóçò, óýã÷ñïíçò áãïñÜò êáé äéáóêÝäáóçò. Áðïôåëåß ïñìçôÞñéï ãéá ðåñéðÜôïõò óôï åêôåôáìÝíï äßêôõï áñ÷áßùí êáé óýã÷ñïíùí ìïíïðáôéþí, åßôå ðñïò ôï âïõíü åßôå ðñïò ôç èÜëáóóá. Ôï áñ÷áßï ìïíïðÜôé Êßññáò - Äåëöþí ðïõ åðß áéþíåò Þôáí ï äñüìïò ãéá ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò ôïõ éåñïý ôüðïõ, Ý÷åé îáíáóçìáôïäïôçèåß êáé ðñïóöÝñåé ìéá ìïíáäéêÞ åìðåéñßá. ¼ðùò Üëëùóôå ôï åõñùðáúêü ìïíïðÜôé Å4, ðïõ ðåñíÜåé áðü ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé ðñïóöÝñåé äéáäñïìÝò åßôå ðñïò Êùñýêåéïí ¢íôñïí åßôå ðñïò ôï ÐáñáôçñçôÞñéï “Êü÷ñáí”, ìå ôçí áðßóôåõôç èÝá! Ç ðüëç, åîÜëëïõ, Ý÷åé íá ðñïóöÝñåé ðïëëÜ óôï ðïëéôéóôéêü ãßãíåóèáé ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò áöïý ìåôáîý Üëëùí ôï Åõñùðáúêü Ðïëéôéóôéêü ÊÝíôñï Äåëöþí (www.eccd.gr), Ýíá áðü ôá êïñõöáßá êÝíôñá ðïëéôéóìïý ôçò Åõñþðçò, õðü ôçí áéãßäá ôïõ Óõìâïõëßïõ ôçò Åõñþðçò, âñßóêåôáé åäþ áðü ôï 1977 öéëïîåíþíôáò êÜèå êáëïêáßñé ðáãêüóìéáò åìâÝëåéáò åêäçëþóåéò. ÄéáèÝôåé åðßóçò ôï õðåñóýã÷ñïíï õðáßèñéï èÝáôñï

When you find yourself in this land, when you walk through the treasures of the ancient civilization, when you let your glance wander over the tiled roofs flowing through the green color of the scenery of Delphi until it meets the blue color of the sea, when you feel the incredible energy that is emitted from everywhere, then you will become part of the myth, and you will see the two eagles of Zeus meeting here, at the "Center of the world", at the "Navel of the earth", in this distinctive Monument of Global Cultural Heritage, as it has been characterized by UNESCO. In the 7th century B.C., the reputation of this area was globally spreading, mainly due to the Oracle. Delphi constituted the most significant pan-Hellenic oracle during antiquity. It is included in the 100 most sacred places in the world.

The prophecies were expressed by

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Ç «Èüëïò» ôçò ÁèçíÜò Ðñïíáßáò / The "Dome" of Athena Pronaia

«Öñýíé÷ïò», 1.100 èÝóåùí, ðïõ öéëïîåíåß åëëçíéêÝò êáé äéåèíåßò ðáñáãùãÝò èåÜôñïõ, ìïõóéêÞò êáé Üëëùí åêäçëþóåùí. Ôï áíïé÷ôü ðÜñêï ãëõðôéêÞò êáëýðôåé ôç íüôéá ðëåõñÜ óôï öõóéêü ôïðßï ôïõ Ðïëéôéôéêïý ÊÝíôñïõ êáé öéëïîåíåß Ýñãá åëëÞíùí êáé îÝíùí êáëëéôå÷íþí (ôçë. 22650 82731-2). Áîßæåé íá åðéóêåöôåßôå ôï Äçìïôéêü Ìïõóåßï ¢ããåëïõ & Åýáò Óéêåëéáíïý. Áðïôåëåß ôç ìïõóåéáêÞ ðéá óõíÝ÷åéá ôïõ óðéôéïý ôïõ Ýëëçíá ðïéçôÞ êáé ôçò óõæýãïõ, óå Ýíáí ôüðï ðïõ êïõâáëÜ ôç èåôéêÞ åíÝñãåéá ôïõ Äåëöéêïý Ôïðßïõ. ÊôéóìÝíï óôá äõôéêÜ õøþìáôá ôçò ðüëçò ôùí Äåëöþí êáôÜ ôçí ðåñßïäï ôùí ðñþôùí Äåëöéêþí Åïñôþí (1920) âñßóêåôáé äßðëá óôïí áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ÷þñï êáé öéëïîåíåß õëéêÜ áðü ôçí áíáâßùóç ôùí Äåëöéêþí Åïñôþí ðïõ ïñãÜíùóå ôï æåýãïò ôçí ðåñßïäï 19271920 óôïõò Äåëöïýò, êïóôïýìéá áðü ðáñáóôÜóåéò áñ÷áßïõ äñÜìáôïò êáèþò êáé ðñïóùðéêÜ áíôéêåßìåíá ôùí Óéêåëéáíþí (Ôçë. 6944 122219). ¸íá áðü ôá óõãêëïíéóôéêüôåñá Ýñãá ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ãëõðôéêÞò êïóìåß ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé ðñÝðåé ïðùóäÞðïôå íá ôï ãíùñßóåôå áðü êïíôÜ. Ôï «Äåëöéêü Öùò» äçìéïõñãÞèçêå áðü ôïí ãëýðôç ÃåñÜóéìï ÓêëÜâï (1927-1967) óôï ßäéï óçìåßï üðïõ âñßóêåôáé êáé óÞìåñá, óôïí êÞðï ôïõ îåíïäï÷åßïõ «Áìáëßá». Ôçí êáëýôåñç èÝá óôïõò Äåëöïýò ôçí Ý÷åôå áðü ôï “ÐáñáôçñçôÞñéï”. Âñßóêåôáé åðéâëçôéêü êáé ó÷åäüí êñåìáóìÝíï óôïõò âñÜ÷ïõò ðÜíù áðü ôçí ðüëç êáé ìðïñåßôå íá öèÜóåôå ìåôÜ áðü ðåæïðïñßá ìéÜìéóçò þñáò áðü ôï áñ÷áßï ìïíïðÜôé Äåëöïß - Ðáñíáóóüò, ôçí ðåñßöçìç «ÓêÜëá».

ÏÉ ÁÑ×ÁÉÏÉ ÄÅËÖÏÉ Ïé Äåëöïß áðïôÝëåóáí ôï óçìáíôéêüôåñï ðáíåëëÞíéï ìáíôåßï êáôÜ ôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá. ÓõãêáôáëÝãïíôáé óôïõò 100 éåñüôåñïõò ôüðïõò ôïõ êüóìïõ. Åäþ, üðïõ êÜðïôå óõíÝñåáí âáóéëåßò êáé êïéíïß èíçôïß, ðïëéôéêïß êáé óôñáôçãïß ãéá íá áðïóðÜóïõí êÜðïéïí åõíïúêü ÷ñçóìü áðü ôï èåü Áðüëëùíá. Ôï Ìáíôåßï ôùí Äåëöþí Ý÷åé

Pythia, the priestess, and were interpreted by the priests. Cities, rulers and common people used to consult the Oracle of Delphi, bringing glorious offers.

The tour in the archaeological site is very interesting. What you should see: The Temple of Apollo (4th century - the upright pillars are saved), where the oracular prophecies were given, the small temple of the Treasure of the Athenians, the Stoa of the Athenians, the ancient Theater (with 5,000 seats), the ancient Stadium (5th century), the "Dome" of Athena Pronaia, and the Castalian Spring.

Besides, exquisite exhibits, which you should definitely see, are hosted in the Museum (Tel.: +302265082312, iepka@culture.gr).

The present town is exactly next to the archaeological site, and has significant tourist infrastructure for hospitality, food services, modern market, and entertainment.

The town also has a lot to offer to the cultural life of the area, since, among other things, the European Cultural Center of Delphi (www.eccd.gr), one of the top cultural centers of Europe, which is sponsored by the Council of Europe, is here since 1977, hosting events of global

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÷áñÜîåé áíåîßôçëá ôçí åëëçíéêÞ áëëÜ êáé äéåèíÞ éóôïñßá. Ç ðåñéï÷Þ ðñùôïêáôïéêÞèçêå ôá ÌõêçíáúêÜ ÷ñüíéá (14ïò -11ïò áé. ð.×.). Ç èåüôçôá ðïõ ëáôñåõüôáí áñ÷éêÜ Þôáí ç Ãáßá, ðïõ Ýäéíå ôïõò ÷ñçóìïýò öñïõñïýìåíç áðü ôï ãéï ôçò Ðýèùíá. Ï èåüò Áðüëëùíáò, áöïý öïíåýåé ôïí Ðýèùíá, öåýãåé áðü ôïõò Äåëöïýò ãéá íá åîáãíéóèåß. ÌåôÜ ôïí åîáãíéóìü ôïõ, åðéóôñÝöåé êáé åãêáèßóôáôáé ç ëáôñåßá ôïõ óôïõò Äåëöïýò ìå ôçí åðùíõìßá Ðýèéïò. Ôïí 7ï áé. ð.×. ïé áñ÷áßïé ¸ëëçíåò ÷ôßæïõí ëáôñåõôéêïýò íáïýò óôïõò èåïýò ôïõò Áðüëëùíá êáé ÁèçíÜ. ÌÝóá óôá åðüìåíá 100 ÷ñüíéá ç öÞìç ôïõ ÷þñïõ åîáðëþíåôáé ðáãêïóìßùò, êõñßùò ëüãù ôïõ Ìáíôåßïõ. Ïé ÷ñçóµïß ôïõ åêöñÜæïíôáí áðü ôçí Ðõèßá, ôçí éÝñåéá ôïõ ìáíôåßïõ, êáé åñµçíåýïíôáí áðü ôïõò éåñåßò. Ðüëåéò, çãåµüíåò êáé áðëïß Üíèñùðïé óõµâïõëåýïíôáí ôï ìáíôåßï ôùí Äåëöþí, êïìßæïíôáò ëáµðñÝò ðñïóöïñÝò. Ôá “Ðýèéá”, ïé áãþíåò ðïõ äéïñãáíþíïíôáí åäþ, Ýöôáóáí íá åßíáé ïé äåýôåñïé óå óçìáíôéêüôçôá ðáíåëëÞíéïé áãþíåò ìåôÜ ôïõò Ïëõìðéáêïýò. Ç áñ÷áßá ðüëç Äåëöïß ãßíåôáé Ýäñá ôçò ÄåëöéêÞò Áìöéêôéïíßáò (6ïò áé. ð.×.) 12 öõëþí ôçò ÊåíôñéêÞò ÅëëÜäáò ôüóï ìå èñçóêåõôéêü üóï êáé ìå ðïëéôéêü ÷áñáêôÞñá. Ç äýíáìç ôïõ Ìáíôåßïõ ðñïêÜëåóå ôñåéò éåñïýò ðïëݵïõò êáé ôéò êáôáêôÞóåéò áðü Áéôùëïýò êáé Ñùµáßïõò ðñéí ôï êßíçµá ôïõ ïñèïëïãéóµïý ôï èÝóåé óå ðáñáêµÞ. Ç ðñïöçôéêÞ äéáäéêáóßá Þôáí áíáëëïßùôç Ýùò ôïí 2ï áé. µ.×. üôáí ï âõæáíôéíüò áõôïêñÜôïñáò Èåïäüóéïò Á’ ôåñµÜôéóå ôç ëåéôïõñãßá ôïõ. Ïé Äåëöïß ãßíïíôáé åðß ÷ñéóôéáíéóµïý Ýäñá ÅðéóêïðÞò êáé åãêáôáëåßðïíôáé µå ôçí åðÝëáóç ôùí

scope every summer. It is worth visiting the Municipal Angelos & Eva Sikelianos Museum. This is now the museum continuity of the Greek poet's and his wife's house. Built at the west heights of the town of Delphi during the period of the first Delphic Celebrations (1920), it is located near the archaeological area, and hosts materials from the revival of the Delphic Celebrations that the couple organized during the 19201927 period in Delphi, costumes from ancient drama performances, as well as personal belongings of the Sikelianos family (Tel. 6944 122219).

"Paratiritirio" will offer you the best view to Delphi. It stands imposing and almost hung from the rocks over the town; you can reach it after an hour and a half of hiking through the ancient path of Delphi - Parnassus.

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148 Excursions Delphi ÓëÜâùí (7ïò áé. µ.×.). Ôï Éåñü êáëýðôåôáé óôáäéáêÜ áðü åðé÷þóåéò ðÜíù óôéò ïðïßåò åãêáôáóôÜèçêå ôï ÷ùñéü Êáóôñß. Ïé êáôáãñáöÝò ôïõ ðåñéçãçôÞ Ðáõóáíßá Ýäùóáí óçµáíôéêÝò ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôç µåôÝðåéôá áíáóýíèåóç ôïõ ÷þñïõ. Ïé áíáóêáöÝò ôïõ 1882 Ýöåñáí îáíÜ óôï öùò ôï éåñü ôùí Äåëöþí. Ç ðåñéÞãçóç óôï ÷þñï åßíáé ôüóï åíäéáöÝñïõóá þóôå äåí èá äþóåôå êáèüëïõ óçìáóßá óôçí áíçöïñéêÞ êëéìáêùôÞ äéáäñïìÞ ìÝ÷ñé ôï áñ÷áßï óôÜäéï. Îå÷ùñßæïõí: Ï Íáüò ôïõ Áðüëëùíá (4ïò áé. - óþæïíôáé ïé üñèéïé êßïíåò), üðïõ äßíïíôáí ïé ìáíôéêïß ÷ñçóìïß, ï ìéêñüò íáüò ôïõ Èçóáõñïý ôùí Áèçíáßùí, ç ÓôïÜ ôùí Áèçíáßùí, ôï áñ÷áßï ÈÝáôñï (5.000 èÝóåùí), ôï áñ÷áßï ÓôÜäéï (5ïò áé.), üðïõ äéåîÜãïíôáí ïé Ðõèéêïß Áãþíåò, ôï áñ÷áßï ÃõµíÜóéï, ç «Èüëïò» ôçò ÁèçíÜò Ðñïíáßáò ôïõ 4ïõ áé. Ýíá êõêëéêü ïéêïäüìçìá äùñéêïý ñõèìï (åßíáé êÜôù áðü ôï äñüìï), ç Êáóôáëßá ÐçãÞ. Óôï Ìïõóåßï, åîÜëëïõ (Ôçë: 2265082312, iepka@culture.gr), öéëïîåíïýíôáé êáôáðëçêôéêÜ åêèÝìáôá, ìå áõôü ôïõ Çíßï÷ïõ, Ýíá èáýìá ôçò áñ÷áßáò ÷áëêïðëáóôéêÞò, ðïõ áðïôåëïýóå ìÝñïò ìåãáëýôåñïõ óõìðëÝãìáôïò, íá áé÷ìáëùôßæåé ôï âëÝììá óáò.

Ôï óðßôé - ìïõóåßï ôïõ ¢ããåëïõ êáé ôçò Åýáò Óéêåëéáíïý The house - museum of Angelos and Eva Sikelianos

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Óôá ÷íÜñéá ôïõ Äåõêáëßùíá > 4ïò áãþíáò ïñåéíïý äñüìïõ Äåëöþí

Ôçí ÊõñéáêÞ 6 Äåêåìâñßïõ 2015, ãéá 4ç óõíå÷üìåíç ÷ñïíéÜ, ðÜíù áðü 400 áèëçôÝò Ýäùóáí ôï ðáñþí. Ï áãþíáò óõíäõÜæåé ôïí áèëçôéóìü, ôï ìýèï (Äåõêáëßùí), ôçí éóôïñßá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé ôá ðáíÝìïñöá ôïðßá ôçò. Ï áãþíáò Ýãéíå óå äýï äéáäñïìÝò, ôùí 22 ÷ëì. ìå õøïìåôñéêÞ äéáöïñÜ 1.200 ìÝôñá êáé ôùí 8 ÷ëì. ìå õøïìåôñéêÞ äéáöïñÜ 550 ìÝôñá. Ïé äéáäñïìÝò åíáëëÜóóïíôáé ìåôáîý ìïíïðáôéþí êáé äáóéêþí ÷ùìáôüäñïìùí åíþ ìåãÜëï ìÝñïò ôïõò åßíáé êïéíü ìå ôï äéåèíÝò ìïíïðÜôé Å4, êáé Ýíá êïììÜôé ðåñßðïõ 2 ÷ëì. äéáó÷ßæåé ôï ðáñèÝíï äÜóïò ôçò ïñåéíÞò ÅëÜôçò. Ôï ìÝãéóôï õøüìåôñï ðïõ öôÜíåé ç ìåãÜëç äéáäñïìÞ åßíáé óôá 1.650 ìÝôñá, åêåß üðïõ ç èÝá ðñïò üëåò ôéò ðëåõñÝò ôïõ ïñßæïíôá åßíáé ìáãåõôéêÞ. Ðñéí ôçí Ýíáñîç ïé éÝñåéåò Üíáøáí ôçí öëüãá, ôçí ïðïßá êñÜôçóå ï óýæõãïò êáé ðñïðïíçôÞò ôçò Ïëõìðéïíßêç Áèáíáóßáò ÔóïõìåëÝêá, Íßêïò ÄçìçôñéÜäçò, åíþ ïé áèëçôÝò Ýäùóáí ôïí üñêï ôùí äåëöéêþí ðáñáããåëìÜôùí. Ï öåôéíüò áãþíáò ïñåéíïý äñüìïõ ëåéôïýñãçóå õðïóôçñéêôéêÜ óôçí õðïøçöéüôçôá ôùí Äåëöþí ãéá ôçí áíáêÞñõîÞ ôïõò ðïëéôéóôéêÞ ðñùôåýïõóá ôçò Åõñþðçò ãéá ôï 2021. ÐáñÜëëçëá Ï áãþíáò õðïóôÞñéîå ôï Ýñãï ôïõ óõëëüãïõ "ÏÑÁÌÁ ÅËÐÉÄÁÓ", ÔñÜðåæá Åèåëïíôþí Äïôþí Ìõåëïý ôùí Ïóôþí. ÄéïñãáíùôÝò ï Óýëëïãïò ×éïíïäñüìùí - Ïñåéâáôþí ÉôÝáò, Êßññáò êáé ï Áèëçôéêüò Ðïëéôéóôéêüò Óýëëïãïò “ÄåëöéêÝò Áìöéêôõïíßåò”. www.deucalionrace.gr

On Sunday, December 6th 2015, over 400 athletes were present in the mountain road race of Delphi, "In the footsteps of Deucalion" for the fourth consecutive year.

The race combines sports, legend, the area's history and its beautiful landscapes. The race took place in two routes, 22 km and 8 km long respectively. The routes were alternated between paths and forest dirt roads, while the maximum height reached by the long route is around 1,650m., where the view to all sides of the horizon is magnificent. Before the beginning, the priestesses lit the flame, and the athletes took the oath of the Delphic maxims.

This year's mountain road race took place in support to the candidature of Delphi for the town's nomination as cultural capital of Europe for 2021. The race was organized by the Alpine & Ski Club of Itea-Kirra and the Athletic Cultural Association "Delphic Amphictyony" www.deucalionrace.gr

>ÏìöÜëéïò ÐÏÄÇËÁÔÉÊÏÓ ÁÃÙÍÁÓ ÄÑÏÌÏÕ ÌåôñÜ Þäç 5 ÷ñüíéá ðáñïõóßáò óôïõò Äåëöïýò. Åßíáé ìéáò áãùíéóôéêÞò çìÝñáò, êõñßùò ïñåéíüò îåêéíÜ áðü ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé äéÝñ÷åôáé áðü ÁñÜ÷ùâá, Êáëýâéá Ðáñíáóóïý, ÅðôÜëïöï, Ëéëáßá, Ðïëýäñïóï, ¢íù Êáëýâéá, Áìößêëåéá, ÊÜôù ÔéèïñÝá, Áãßá ÐáñáóêåõÞ, ÌáõñïíÝñé, Äáýëåéá, Æåìåíü. Ï áãþíáò ãßíåôáé óýìöùíá ìå ôïõò êáíïíéóìïýò ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Ïìïóðïíäßáò Ðïäçëáóßáò êáé ôçò UCI, ðåñéëáìâÜíåôáé óôï áãùíéóôéêü ðñüãñáììá ôçò ÅÏÐ, êáé äéïñãáíþíåôáé áðü ôïí Áèëçôéêü ¼ìéëï "ÈÇÓÅÁÓ" ìå ôçí óõíåñãáóßá ôçò WORLDOFBIKE Total Cycling Solutions êáé ôï Îåíïäï÷åßï Åóôéáôüñéï "ÇÍÉÏ×ÏÓ" óôïõò Äåëöïýò.

> Omfalios CYCLING RACE

Photo: Dimitris Polydoropoulos

The race already counts 5 years of presence at Delphi. It lasts one day, mostly follows a mountain route, and begins from Delphi and passes through Arachova, Kalyvia in Parnassus, Eptalofo, Lilaia, Polydroso, Ano Kalyvia, Amfiklia, Kato Tithorea, Agia Paraskevi, Mavroneri, Davleia, and Zemeno. The race takes place in accordance with the regulations of the Hellenic Cycling Federation and UCI, it is included in the racing program of HCF, and is organized by the "THISEAS" Athletic Group with the collaboration of WORLDOFBIKE Total Cycling Solutions and the "INIOCHOS" Hotel Restaurant at Delphi.

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Aíáêáëýðôïíôáò îáíÜ ôïõò Äåëöïýò Ïé Äåëöïß îáíáóõóôÞíïíôáé óôï åëëçíéêü êáé ðáãêüóìéï êïéíü êáé äéåêäéêïýí ðÜëé ôïí ïéêïõìåíéêü ôïõò ñüëï, åêðñïóùðþíôáò Ýíáí ÄÞìï ðïõ èá ìðïñïýóå íá ÷áñáêôçñéóôåß ç êéâùôüò ôïõ åëëçíéêïý ðïëéôéóìïý êáé ôçò éóôïñßáò ÐñÜãìáôé, óôïí ÄÞìï Äåëöþí óõìðõêíþíåôáé ç äéá÷ñïíéêüôçôá ôïõ Åëëçíéóìïý... Äåëöïß. Ôï ëßêíï ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ êüóìïõ. Ãéá ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü ÷ßëéá ÷ñüíéá ï "ïìöáëüò ôçò ãçò" áðïôÝëåóå ðáãêüóìéï èñçóêåõôéêü, ðïëéôéêü êáé ðïëéôéóôéêü êÝíôñï. ¢ìöéóóá. Ç Ýäñá ôïõ ÄÞìïõ, ìå ôçí ðåñßöçìç áñ÷áßá ÁêñüðïëÞ ôçò, ôï èñõëéêü "ÊÜóôñï ôùí Óáëþíùí". Ç ðüëç äåóðüæåé ôïõ áðÝñáíôïõ Åëáéþíá ôçò, åíþ ìå ôéò ðïëëÝò ãñáöéêÝò ãùíéÝò ôçò, åýêïëá öÝñíåé óôç ìíÞìç ôùí ÅëëÞíùí ôç ìåãÜëç Éóôïñßá êáé ÐáñÜäïóÞ ôçò.

ÈáíÜóçò Ðáíáãéùôüðïõëïò ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Äåëöþí

Rediscovering Delphi Delphi is reintroduced to the Greek as well as to the global audience, and claims its universal role again, representing a Municipality that could be characterized as the ark of Greek civilization and history.

Indeed, the timelessness of Hellenism is concentrated in the Municipality of Delphi…

Delphi. The cradle of the ancient world. For more than a thousand years, the "navel of the earth" constituted a universal religious, political and cultural center.

Amfissa. The headquarters of the Municipality, with its famous ancient Acropolis, the legendary "Castle of Salona". The town dominates its endless Olive Grove, while with its many picturesque corners it easily brings its great History and Tradition to the memory of the Greeks. Itea. The spacious port of the Municipality of Delphi constitutes a modern seaside town, the impressive ending of the "Krisean Field" to the sea of the Corinthian Gulf, ideal for hiking and bicycling.

Galaxidi. The maritime State of the Corinthian Gulf, the home of the skippers of 19th century sailing boats. Maintaining an intact architectural heritage, it is characterized as "the jewel of the Corinthian Gulf". Parnassus. The big villages Polydrosos and Eptalofos dominate the northeastern corner of our Municipality.

Home of significant fighters of the Greek Revolution, as well as of the National Resistance, these beautiful villages constitute main entrance gates to the mountainous volume of the Parnassus, with the National Park and the Ski Center.

Gravia. Just the sound of Gravia's name spreads chills of emotion to all the Greeks, as well as to the friends of modern Greek History. Desfina. With a significant historical role to the fight of the Revolution, it is the special home of significant personalities of the letters and the arts, such as of the great modern painter Spyros Papaloukas. Unit of Kallieis. The villages of the great heroes of the Greek Revolution are located at the northwestern side of our Municipality.

The Municipality of Delphi with the support of the entirety of Sterea Ellada claims the title of European Capital of Culture 2021, with the slogan "METAMORÖOSIS".

We choose Civilization as a modern proposal, we choose to be transformed. * We would like to thank the contributors of this remarkable edition of DISCOVER ARACHOVA for their hospitality in a special section in the magazine, and we wish you discover with its help the beauty of the Municipality of Delphi.

Thanasis Panagiotopoulos Mayor of Delphi

ÉôÝá. Ôï åõñý÷ùñï ëéìÜíé ôïõ ÄÞìïõ Äåëöþí, áðïôåëåß ìéá óýã÷ñïíç ðáñáëéáêÞ ðüëç, ôçí åíôõðùóéáêÞ êáôÜëçîç ôïõ "Êñéóóáßïõ Ðåäßïõ" óôç èÜëáóóá ôïõ Êïñéíèéáêïý Êüëðïõ, éäáíéêÞ ãéá ðåæïðïñßá êáé ðïäÞëáôï. Ãáëáîßäé. Ç íáõôéêÞ Ðïëéôåßá ôïõ Êïñéíèéáêïý, ç ðáôñßäá ôùí êáñáâïêýñçäùí ôùí éóôéïöüñùí ôïõ 19ïõ áéþíá. Äéáôçñþíôáò áíÝããé÷ôç ôçí áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ ôïõ êëçñïíïìéÜ ÷áñáêôçñßæåôáé "ôï óôïëßäé ôïõ Êïñéíèéáêïý". Ðáñíáóóüò. Óôç âïñåéïáíáôïëéêÞ ãùíéÜ ôïõ ÄÞìïõ ìáò, äåóðüæïõí ôá ìåãÜëá ÷ùñéÜ Ðïëýäñïóïò êáé ÅðôÜëïöïò. Ðáôñßäá óçìáíôéêþí áãùíéóôþí ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò, áëëÜ êáé ôçò ÅèíéêÞò Áíôßóôáóçò, ôá ðáíÝìïñöá áõôÜ ÷ùñéÜ áðïôåëïýí âáóéêÝò ðýëåò åéóüäïõ ãéá ôïí ïñåéíü üãêï ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, ìå ôïí Åèíéêü Äñõìü êáé ìå ôï ×éïíïäñïìéêü ÊÝíôñï. ÃñáâéÜ. Ôï Üêïõóìá êáé ìüíï ôïõ ïíüìáôüò ôçò óêïñðÜ ñßãç óõãêßíçóçò óå üëïõò ôïõò ¸ëëçíåò, áëëÜ êáé óôïõò ößëïõò ôçò óýã÷ñïíçò ÅëëçíéêÞò Éóôïñßáò. Äåóößíá. Ìå óçìáíôéêÞ éóôïñéêÞ ðñïóöïñÜ óôïí áãþíá ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò, åßíáé ç éäéáßôåñç ðáôñßäá óçìáíôéêþí ðñïóùðéêïôÞôùí ôùí ãñáììÜôùí êáé ôùí ôå÷íþí, üðùò ôïõ ìåãÜëïõ óýã÷ñïíïõ æùãñÜöïõ Óðýñïõ ÐáðáëïõêÜ. Åíüôçôá ÊáëëéÝùí. Óôç âïñåéïäõôéêÞ ðëåõñÜ ôïõ ÄÞìïõ ìáò âñßóêïíôáé ôá ÷ùñéÜ ôùí ìåãÜëùí çñþùí ôçò ÅëëçíéêÞò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò. Ï ÄÞìïò Äåëöþí ìå ôç óôÞñéîç üëçò ôçò ÓôåñåÜò ÅëëÜäáò äéåêäéêåß ôïí ôßôëï ôçò ÐïëéôéóôéêÞò Ðñùôåýïõóáò ôçò Åõñþðçò 2021, ìå ôï óýíèçìá "METAMORÖOSIS". ÅðéëÝãïõìå ôïí Ðïëéôéóìü ùò óýã÷ñïíç ðñüôáóç, åðéëÝãïõìå íá ìåôáìïñöùèïýìå. * Åõ÷áñéóôïýìå ôïõò óõíôåëåóôÝò ôçò áîéüëïãçò Ýêäïóçò DISCOVER ARACHOVA ãéá ôç öéëïîåíßá óå åéäéêÞ åíüôçôá ìÝóá óôï ðåñéïäéêü êé åõ÷üìáóôå íá áíáêáëýøåôå ìå ôç âïÞèåéÜ ôïõ ôçí ïìïñöéÜ ôïõ ÄÞìïõ Äåëöþí.

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ÌÅÔÁÌÏRÖOSIS >Ôïí ðñþôï “÷ñçóìü” óôÝëíïõí ïé Äåëöïß

óôçí Åõñþðç ôïõ 2015... óôçí Åõñþðç ôïõ 2021! ÌåãÜëçò áðïäï÷Þò êáé ðñùôüãíùñçò óõììåôï÷Þò Ýôõ÷å ç åðßóçìç ðáñïõóßáóç ôçò õðïøçöéüôçôáò ôùí Äåëöþí ãéá ôïí ôßôëï ôçò ÐïëéôéóôéêÞò Ðñùôåýïõóáò ôçò Åõñþðçò ôï 2021 ìå ôçí ïíïìáóßá «DELPHI `21», ðïõ Ýãéíå ôï áðüãåõìá ôçò ÔåôÜñôçò, 25 Íïåìâñßïõ 2015 óôï ÌÝãáñï ôçò ÐáëéÜò ÂïõëÞò óôçí ÁèÞíá. Áñ÷Þò ãåíïìÝíçò áðü ôïí ÐåñéöåñåéÜñ÷ç ÓôåñåÜò ÅëëÜäïò ê. Ê. ÌðáêïãéÜííç, óýóóùìç ç Áõôïäéïßêçóç á` êáé â` âáèìïý, ï ðïëéôéêüò êüóìïò ôçò ÐåñéöÝñåéáò ìáò, ï åðé÷åéñçìáôéêüò êáé ôïõñéóôéêüò êüóìïò ôçò ÓôåñåÜò, óõëëïãéêïß öïñåßò êáé åðþíõìïé ðïëßôåò, óôÞñéîáí ìå ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõò ôç âñáäéÜ êáé Ýóôåéëáí ôçí åõ÷Þ êáé ôçí åëðßäá “ç ÓôåñåÜ íá ðåôý÷åé, ïé Äåëöïß íá ðåôý÷ïõí”. Ìå ôï éó÷õñü ìÞíõìá “METAMORÖOSIS” ìÝóá áðü ôçí êáôÜìåóôç áßèïõóá, ïé Äåëöïß Ýóôåéëáí ôï äéêü ôïõò ÷ñçóìü õðïóôçñßæïíôáò ðþò ìðïñïýí íá åêöñÜóïõí óôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé óôçí Åõñþðç Ýíá ìÞíõìá ïéêïõìåíéêü, ìðïñïýí íá äéáôõðþóïõí Ýíáí ãíÞóéï ðíåõìáôéêü ëüãï, ðïõ èá áêïõóôåß ôáõôü÷ñïíá ùò êñáõãÞ áãùíßáò, áëëÜ êáé ùò Üããåëìá åëðßäáò ãéá ôç èÝóç ôçò ÷þñáò ìáò óôç óýã÷ñïíç Åõñþðç, áëëÜ êáé ãéá ôçí ðïëéôéóôéêÞ ðáñïõóßá ôçò óçìåñéíÞò Åõñþðçò, ðïõ ïöåßëåé íá ãïíéìïðïéçèåß áðü ôéò åîáéñåôéêÝò êïéíùíéêÝò ðñïêëÞóåéò êáé íá «ìåôáìïñöùèåß», üðùò ðÜíôá óôï ðáñåëèüí ôçò, ìÝóá áðü ôçí åìðåäùìÝíç êïõëôïýñá ôçò áíåêôéêüôçôáò, ôçò ðïëõóõëëåêôéêüôçôáò, ôçò áëëçëåããýçò êáé ôçò ðñïüäïõ. Ôïõ ËÜìðñïõ Áñéóô. Ñüäç

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The Municipality of Delphi presented its official candidature for the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2021, at the Mansion of the Old Parliament in Athens. With the powerful slogan "METAMORÖOSIS", through the crowded room, Delphi sent its own "oracle", suggesting that it can voice, in Greece and in Europe, a universal message, it can formulate an authentic spiritual speech, which will be heard at the same time as a cry of agony, as well as a message of hope for the position of our country in contemporary Europe, but also for the cultural presence of today's Europe, which ought to be fertilized by the exquisite social challenges, and be "transformed", as it always has in its past, through the established culture of tolerance, versatility, solidarity, and progress.

1. Ï ÄÞìáñ÷ïò Äåëöþí ê. ÈáíÜóçò Ðáíáãéùôüðïõëïò óôï âÞìá ôçò êáôÜìåóôçò áßèïõóáò ôçò ÐáëéÜò ÂïõëÞò êáôÜ ôçí åðßóçìç ðáñïõóßáóç ôçò õðïøçöéüôçôáò 2. ×áéñåôéóìüò áðü ôïí ÐåñéöåñåéÜñ÷ç ÓôåñåÜò ÅëëÜäáò ê. Êþóôá ÌðáêïãéÜííç 3. ×áéñåôéóìüò áðü ôïí Ðñüåäñï ôçò ÐÅÄ ÓôåñåÜò ÅëëÜäáò ê. ËïõêÜ ÕðåñÞöáíï 4. ×áéñåôéóìüò áðü ôïí Åðßôéìï Ðñüåäñï óôï äßêôõï ôùí Ðïëéôéóôéêþí Ðñùôåõïõóþí ôçò Åõñþðçò ê. Óðýñï Ìåñêïýñç 5. ÁíáêÞñõîç ôïõ Dr Michael Scott, ÊáèçãçôÞ ÊëáóóéêÞò êáé Áñ÷áßáò Éóôïñßáò óôï ÐáíåðéóôÞìéï ôïõ Warwick, ùò Åðßôéìïõ Äçìüôç Äåëöþí 6. “Áðáíôåò ðáñüíôåò”! Ç ÐåñéöÝñåéá ÓôåñåÜò ÅëëÜäïò, ç ôïðéêÞ áõôïäéïßêçóç, ï ðïëéôéêüò êüóìïò ôçò ÐåñéöÝñåéáò, ï åðé÷åéñçìáôéêüò êáé ôïõñéóôéêüò êüóìïò ôçò ÓôåñåÜò, óõëëïãéêïß öïñåßò êáé åðþíõìïé ðïëßôåò, óôÞñéîáí ìå ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõò ôç âñáäéÜ.

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ÉôÝá: ìå ôï âëÝììá óôï ìÝëëïí Áí ç åéêüíá ðïõ åß÷áôå ìÝ÷ñé ôþñá óôï ìõáëü óáò ãéá ôçí ÉôÝá, Þôáí áõôÞ ôçò “åíäéÜìåóçò” óôÜóçò óôç äéáäñïìÞ ÍáõðÜêôïõ - ¢ìöéóóáò, Þ ôçò “ìåôáëëåõôéêÞò ðüëçò”, äéáãñÜøôå ôçí! Ç ÉôÝá, Ý÷åé åîåëé÷èåß óå Ýíá ðñüôõðï óýã÷ñïíçò ìéêñÞò ðüëçò, ìå üìïñöç ñõìïôïìßá, ðïëý êáëÞ ôïõñéóôéêÞ õðïäïìÞ, äáíôåëùôÝò áêñïãéáëéÝò, êáôáðñÜóéíá ôïðßá, êáé ìå ôï ëéìÜíé ôçò íá õðïäÝ÷åôáé ôá êñïõáæéåñüðëïéá ôùí åðéóêåðôþí, ãéá ôïõò Äåëöïýò. ÂÜëôå ôçí óôçí áôæÝíôá óáò, ùò ôïõñéóôéêü ðñïïñéóìü ðïõ ðñÝðåé ïðùóäÞðïôå íá åðéóêåöèåßôå.

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óõíåéäçôïðïéÞóåéò üôé ôï èÝáìá ðïõ áíïßãåôáé ìðñïóôÜ óïõ åßíáé ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá. Ìéá ðüëç ïëüêëçñç, óå ìéá ëïõñßäá ãçò ðïõ áíáðôýóóåôáé óå ìéá äéÜóôáóç ìüíï. ÌðñïóôÜ ôçò ï Êñéóáßïò êüëðïò ìå Üíïéãìá óôïí Êïñéíèéáêü êáé èÝá óôçí Ðåëïðüííçóï. Ðßóù ôçò, ï åëáéþíáò ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò, ìíçìåßï áéþíéï ôïõ Äåëöéêïý ôïðßïõ, ìå öüíôï ôïõò ïñåéíïýò üãêïõò ôçò Ãêéþíáò êáé ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý. Êáé óôï âáèïò, ôá íçóÜêéá, ïé äáíôåëùôÝò áêôÝò êáé ôï Ãáëáîßäé. Áíáðüöåõêôá, ç óêÝøç óïõ åßíáé üôé áõôÞ ç ðüëç åßíáé ìéá ðëïýóéá ðüëç ìå åõäáßìïíåò êáôïßêïõò, ìå ÷éëéÜäåò åðéóêÝðôåò, ðñïóêõíçôÝò ôçò ïìïñöéÜò ôçò. Ç ðñþôç óïõ åðáöÞ åßíáé ôï ðëáêüóôñùôï ðáñáëéáêü ìÝôùðï, ç “ÁêôÞ Ðïóåéäþíïò”, ìðñïóôÜ áðü ôïí êåíôñéêü äñüìï. Ç áíÜðëáóç ðïõ Ýãéíå ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá, Ý÷åé äçìéïõñãÞóåé Ýíáí èáõìÜóéï ÷þñï ðåñéðÜôïõ, éäáíéêü ãéá ìéá ìåãÜëç âüëôá äßðëá óôç èÜëáóóá ìå ôá êáöÝ êáé ôá åóôéáôüñéá, êáôÜ ìÞêïò ôçò. Óôï ëéìÜíé ôçò äÝíïõí åìðïñéêÜ êáé åðéâáôéêÜ ðëïßá, êáèþò êáé ôá êñïõáæéåñüðëïéá ãéá ôïõò Äåëöïýò. Äßðëá âñßóêåôáé ìéá óýã÷ñïíç ìáñßíá ìå äõíáôüôçôá ëéìåíéóìïý 250 óêáöþí êáé ðéï ‘êåé, óôç äõôéêÞ ðëåõñÜ ôçò, õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá ìéêñüôåñï ëéìÜíé ãéá ôéò øáñüâáñêåò. Ìðáßíïíôáò óôï åóùôåñéêü ôçò ðüëçò, èá óõíáíôÞóåéò ðïëëÝò äåíôñïöõôåõìÝíåò

Itea A model contemporary small town, with remarkable town planning, excellent tourist infrastructure, lacy beaches, rich history, lush sceneries, geomorphology with intense travel interest, and with its port welcoming cruise ships with visitors. It is located at Krisaios gulf (or the gulf of Itea), in the Corinthian gulf. Behind the town, the olive grove of Amphissa, the feet of Ghiona and Parnassus lie. From the beach of Itea and looking towards the sea, one can distinguish Galaxidi, and even the Peloponnese.

It is built at the western side of the "Krissaio Field" of the antiquity, today's olive grove of Amphissa, at the location "Skala Salonon" -where

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ĂŒetamorfosi Sotiros church

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Photos: 1. Áãþíåò Optimist 2. Pythia Cup, äéåèíÝò ôïõñíïõÜ íåáíßäùí 3. ÊáëïêáéñéíÝò óôéãìÝò 4/5. ÐïëëÝò êáé ùñáßåò ïé ðáñáëßåò ôçò ÉôÝáò

the ships heading to Amphissa used to moor till 1830- at the region where the ancient city of Kirra was located. The findings prove that it was inhabited since 3.000 B.C. Around 1100 B.C. Kirra was a wealthy city with a significant port, not only for commercial ships, but also for those that transferred the pilgrims of the sacred area of Delphi. Around 740 B.C. it was destroyed by a powerful earthquake. Itea was named after a willow ("itia"), which was located between the two ancient Greek cities of Kirra and Chalaios, next to which there was a spring from which cool and sweet water was flowing, and which was unique in the area.

Nowadays, Itea is a beautiful city with picturesque tree-planted squares, and with the coastal road, "Akti Posidonos", which is ideal for a big walk by the sea with the cafeterias and the restaurants. It has a fine passenger-commercial port and a modern marina with the capacity of berthing of 250 ships, as well as a smaller port for fishing boats. The cruise ships berth at its port, and visitors have the chance to get to know the city, at the same time with their visit to Delphi. Its beaches are crystal clear, and filled with people during the summer, without lacking hidden picturesque coasts. The patron saint's temple of "The Transfiguration of the Christ" (Metamorfosi tou Sotiros) (1890) stands out in the center of the city.

1. Optimist Games 2. Pythia Cup, international senior girls tournament 3. Summer times 4/5. The beaches of Itea are many and beautiful

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Êùíóôáíôßíïõ & ÅëÝíçò, ôïõ Áãßïõ ÉùÜííç ôïõ Èåïëüãïõ, ôùí Öþôùí, ìå éäéáßôåñç ìåãáëïðñÝðåéá. ÔÝëïò, ç ¸êèåóç Öùêßäáò üðïõ óõììåôÝ÷ïõí åðéìåëçôÞñéá, öïñåßò êáé åìðïñéêÜ êáôáóôÞìáôá. Ç ÊéíçìáôïãñáöéêÞ ËÝó÷ç ÉôÝáò, åîÜëëïõ, äéïñãáíþíåé ðñïâïëÝò êáé Üëëåò åêäçëþóåéò óå åâäïìáäéáßá âÜóç, ôï ÷åéìþíá óôçí áßèïõóá åêäçëþóåùí ôïõ ÄÞìïõ êáé ôï êáëïêáßñé óôç ìáñßíá, äßðëá óôï êýìá. Ãéá öáãçôü äåí èá äõóêïëåõôåßôå êáèüëïõ, áöïý ëåéôïõñãïýí ðïëëÜ êáé åíäéáöÝñïíôá åóôéáôüñéá, ôáâÝñíåò êáé ìåæåäïðùëåßá, üðïõ ìðïñåßôå íá äïêéìÜóåôå ôéò ôïðéêÝò ëé÷ïõäéÝò, üðùò ïøïìïôýñé , åëéÝò, ðáôÝ åëéáò (ðïõ ôçí åöçýñå ðñþôïò Ýíáò Éôéþôçò ôçí äåêáåôßá ôïõ '80! ) óðëçíÜíôåñï, êïêïñÝôóé, êïíôïóïýâëé ìå ðñïâáôßíá, ìáêáñüíéá “ìðëïõì” ìå êñÝáò ãßäáò, óáëìÜäåò êáé âÝâáéá ïëüöñåóêï øÜñé! Ðñï÷ùñþíôáò ðáñáëéáêÜ, áíáôïëéêÜ, èá óõíáíôÞóåôå ôïí ïéêéóìü ôçò ÉôÝáò, ôçí Êßññá, ç ïðïßá êáôÜ ôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá Þôáí ðëïýóéá êáé éó÷õñÞ ðüëç, êáèþò áðïôåëïýóå ôï ìüíï óçìåßï ðñüóâáóçò ôùí Äåëöþí. ÓÞìåñá áðïôåëåß óôçí ïõóßá “ðñïÜóôéï” ôçò ÉôÝáò, ðïõ Ý÷åé íá åðéäåßîåé áñêåôÜ áîéïèÝáôá, üðùò ôï Íåþñéï, áñ÷áéïëïãéêü ÷þñï, êáé üìïñöåò ðáñáëßåò. Áðü åêåß îåêéíÜ ôï áñ÷áßï ìïíïðÜôé Êßññáò Äåëöþí, ðïõ åßíáé óçìáôïäïôçìÝíï, êáé Þôáí ï äñüìïò ðïõ áíÝâáéíáí üëïé åêåßíïé ðïõ åðéóêÝðôïíôáí ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáôÜ ôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá. Ìéá äéáäñïìÞ 4-5 ùñþí ðïõ óßãïõñá èá óáò áðïæçìéþóåé.

Êáé ëßãç Éóôïñßá... Ç ÉôÝá, åßíáé êôéóìÝíç óôç äõôéêÞ ðëåõñÜ ôïõ “Êñéóóáßïõ Ðåäßïõ” ôçò áñ÷áéüôçôáò, ôïí óçìåñéíü åëáéþíá ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò, óôç èÝóç “ÓêÜëá Óáëþíùí” -üðïõ ìÝ÷ñé ôï 1830 Ýäåíáí ôá ðëïßá ãéá ôçí ¢ìöéóóá- óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ üðïõ âñßóêïíôáí ç áñ÷áßá ðüëç Êßññá. Ôá åõñÞìáôá áðïäåéêíýïõí ôçí êáôïßêçóÞ ôçò áðü ôï 3.000 ð.×. Ãýñù óôï 1100 ð.×. ç Êßññá Þôáí ìéá ðëïýóéá ðüëç ìå óðïõäáßï ëéìÜíé ü÷é ìüíï ãéá ôá åìðïñéêÜ ðëïßá áëëÜ êáé ãé áõôÜ ðïõ ìåôÝöåñáí ôïõò ðñïóêõíçôÝò ôïõ éåñïý ÷þñïõ ôùí Äåëöþí. Ãýñù óôï 740 ì.×. êáôáóôñÜöçêå áðü éó÷õñü óåéóìü.

The locations of natural beauty include the hill of Agioi Anargyroi, the olive grove, and the islets in the Itea bay.

A little above the watermill, you will find a sulfur and magnesium spring, the "Agionero" (Sacred water), the waters of which have a slightly laxative action.

On September 17th 1827, the philhellene British captain Francis Abney Hastings, commander of the first steam ship, called "Karteria", blew up the Turkish flagship, thus achieving a significant victory with great contribution to the development of the 1821 Revolution. This was the renowned "Battleship of Agkali".

If you like walking, you can follow the ancient path of Kirra-Delphi, which is marked.

The 4-5 hour route will certainly compensate you. Itea is 28 km away from Arachova through Delphi.

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ÐÞñå ôï üíïìÜ ôçò áðü ìéá éôéÜ, ðïõ âñßóêïíôáí ìåôáîý ôùí äýï áñ÷áßùí åëëçíéêþí ðüëåùí, ôçò Êßññáò êáé ôïõ ×áëáßïõ, äßðëá óôçí ïðïßá áíÜâëõæå ðçãÞ ìå äñïóåñü êáé ãëõêü íåñü êáé Þôáí ç ìïíáäéêÞ óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ. Áêüìá êáé óÞìåñá ïé êÜôïéêïé ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ôçí áðïêáëïýí ÉôéÜ êáé ü÷é ÉôÝá. Óôéò 17 Óåðôåìâñßïõ 1827 óôç “ÓêÜëá Óáëþíùí” äçëáäÞ óôï áãêõñïâüëéï ôùí ðëïßùí ðïõ îåöüñôùíáí åìïñåýìáôá ãéá ôçí ¢ìöéóóá, ï öéëÝëëçíáò ¢ããëïò ðëïßáñ÷ïò Öñáãêßóêïò ¢ìðíåõ ¢óôéãî, êõâåñíÞôçò ôïõ ðñþôïõ áôìïêßíçôïõ ðëïßïõ, ìå ôçí ïíïìáóßá «Êáñôåñßá» êáé åðéêåöáëÞò ìéêñÞò åëëçíéêÞò íáõôéêÞò äýíáìçò, õðïóôçñéæüìåíïò êáé áðü îçñÜò áðü 500 Üíäñåò, áíáôßíáîå ôçí ôïõñêéêÞ íáõáñ÷ßäá êáé êáôÝóôñåøå Üëëá Ýîé ðïëåìéêÜ êáèþò êáé ôñßá áõóôñéáêÜ ðëïßá. Ìéá óçìáíôéêÞ íßêç ìå ìåãÜëç óõíåéóöïñÜ óôçí åîÝëéîç ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò. ÁõôÞ Þôáí ç ðåñßöçìç "Íáõìá÷ßá ôçò ÓêÜëáò Óáëþíùí" Þ "Íáõìá÷ßá ôçò ÁãêÜëçò".

Ðþò èá öôÜóåôå Ç ÉôÝá áðÝ÷åé áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá 28 ÷ëì. ìÝóù Äåëöþí. Ìðïñåßôå áêüìç íá êÜíåôå ìåãáëýôåñç ôç âüëôá óáò, áêïëïõèþíôáò ôç äéáäñïìÞ ÁñÜ÷ùâá - Äßóôïìï Äåóößíá. Ï äñüìïò åßíáé ðïëý êáëüò êáé óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ, èá áðïëáýóåôå ôçí ðáíïñáìéêÞ èÝá ôçò ðüëçò.

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Ï “÷ñõóüò ôçò Öùêßäáò”, ôï ëÜäé, ìåôáöÝñïíôáí ìå êáñáâéÝò áðü ôï ëéìÜíé ôçò ÉôÝáò óôá ðÝñáôá ôïõ êüóìïõ. ÓÞìåñá, óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ëåéôïõñãïýí áñêåôÜ åñãïóôÜóéá ôõðïðïßçóçò åëéÜò êáèþò êáé ëéïôñßâéá, üðïõ ìðïñåßôå íá ðáñáêïëïõèÞóåôå ôçí äéáäéêáóßá êáé ãéáôß ü÷é íá ðñïìçèåõôåßôå êáé öñÝóêï ëÜäé!

Áðü ôï áðïãåõìáôÜêé ùò ôï âñáäÜêé, óáò ðåñéìÝíïõìå ãéá... áðßèáíá ìåæåäÜêéá ôçò óôåñéÜò êáé ôçò èÜëáóóáò, “øáãìÝíá” äñïóåñÜ ôóéðïõñÜêéá, ïõæÜêéá, ìðõñßôóåò, êáëÞ äéÜèåóç êáé äñïóåñÝò ôéìÝò !!!

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Ðïëýäñïóïò: ...üíïìá êáé ðñÜìá! Ç “ðýëç” ôçò åéóüäïõ óôïí Ðáñíáóóü, áðü ôç âïñåéïáíáôïëéêÞ ðëåõñÜ ôïõ, õðïäÝ÷åôáé ìå áîéþóåéò ôï üëï êáé áõîáíüìåíï ðëÞèïò ôùí åðéóêåðôþí ôçò. Ç Ðïëýäñïóïò, âñßóêåôáé óôéò âïñåéïíáôïëéêÝò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý êáé Þôáí ãíùóôÞ ðáëéüôåñá ìå ôï üíïìá “ÓïõâÜëá”, ðïõ áêüìç êáé óÞìåñá ÷ñçóéìïðïéåßôáé áñêåôÜ óõ÷íÜ. ×ôéóìÝíç êáôáìåóßò åíüò äÜóïõò áðü Ýëáôá, ðåýêá, ìçëéÝò êáé êåñáóéÝò, ðïõ óõíèÝôïõí Ýíá ìáãåõôéêü ôïðßï êáé áíáäåéêíýïõí ôï ÷ùñéü óå üìïñöï ÷åéìåñéíü, áëëÜ êáé êáëïêáéñéíü èÝñåôñï, ìå Üöèïíá íåñÜ êáé ðïëý ùñáßá èÝá ðñïò ôï ëåêáíïðÝäéï Ëéëáßáò - ÃñáâéÜò. ÓÞìåñá ôï ÷ùñéü áíáðôýóóåôáé ôïõñéóôéêÜ, Ý÷ïõí äçìéïõñãçèåß ùñáßïé ìéêñïß îåíþíåò Þ Ý÷ïõí áíáêáéíéóôåß ôá ðáëéüôåñá êáôáëýìáôá, Ý÷åé ìßá üìïñöç ðëáôåßá, óôçí ïðïßá áðëþíïõí ôá ôñáðÝæéá ôïõò ôñßá êáöÝ ìðáñ êáé äýï ôáâÝñíåò. Åêåß èá âñïýìå êáé ôçí åêêëçóßá ôçò ÊïéìÞóåùò ôçò Èåïôüêïõ êáèþò åðßóçò êáé ìßá ôñéðëÞ ðÝôñéíç âñýóç. Ôï ùñáéüôåñï óçìåßï áíáøõ÷Þò êïíôÜ óôçí Ðïëýäñïóï åßíáé ïé ðçãÝò ôçò Áãßáò Åëåïýóáò. Åäþ ïé Ëéëáéåßò, êÜôïéêïé ôçò áñ÷áßáò Ëßëáéáò, ëÜôñåõáí ôïí ðïôÜìéï èåü, Âïéùôéêü Êçöéóóü. Óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôùí ðçãþí åíôïðßæïíôáé ß÷íç áðü ôá éåñÜ ôçò Ëßëáéáò êáé äéáóþæïíôáé ôìÞìáôá áðü ôïí ðåñßâïëï ôçò ðüëçò. Ëßãï ðñéí öôÜóåôå óôéò ðçãÝò èá äåßôå áñéóôåñÜ áðü ôïí äñüìï ôá åñåßðéá ôïõ âõæáíôéíïý íáïý ôçò Ðáíáãßáò ôçò ÌáõñïìáíôÞëáò (Áãßá Åëåïýóá). ×ñïíïëïãåßôáé óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 7ïõ áé. ì.×. ÐÜíù óôï ýøùìá ðïõ åðïðôåýåé ôçí Áãßá Åëåïýóá êáé ôéò ðçãÝò õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá óçìáíôéêü óðÞëáéï. Áîßæåé áêüìç íá åðéóêåöèåßôå ôï óðÞëáéï Êïíôýëùò óôçí Áíù Ðïëýäñïóï ìå óôáëáêôßôåò êáé óôáëáãìßôåò. Óôç äõôéêÞ ðëåõñÜ ôïõ ÷ùñéïý âñßóêïíôáé ôá ÌáíôÜìéá, ìéá üìïñöç ôïðïèåóßá ìå ðïëëÜ ôñå÷ïýìåíá íåñÜ. Ôï 1924 ìÜëéóôá äçìéïõñãÞèçêå õäñïçëåêôñéêüò óôáèìüò ðïõ ôñïöïäïôïýóå ìå çëåêôñéêü ôï ÷ùñéü, åêåß õðÜñ÷åé êáé Ýíáò ìåóáéùíéêüò ðýñãïò. Ï äñüìïò ðñïò ôçí êïñõöÞ ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý èá óáò öÝñåé óôéò ðçãÝò ôçò ÆÝëçò, íïôéïáíáôïëéêÜ ôçò ¢íù ÓïõâÜëáò êáé óå õøüìåôñï 1.200 ìÝôñùí. Åßíáé Ýíá õðÝñï÷ï ðëÜôùìá, ìå åêêëçóÜêé êáé åãêáôÜóôáóç ãéá ðéê-íéê, ìå äñïóéÜ êáé áôåëåßùôç èÝá. Åðßóçò èá óõíáíôÞóåôå ôá ÊáñêáâÝëéá, ìéá ðåñéï÷Þ ãåìÜôç Ýëáôï éäáíéêÞ ãéá ðïäçëáóßá êáé ðåñßðáôï. Óôéò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý, ðÜíù áðü ôçí Ðïëýäñïóï, ðïëëïß êÜíïõí áëåîßðôùôï ðëáãéÜò. Óôçí Ðïëýäñïóï åðéâéþíåé áêüìç ç ðáìðÜëáéá ôÝ÷íç ôçò êáôáóêåõÞò ìá÷áéñéþí.

Polydrosos is located at a height of 380m., on the northeastern slopes of Parnassus. It is a beautiful village in the forest, with many running waters. In recent years, it has experienced significant tourist development due to its small distance from the ski centers of Parnassus, and it is an alternative choice of accommodation for those who want a quiet place as their starting point. Thus, in recent years nice small guesthouses have been created here, while it also has taverns and modern cafes.

The most beautiful entertainment point near Polydrosos are the springs of Agia Eleousa. Also visit Mantamia, a nice location with many running waters. The very old art of knife construction also survives in Polydrosos.

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Amfissa Perched at the foot of Gkiona, under its historical castle, with the endless olive grove on its feet, the capital of the Municipality of Delphi gazes at the "open horizon".

The long straight road, to the right, as soon as we come down from Delphi, leads us directly to Amfissa, a historical town. In the course of the centuries, it encountered conquerors and rebels, who determined not only its fate, but also the fate of the wider area.

Amfissa experienced the honor of constituting a universal junction for the production of olives. Its endless olive grove is the largest in Greece, with more than one million trees, many of which were planted during antiquity.

A place of tradition that brought about special occupations of the Greek countryside, from tanners and cord makers to bell makers, occupations that even in our days have their last generations.

Your first steps will begin from the central square of Isaias, and a little higher, at Kehagia square, passing from the Kordoni paved road, where nearly all the entertainment stores are gathered. After drinking a cool limoncello, your gaze will inevitably move higher, where the legendary "Harmaina" neighborhood and the Castle of Salona are located. Here we go‌ Harmaina. The picture that you see comes from a cinematographic scenery. For centuries, all the workshops, which dealt with the process of skin, were gathered there. Harmaina's heyday was maintained until the interwar period, while the district gradually declined due to

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Îáíáãõñßæïõìå óôçí ðüëç ...ðåñðáôþíôáò ìÝóá áðü ôá ðáëéÜ Óáëùíßôéêá áñ÷ïíôéêÜ êáé ôá íåïêëáóéêÜ êôßñéá ðïõ èá åíèïõóéÜóïõí ôïõò ëÜôñåéò ôçò áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞò. ÊÜèå ãùíéÜ êáé ãåéôïíéÜ êñýâåé ìÝóá ôçò ôå÷íïôñïðßåò êáé ïéêéóôéêÜ äçìéïõñãÞìáôá, áðïäåßîåéò ôçò ìáêñáßùíçò éóôïñßáò ôçò ðüëçò, óå óõíäõáóìü ìå ôéò êáôÜ êáéñïýò åðéññïÝò êáé ôï áêìÜæùí åìðüñéï. ÁíÜìåóÜ ôïõò êáé ôá äýï óðßôéá ôùí ïðëáñ÷çãþí ÐáíïõñãéÜ êáé Äïõâïõíéþôç, áðåëåõèåñùôþí ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò.

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the dynamic introduction of plastic.

Nowadays, it still fascinates the locals and the visitors. Its lonely and atmospheric alleys, the deserted and restored old workshops, the spring and the old plane trees, picturesque Toulasidi (central building of the settlement, old common area of the tanners, today a cultural area of Amfissa) compose a unique Greek neighborhood of great historic and architectural value (www.harmaina.gr). The exciting Legend of the "Ghost of Harmaina" is revived there on the last Saturday of the Carnival.

The Castle of Salona. The Castle of Salona dominates the town, as if still protecting it today from the Romans, Byzantines, Franks, Catalans, and Ottoman conquerors, and it is founded on cyclopean walls. It played a significant part during the Revolution of 1821! A walk up to there will leave you with the best impressions, as well as the view to the town!

Climbing a little more upwards, we see the Byzantine Temple of the Savior, an ornate

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Óôï Áñ÷áéïëïãéêü Ìïõóåßï, ìéá äéþñïöç áóôéêÞ ïéêßá, áðü ôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 20ïõ áéþíá öéëïîåíïýíôáé óçìáíôéêÜ åõñÞìáôá áðü ôçí Åðï÷Þ ôïõ ×áëêïý. Îå÷ùñéóôÞ èÝóç êáôÝ÷åé ç Ýêèåóç ãéá ôçí éóôïñßá ôïõ íïìßóìáôïò (ôçë. 2265023344). Óôï «Ãõáëß êáöåíÝ», ôï öçìéóìÝíï ðáëéü êáöåíåßï-èÝáôñï «ÐáíåëëÞíéïí» ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò, èá êÜíåôå Ýíá ôáîßäé ðßóù óôï ÷ñüíï. Óôéò äåêáåôßåò ôçò æùÞò ôïõ ãíþñéóå ìåãÜëåò êáëëéôå÷íéêÝò êáé êïéíùíéêÝò óôéãìÝò. Ôï âÜöôéóå Ýôóé ï ÁñôÝìçò ÌÜôóáò üôáí Ýäéíå åäþ ðáñáóôÜóåéò. Áðü ôï óáíßäé ôïõ éäéüôõðïõ áõôïý èåáôñéêïý êáöåíÝ ðÝñáóáí, ðñùôáãùíßóôçóáí êáé äçìéïýñãçóáí éåñÜ ôÝñáôá ôïõ êáëëéôå÷íéêïý óôåñåþìáôïò üðùò ïé èßáóïé ôùí Áõëùíßôç, Öùôüðïõëïõ, ÌáêñÞ, ç Ñüìé ÓíÜéíôåñ, ï Èüäùñïò Áããåëüðïõëïò ìå ôïí «Èßáóü» ôïõ... Óôï êÝíôñï ôçò ðüëçò äåóðüæåé ï Ìçôñïðïëéôéêüò íáüò ôçò Åõáããåëéóôñßáò, ìå ôçí “Ôñé÷åñïýóá” (áðåéêïíßæåôáé ìå ôñßá ÷Ýñéá) Ðáíáãßá. Ëßãï øçëüôåñá, ï íáüò ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ. Óôç ÄçìïôéêÞ âéâëéïèÞêç «Óðýñïò ÐáðáëïõêÜò» èá äéáâÜóåôå óðÜíéá âéâëßá ôçò ðüëçò, ðÜíù áðü 40.000 ôüìïõò. Èá äåßôå áêüìç ôá «áíèßâïëá» , ôá ó÷Ýäéá ðïõ äçìéïýñãçóå ï åéêáóôéêüò (1892 -1957) ãéá ôçí áãéïãñÜöçóç ôïõ Ìçôñïðïëéôéêïý Íáïý ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò. Ç áãéïãñÜöçóç îåêßíçóå ôï 1927 êáé ïëïêëçñþèçêå ôï 1932 (ôçë: 22650 23344).

Ôé Üëëï íá äåßôå êáé íá êÜíåôå... Íá ãåõôåßôå, üðùò óýóóùìç Üëëùóôå ç ¢ìöéóóá, ôá "ÄÜêñõá ôçò ÐáíáãéÜò". Ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò ÌåãÜëçò ÐáñáóêåõÞò üëç ç ðüëç áëëÜ êáé ïé åðéóêÝðôåò ðïõ Ýñ÷ïíôáé ãé áõôü, êÜèïíôáé óå êáöåíåßá, ìåæåäïðùëåßá êé åóôéáôüñéá ãéá íá êáôáíáëþóïõí óáñáêïóôéáíÜ ÷ùñßò ëÜäé êáé ìåãÜëåò ðïóüôçôåò ôóßðïõñïõ êáé ïýæïõ (ôá äÜêñõá!). Áñ÷Ýò ÓåðôÝìâñç, íá ðáßîåôå óêÜêé ìáæß ìå ôçí ¸íùóç Óêáêéóôþí ¢ìöéóóáò (ÅÓÊÁ) óôï ÄéåèíÝò ÔïõñíïõÜ «FIDE Master Íßêïò ÊáñáðÜíïò». Íá óõììåôÜó÷åôå óôá äñþìåíá ôïõ Êáñíáâáëéïý «ÊïìéôÜôï ôùí Óáëþíùí» êáé óôï “Óôïé÷åéü ôçò ×Üñìáéíáò”, ôï ÓÜââáôï ôçò ÁðïêñéÜò. Ìáæß ìå ôïí Ïñåéâáôéêü Óýëëïãï Öùêßäáò íá êÜíåôå ðåæïðïñßá óôá êáôáöýãéá ôçò Ãêéþíáò, óôï öáñÜããé ôïõ ÑåêÜ êáé óôï ïñåéíÜ ÷ùñéÜ Äñïóï÷þñé, ÌïíáóôÞñé, ÐñïóÞëéï. Íá óõììåôÝ÷åôå óôéò 10 Áðñéëßïõ óôçí ÃéïñôÞ ôçò ðüëçò êáé óôçí áíáðáñÜóôáóç ôçò áðåëåõèÝñùóçò ôïõ ÊÜóôñïõ ôùí Óáëþíùí áðü ôïõò ôïýñêïõò.

ÐÜìå ìáêñýôåñá... Óôçí Áãßá Åõèõìßá, ôï éóôïñéêü êáé ìáñôõñéêü ÷ùñéü, óôéò ðëáãéÝò ôçò Ãêéþíáò. ¸äñá ôçò áñ÷áßáò Ìõùíßáò, ãåíÝôåéñá ôïõ ëïãïôÝ÷íç ÃéÜííç Óêáñßìðá, ôïõ Áóôñáðüãéáííïõ êáé Üëëùí áãùíéóôþí ôïõ 1821. Åêåß õðÜñ÷åé êáé ç ðßóôá áðïãåßùóçò ãéá parapente. Óôïí Åëáéþíá, óôï âüñåéï Üêñï ôïõ ìåãÜëïõ åëáéþíá ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò, ÷ôéóìÝíï ðÜíù óå Ýíá åíôõðùóéáêÜ ðáíïñáìéêü óêçíéêü. Åêåß èá äïýìå ìéá óçìáíôéêÞ êáé ðñüóöáôç (2014) áñ÷áéïëïãéêÞ áíáêÜëõøç, ôïí èïëùôü

Byzantine monument that dates back to the 11th-12th centuries approximately.

We return to the town… walking through the old mansions and neoclassical buildings of Salona, which will excite architecture lovers. The Archaeological Museum, a two-storey urban residence, hosts significant findings from the Bronze Age since the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition for the history of currency holds a special position (tel. 2265023344). The center of the town is dominated by the Metropolitan temple of Evangelistria, with Virgin Mary the "Tricherousa" (depicted with three arms). A little higher, the temple of Agios Nikolaos. At "Spyros Papaloukas" Municipal Library you will read rare books of the town, over 40,000 volumes. You will also see the designs made by the artist (1982 - 1957) for the hagiography of the Metropolitan Temple of Amfissa.

We are moving further… To Agia Efthymia, the historic and martyr village, on the slopes of Gkiona. The 'parapente' launching track is also there. To Elaionas, at the north edge of the big olive grove of Amfissa, built on impressively panoramic scenery. There, we will see a significant and recent (2014) archaeological finding, the vaulted tomb from the Mycenaean era (14th - 12th centuries B.C.). To Dasiko Chorio (Village in the forest), to the SW of Gkiona, at an altitude of 1,000m., at position "Kapsitsa" of Prosilio. Accommodation and entertainment areas with 21 appropriately equipped small houses, hidden in the shady fir tree forest.

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Vagonetto. To ìåôáëëåõôéêü ðÜñêï Öùêßäáò

Ôï “Ãõáëß êáöåíÝ”

ôÜöï ìõêçíáúêþí ÷ñüíùí (14ïò - 12ïò áé. ð.×.). Óôï Äáóéêü ×ùñéü, ÍÁ ôçò Ãêéþíáò, óå õøüìåôñï 1.000 ì. óôç èÝóç «Êáøßôóá» Ðñïóçëßïõ. ×þñïé öéëïîåíßáò êáé áíáøõ÷Þò ìå 21 êáôÜëëçëá åîïðëéóìÝíá óðéôÜêéá, ÷ôéóìÝíá óå áðüóôáóç ìåôáîý ôïõò þóôå íá åîáóöáëßæåôáé ç çñåìßá ôùí åíïßêùí, êñõììÝíá óôï âáèýóêéùôï åëáôüäáóïò. Áêüìç, óôï ÐñïóÞëéï, ôï Äñïóï÷þñé, ôïí ¢ãéï Ãåþñãéï, ôïí ¢ãéï Êùíóôáíôßíï, êáé ôï ÓåñíéêÜêé, ãéá áíáññß÷çóç óôï ðåäßï «Ðüñôåò». Ç Ýêðëçîç üìùò Ýñ÷åôáé áðü ôï Vagonetto. Ìéá óõíáñðáóôéêÞ åìðåéñßá óôï “êÝíôñï ôçò ãÞò”, óôï ìïíáäéêü áõôü èåìáôéêü ðÜñêï, óôï 51ï ÷ëì. Ëáìßáò - ¢ìöéóóáò. Ç ðåñéÞãçóç óôï ìåôáëëåõôéêü ðÜñêï Öùêßäáò, èá óáò äþóåé ôç äõíáôüôçôá íá ãíùñßóåôå âÞìá âÞìá ôç äéáäéêáóßá åîüñõîçò ôïõ âùîßôç. ÎåêéíÜ áðü ôï ðáëéü õðüãåéï ìåôáëëåßï, ôç ÓôïÜ 850, óõíå÷ßæåôáé ìå ôçí ðåñéÞãçóç óôïí Åêèåóéáêü ÷þñï êáé óôç äéáäñáóôéêÞ ðôÝñõãá øçöéáêÞò ôå÷íïëïãßáò êáé ïëïêëçñþíåôáé ìå ìéá âüëôá óôçí õðáßèñéá Ýêèåóç ìç÷áíçìÜôùí (ôçë. 22650 78819, www.vagonetto.gr).

However, Vagonetto is the most surprising. An exciting experience in "the center of the earth", at this unique theme park, at the 51st km of LamiaAmfissa. The tour in the mining park of Fokida will grant you the opportunity to get to know the procedure of bauxite mining step-by-step (tel. 22650 78819, www.vagonetto.gr).

You can also participate in the events of the Carnival, as well as go hiking to the shelters of Gkiona and the gorge of Rekas.

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174 Excursions Amfissa

Óôï ðáñáìõèÝíéï óêçíéêü ôçò ×Üñìáéíáò, ôï ôåëåõôáßï ÓÜââáôï ôçò ÁðïêñéÜò, áíáâéþíåé ï óõíáñðáóôéêüò Èñýëïò ôïõ “Óôïé÷åéïý”, ìå óõììåôï÷Þ ìåôáìöéåóìÝíùí êáé åßíáé ìÝñïò ìéáò óåéñÜò áðü åêäçëþóåéò ìå ôï üíïìá “ç Íý÷ôá ôùí Óôïé÷åéþí” www.harmaina.gr

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Excursions Chrisso 175

×ñéóóü: óôç “óêéÜ” ôùí Äåëöþí ¸íá ðáíÝìïñöï ÷ùñéü, óå áðüóôáóç áíáðíïÞò áðü ôïõò Äåëöïýò êáé óõíáñðáóôéêÞ èÝá ðñïò ôçí ÉôÝá êáé ôïí áðÝñáíôï åëáéþíá. Ôï üíïìá ×ñéóóü ðñïÝñ÷åôáé áðü ðáñáöèïñÜ ôïõ ïíüìáôïò Êñßóóá, ôçò áñ÷áßáò öùêéêÞò ðüëçò ðïõ âñéóêüôáí óôç èÝóç ôïõ óçìåñéíïý ÷ùñéïý. Ôï ×ñéóóü Ý÷åé ìåãÜëç éóôïñßá êáèþò ç áñ÷áßá Êñßóóá ÷ôßóôçêå óýìöùíá ìå ôïí ¼ìçñï ôïí 15ï Þ 14ï ð.×. áéþíá. º÷íç åñåéðßùí ôùí áñ÷áßùí ôåé÷þí óþæïíôáé ðÜíù óôï ëüöï ÓôåöÜíé, íïôéüôåñá áðü ôç óçìåñéíÞ èÝóç ôïõ ÷ùñéïý. Ôï ×ñéóóü óÞìåñá åßíáé Ýíá ðáñáäïóéáêü äéáôçñçôÝï ÷ùñéü, ìå áíáðáëáéùìÝíá óðßôéá ðïõ ðåñéâÜëëïíôáé áðü êÞðïõò êáé áñêåôÜ íåïêëáóéêÜ êôßñéá, ðñÜãìá ðïõ õðïäçëþíåé ôçí ðáëáéüôåñç åõçìåñßá ôùí êáôïßêùí, êõñßùò áðü ôá ðñïúüíôá ôçò åëéÜò. Ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá ðÜíôùò ðáñïõóéÜæåé ôá÷ýôáôç áíïéêïäüìçóç. Ðåñðáôþíôáò, èá ðåñÜóåôå áðü ôçí êåíôñéêÞ ðëáôåßá óôçí êáñäéÜ ôïõ ÷ùñéïý, ðïõ ÷áñáêôçñßæåôáé áðü ôïí õðåñáéùíüâéï ðëÜôáíï êáé ôá ôñå÷ïýìåíá íåñÜ, èá äåßôå ðÝôñéíåò åêêëçóßåò ìå ðñïåîÝ÷ïí ôï åêêëçóÜêé ôïõ Áãßïõ Ãåùñãßïõ, ðåñéôñéãõñéìÝíï áðü ôá áñ÷áßá ôåß÷ç ôçò Êñßóóáò, ðÝôñéíá êáëíôåñßìéá, êáé ðïëëÝò áõèåíôéêÝò åéêüíåò åðáñ÷ßáò, ðïëëÝò áðü ôéò ïðïßåò áíÞêïõí óå “Üëëç åðï÷Þ”. Åðéóêåöèåßôå ôï Åèíïëïãéêü êáé Ëáïãñáöéêü Ìïõóåßï ãéá íá äåßôå ôç óõëëïãÞ ôïõ Çëßá ÄáñáäÞìïõ. Óôï ÷ùñéü äñáóôçñéïðïéåßôáé ï Ðïëéôéóôéêüò Óýëëïãïò.

H éóôïñéêÞ ÌïíÞ ÐñïöÞôïõ Çëßá ×ñéóóïý áðïôÝëåóå ôï óçìåßï åêêßíçóçò ôçò ÅðáíÜóôáóçò ôïõ 1821 ãéá ôç Ñïýìåëç. ¸÷ïíôáò âéþóåé ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ôç âáñâáñüôçôá ôùí åêÜóôïôå êáôáêôçôþí óôï ðÝñáóìá ôùí áéþíùí, äåóðüæåé ðéá óå õøüìåôñï 500ì óôéò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Ðáñíáóóïý. Ç éóôïñéêÞ ôçò äéáäñïìÞ, ç ìïíáóôéêÞ áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ êáé ç ôÝ÷íç ðïõ áíáäåéêíýåôáé ìÝóá áðü ôï áðáñÜìéëëçò ïìïñöéÜò áôüöéï îõëüãëõðôï ôÝìðëï ôïõ íáïý ôçò (öéëïôå÷íçìÝíï áðü ôïí Ìåôóïâßôç ãëýðôç ÁèáíÜóéï Ìüó÷ï) åßíáé éêáíïß ëüãïé ãéá íá åðéóêåöôåßôå Ýíá áðü ôá ðéï åìâëçìáôéêÜ ìïíáóôÞñéá ôçò äåëöéêÞò ãçò. Ôï Êñéóóáßï ïñïðÝäéï äéáôñÝ÷åé ôï íïôéïáíáôïëéêü Üêñï ôïõ ×ñéóóïý åðéðëÝïíôáò óôçí “êáôáðñÜóéíç èÜëáóóá” ôïõ õðåñáéùíüâéïõ åëáéþíá ôçò ¢ìöéóóáò. Êïìâéêü ðÝñáóìá ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ ìïíïðáôéïý ôùí ðñïóêõíçôþí (Êßññá - Ìáíôåßï Äåëöþí) åíôõðùóéÜæåé ìå ôçí Üðëåôç èÝá ôïõ óôïí áíïé÷ôü ïñßæïíôá ìÝóá áðü ôçí êáñäéÜ ôïõ Äåëöéêïý Ôïðßïõ. ÁãáðçìÝíç óôÜóç îåêïýñáóçò åßíáé ï âõæáíôéíü íáüò ôïõ Áã. Ãåùñãßïõ ðïõ óôÝêåé óáí “ãÝöõñá” óôï íüôéï Üêñï ôïõ ïñïðåäßïõ.

Chrisso is a very beautiful village, at a short distance from Delphi, which offers a magnificent view towards Itea and the endless olive grove. The village has a long history, since ancient Krissa, after which it was named, was built in the 15th or the 14th century B.C. Nowadays, it is a traditional listed village, with restored houses, which are surrounded by gardens and many neoclassical buildings. Chrisso's reference point is its central square with the perennial plane tree and the running waters.

Don't forget to visit the Ethnological and Folklore Museum. The historical monastery of Profitis Ilias, which constituted the start point of the 1821 Revolution for Roumeli, is at a close distance by car.

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176 Excursions Galaxidi

Ãáëáîßäé: “íçóéþôéêïò” áÝñáò! Ïé éóôïñßåò ãéá ôá ãáëáîéäéþôéêá éóôéïöüñá ðïõ ôáîßäåõáí óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ, ôá ðáëéÜ áñ÷ïíôéêÜ, ôá ãñáöéêÜ êáíôïýíéá, ôá ìíçìåßá ôùí íáõôéêþí, ôá ëéìÜíéá ðïõ ðüôå áðï÷áéñåôïýóáí êáé ðüôå ðñüóìåíáí ôçí åðéóôñïöÞ, åßíáé üëá åäþ, óôï æùíôáíü óêçíéêü åíüò íçóéïý, ðïõ üìùò äåí åßíáé íçóß! ÅÐÉÌÅËÅÉÁ: ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ, ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ

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Ìéá êëåöôÞ ìáôéÜ óôá óôåíÜ êáíôïýíéá, áñêåß ãéá íá óå ôñáâÞîåé óôá åíäüôåñá. Ôá ðáëéÜ áñ÷ïíôéêÜ ôá ðñþôá ôùí ïðïßùí ÷ôßóôçêáí ôï 1850, õðåíèõìßæïõí ôï èáõìáóôü ðáñåëèüí ôçò ðüëçò. Ç áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ Ýêöñáóç åðçñåÜóôçêå áðü ôï íáõôéêü åðÜããåëìá ôùí êáôïßêùí, ðïõ ùò êïóìïãõñéóìÝíïé, öÝñíáíå ïéêïäïìéêÜ õëéêÜ êáé ôå÷íßôåò áðü ôï åîùôåñéêü. ÐïëëÜ ìÜëéóôá Ý÷ïõí ôáâÜíéá ó÷åäéáóìÝíá áðü Éôáëïýò æùãñÜöïõò. Ôï «áâÝñôï», ï åðÜíù üñïöïò óôá óðßôéá, Þôáí åíéáßïò, ÷ùñßò ôïß÷ïõò, ãéá íá áðëþíïõí êáé íá ñÜâïõí ôá ðáíéÜ, óôïé÷åßá ôçò ãáëáîéäéþôéêçò áéóèçôéêÞò, ðïõ êÜèå ðñïóåêôéêÞ áíáðáëáßùóç óõíôçñåß êáé äéáéùíßæåé. ÁíáæçôÞóôå ôï ÌðïõñæÝúêï ôïõ Êáôóïýëç, ôï Äåäïõóáßúêï ôïõ êáñáâïêýñç Äåäïýóç, ôï Ìïó÷ïëáßúêï, ôï ÍéíÝúêï... ÖôÜíïõìå óôï Íáõôéêü & Éóôïñéêü Ìïõóåßï. ¼,ôé äåí ÷þñåóå óôï óêçíéêü ôçò ðüëçò, èá ôï âñåßôå óå Ýíá áðü ôá êáëýôåñá íáõôéêÜ ìïõóåßá ôçò ÅëëÜäáò. Íïìßóìáôá, üðëá, áêñüðñùñá, íáõôéêïß ðßíáêåò, üñãáíá íáõóéðëïÀáò, íáõôéêÜ Ýããñáöá, ôìÞìáôá ðëïßùí êáé ôçí åîáéñåôéêÞ óõëëïãÞ ãñáììáôïóÞìùí «Áñãïíáýôåò» ìå

Galaxidi The stories about the sailing vessels from Galaxidi that traveled to America, the old mansions, the picturesque alleys, the sailors' monuments, the ports that sometimes said farewell and sometimes anticipated the return; they are all here, in the vivid scenery of an island, which, however, is not an island!

It was the most commercial and thriving port of Greece, during the era of sailing vessels. In the beginning of the 20th century, Galaxidi did not manage to pass from sails to steam, losing the bet of modernization, but managed to save its special physiognomy, and was transformed into a modern traditional settlement, oriented towards mild tourism, which captivates you with its aesthetics and calmness.

Galaxidi's reference point is its small port. However, it is worth walking in its interior through the narrow alleys, in order to admire the old mansions, built since 1850. At the Maritime and Historical Museum you can see coins, maritime lists, navigational instruments, ship parts, as well as an exquisite stamp collection with maritime themes and global acknowledgment. The manuscript "Chroniko tou Galaxidiou" (Chronicle of Galaxidi), which was

Óôçí ôïðïèåóßá “Êåíôñß” èá äåßôå ôï äéåèíÝò ìíçìåßï áöéåñùìÝíï óôç ãõíáßêá ôùí áðáíôá÷ïý íáõôéêþí.

At "Kentri" you will see the international monument, which is dedicated to the wives of sailors worldwide.

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178 Excursions Galaxidi

íáõôéêÜ èÝìáôá êáé ðáãêüóìéá áíáãíþñéóç. Åäþ öõëÜóóåôáé ôï ÷åéñüãñáöï "×ñïíéêü ôïõ Ãáëáîåéäßïõ", ôï ïðïßï åêäüèçêå áðü ôïí Êùíóôáíôßíï ÓÜèá, ôï 1865 êáé áðïôåëåß ìßá áðü ôéò óçìáíôéêüôåñåò ðçãÝò ôåêìçñßùóçò ôçò éóôïñßáò ôïõ ôüðïõ (www.galaxidimuseum.gr). Áíçöïñßæïõìå óôï ëéèüóôñùôï ôçò Ê. ÓôáèÜ ìÝ÷ñé ôï ìåãáëïðñåðÞ íáü ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ, âõæáíôéíïý ñõèìïý ðïõ ÷ôßóôçêå ôçí ðåñßïäï 1897-1902 êáé óôï åóùôåñéêü ôïõ èá èáõìÜóåôå, ôï ìåãáëüðñåðï îýëéíï ôÝìðëï ôïõ ôï ïðïßï áíáðáñéóôÜ áíÜãëõöá èÝìáôá ôçò ÐáëáéÜò & ÊáéíÞò ÄéáèÞêçò, ðïõ èá óáò áöÞóåé ðñáãìáôéêÜ Üöùíïõò, ðáñáôçñþíôáò êÜèå ôïõ ëåðôïìÝñåéá. Åíá éäéáßôåñï æùíôáíü ìíçìåßï ãéá ôï Ãáëáîßäé åßíáé ôï Ðáñèåíáãùãåßï. ¸íá íåïêëáóéêü êôÞñéï ìå áñ÷áúêïý ñõèìïý åßóïäï, ðïõ êôßóèçêå ôï 1880. ×ñçóéìïðïéÞèçêå óáí ó÷ïëåßï èçëÝùí ìÝ÷ñé ôï 1928-1929, åíþ ìåôÝðåéôá

ìüíïí ç ìåãÜëç áßèïõóá ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞèçêå óáí áßèïõóá èåÜôñïõ. Ôï «Ðáñèåíáãùãåßï» áðïôåëåß Ýíáí êëáóéêü áñ÷éôåêôïíéêü ðüëï Ýëîçò ðïõ óÞìåñá öéëïîåíåß åðßóçìåò åêäçëþóåéò ÅðéóôñïöÞ óôï ëéìáíÜêé ãéá öáãçôü êáé óõíå÷ßæïõìå óå Ýíá äåýôåñï ðåñßðáôï. Ðçãáßíïíôáò áñéóôåñÜ, èá âñåèïýìå óôï äåýôåñï ëéìÜíé, ôïí ×çñüëáêêá, êáé ìåôÜ ùò ôï ðáëéü êáñíÜãéï. Ðçãáßíïíôáò äåîéÜ, ãýñù áðü ôï êõñßùò ëéìÜíé èá âñåèïýìå óôï Ðåñéáóôéêü ¢ëóïò, ãåìÜôï ðåýêá ðïõ áíÞêåé óôç äñáóôÞñéá ÖéëïäáóéêÞ ¸íùóç Ãáëáîéäßïõ (éäñýèçêå ôï 1929). Áðïôåëåß ìßá êáñäéÜ ðñáóßíïõ éäáíéêÞ ãéá Ýíáí ðåñßðáôï ðïõ èá óáò ðñïóöÝñåé óôç

Ôçí ÊáèáñÜ ÄåõôÝñá áíáâéþíåé ôï ðáìðÜëáéï Ýèéìï ôïõ áëåõñïìïõíôæïõñþìáôïò” ìå “ðåäßï ìÜ÷çò” ôï ëéìÜíé

On Ash Monday, the very old custom of "flour wars" is revived, with the port being the "battlefield"

âüëôá ôïõ èÝá ôüóï ðñïò ôï õðÝñï÷ï Ãáëáîßäé üóï êáé ðñïò ôïí ìáãåõôéêü Êñéóóáßï Êüëðï êáé ôï Äåëöéêü Ôïðßï. ÌÝóá óôá üñéá äéêáéïäïóßáò ôïõ âñßóêåôáé êáé ï ðåñßöçìïò «ôÜöïò ôïõ Ëïêñïý» êáèþò êáé ç «åðáöÞ» ôçò ÓðçëéÜò ôïõ ëéìáíéïý (ÊÜñêáñïò). Óôá áíáôïëéêÜ, áðÝíáíôé áð’ ôï ãñáöéêü ëéìÜíé êáé ðÜíù áðü ôï Üëóïò, äåóðüæåé ï Ìýëïò ôïõ Ãáëáîéäéïý, áð’ üðïõ ìðïñåßôå íá ÷áñåßôå óå ðáíïñáìéêÞ èÝá ôçí áðüëõôç ïìïñöéÜ ôïõ äåëöéêïý ôïðßïõ êáé íá îåêïõñÜóåôå ìõáëü êáé âëÝììá. Óôçí ôïðïèåóßá “Êåíôñß” èá äåßôå ôï äéåèíÝò ìíçìåßï ôçò «Ãõíáßêáò ôïõ Íáõôéêïý» áöéåñùìÝíï óôéò ãõíáßêåò ôùí áðáíôá÷ïý íáõôéêþí. Ôï ìíçìåßï öéëïôÝ÷íçóå ï ãëýðôçò Êþóôáò Áíáíßäáò. Áí åðéóêåöôåßôå ôï Ãáëáîßäé ôï êáëïêáßñé íá îÝñåôå üôé Ý÷åé ïñãáíùìÝíåò ðáñáëßåò áëëÜ êáé áðüìåñïõò ïñìßóêïõò ãéá íá êïëõìðÞóåôå, áðïëáìâÜíïíôáò èáëáóóéíïýò ìåæÝäåò êáé íôüðéåò ëé÷ïõäéÝò. Óôá ìáãáæéÜ ôïõ ìðïñåßôå íá áãïñÜóåôå êÜðïéï åíèýìéï, áëëÜ êáé áñêåôÜ âáæÜêéá ìå äéáöïñåôéêÝò ãåýóåéò óðéôéêÞò ìáñìåëÜäáò. Ç íõ÷ôåñéíÞ æùÞ ôïõ Ãáëáîéäßïõ åíäåßêíõôáé ãéá öáãçôü êáé ÷áëáñü ðïôÜêé óå Ýíá áðü ôá ìáãáæéÜ ôïõ ðñþôïõ ëéìáíéïý. Ôï Ãáëáîßäé Þôáí êÜðïôå ç ðñþôç íáõôéêÞ äýíáìç óôçí ÅëëÜäá, ôçí åðï÷Þ ôùí éóôéïöüñùí êáé ôá êáñÜâéá ôïõ üñãùíáí ôéò èÜëáóóåò üëïõ ôïõ êüóìïõ ìåôáöÝñïíôáò åìðïñåýìáôá. ÓÞìåñá, êñáôþíôáò ôéò èýìéóåò ôçò Ýíäïîçò íáõôéêÞò éóôïñßáò ôïõ, äéáôçñåß ôçí áñ÷ïíôéÜ êáé ôçí ðáñÜäïóç, åíþ Ý÷åé ðñïóáíáôïëéóôåß óå ìéÜ óýã÷ñïíç ìéêñÞ ðüëç, ðïõ ÷áñáêôçñßóôçêå äéáôçñçôÝá ôï 1978, êáé óå áé÷ìáëùôßæåé ìå ôçí áéóèçôéêÞ ôïõ åíþ ðñïáóðßæåé ôïí Þðéï êáé ðïéïôéêü ôïõñéóìü, êÜôé ðïõ ðïëëïß åðéæçôïýí óôéò ìÝñåò ìáò.

published by Konstantinos Sathas, in 1865, and constitutes one of the most significant documentation sources for the history of the place, is kept here (www.galaxidimuseum.gr).

See also the church of Agios Nikolaos (1897-1902), in the interior of which you will admire the magnificent wooden temple, which depicts relief themes of the Old & New Testament.

The Girls' School is a particularly vivid monument for Galaxidi.

A neoclassical building with an archaic-style entrance, which was built in 1880, and was used as a girls' school from 1928 to 1929, while nowadays it hosts official events.

We continue with a second walk. Going left from the main port, we will find ourselves into a second one, Chirolakkas, and then into the old shipyard. Going right, we will walk in the Alsos (park), which is full of pine trees, a heart of green, ideal for a walk that will offer you a view both to magnificent Galaxidi and charming Krissaios Bay and the Delphic Scenery.

To the east, opposite the picturesque port and above the park, the Mylos of Galaxidi dominates, from where you can enjoy the absolute beauty of the Delphic scenery in panoramic view, and relax your mind and glance.

At "Kentri" you will see the international monument of the "Sailor's Wife", which is dedicated to the wives of sailors worldwide.

If you visit Galaxidi during the summer, you should know that there are organized beaches, as well as remote coves for you to swim, enjoying sea "meze" and local delicacies. In the shops, you can buy souvenirs, as well as many jars with different tastes of homemade marmalades. Nightlife in Galaxidi is appropriate for food and a relaxed drink in one of the first port's stores.

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Ãáëáîßäé: Áöôéáóßäùôï ôáîßäé ãåýóåùí êé áñùìÜôùí óôçí êáñäéÜ ôçò ÅëëÜäáò Ï öáêüò ðáó÷ßæåé ìå ôéò ëéãïóôÝò ãíþóåéò ôïõ åêêïëáðôüìåíïõ ÷åéñéóôÞ ôïõ íá åãêëùâßóåé ôá êïììÜôéá ìðïãéÜò ðïõ '÷ïõí áðïìåßíåé ðÜíù ôïõ, êÜðïéåò áðü ôéò îå÷áñâáëùìÝíåò áðü ôá ÷ñüíéá óôñþóåéò ôçò ðïõ ðáó÷ßæïõí íá êñýøïõí ôï îýëï. Ôï óìéëåìÝíï áñéóôïýñãçìá. Äåí åßíáé ðáñÜ Ýíá ðïñôüíé íôõìÝíï ìå ðÝôñá ðïõ ôá îáêñßóìáôÜ ôïõ óáí íá ìéëïýí. Ðñïäßäïõí ôÝ÷íç, ìáóôïñéÜ, áëëÜ êé áãÜðç. Äýóêïëá ìðïñåßò íá ðåéò áí ï äçìéïõñãüò óôü÷åõå óôçí ìáêñïçìÝñåõóç ôïõ ïíüìáôïò Þ ôçò ôÝ÷íçò ôïõ. Öáßíåôáé êáíåßò íá ìçí íïéÜæåôáé åäþ, áëëÜ äåí ìðïñþ íá 'ìáé êáé âÝâáéïò... Ëßãï ðéï êÜôù êáé ôï ðëÜíï ìïõ åãêëùâßæåé üëç ôçí åßóïäï, ìáæß êáé ôï ðáé÷íßäéóìá ôçò ðÝôñáò ðïõ óå ïäçãåß ó'áõôü. Ôüóï ìéêñü, ëéôü êáé üìïñöï ìáæß óêçíéêü óå ìéá öùôïãñáößá. Ìéá êáé ìüíç ãéá íá èõìßæåé óôï áýñéï ôçí ãåýóç óôï óôüìá áðü 'êåßíï ôï äñïóåñü áåñÜêé, ôïí ìïíüôïíï Þ÷ï ôïõ ìïíïêýëéíäñïõ îýëéíïõ óêáñéïý ðïõ Ýóêéæå áðáëÜ ôá êáôáãÜëáíá íåñÜ ðïõ ðÞãáí êáé ôõëß÷èçêáí ìå ðñÜóéíï êáé ÷þìá ðïõ ìýñéæå ç âñï÷Þ. Ìéá ìüíï ëÝîç: Ãáëáîßäé. ¸íá êïììÜôé ãçò óôçí êáñäéÜ ôïõ Êïñéíèéáêïý. Óôçí êáñäéÜ ôçò áöôéáóßäùôçò åëëçíéêÞò ãçò. Ìéá ìéêñÞ üáóç ðïõ Üíôåîå óôá ÷ñüíéá, êñÜôçóå áíáëëïßùôá ôá ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÜ ôçò ÷ùñßò öéïñéôïýñåò, "êáëëõíôéêÜ ïìïñöéÜò" Þ... "ðåñéðïßçóçò". ×ùñßò ôéò åõåñãåôéêÝò éäéüôçôåò ôïõ Photoshop. ÁõôÝò ïé ãñáììÝò åðé÷åéñïýí í' áðïôõðþóïõí áéóèÞìáôá êáé åéêüíåò ëßãï ìåôÜ. ÐñïóôñÝ÷ù óå óçìåéþóåéò ãéá íá îáíáèõìçèþ. Áí êáé ìéëþíôáò ãéá Ãáëáîßäé äåí îÝñù áí ìðïñåßò íá ìéëÜò ãéá èýìéóåò. ÌÜëëïí ãéá éäéüôõðï ðáéãíßäé ãåýóåùí êé áéóèçìÜôùí ðñüêåéôáé. Äõíáôþí, êáèáñþí êáé êñõóôÜëëéíùí, ðïõ äåí áöÞíïõí ðåñéèþñéá ðáñåñìçíåéþí óôéò êõøÝëåò ôïõ åãêåöÜëïõ, áëëÜ êáé óôçí øõ÷Þ... Éäáíéêüò ðñïïñéóìüò åñùôåõìÝíùí, áëëÜ êáé ôüðïò ãéá íá æåéò, ëÝíå ïé íôüðéïé. Ôï "ìõãäáëÜêé êïõôáëéïý", ç "ñåâáíß", ïé ìðïõêáìâßëéåò êáé ô' áíáñßèìçôá óïêÜêéá ìéáò ðüëçò, ðïõ äåí ôá äéáöçìßæåé ïäçãþíôáò óå êáôåõèåßáí óôï ëéìáíÜêé ìå ôéò ðÜðéåò. Ôï êñõììÝíï êáëÜ áðü ôá íåñÜ ôïõ Êïñéíèéáêïý üôáí åêåßíá áðïöáóßóïõí íá óïõ äåßîïõí ôá äüíôéá ôïõò ëéìáíÜêé, ìå ôï äÜóïò áðü ôá ðåýêá áðü ôçí ìéá êáé ôá êáðåôáíüóðéôá áðü ôçí Üëëç íá óôñéìþ÷íïíôáé ìáæß óôï ðëÜíï, óôïí ïõñáíßóêï êáé óôéò åéêüíåò ðïõ èá óå óõíïäÝøïõí öåýãïíôáò.

Óýëëïãïò Åðáããåëìáôéþí Ãáëáîéäßïõ

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Äßóôïìï: óôï óôáõñïäñüìé ôçò Éóôïñßáò Ãñáöéêü êáé üìïñöï ôï Äßóôïìï, Ýäñá ôïõ äéåõñõìÝíïõ äÞìïõ Äéóôüìïõ - ÁñÜ÷ùâáò - Áíôßêõñáò, åßíáé ç ðýëç ãéá ôï Âïõíü ôùí Ìïõóþí êáé Ýíáò ôüðïò ðïõ Ý÷åé ðïëëÜ íá äéçãçèåß êáé íá äåßîåé óôïí åðéóêÝðôç ÅÐÉÌÅËÅÉÁ: ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ, ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ

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ìéêñÞ áõôÞ êáé Þóõ÷ç ðüëç ôçò Âïéùôßáò, âñÝèçêå óôï ðáãêüóìéï ðñïóêÞíéï óôç ãåñìáíéêÞ êáôï÷Þ, óôéò 10 Éïõíßïõ ôïõ 1944, üôáí óå Ýíá áðü ôá ðéï áðïôñüðáéá åãêëÞìáôá ðïëÝìïõ, ïé ãåñìáíïß óêüôùóáí 228 êáôïßêïõò (ìåôáîý áõôþí ãÝñïíôåò, ðáéäéÜ êáé ãõíáßêåò) êáé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá Ýêáøáí üëï ôï ÷ùñéü. Äõï ìÞíåò ðñéí, óôéò 24 Áðñéëßïõ 1944, ïé å÷èñïß åß÷áí åêôåëÝóåé ãéá áíôßðïéíá óôçí ôïðïèåóßá «Êáñáêüëéèïò» 134 Üôïìá.

Moéñáßá, ôá âÞìáôÜ óïõ èá óå ïäçãÞóïõí åäþ, óôï ëüöï “ÊÜíáëåò”, íá äåéò ôï Ìíçìåßï ôïõ Ïëïêáõôþìáôïò ìå ôá ïíüìáôá ôùí íåêñþí, áíýðïðôá èýìáôá ôùí åîáãñéùìÝíùí ãåñìáíþí ðïõ, ãéá áíôßðïéíá, êáé ìå åö’ üðëïõ ëüã÷ç ìðáßíïõí óôá óðßôéá, óêïôþíïõí, êáßíå, óöÜæïõí êáé âéÜæïõí. Ãõíáßêåò, ðáéäéÜ, ãÝñïé, ãñéÝò, áêüìá êáé âñÝöç ëßãùí çìåñþí ãíþñéóáí ôç èçñéùäßá... Êáé ìåôÜ íá ìðåéò óôï Ìïõóåßï ÈõìÜôùí Íáæéóìïý, äßðëá óôï Äçìáñ÷åßï, áí èÝëåéò íá ìÜèåéò ðåñéóóüôåñá ãéá ôçí ðëÞñç éóôïñßá ôïõ ôüðïõ ìÝóá áðü íôïêïõìÝíôá êáé öùôïãñáößåò (ëåðôïìÝñåéåò ãéá ôï Ïëïêáýôùìá óôéò åðüìåíåò óåëßäåò). Ïé Äéóôïìßôåò åß÷áí óçìáíôéêÞ óõíåéóöïñÜ óôïõò áãþíåò ôïõ Ýèíïõò ìáò ôüóï êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôïõ åèíéêïý áðåëåõèåñùôéêïý áãþíá ôïõ ‘21, ìå áðïêïñýöùìá ôç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ (ëåðôïìÝñåéåò ôçò ìÜ÷çò óôéò åðüìåíåò óåëßäåò) üóï êáé óôçí ãåñìáíéêÞ êáôï÷Þ. Ôï Äßóôïìï áðÝ÷åé 14 ÷éëéüìåôñá áðü ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, ðçãáßíïíôáò ãéá ËéâáäåéÜ. Óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ õðÞñ÷áí êáôÜ ôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá ïé ðüëåéò ¢ìâñõóóïò êáé Óôåßñéäá. Ç áñ÷áßá ¢ìâñõóóïò êáôïéêÞèçêå êáôÜ ôçí ÐñïìõêçíáúêÞ ðåñßïäï (3000-1500 ð.×). Óå áñ÷áßá êåßìåíá áíáöÝñåôáé êáé ç ýðáñîç áêüìá ìßáò ðüëçò, ôïõ Ìåäåþíá ðïõ åðéêïéíùíïýóå ìå ôçí Óôåßñéäá ìå ðýñãïõò - ðáñáôçñçôÞñéá (öñõêôùñßåò).

Distomo The inhabitants of Distomo never succumbed to the temptation of oblivion.

From grandfather to grandson, history acquires an "experiential" character.

About then, during the German occupation, on June 10th 1944 in one of the most heinous war crimes that the Germans killed 218 inhabitants (among whom elders, children and women), and then burnt down the entire village, while two month ago, on April 24th 1944 the enemy executed 134 people at the location of "Karakolithos". Your steps will inevitably lead you here, to see the Monuments of the Holocaust and of those executed, with the names of the dead, and then to visit the Nazi Victims Museum, next to the Town Hall, if you want to learn more about the full history of the place through documents and photographs.

Photos: 1/ ÐáíïñáìéêÞ Üðïøç Äéóôüìïõ 2/ Ôï ìíçìåßï ãéá ôá èýìáôá ôùí íáæß, óôï Ìáõóùëåßï óôï Äßóôïìï 3/ Ôï Áñ÷áéïëïãéêü Ìïõóåßï 4/ Ôï Ìïõóåßï ÈõìÜôùí Íáæéóìïý 5/ Ï ìçôñïðïëéôéêüò íáüò ôïõ Áã. ÍéêïëÜïõ

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1/ Panoramic view of Distomo 2/ The monument for the Nazi victims, at the Mausoleum in Distomo 3/ The Archaeological Museum 4/ The Nazi Victims Museum 5/ The metropolitan temple of Saint Nicolas

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Ôï Äéóôïìßôéêï óðßôé - áíáðáñÜóôáóç óôï ëáïãñáöéêü ìïõóåßï

Ìðáßíïíôáò óôçí ðüëç óå êáëùóïñßæåé ôï ãëõðôü ìå ôßôëï «Ðáãêüóìéï öéëß», ýøïõò 7 ìÝôñùí, Ýíá óýìâïëï ÅéñÞíçò êáé Óõìöéëßùóçò ìåôáîý ôùí ëáþí. Êáôåõèõíüìáóôå ðñïò ôéò äýï ðëáôåßåò. Ç “ðÜíù ðëáôåßá” (ÅèíéêÞò Áíôßóôáóçò) Þôáí ãéá ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá ôï óôÝêé ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ ìå ôá ðáñáäïóéáêÜ êáöåíåßá ôçò (áðü ôá ðéï ðáëéÜ ðïõ åêóõã÷ñïíßóôçêáí åßíáé áõôÜ ðïõ ëåéôïõñãïýí óôï éóüãåéï ôùí äýï îåíïäï÷åßùí) êáé ôçí ìåôáâõæáíôéíïý ñõèìïý åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ (1880 -1908), ôïí Ìçôñïðïëéôéêü Íáü. Ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá êáé ìå ôçí áíáâÜèìéóç ôçò åéóüäïõ ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ, ðïõ áíáãêáóôéêÜ áðü ‘êåß ðåñíÜ êáíåßò êáôåõèõíüìåíïò óôï Óôåßñé, ¼óéï ËïõêÜ êáé äåõôåñåõüíôùò óôï ÊõñéÜêé, áëëÜ êáé ôçí õðïóôÞñéîç ôçò éäéùôéêÞò ðñùôïâïõëßáò ðïõ åðÝíäõóå óôçí áíÜðôõîç åóôéáôïñßùí, cafe êáé ìåæåäïðùëåßùí, ç “êÜôù ðëáôåßá” (Çñþùí), ðáñïõóßáóå óçìáíôéêÞ êßíçóç êáé áðïôåëåß ðëÝïí ôï ðéï óçìáíôéêü åìðïñéêü ôìÞìá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò.

Ôé íá äåßôå êáé íá êÜíåôå Ôçí Áñ÷áéïëïãéêÞ ÓõëëïãÞ Äéóôüìïõ. Ç óõëëïãÞ óôåãÜæåôáé óôï ðáëéü äçìïôéêü ó÷ïëåßï, ðïõ ÷ôßóôçêå ôï 1903. ÐåñéëáìâÜíåé åõñÞìáôá áðü ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ, ôá ïðïßá ÷ñïíïëïãïýíôáé áðü ôá ðñïúóôïñéêÜ Ýùò êáé ôá ñùìáúêÜ ÷ñüíéá. Ôï ðñïúóôïñéêü öñïýñéï ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ, ðïõ âñßóêåôáé óôç èÝóç Êáóôñß. Ôï áñ÷áßï ôåß÷ïò ôçò Áìâñýóóïõ, óýìöùíá ìå ôïí Ðáõóáíßá ç êáôáóôñïöÞ ôïõ ôåß÷ïõò Ýãéíå áðü ôïí Ößëéððï ôïí Â’ êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôïõ Éåñïý ÐïëÝìïõ (ôÝëç 4ïõ áéþíá). Ôçí Áêñüðïëç ôçò áñ÷áßáò Óôåßñéäáò, üðïõ äéáôçñïýíôáé ôìÞìáôá ôïõ ôåß÷ïõò, åíþ éäéáßôåñá åíôõðùóéáêüò åßíáé ï ëáîåõìÝíïò óå âñÜ÷ï âáóéëéêüò ôÜöïò ìå ôçí ïñèïãþíéá èýñá åéóüäïõ. Óôçí ðáñáëßá ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ õðÜñ÷åé ç Áêñüðïëç ôïõ Ìåäåþíïò, üðïõ óþæåôáé ìåãÜëï ôìÞìá ôïõ öñïõñßïõ. Åðßóçò, Ý÷åé áðïêáëõöèåß èïëùôüò ôÜöïò ðïõ ôïðïèåôåßôáé ÷ñïíéêÜ óôá 1500-1400 ð.×. ÁñêåôÜ îùêëÞóéá õðÜñ÷ïõí ìÝóá óôï Äßóôïìï ìå ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêüôåñï áõôü ôïõ Áãßïõ ÌÜììá ðßóù áðü ôï âñÜ÷ï "ÂáãÝíé", óôï ðáëéü äñüìï ðñïò ðáñáëßá. Åßíáé ÷ôéóìÝíï ìÝóá óå öõóéêÞ óðçëéÜ - êïßëùìá ôïõ âñÜ÷ïõ, üðïõ êñýöôçêáí ãéá áñêåôü êáéñü ïé åðéæÞóáíôåò ôçò óöáãÞò, ðïõ äéÝöõãáí. Óôï Ôñßóôñáôï, ôçò áñ÷áßáò Ó÷éóôÞò ïäïý, êïíôÜ óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ Êáñáêüëéèïò, (óôï äñüìï ãéá Äáýëåéá) Ýóôçóå êáñôÝñé êáé óêüôùóå ï Ïéäßðïäáò ôïí ðáôÝñá ôïõ ËÜúï, âáóéëéÜ ôùí Èçâþí, ìåôÜ ôçí ðñïôñïðÞ ôçò ìçôÝñáò ôïõ ÉïêÜóôçò (èá äåßôå ôï ìíçìåßï). ÊáôÜ ôçí ðáñÜäïóç, óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ õðÞñîå ç ìõèéêÞ Óößããá, ðïõ óêüôùíå êÜèå äéáâÜôç ðïõ ôçí óõíáíôïýóå, åðåéäÞ äåí áðáíôïýóå óôï ãñßöï ôçò. Ï Ïéäßðïäáò óõíÜíôçóå ôçí Óößããá êáé Ýëõóå ôï Åêåß ðïõ ï Ïéäßðïäáò ãñßöï êáé ôüôå ç Óößããá Ýðåóå óôïí ãêñåìü. Óôï éóôïñéêü óêüôùóå ôïí ðáôÝñá ôïõ

Distomo is the starting point of the Municipality of Distomo - Arachova Antikyra. In antiquity, the cities of Ambryssos, Stirida and Medeona were located at the region of Distomo.

See: At the entrance the 7 meters high sculpture titled "Global kiss". The Metropolitan Temple of Saint Nicolas.

The prehistoric fort of Distomo. The ancient wall of Ambryssos. The Acropolis of ancient Stirida. At the beach of Distomo there is also the Acropolis of Medeona, where a large part of the fort has survived. The Archaeological Collection of Distomo.

The collection is hosted in the old elementary school, which was built in 1903. Walk in the beautiful central square of Distomo, where there are many modern cafeterias.

Ôï ìíçìåßï ôùí åêôåëåóèÝíôùí áðü ôïõò ãåñìáíïýò, óôïí «Êáñáêüëéèï» The monument of the people who were executed from german, at "Karakolithos"

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áõôü ìÝñïò ðéÜóôçêå åðßóçò ï èñõëéêüò ëÞóôáñ÷ïò Êßôóïò ÍôáâÝëçò. ÓÞìåñá, ï Êáñáêüëéèïò, åßíáé ç åßóïäïò ôïõ åíéáßïõ ÄÞìïõ, ìåôÜ ôç ËéâáäåéÜ, êáé åßíáé ãíùóôüò ãéá ôï óýã÷ñïíï ìíçìåßï ôùí ðåóüíôùí. ¸íá áðü ôá óçìáíôéêüôåñá ðïëéôéóôéêÜ óôïé÷åßá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò åßíáé ôï ÊáñíáâÜëé ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ ìå ôçí åìöÜíéóç ôùí “Êïõäïõíáñáßùí”. "Ïé Êïõäïõíáñáßïé” åßíáé Ýíá ðáëéü Ýèéìï ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò ðïõ Ý÷åé äéïíõóéáêÝò ñßæåò. ¢íèñùðïé íôõìÝíïé ìå ðñïâéÝò æþùí êáé æùóìÝíïé ìå êïõäïýíåò ðñïóðáèïýí óõìâïëéêÜ íá îõðíÞóïõí ôç öýóç ìüëéò ôåëåéþíåé ï ÷åéìþíáò êáé áñ÷ßæåé ç Üíïéîç.

¸îé ÷éëéüìåôñá áðü ôï Äßóôïìï âñßóêåôáé ôï Óôåßñé, áôåíßæïíôáò áðü ôá 600 ìÝôñá ôï âïõíü ôùí Ìïõóþí, ôïí Åëéêþíá, êáé ôïí Ðáñíáóóü. Æùíôáíü ÷ùñéü ìå ôïõò êáôïßêïõò íá áíáðôýóóïõí ðïëëÝò äñÜóåéò, äßðëá óôï ìïíáóôÞñé ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ, õðïäÝ÷åôáé ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò ãéá êáöåäÜêé óôá ãñáöéêÜ êáöåíåßá ôïõ êáé âÝâáéá ãéá öáãçôü áöïý öçìßæåôáé ãéá ôéò ôáâÝñíåò ôïõ. Ôï ÷ùñéü ðáíçãõñßæåé ôçí 1ç Óåðôåìâñßïõ, ôïõ Ïóßïõ Óõìåþí. Ôï ðáíçãýñé ôïõ Óôåéñßïõ åßíáé áðü ôá êáëýôåñá ôçò Âïéùôßáò êáé óõãêåíôñþíåé ðïëý êüóìï.

Ìç îå÷Üóåôå íá ðÜñåôå ìáæß óáò ôïðéêÜ ðñïúüíôá, üðùò æõìùôü øùìß, ÷õëïðßôåò êáé ôñá÷áíÜ, êñáóß óå äéÜöïñåò ðïéêéëßåò ôïðéêþí áìðåëéþí, ôóßðïõñï. Ç ÃéïñôÞ Êñáóéïý ãßíåôáé ôÝëïò ôïõ êáëïêáéñéïý ìÝóá óå ðáíçãõñéêü êëßìá.

Ï êýñéïò ×ñÞóôïò ÐáðáíéêïëÜïõ ìáò óõãêßíçóå ìå ôçí áãÜðç ôïõ ãéá ôïí ôüðï ôïõ êáé ìáò ðáñåß÷å ìåãÜëç âïÞèåéá óôï ñåðïñôÜæ. ÐáñÝ÷åé åèåëïíôéêÜ ôéò õðçñåóßåò ôïõ óôï Ìïõóåßï ÈõìÜôùí Íáæéóìïý (åêåß óôåãÜæåôáé êáé ôï ëáïãñáöéêü ìïõóåßï), îåíáãþíôáò áëëÜ êáé... êáôáìåôñþíôáò (Ýíáí-Ýíáí!) ôïõò åðéóêÝðôåò - ðÜíù áðü 10.000 óôï äéÜóôçìá áðü ÖåâñïõÜñéï ìÝ÷ñé Ïêôþâñéï ôïõ 2015. Ìáò ìßëçóå ãéá ôçí áäåëöïðïßçóç ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ ìå ôéò ðüëåéò Ïñáíôïýñ óôç Ãáëëßá êáé ËÝíôéôóå óôçí Ôóå÷ßá, ðïõ åß÷áí ôçí ßäéá ôý÷ç áðü ôïõò ãåñìáíïýò, êáé ìáò îåíÜãçóå óå êÜèå ãùíéÜ ôçò éóôïñéêÞò áõôÞò ðüëçò.

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In the square of Distomo village the Koutriaris Hotel offers rooms with free Wi-Fi. There is also free public parking. Koutriaris rooms are equipped with air conditioning and satellite TV and have a private bathroom. All have balconies, some overlooking the square. Breakfast is served daily in the dining Koutriaris Hotel and is included in the room rate.

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Ç ðñïóöïñÜ ôùí Äéóôïìéôþí êáé ôùí êáôïßêùí ôùí ãýñù ðåñéï÷þí, óôçí áíôßóôáóç êáôÜ ôùí êáôáêôçôþí, óôçí ðåñßïäï 1940-1944 Þôáí ôüóï óçìáíôéêÞ, ðïõ ïé ãåñìáíïß íáæéóôÝò ãýñåõáí ìéá áöïñìÞ ãéá íá áíôåêäéêçèïýí ãéá ôéò ìåãÜëåò êáé ôáðåéíùôéêÝò ôïõò Þôôåò, åêåß. ×áñáêôçñéóôéêÝò öÜóåéò ôçò áíôßóôáóçò åßíáé ïé áêüëïõèåò: Ôïí Éïýëéï ìÝ÷ñé ôïí Áýãïõóôï ôïõ 1943, áíôéóôáóéáêÝò ïìÜäåò ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ, Óôåéñßïõ êáé Áíôßêõñáò åìðïäßæïõí ôç äéÝëåõóç éó÷õñþí éôáëéêþí êáé ãåñìáíéêþí äõíÜìåùí óôç ÷áñÜäñá ôçò ÓôåíÞò, ìå áðïôÝëåóìá íá ðñïîåíÞóïõí óçìáíôéêüôáôåò áðþëåéåò óôïí å÷èñü. Ç ôïðïèåóßá, ëüãù ôçò óðïõäáéüôçôáò ôçò ìÜ÷çò áõôÞò êáé ëüãù ôùí ìåãÜëùí áðùëåéþí ôùí äõíÜìåùí êáôï÷Þò, ïíïìÜóèçêå ìéêñü ÓôÜëéíãêñáíô. Óôéò 24 Áðñéëßïõ ôïõ 1944 óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ Êáñáêüëéèïò, ãéá áíôßðïéíá óå Üëëç åíÝäñá áíôéóôáóéáêþí ïìÜäùí, åêôåëïýí ôéò ðñùéíÝò þñåò, 110 üìçñïõò ðáôñéþôåò áðü ôéò öõëáêÝò ËéâáäåéÜò, ìåôáîý ôùí ïðïßùí êáé ôÝóóåñéò Äéóôïìßôåò. Ôï áðüãåõìá ôçò ßäéáò ìÝñáò Üëëïõò 24 ïìÞñïõò. ¹ôáí ÓÜââáôï 10 Éïýíç ôïõ 1944 êáé ï ðüëåìïò üäåõå ðñïò ôï ôÝëïò ôïõ. Ïé íáæß õðï÷ùñïýóáí, ôÝóóåñéò ìÝñåò ðñéí åß÷å ðñáãìáôïðïéçèåß ç áðüâáóç óôç Íïñìáíäßá êáé åß÷å ãßíåé ðëÝïí ðéóôåõôü üôé ç ìÝñá ôçò áðåëåõèÝñùóçò äåí èá áñãïýóå êáé óôçí ÅëëÜäá. ¹ôáí ôüôå ðïõ ïé íáæß, óáí íá êõñéåýôçêáí áðü áìüê, äéÝðñáîáí ôéò ìåãáëýôåñåò áãñéüôçôåò. Óôçí ðñïóðÜèåéÜ ôïõò íá ôñïìïêñáôÞóïõí ôïõò êáôïßêïõò êáé íá áíáêüøïõí ôçí åíßó÷õóç ðïõ ðáñåß÷áí óôéò ïñãáíùìÝíåò áíôÜñôéêåò ïìÜäåò ðïõ äñïýóáí óå ðïëëÝò ðåñéï÷Ýò ôçò ÷þñáò âãÜæïõí äéáôáãÝò ãåíïêôïíßáò: "¸íáò ãåñìáíüò óêïôùìÝíïò - ðåíÞíôá Ýëëçíåò, äÝêá ãåñìáíïß - Ýíá ÷ùñéü". ¸ôóé, óôï ðëáßóéï ôùí åêêáèáñéóôéêþí åðé÷åéñÞóåùí, åêåßíï ôï öïâåñü ðñùúíü ôïõ Éïýíç, ïé ãåñìáíïß ðñïóðÜèçóáí íá áéöíéäéÜóïõí ôïõò áíôÜñôåò. Ìéá öÜëáããá åðôÜ áõôïêéíÞôùí ìå óôñáôéþôåò îåêßíçóå áðü ôç ËéâáäåéÜ ìå êáôåýèõíóç ðñïò ôï Äßóôïìï. Ôá äýï ðñþôá áõôïêßíçôá ðïõ ðñïðïñåýïíôáí áñêåôÜ, Þôáí åëëçíéêÜ,

åðéôáãìÝíá, ãåìÜôá ìå ãåñìáíïýò óôñáôéþôåò íôõìÝíïõò üìùò ìáõñáãïñßôåò. ¹ôáí ôï “äüëùìá”. Ïé áíôÜñôåò èá ðßóôåõáí ðùò ôá áõôïêßíçôá åß÷áí ôñüöéìá êáé èá ðñïóðáèïýóáí íá ôá ðÜñïõí, êáé ôüôå èá ÷ôýðáãáí ïé ãåñìáíïß. Óôç äéáóôáýñùóç Äéóôüìïõ - ÁñÜ÷ùâáò óõíáíôéïýíôáé ìå Üëëá 60 áõôïêßíçôá ãåìÜôá ãåñìáíïýò óôñáôéþôåò ðïõ Ýñ÷ïíôáí áðü ôçí ¢ìöéóóá ìå êáôåýèõíóç ðñïò ôï Äßóôïìï. Áñ÷ßæïõí êáé óêïñðïýí ôï èÜíáôï. Óêïôþíïõí ðÝíôå êáé óõëëáìâÜíïõí óáí ïìÞñïõò äþäåêá áãñüôåò åíþ èÝñéæáí. Ìðáßíïõí óôï Äßóôïìï áöïý áíôáëÜóóïõí êáé äéáóôáõñþíïõí ôéò ðëçñïöïñßåò ôïõò. Ïé êÜôïéêïé åßíáé áíõðïøßáóôïé. ÂëÝðïíôáò üìùò ôïõò ïìÞñïõò áíçóõ÷ïýí. Ç öÜëáããá Þôáí ðñùôüöáíôá ìåãÜëç. O åðéêåöáëÞò ôùí ãåñìáíþí, äå äÝ÷åôáé ôç óõíÜíôçóç ðïõ æçôïýí ï ðñüåäñïò ôçò êïéíüôçôáò, ×áñÜëáìðïò Êßíéáò êáé ï ðáðÜò ôïí ÷ùñéïý ÓùôÞñçò ÆÞóçò áðü ôïõò ïðïßïõò êáé ðáëéüôåñá æçôïýóå -áíåðéôõ÷þò- ðëçñïöïñßåò ãéá ôéò êéíÞóåéò ôùí áíôáñôþí óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ. Êáôïñèþíïõí ôåëéêÜ ìå äéÜöïñïõò åêöïâéóìïýò êáé ôïõò ðñÜêôïñÝò ôïõò êáé óõãêåíôñþíïõí ðëçñïöïñßåò üôé óôï êïíôéíü Óôåßñé êéíïýíôáé ïé áíôÜñôåò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò êáé Ýíá ôìÞìá ôçò áõôïêéíçôïðïìðÞò îåêéíÜ ãéá åêåß. ÐÝöôïõí óå

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Photos: 1/ “Ïé óöáãåßò ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ”, îõëïãñáößá ôïõ Áë. ÊáñáãéáííÜêç 2/ Ç öùôïãñáößá ôçò Äéóôïìßôéóóáò Ìáñßáò Ðáíôßóêá, ðïõ äçìïóéåýôçêå óôï ðåñéïäéêü LIFE ôï ‘44. 3/ Ðáíáãéþôçò êáé Ìáñßá Óöïõíôïýñç - Ôá ðåíôÜñöáíá (áñ÷åßï Ìïõóåßïõ ÌðåíÜêç) 4/ Èýìáôá ôùí íáæß êåßôïíôáé óôï äñüìï 5/ Ç åéêüíá ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ ôçò 10çò Éïõíßïõ 1944 - Ç öùôïãñáößá âñÝèçêå óå ãåñìáíü óôñáôéþôç 6/ Äýóêïëá íá óõãêñáôÞóåéò ôá äÜêñõá üôáí âñåèåßò óôï Ìáõóùëåßï ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ 1/ "The slaughterers of Distomo", wood engraving by Al. Karagiannakis 2/ The photograph of the inhabitant of Distomo Maria Pantiska, which was published in LIFE magazine in '44 3/ Panagiotis and Maria Sfountouri - The orphans (archive of the Benaki Museum) 4/ Nazi victims lying on the street 5/ The picture of Distomo of June 10th 1944 - The photograph was found on a German soldier 6/ It is difficult to hold your tears back when you are at the Distomo Mausoleum

åíÝäñá ôùí áíôáñôþí. Ç ìÜ÷ç ðïõ áêïëïõèåß åßíáé éäéáéôÝñùò óêëçñÞ, êñáôÜåé äýï þñåò êáé áíáãêÜæåé ôïõò íáæß íá õðï÷ùñÞóïõí ðñïò ôï Äßóôïìï, Ý÷ïíôáò âáñéÜ ôñáõìáôéóìÝíï ôïí åðéêåöáëÞò ôïõò. Åêåß, áõôüò ðåèáßíåé. Ôá ôåëåõôáßá ôïõ ëüãéá åßíáé: “ìç ìåßíåé ïýôå ãÜôá”... ¸îáëëïò ï åðéêåöáëÞò ëï÷áãüò ËÜïõôåíìðá÷, áíáëáìâÜíåé ôçí åðé÷åßñçóç áíôéðïßíùí êáé óýóóùìç ç äýíáìç ôùí íáæéóôéêþí äõíÜìåùí îåêéíÜ ôç äéáôáãÞ ôçò ðëÞñïõò åîüíôùóçò. ‘Åôóé îåêéíÜåé ç êüëáóç. ÁöçíéáóìÝíïé ïé êáôáêôçôÝò ðñï÷ùñïýí óå ìßá ðñáãìáôéêÞ èçñéùäßá. Ïé êÜôïéêïé, üóïé äåí êáôÜöåñáí íá äéáöýãïõí íùñßôåñá áðü ôï ÄéÜóêåëï, ôç ìüíç áöýëáêôç äéÜâáóç, êëåßíïíôáé Ýíôñïìïé óôá óðßôéá ôïõò.Ôïõò Ýñçìïõò äñüìïõò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý äéáôñÝ÷ïõí åîáãñéùìÝíïé óôñáôéþôåò ìå åö’ üðëïõ ëüã÷ç. Ìðáßíïõí óôá óðßôéá, óêïôþíïõí, êáßíå, óöÜæïõí ü,ôé âñßóêïõí óôï äéÜâá ôïõò. ÃÝñïé, ãñéÝò, ãõíáßêåò áêüìá êáé âñÝöç ëßãùí çìåñþí ðÝñáóáí áðü ôïí ßäéï ôñïìáêôéêü ÃïëãïèÜ. Ãßäéá, ðñüâáôá, Üëïãá, óêõëéÜ... ü,ôé æùíôáíü êéíåßôáé, åîïëïèñåýåôáé. Áðïêåöáëßæïõí ôïí éåñÝá ôïõ ÷ùñéïý, óêïôþíïõí ìùñÜ, âéÜæïõí êáé äïëïöïíïýí ãõíáßêåò. Ï Äéóôïìßôçò ÓôÜèçò ÓôáèÜò -óôï êåßìåíï ðïõ Ýãñáøå ãéá ôç óöáãÞ êáé áðïóðÜóìáôá ôïõ ïðïßïõ ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞóáìå- óõìðëçñþíåé: "Óôï Äßóôïìï Ýãéíáí áõôÜ. Èá ãßíïíôáí êé Üëëá. Ìá Þñèå ç íý÷ôá êáé ïé äïëïöüíïé öïâÞèçêáí êáé Ýöõãáí. Ôþñá óôï ÷ùñéü áðëþíåôáé ç ãáëÞíç ôïõ Íåêñïôáöåßïõ ãéá ðïëëÞ þñá. Ìá óéãÜ - óéãÜ îýðíçóå ôï Äßóôïìï. Êáé ôüôå áêïýóôçêáí ïé èñÞíïé ôùí ðáéäéþí ðïõ Ýñçìá êëáßãáí ôïõò ãïíåßò ôïõò êáé ïé ãüïé ôùí ãåñüíôùí. Áêïýãïíôáí áêüìç êáé êÜðïéá ðáñÜîåíá ãÝëéá êáé ôñáãïýäéá áõôþí ðïõ ðáñåöñüíçóáí, ìðñïóôÜ óôç öñßêç ðïõ Ýæçóáí. ÌÝóá óôç íý÷ôá ìéêñÜ ðáéäéÜ ðÞñáí ôïõò óêïôåéíïýò äñüìïõò ðñïóðáèþíôáò íá öôÜóïõí óôá êïíôéíÜ ÷ùñéÜ. 'Åíá êáñáâÜíé ðáéäéþí ðïõ ãýñåõå Ýíá áíèñþðéíï ÷Ýñé ãéá íá óêïõðßóåé ôá äÜêñõá áðü ôá ìïõôñÜêéá ôïõò êáé íá äþóåé áðÜíôçóç óôï åñùôçìáôéêü, “Ãéáôß ôïõò óêüôùóáí;"”...

Distomo Massacre The contribution of the inhabitants of Distomo to the resistance against the conquerors, during the 1940-1944 period, is so significant, that German Nazis were seeking for a cause to avenge for their great and humiliating defeats there. It was Saturday, June 10th 1944, and the war was approaching its end. The Nazis were retreating; four days ago, the Normandy invasion was realized, and it had then become believable that liberation day was not far for Greece. In their effort to terrify the inhabitants and intercept the support they provided to the organized rebel teams, the Nazis issue orders of genocide: "One dead German - fifty Greeks, ten Germans - a village".

Thus, in the framework of cleansing operations, that terrible morning of June, the Germans with 67 cars full of German soldiers, move towards Distomo. They begin spreading death. They kill five people, and take 12 farmers hostage, while they were harvesting. A part of the motorcade falls into an ambush of the rebels. The battle that follows is particularly rough.

Frantic, the chief officer Lautenback, who is in charge, undertakes the retaliations. Thus, hell breaks loose.

Enraged soldiers cross the deserted roads of the village with fixed bayonets. They enter into homes, they kill, they burn, and they slaughter whoever they find in their path.

Old men, old women, women, even a few days old infants suffered the same, terrifying Calvary. Goats, sheep, horses, dogs…, whatever is alive and moving, is exterminated.

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Photos: 1/ Ïé ðëÜêåò ìå ôá ïíüìáôá ôùí èõìÜôùí óôï Ìáõóùëåßï 2/ ×áñïêáìÝíç óôï ðáñÜèõñï (áñ÷åßï Ìïõóåßïõ ÌðåíÜêç) 3/ Óôï íåêñïôáöåßï (áñ÷åßï Ìïõóåßïõ ÌðåíÜêç) 1/ The slabs with the victims' names at the Mausoleum 2/ Bereaved woman at the window (archive of the Benaki Museum) 3/ At the cemetery (archive of the Benaki Museum)

Ðñéí áðï÷ùñÞóïõí ïé ãåñìáíïß èá ðñïëÜâïõí íá âÜëïõí öùôéÜ óôá óðßôéá ôïõ ÷ùñéïý. Ï ÃéÜííçò ÌðáóäÝêçò óôï âéâëßï ôïõ "ÄÉÓÔÏÌÏ", óõíå÷ßæåé: "Ïé âéáéüôçôåò óõíå÷ßóôçêáí ôéò åðüìåíåò çìÝñåò ìå éäéáßôåñç áãñéüôçôá üðïõ ïé ×éôëåñéêïß ðëéáôóéêïëüãçóáí ü,ôé åß÷å áðïìåßíåé üñèéï. Óôéò 26 Éïõíßïõ åðáíÝñ÷ïíôáé ìå áðïêïñýöùìá ôïí ïìáäéêü âéáóìü ìéÜò 50÷ñïíçò ôõöëÞò êáé ðíåõìáôéêÜ áíÜðçñçò ãõíáßêáò áöïý ôçí ÷ôõðïýí óôï ðñüóùðï ìå ôïí õðïêüðáíï óðÜæïíôÜò ôçò ôá äüíôéá êáé áíáßóèçôç üðùò åßíáé, îåóðïýí åðÜíù ôçò, ôï âñþìéêï óáñêéêü ðÜèïò ôïõò". Ïé íåêñïß ôïõ Äßóôïìïõ èá öôÜóïõí óõíïëéêÜ ôïõò 228, åê ôùí ïðïßùí 117 ãõíáßêåò, 111 Üíôñåò êáé áíÜìåóÜ ôïõò Þôáí êáé 53 ðáéäéÜ êÜôù ôùí 16 ÷ñüíùí. Ëßãïõò µÞíåò µåôÜ ôç ÓöáãÞ, ï Dmitri Êessel, áíôáðïêñéôÞò ôïõ ðåñéïäéêïý «Life» åðéóêÝöèçêå ôï Äßóôïµï ãéá ñåðïñôÜæ. Åêåß öùôïãñáößæåé ôç Ìáñßá Ðáíôßóêá (ðÝèáíå ôï 2009), íá óôÝêåôáé üñèéá µðñïóôÜ óå µéá óêÜöç êáé íá ðëÝíåé ôá µáýñá ñïý÷á ôçò óôçí áõëÞ. Ç öùôïãñáößá äçµïóéåýèçêå ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ óôï ðåñéïäéêü «Life» óôéò 29 Íïåµâñßïõ ôïõ 1944. Ï ôßôëïò ôïõ êåéµÝíïõ Þôáí «Ôé Ýêáíáí ïé Ãåñµáíïß óôçí ÅëëÜäá» êáé ç ëåæÜíôá áíÝöåñå: «Ç Ìáñßá Ðáíôßóêá áêüµç êëáßåé µå ëõãµïýò, äýï µÞíåò áöüôïõ ïé Ãåñµáíïß óêüôùóáí ôç µçôÝñá ôçò óå óöáãÞ óôçí åëëçíéêÞ ðüëç Äßóôïµï»… Óçìåßùóç: Ï ëï÷áãüò ôùí SS Öñéôò ËÜïõôåíìðá÷ (Fritz Lautenbach) åßíáé ï Üíèñùðïò ðïõ åêôÝëåóå ôçí åíôïëÞ êáé óõíÝôáîå ôçí ó÷åôéêÞ øåõäÞ áíáöïñÜ. O ÄéïéêçôÞò ôùí Ãåñìáíéêþí äõíÜìåùí ðïõ äéÝðñáîáí ôï ðáíáíèñþðéíï Ýãêëçìá ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ, ×áíò ÆÜìðåë, óõíåëÞöèç óôï Ðáñßóé êáé åêäüèçêå áðü ôéò ÃáëëéêÝò áñ÷Ýò óôçí ÅëëÜäá ãéá ôï Ýãêëçìá ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ. Åíþ üìùò Þôáí ðñïöõëáêéóìÝíïò êáé åðñüêåéôï íá ðñïóá÷èåß óå äßêç, ôï åëëçíéêü ìåôåìöõëéáêü êñÜôïò ôï 1949 ôïí ðáñÝäùóå óôçí ÊõâÝñíçóç ôçò ôüôå Ä. Ãåñìáíßáò ðïõ åß÷å æçôÞóåé ôçí ÝêäïóÞ ôïõ ãéá Üëëç õðüèåóç, üðïõ óýìöùíá ìå ðëçñïöïñßåò áöÝèçêå åëåýèåñïò…

O óöáãÝáò ×áíò ÆÜìðåë / The slaughterer Hans Zampel

Before the Germans leave, they had enough time to set the village's houses on fire. They leave at night, but they return the next day to continue their "work".

The dead people of Distomo reach 228 in total, 117 women, 111 men, and among them also 53 children under the age of 16.

A few months after the Massacre, Dmitri Kessel, reporter in "Life" magazine, visited Distomo for reportage.

There, he photographs Maria Pantiska (who died in 2009), standing upright in front of a trough and washing her black clothes in the yard. The photograph was published in "Life" magazine for the first time on November 29th 1944. The title of the text was "What the Germans did to Greece".

Note: The Commander of the German forces that committed the huge crime of Distomo, Hans Zampel, was arrested in Paris and was extradited by the French authorities to Greece for the crime of Distomo. However, while he was in custody, and was about to stand trial, the Greek post-civil war state delivered him in 1949 to the Government of the then West Germany, which had requested his extradition for another case, where, according to information, he was released…

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Áñãýñçò Óöïõíôïýñçò ¹ôáí 4 åôþí üôáí Ýæçóå ôç óöáãÞ ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ. Ìåãáëþíïíôáò, äåí óôáìÜôçóå ïýôå óôéãìÞ íá ìÜ÷åôáé ãéá ôçí áðïêáôÜóôáóç ôçò éóôïñéêÞò ìíÞìçò êáé ôç äéêáßùóç ôùí èõìÜôùí ÁÐÏ ÔÏÍ ÓÙÔÇÑÇ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁ

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ÃåííÞèçêå ôï 1940 óôï Äßóôïìï. Óôç óöáãÞ ôïõ ´44 ÷Üíåé ãïíåßò êáé ôñéÜíôá óõããåíåßò êáé ï ßäéïò åðéæåß ôõ÷áßá. Ç øõ÷éêÞ ôïõ õãåßá êëïíßæåôáé âáèåéÜ. Áðü ôï ÆÜíåéï ïñöáíïôñïöåßï âñßóêåôáé ôï 1949 óôçí Åëâåôßá. Ïé åéêüíåò ôçò öñßêçò åßíáé áêüìç ÷áñáãìÝíåò âáèåéÜ ìÝóá ôïõ. Ðáñüëá áõôÜ, êáèþò áíäñþíåôáé, ìïñöþíåôáé óå ðïëëïýò ôïìåßò: ðõñçíéêÞ öõóéêÞ, áóôñïöõóéêÞ, öéëïóïößá... ÅñãÜæåôáé ùò êáèçãçôÞò, ãñÜöïíôáò áñêåôÜ óõããñÜììáôá. Áðü ôï 1994 áðïöáóßæåé íá áó÷ïëçèåß ìå ôç äéáôÞñçóç ôçò éóôïñéêÞò ìíÞìçò óôçí ÅëëÜäá êáé ôç Ãåñìáíßá êáé ìå ôï æÞôçìá ôçò áíáãíþñéóçò êáé áðïæçìßùóçò ôùí èõìÜôùí ôùí èçñéùäéþí ôùí ãåñìáíéêþí óôñáôåõìÜôùí êáôï÷Þò óôçí ÅëëÜäá. Ôï âñáâåõìÝíï íôïêõìáíôÝñ «¸íá Ôñáãïýäé ãéá ôïí Áñãýñç» ôïõ åëâåôïý óêçíïèÝôç Stefan Haupt ðáñïõóéÜæåé ìå ðáñáäåéãìáôéóìü ôçí éóôïñéêÜ öoñôéóìÝíç æùÞ êáé ôïí áãþíá ôïõ Áñãýñç Óöïõíôïýñç ãéá Ýíáí åéñçíéêü êüóìï. Ôï 2014 åêäüèçêå áðü ôéò åêäüóåéò «Âåñãßíá» ôï ðñþôï ôïõ âéâëßï ìå ôßôëï ËÏ Ã Ï Ê Ñ É Ó É Å Ó 166 «ÁÍÔÉÂÏÉÙÔÉÊÅÓ» ÁÓÊÇÓÅÉÓ. Ôïí Áðñßëéï ôïõ 2015 åêäßäåôáé åðßóçò áðü ôéò åêäüóåéò «Âåñãßíá» ôï åðüìåíü ôïõ âéâëßï «ÐÅÍÈÙ ÃÉÁ ÔÇ ÃÅÑÌÁÍÉÁ - ÔÏ ÐÁÑÁÄÅÉÃÌÁ ÔÏÕ ÄÉÓÔÏÌÏÕ»... Ï ôñüðïò üìùò ìå ôïí ïðïßï ç ãåñìáíéêÞ áëëÜ êáé ç äéåèíÞò êïéíÞ ãíþìç óõãêëïíßóôçêå, áðïôõðþíåôáé óå ìßá ìüíï öñÜóç: “ÏíïìÜæïìáé Áñãýñçò Óöïõíôïýñçò êáé åßìáé ôï áãüñé óôç öùôïãñáößá...”, åìöáíéæüìåíïò óôçí óáôõñéêÞ åêðïìðÞ Die Anstalt ôïõ ãåñìáíéêïý êñáôéêïý êáíáëéïý ZDF, ìå öüíôï ôçí ðáéäéêÞ ôïõ öùôïãñáößá Ýîù áðü ôï êáììÝíï ôïõ óðßôé...

Êýñéå Óöïõíôïýñç, Ýíá åñþôçìá ðñéí áð’ üëá: ðïéÜ åßíáé ç èÝóç ôïõ åðßóçìïõ ãåñìáíéêïý êñÜôïõò ãéá ü,ôé óõíÝâç óôï Äßóôïìï ðñéí 71 ÷ñüíéá; Ôï 1995 ìÜò áíáêïßíùóáí ãñáðôþò ðùò ç óöáãÞ ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ äåí Þôáí Ýãêëçìá ðïëÝìïõ, áëëÜ “ãåãïíüò óôï ðëáßóéï ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ”, üðùò åß÷å åêèÝóåé ï õðåýèõíïò ëï÷áãüò óôçí øåõäÞ åê ðñïìåëÝôçò- áíáöïñÜ ôïõ ôï 1944. ¼ìùò, üðùò åêèÝôù óôï âéâëßï ìïõ, õðÜñ÷åé áêüìç ìéá áíåîÜñôçôç áíáöïñÜ áðü ðñÜêôïñá ôçò ìõóôéêÞò óôñáôéùôéêÞò áóôõíïìßáò ðïõ óõíüäåõå ôüôå ôïõò ëü÷ïõò ôùí SS, êáé ôá üóá ëÝåé óôÜèçêáí áöïñìÞ ãéá íá îåêéíÞóåé áìÝóùò åóùôåñéêÞ áíÜêñéóç êáôáëÞãïíôáò Ýíá ìÞíá ìåôÜ ôï ïëïêáýôùìá óôï óõìðÝñáóìá üôé ç áñ÷éêÞ áíáöïñÜ ôïõ ëï÷áãïý Þôáí “øåõäÞò åê ðñïìåëÝôçò”. Ðáñüëá áõôÜ ç ãåñìáíßá åîáêïëïõèåß íá ðéóôåýåé óôï áñ÷éêü øÝìá êáé áñíåßôáé ðåéóìáôéêÜ íá óõæçôÞóåé ïôéäÞðïôå. Ç Üëëç ãåñìáíéêÞ ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá åßíáé üôé ôï 2003 ôï Áíþôáôï Ïìïóðïíäéáêü ÄéêáóôÞñéï äéáêÞñõîå ðùò ç óöáãÞ ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ Þôáí Ýíá áðïôñüðáéï Ýãêëçìá êáôÜ ôçò áíèñùðüôçôáò, õðïóôÞñéîå äçëáäÞ, ôçí éóôïñéêÞ áëÞèåéá, ðáñüëï ðïõ äåí Þôáí óå èÝóç -ìå ôá ìÝôñá ôïõ Äéêáßïõ, üðùò áíÝöåñå- íá ìáò äéêáéþóåé óôï èÝìá ôùí áðïæçìéþóåùí.” Óôï íÝï óáò âéâëßï, ï êýñéïò ôßôëïò åßíáé “Ðåíèþ ãéá ôç Ãåñìáíßá”. Ôé åííïåßôå ìå áõôü; ÌíÞìç óçìáßíåé áãþíáò åíÜíôéá óôç ëçóìïíéÜ êáé ôï ðÝíèïò åßíáé ç ðéï áãíÞ ìïñöÞ ôçò ìíÞìçò. ÊÜðïéá óôéãìÞ óôéò äéáëÝîåéò ìïõ êáôÜëáâá üôé äåí õðÜñ÷åé åõáéóèçóßá óôç Ãåñìáíßá ãéá íá ðåíèÞóïõí, êáèþò ãéá íá êáôáëÜâïõí ôï êáêü ðïõ Ýêáíáí óå åìÜò èá Ýðñåðå ðñþôá íá ðåíèÞóïõí ãéá ôá äéêÜ ôïõò èýìáôá. Êáé äåí ôï Ý÷ïõí êÜíåé. Ðåíèïýìå åìåßò ëïéðüí, ôá èýìáôÜ ôïõò, êáé ãéá ôçí ßäéá ôç Ãåñìáíßá. 71 ÷ñüíéá ìåôÜ, äåí Ý÷ïõí äéá÷ùñßóåé ôç èÝóç ôïõò áðü ôá åãêëÞìáôá ðïõ Ýêáíáí ïé óõìðáôñéþôåò ôïõò, ôüôå, äåí Ý÷ïõí êÜíåé ðñïóðÜèåéá íá äéá÷ùñßóïõí ôéò áðïóôÜóåéò, êáôáäéêÜæïíôÜò ôá, êáé áöÞíïíôÜò ôá óôï ðáñåëèüí. ´Ïôáí êáôáöÝñïõí íá ìáò êïéôÜîïõí óôá ìÜôéá, èá Ý÷åé îõðíÞóåé ìÝóá ôïõò ç áíèñùðéÜ. ¸÷åôå äþóåé ôüóåò äéáëÝîåéò ìÝóá óôçí ßäéá ôç Ãåñìáíßá, ãé áõôü ôï èÝìá. Ðþò óáò áíôéìåôùðßæïõí ïé áêñïáôÝò óáò; Ïé Üíèñùðïé ðïõ Ýñ÷ïíôáé íá ìå áêïýóïõí åßíáé óõíåéäçôïðïéçìÝíïé, Ý÷ïõí áðïóôáóéïðïéçèåß áðü ôï ðáñåëèüí, ðåôþíôáò ôéò åèíéêéóôéêÝò ðáñùðßäåò. Êáé åßíáé ìåãÜëï ðïóïóôü ôïõ ãåñìáíéêïý ëáïý áõôü. ÌáêÜñé íá åñ÷üíôïõóáí êáé êÜðïéïé ðïõ Ý÷ïõí áíôßèåôç ãíþìç ãéá íá ìðïñÝóù íá ôïõò ìåôáðåßóù. Ôï èÝìá ôùí ðïëåìéêþí áðïæçìéþóåùí Ý÷åé áíáêéíçèåß óôéò ìÝñåò ìáò êáé óå åðßðåäï ðïëéôåßáò. Ôé ðéóôåýåôå üôé ðñÝðåé íá ãßíåé óôç óõíÝ÷åéá;

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Photos: 1. “ÏíïìÜæïìáé Áñãýñçò Óöïõíôïýñçò êáé åßìáé ôï áãüñé óôç öùôïãñáößá...”, öñÜóç ðïõ óõãêëüíéóå ôç äéåèíÞ êïéíÞ ãíþìç, üôáí åìöáíßóôçêå óôï ãåñìáíéêü êñáôéêü êáíÜëé ZDF (äåßôå ôï áðüóðáóìá åäþ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-6TUfBotoI 2. Ëßãï ìåôÜ ôç óöáãÞ, ìå ôç ãéáãéÜ ôïõ êáé ôçí áäåñöÞ ôïõ 3. ¸íá ëïõëïýäé óôï Ìáõóùëåßï ôùí èõìÜôùí, óôï Äßóôïìï 4,5. ÓõíÜíôçóç ìå ôïí ðñùèõðïõñãü êáé ôïí ðñüåäñï ôçò Äçìïêñáôßáò 1. "My name is Argyris Sfountouris, and I am the boy in the photograph...", the phrase that shook the international public opinion, when he appeared at the ZDF German public channel (see the abstract here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-6TUfBotoI) 2. A while after the slaughter, with his grandmother and his sister 3. A flower at the Mausoleum of the victims, at Distomo 4,5. Meeting with the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic of Greece

Ìå ôçí ðïëéôåßá ðÜíôá ìðñïóôÜ, èá ðñÝðåé íá åðéôåõ÷èåß ìßá óõíÜíôçóç óå

Argyris Sfountouris from Distomo was 4 years old

åðßðåäï êõâåñíÞóåùí êáé ìÜëéóôá êõâåñíÞóåùí ôùí êñáôþí ðïõ

when he lived the horror of the slaughter by the Nazis in June 1944. A distinguished scientist today, he has never stopped fighting, even for a moment, for the restoration of the historical memory and the vindication of the victims. When he appeared as a guest at the satirical broadcast of the ZDF German channel, many hearts were broken, moving the Germans, who heard for the first time what the inhabitants of Distomo suffered. He played the leading role himself in 2006 in the documentary of the Swiss director Stefan Haupt "A song for Argyris", which obtained rave reviews and many awards.

After dozens of speeches, investigations and litigations, Argyris Sfountouris has recorded evidence and thoughts in a book titled "I mourn for Germany - The example of Distomo". This is a testimony on the tragic events of the Occupation and the massacre of Distomo, a cry of protest for the Nazi atrocity, a kind of "testament" as he says himself for the generations to come. He explains the title of his book, saying: "I mourn for Germany, because Germany does not want to discuss with the victims. In order to understand the suffering they imposed on us, they should first mourn for their own victims. The official German state even today refuses to admit the crime that was committed at Distomo, which it considers to be an event in the framework of the war, based on a false report, as, however, it has been proven, of the then captain of the SS… The Germans, who come to listen to me, are conscious, they have distanced themselves from the past, by throwing away nationalistic blindfolds.

And this constitutes a significant percentage of the German people. I wish some of the people, who have an opposite opinion, would come, for me to be able to dissuade them"…

óõììåôåß÷áí åíåñãÜ óôïí ðüëåìï, üðùò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò, ôçò Áããëßáò, ôçò Ãáëëßáò, áöïý áõôÝò ïé êõâåñíÞóåéò Ýäùóáí ìå ôç óõíèÞêç ôïõ Ëïíäßíïõ, ôç äõíáôüôçôá íá áíáâëçèåß ç óõæÞôçóç ìÝ÷ñé ôçí åðáíÝíùóç ôùí äýï Ãåñìáíéþí, êáé âÝâáéá ôçò Ãåñìáíßáò, áöïý ç ôåëåõôáßá áñíåßôáé íá êáèÞóåé óå Ýíá ôñáðÝæé ìüíï ìå ôçí ÅëëÜäá. Êáé ðéóôåýù üôé óýíôïìá èá ãßíåé. ¸ñ÷åóôå óõ÷íÜ óôï Äßóôïìï; Ôé ëÝíå ïé óõìðáôñéþôåò óáò ãéá ôéò ðñïóðÜèåéÝò óáò; ¸ñ÷ïìáé, êáé ìÜëéóôá ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ôï ÷ñüíï, åäþ åßíáé ç ðáôñßäá ìïõ, åäþ åßíáé ïé ìíÞìåò ìïõ, Üëëùóôå. Ïé óõìðáôñéþôåò ìïõ åíçìåñþèçêáí ãéá ü,ôé êÜíù ó÷åôéêÜ ðñüóöáôá, ðáñüëá áõôÜ ìå ôßìçóáí óå åéäéêÞ åêäÞëùóç, Þôáí ðïëý óõãêéíçôéêü êáé ôïõò åõ÷áñéóôþ áðü êáñäéÜò ãé áõôü. Ìïõ äÞëùóáí ìÜëéóôá üôé óêïðåýïõí íá äþóïõí ôï üíïìÜ ìïõ óå ìéá ó÷ïëéêÞ áßèïõóá ôïõ äçìïôéêïý ó÷ïëåßïõ, üðïõ ðçãáßíù êáé ìéëÜù ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ìå ôá ðáéäéÜ åêåß. ÐÜíôùò íá îÝñåôå üôé ç æùÞ ìïõ ôáõôßóôçêå ìå ôï ãåãïíüò ôçò óöáãÞò êáé ü,ôé Ý÷ù êÜíåé ôï Ýêáíá ãéáôß äåí ìðïñïýóá íá êÜíù áëëéþò. ¹ôáí ç ìïßñá ìïõ áõôÞ. Åßíáé åðßóçò ðïëý óõãêéíçôéêü üôé èá õðÜñ÷åé êáé óõíÝ÷åéá ìåôÜ áðü åìÝíá, áöïý ðïëëïß íÝïé óôï ÷ùñéü áó÷ïëïýíôáé åðßóçò êáé åßíáé áõôïé ðïõ èá ðÜñïõí ìåôÝðåéôá ôç óêõôÜëç óôïí áãþíá. Óáò åõ÷áñéóôþ ãéá ôç óõíÝíôåõîç êáé óáò åý÷ïìáé íá åßóôå ãåñüò êáé äõíáôüò íá óõíå÷ßóåôå. Êáé ãù óáò åõ÷áñéóôþ ãéá ôçí ôéìÞ ðïõ ìïõ êÜíáôå êáé åý÷ïìáé ìÝóá áðü ôï ðåñéïäéêü óáò íá óõíåéóöÝñåôå êáé óåéò óôçí éóôïñéêÞ ìáò äéêáßùóç.

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The battle of Distomo & Georgios Karaiskakis

H ìÜ÷ç ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ & ï Ãåþñãéïò ÊáñáúóêÜêçò

Two indelible dates have sealed the course

ÔÏ ÄÉÓÔÏÌÏ ÓÔÇÍ ÅÐÁÍÁÓÔÁÓÇ -1827

Karaiskakis, defeated and humiliated the

Ôçí ðïñåßá ôçò Éóôïñßáò ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ Ý÷ïõí åðéóöñáãßóåé äýï áíåîßôçëåò êáé ôñéóäïîáóìÝíåò çìåñïìçíßåò, óðïíäÞ óôï èõóéáóôÞñéï ôçò ëåõôåñéÜò: ï Éïýíçò ôïõ 1944 ìå ôç óöáãÞ áðü ôïõò Ãåñìáíïýò êáé ï ÃåíÜñçò ôïõ 1827, óôç ìåãÜëç ìÜ÷ç ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ üðïõ ïé ¸ëëçíåò ìå ôçí êáèïäÞãçóç ôïõ Ã. ÊáñáúóêÜêç, êáôáôñüðùóáí êáé åîåõôÝëéóáí ôá óôñáôåýìáôá ôïõ áíßêçôïõ ìÝ÷ñé ôüôå ÏìÝñ ÐáóÜ. ¼ðùò ìáò ðëçñïöïñåß ï éóôïñéêüò êáé ëïãïôÝ÷íçò ÔÜêçò ËÜððáò (1904 - 1995) óôï âéâëßï ôïõ “Ôï Äßóôïìï óôçí EðáíÜóôáóç 1827”, áðïóðÜóìáôá ôïõ ïðïßïõ ìåôáöÝñïõìå, Þôáí ìéá ìÜ÷ç ðïõ Ýãéíå óå ôñåßò öÜóåéò êáé êñÜôçóå áðü ôéò 17 Éáíïõáñßïõ ìÝ÷ñé ôéò 6 ÖëåâÜñç, ôïõ 1827.

As the historian and litterateur Takis Lappas

of the History of Distomo: June 1944 with the massacre by the Germans, and January 1827, with the great battle of Distomo, where the Greeks, under the guidance of G. troops of Omar Pasha, invincible until then.

(1904 - 1995) informs us in his book "Distomo during the 1827 Revolution", abstracts from which we quote, this was a battle that took place in three phases, and lasted from January 17th to February 6th 1827…

Omar Pasha besieges Distomo with 6,500

ÁÐÏ ÔÏÍ ÃÉÁÍÍÇ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇ

soldiers. Approximately 500 Greeks have barricaded themselves at the hill of Prophitis Ilias. The Greeks manage to push the first attack back. In the meantime, G. Karaiskakis

Ôï éóôïñéêü ôçò ìÜ÷çò ÌåôÜ ôç íéêçöüñá ìÜ÷ç ôçò ÁñÜ÷ùâáò, ðñþôç äïõëåéÜ ôïõ áñ÷çãïý ÊáñáúóêÜêç Þôáí íá äõíáìþóåé óå öñïõñÜ ôï Äßóôïìï, ãéáôß ôï èåùñïýóå óçìáíôéêü óôñáôéùôéêü óçìåßï ãéá üëç ôçí ðåñéï÷Þ. ÓôÝëíåé ëïéðüí ôï óïõëéþôéêï óþìá ìå ôñáêüóéïõò óôñáôéþôåò êáé áñ÷çãïýò ôï Íßêï êáé Êþóôá Ìðüôóáñç, áäÝñöéá ôïõ ÌÜñêïõ, ôï Ìðéñìðßëç, ôïí Ìðáúñá÷ôÜñç, ôïí ÊáóìÜ, ôïí Êßôóï, ôï Ößëï, ôïí Ãéþñãï êáé ×ñßóôï Êïõôóïíßêá, ôïí ÊïíôáîÞ, ôï Ñßæï. Ìáæß ìå áõôïýò êáé ôï ëåéâáäßôéêï óþìá. Ìüëéò öôÜóáíå, ðéÜóáíå ôï ëüöï ôïõ ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá êáé öôéÜîáíå ôáìðïýñéá êáé ìåôåñßæéá. Ï ßäéïò ï ÊáñáúóêÜêçò åßíáé óôç Âåëßôóá, üðïõ öôÜíåé ç ðëçñïöïñßá ðþò ôïýñêïé êáôåõèýíïíôáé óôç ÖïíôÜíá (êïíôÜ óôï áñ÷áßï Èñüíéï, óôï Ñåããßíé). Åêåß ôïõò óôÞíåé åíÝäñá êáé ôïõò êáôáôñïðþíåé. Óôï ìåôáîý ï Ìå÷ìÝô ÑåóÞô ðáóÜò óôÝëíåé ôïí ÏìÝñ ðáóÜ ôçò Åýâïéáò, ìáæß ìå ôïí Êáñéïößëìðåç, áäåëöü ôïõ ÌïõóôáöÜìðåç, ðïõ óêïôþèçêå óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá, íá ëýóåé ôçí ðïëéïñêßá ôïõ êÜóôñïõ ôùí Óáëþíùí, êáé íá îáíáóêëáâþóåé ôá ìÝñç ôçò Ñïýìåëçò, ðïõ åß÷å îåóêëáâþóåé ðñéí ëßãåò ìÝñåò ï ¸ëëçíáò áñ÷çãüò. Ìå 6.500 óôñáôü, öôÜíïíôáò óôï Ôïõñêï÷þñé, ïé ôïýñêïé ìáèáßíïõí ãéá ôç öñïõñÜ ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ êáé áðïöáóßæïõí í’ áñ÷ßóïõí áðü ‘êåé. Ôï ìáèáßíåé áõôü ï ÊáñáúóêÜêçò êáé îåêéíÜ êáé áõôüò ãéá Äßóôïìï. Ïé ôïýñêïé öôÜíïõí ðñþôïé, óôéò 16 ôïõ ÃåíÜñç êáé óôñáôïðåäåýïõí Ýîù áðü ôï ÷ùñéü. Ôá îçìåñþìáôá óôéò 18 îåêéíÜí ôçí åðßèåóç. Ïé ôáìðïõñùìÝíïé ¸ëëçíåò äåí îåðåñíïýí ôïõò ðåíôáêüóéïõò. Ç ìÜ÷ç åßíáé öïâåñÞ, ïé

arrives, and pass at night through the lines of the Turks, in order to get integrated with the other Greeks. Ten days of waiting follow for both sides, until Karaiskakis decides to attack. The Greeks seem to be winning, until new army, tactical this time, arrives for the Turks. The Greeks do not quail, and circumvent them using the right strategy. Omar leaves embarrassed. The news spreads to the surrounding areas, and the Turks, being afraid, start abandoning the villages.

The battle of Distomo was one of the most significant battles during the Greek Revolution, and after the battle of Arachova, it completed the liberation of the entire Sterea Ellada (Central Greece).

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¼óéïò ËïõêÜò: óôç ìéêñÞ “Áãßá Óïößá” Óå ìéá Þóõ÷ç êïéëÜäá, óôïí Åëéêþíá, êïíôÜ óôï ÷ùñéü Óôåßñé, âñßóêåôáé ç ìïíÞ ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ ôïõ Óôåéñéþôç, ðïõ áêôéíïâïëåß åäþ êáé 1000 ÷ñüíéá, äßíïíôáò ôï ðáñþí óå êÜèå óôéãìÞ ôçò åëëçíéêÞò éóôïñßáò Ôï “ÂáóéëïìïíáóôÞñéï” üðùò áëëéþò áíáöÝñåôáé, åíôõðùóéÜæåé ìå ôç ìïíáäéêÞò ïìïñöéÜò áñ÷éôåêôïíéêÞ ôïõ, êáé ãé áõôü Üëëùóôå åßíáé Ýíá áðü ôá ôñßá ìåãáëïðñåðÞ âõæáíôéíÜ ìïíáóôÞñéá ôçò ÅëëÜäïò ðïõ åßíáé åããåãñáììÝíï óôïí ðáãêüóìéï êáôÜëïãï ðïëéôéóôéêÞò êëçñïíïìéÜò ôçò UNESCO. Ï ßäéïò ï ´Ïóéïò ËïõêÜò åßíáé ï èåìåëéùôÞò ôçò ìïíáóôçñéáêÞò æùÞò óôç ÌïíÞ, áöïý áóêÞôåõóå åêåß êáôÜ ôá ôåëåõôáßá åðôÜ Ýôç ôçò æùÞò ôïõ ( 946-953 ). ¹ôáí ðïëý áãáðçôüò óôïí êüóìï, óôï ðñüóùðï ôïõ ïðïßïõ Ýâëåðáí Ýíáí öéëÜíèñùðï êáé èåñáðåõôÞ ìå ðñïöçôéêÝò éêáíüôçôåò. Áí êáé ôï ìïíáóôÞñé Þêìáæå éäéáéôÝñùò ùò ôï 1200, áñãüôåñá õðÝóôç ðïëëÝò åðéäñïìÝò êáé êáôáóôñïöÝò áðü ÖñÜãêïõò (ëßãï ìåôÜ ôï 1204 ), Êáôáëáíïýò (15 Ìáñôßïõ 1311 ), Ôïýñêïõò (1460, 1714-15, 1822-23 ) êáé Ãåñìáíïýò (1943 ). Óôçí åðáíÜóôáóç ôïõ 1821 ôï ìïíáóôÞñé õðÞñîå êáôáöýãéï ôùí ïðëáñ÷çãþí ôçò Ñïýìåëçò. Åêåß, ï Åðßóêïðïò Óáëþíùí Çóáúáò óôéò 26 Ìáñôßïõ, ýøùóå ôç óçìáßá ôçò åðáíÜóôáóçò ìáæß ìå ðïëëïýò áãùíéóôÝò, üðùò ï ÁèáíÜóéïò ÄéÜêïò, ï ÐáíïõñãéÜò, ï Äõïâïõíéþôçò ê.Ü. Ôï ìïíáóôÞñé äçìéïõñãåß ôçí åíôýðùóç ìéáò öñïõñéáêÞò êáôáóêåõÞò ðëáéóéùìÝíçò áðü ôéò ôñåßò èåüñáôåò ðëáãéÝò ôïõ Åëéêþíá. Ï ôåñÜóôéïò ðåñßâïëïò, êáé ïé ôñåéò áìõíôéêïß ðýñãïé, áðü ôïõò ïðïßïõò ï Ýíáò ìüíï óþæåôáé óÞìåñá, ôïõ ðñïóäßäïõí

ìïñöÞ ï÷õñïý. Óôçí êýñéá åßóïäï õøþíåôáé ôï “Êáìðáíáñåßïí” ìå ôï ìåãÜëï ñïëüú. Óôç ìÝóç ôçò áõëÞò, åðéâëçôéêÝò ïé äýï åêêëçóßåò, ç ðñþôç êáé ìåãáëýôåñç ôï Êáèïëéêü -ï íáüò ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ, ç äåýôåñç óôç âïñéíÞ ðëåõñÜ ôçò Èåïôüêïõ. Ç ôñßôç õðüãåéá, ç Êñýðôç, âñßóêåôáé êÜôù áðü ôï Êáèïëéêü. Óôç äõôéêÞ êáé âüñåéá ðëåõñÜ õøþíïíôáé êáôÜ ðáñÜôáîç ôñéþñïöá êôßñéá, ôá êåëéÜ ôùí ìïíá÷þí. ×ñõóÜ øçöéäùôÜ, óðÜíéåò ôïé÷ïãñáößåò ôïõ 11ïõ êáé ôïõ 12ïõ áéþíá, ÷ñùìáôéóôÜ ìÜñìáñá, äÜðåäá ðïõ êïóìïýí ìáñìÜñéíá áíÜãëõöá ôïõ 10ïõ áéþíá, ìïíáäéêÜ öéëïôå÷íçìÝíïé èüëïé, óå êÜíïõí íá õðïêëßíåóáé óôçí ôÝ÷íç. Îå÷ùñéóôÞ åõëïãßá ãéá ôïõò ìïíá÷ïýò áëëÜ êáé ôïõò ðéóôïýò åßíáé ç åðáíáöïñÜ ôïõ éåñïý ëåéøÜíïõ ôïõ Ïóßïõ ËïõêÜ óôç ÌïíÞ, ôï ÄåêÝìâñéï ôïõ 1986, óôï ÷þñï ðïõ áðïôÝëåóå ôïí ôåëåõôáßï óôáèìü ôçò åðßãåéáò ðïñåßáò ôïõ.

OSSIOS LOUKAS The monastery of Saint Luke has been radiant for 1000 years.

It impresses with its architecture of unique beauty, and, besides, this is why it is one of the three magnificent byzantine monasteries of Greece that are registered in UNESCO's global list of cultural heritage. In the middle of the yard, the two churches rise imposingly, the temple of Saint Luke, and, the second one, of Virgin Mary. Golden mosaics, rare murals of the 11th and the 12th century, colored marbles, floors adorned with marble reliefs of the 10th century, uniquely crafted domes, make you bow before art.

It is located at a short distance after Steiri village.

Åëåõèåñßá Þ èÜíáôïò! Ï Åðßóêïðïò Óáëþíùí Çóáúáò óôéò 26 Ìáñôßïõ 1821, õøþíåé óôç ÌïíÞ, ôç óçìáßá ôçò åðáíÜóôáóçò óôç Ñïýìåëç.

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Aíôßêõñá: ç ðáñáèáëÜóóéá Ýêðëçîç Ðþò èá óáò öáéíüôáí, áí áëëÜæáôå ôïí âïõíßóéï áÝñá ìå ôç èáëáóóéíÞ áýñá, ìÝóá óå ìéóÞ ùñßôóá; Ç Áíôßêõñá, Ýíáò ôüðïò áöôéáóßäùôá üìïñöïò êáé ðïëý öéëüîåíïò, óáò ðåñéìÝíåé! ÅÐÉÌÅËÅÉÁ: ÓÙÔÇÑÇÓ ÐÁÑÁÓÊÅÕÁÓ, ÃÉÁÍÍÇÓ ÁÐÏÓÔÏËÉÄÇÓ

Antikyra: the seaside surprise How would it seem to you, if you went from the mountainous air to the sea breeze, within half an hour? Antikyra, a place that is simply beautiful and very hospitable, awaits you!

Ç Áíôßêõñá áðü ôïí ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá. ÁñéóôåñÜ, ôá ¢óðñá Óðßôéá êáé óôï âÜèïò ôï åñãïóôÜóéï áëïõìéíßïõ Antikyra from Prophitis Ilias. To the left, Aspra Spitia, and to the back the aluminum factory

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Ï åðéâëçôéêüò öÜñïò óôï ëéìÜíé ôçò Áíôßêõñáò êáé ôï åóùôåñéêü ôïõ. Ï “DIMITRIOS”, ìðïñåß êáé íá åßíáé ôï ðáëáéüôåñï ñõìïõëêü ôçò Åõñþðçò!

The imposing lighthouse at the port of Antikyra and its interior. "DIMITRIOS" may be the oldest tug of Europe!

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Ôé íá äåßôå êáé íá êÜíåôå Ôçí áñ÷áßá ðüëç ôçò Áíôßêõñáò. Óôçí ôïðïèåóßá «ÐáëÜôéá» óþæïíôáé ôìÞìáôá áðü ôï ôåß÷ïò ôïõ áñ÷áßïõ ëéìáíéïý, áñ÷áßåò ïéêßåò, íåêñïôáöåßï ôçò ýóôåñçò áñ÷áéüôçôáò, áëëÜ êáé ôìÞìáôá áðü ðñùôïåëëáäéêü ïéêéóìü. ÓçìáíôéêÜ åßíáé êáé ôá åñåßðéá ôùí íáþí ôçò ÁèçíÜò (6ïò5ïò ð.×. áéþíáò) óôçí êïñõöÞ ôïõ ëüöïõ ôïõ Óéñïý, êáé ôçò ÁñôÝìéäïò óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ ôçò “ÊåöáëÞò” (ôï âïõíü ðïõ åéó÷ùñåß óôç èÜëáóóá). ÅêðëçêôéêÞ èÝá ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò Ý÷åôå áðü ôïí ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá, áîßæåé ðñáãìáôéêÜ í’ áíåâåßôå! Ç Áíôßêõñá äéáêñßíåôáé ãéá ôéò üìïñöåò ðáñáëßåò ôçò. Ç ðéï ÷áñáêôçñéóôéêÞ åßíáé üðùò åßðáìå ç ðáñáëßá ôïõ Áãßïõ Éóßäùñïõ, ðïõ ôï êáëïêáßñé óöýæåé áðü êüóìï. Åßíáé ï must ðñïïñéóìüò ìå beach bar, ôáâÝñíåò, èáëÜóóéá óðïñ ê.Ü. Ôï

Ántikyra is a seaside village of the Prefecture of Boeotia, at the northern coasts of the Corinthian Gulf. It is 28 kilometers away from Arachova, about 170 kilometers from Athens, and numbers approximately 3,000 inhabitants. In recent years, it has been the center of attraction of many tourists in the summer, having very beautiful beaches, and a blue flag waving at the beach of Agios Isidoros. Antikyra has been famous throughout the centuries thanks to a plant, Ellevoros, which in antiquity was considered to be a medication for various diseases, mainly of the psyche and the nervous system.

The ancient city of Antikyra is worth seeing. Among other things, parts of the wall of the ancient port, ancient houses, as well as part of an early Greek settlement are saved at the location of "Palatia". Also the ruins of the temples of Athens (6th-5th centu-

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1/2. Monuments in the center of the town 3. Another view of Antikyra 4/5. Prophitis Ilias 6. Agios Nikolaos 7/8. "Allotropia", the Folk Academy of Letters, Arts and Tradition of Antikyra.

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ìéêñü ëéìÜíé ôïõ åßíáé Ýíá öõóéêü áëéåõôéêü êáôáöýãéï. Åðßóçò, ìðïñåßôå íá êïëõìðÞóåôå óôçí ðáñáëßá ôçò Áíôßêõñáò, áëëÜ êáé óôçí ðëáæ óôï «ËéµÜíé Êïýôñïõ», óôçí ðáñáëßá Áã. Íéêüëáïò, êáé ÌðáëíôÜ, åíþ ëßãï ðéï ðÝñá èá âñåßôå ðïëëÝò áíïñãÜíùôåò, üðùò ôá ÐïôÜìéá êáé ï ÂÜëôïò. Ìðïñåßôå íá øáñÝøåôå, íá êÜíåôå øáñïíôïýöåêï, êáèþò êáé äéÜöïñá Üëëá èáëÜóóéá óðïñ. Åðßóçò õðÜñ÷ïõí ðïëëÝò áèëçôéêÝò åãêáôáóôÜóåéò, ãÞðåäá ðïäïóöáßñïõ, ìðÜóêåô, ãÞðåäï 5÷5 êáé âüëåû, êáèþò êáé áíáññé÷çôéêü ðåäßï. Áí Ý÷åôå óêÜöïò, ç Áíôßêõñá äéáèÝôåé ëéìÜíé ðñüóäåóçò ìéêñþí óêáöþí µå ðáñï÷Ýò ñåýµáôïò êáé íåñïý. Ãéá äéáìïíÞ èá âñåßôå ðñïóåãìÝíá êáôáëýìáôá óå ðïëý êáëÝò ôéìÝò. Ïé ôáâÝñíåò, ôá åóôéáôüñéá êáé ôá ïõæåñß êáëýðôïõí êÜèå åðéèõìßá ãåýóçò ìå ðñáãìáôéêÜ êáëÞ åîõðçñÝôçóç, äßðëá óôï ëéìÜíé, ìå öüíôï ôï ÖÜñï êáé ôá øáñïêÜéêá. Ôá ìðáñÜêéá êáé ïé êáöåôÝñéåò ìå ìïõóéêÞ êáé åõ÷Üñéóôï ðåñéâÜëëïí ðñïóöÝñïõí áðü ìéá ìéêñÞ áðüëáõóç êáöÝ ùò ìéá ìåãÜëç êáëïóôçìÝíç âñáäéÜ, óõíèÝôïíôáò ôçí ïëïêëÞñùóç ìéáò üìïñöçò åéêüíáò.

Åêäçëþóåéò, ¸èéìá & ÄñÜóåéò Ïé êÜôïéêïé êñáôïýí êáëÜ ôçí ðáñÜäïóç. ×ñéóôïõãåííéÜôéêï óôüëéóìá áëëÜ êáé ôï ðñùúíü ×ñéóôïõãåííéÜôéêï êïíôïóïýâëé, ôï áðïêñéÜôéêï êáñíáâÜëé ìå ôéò öùôéÝò, ôçí ðáñÝëáóç ôùí áñìÜôùí êáé ôï êÜøéìï ôïõ âáóéëéÜ ÊáñíÜâáëïõ, ôçí ÁíÜóôáóç ìå ôá âåããáëéêÜ ôçò êáé ôïí Ðáó÷áëéíü ëÜêï, ôéò âïõôéÝò óôá áãéáóìÝíá íåñÜ ôçí çìÝñá ôùí Èåïöáíåßùí, ôéò ìéêñï÷áñÝò áðü ôïõò åïñôáóìïýò ôïõ Áú-Ãéþñãç, ôïõ ÐñïöÞôç Çëßá, ôçò Áãßáò ÓùôÞñáò êáé ôçò Ðáíáãßáò, ôéò åêäçëþóåéò ôïõ ðáíçãõñéïý ôçò ÁíáëÞøåùò, ôçò ÍáõôéêÞò ÅâäïìÜäïò êáé âÝâáéá ôçí çìÝñá ôïõ ðïëõïý÷ïõ Áú-Íéêüëá ìå ôçí ðåñéöïñÜ ôçò åéêüíáò ôïõ óôá óïêÜêéá ôïõ ÷ùñéïý. Óôçí Áíôßêõñá äñáóôçñéïðïéåßôáé åäþ êáé äõï ÷ñüíéá ç “Áëëïôñïðßá”, ï ðïëéôéóôéêüò óýëëïãïò, ðïõ ðñïÜãåé ôéò ôÝ÷íåò, ôá ãñÜììáôá êáé ôçí ðáñÜäïóç, êáé ëåéôïõñãåß ìå ôçí áîéïæÞëåõôç åèåëïíôéêÞ ðñïóöïñÜ ôùí ìåëþí ôçò. Ïé äñÜóåéò ôçò åßíáé óõíå÷åßò êáé ðïéêßëåò, ìå äéïñãÜíùóç óõíåäñßùí, åêäçëþóåùí, åêèÝóåùí, åíþ óôï ÷þñï ôçò öéëïîåíïýíôáé ëáïãñáöéêÝò óõëëïãÝò, äáíåéóôéêÞ

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Ï ¢ãéïò Éóßäùñïò åßíáé ç ðñþôç ðáñáëßá äõôéêÜ ôçò Áíôßêõñáò êáé ôï êáëïêáßñé óöýæåé áðü êüóìï. Åßíáé ï must ðñïïñéóìüò ìå beach bar, ôáâÝñíåò, èáëÜóóéá óðïñ ê.Ü. Ôï ìéêñü ëéìÜíé ôïõ åßíáé Ýíá öõóéêü áëéåõôéêü êáôáöýãéï.

Agios Isidoros is the first beach to the west of Antikyra, which is swarmed with people during the summer. It is the 'must' destination with beach bars, taverns, water sports etc. Its small port is a natural fishing shelter.

âéâëéïèÞêç, áßèïõóåò ôÝ÷íçò, öõóéêÞò éóôïñßáò ê.Ü. Ç “Áëëïôñïðßá” áðïôåëåß áõôÞ ôç óôéãìÞ ôï äåýôåñï öùôåéíü öÜñï, áõôÞ ôç öïñÜ ôïõ ðíåýìáôïò, óôçí Áíôßêõñá. (Ôçë. 22670 42698, fb: Áëëïôñïðßá).

Êáé ëßãç Éóôïñßá... ÐñùôïêáôïéêÞèçêå ôïí 16ï áéþíá ð.× óôç èÝóç “ÐáëÜôéá”, êáé ç ïíïìáóßá ôçò Þôáí «ÊõðÜñéóóïò». ÌåôÜ ôïí 9ï ð.×. áéþíá åßíáé ãíùóôÞ ìå ôï óçìåñéíü ôçò üíïìá. Ç Áíôßêõñá õðÞñîå äéÜóçìç áíÜ ôïõò áéþíåò ÷Üñéò óå Ýíá öõôü, ôïí ÅëëÝâïñï, ï ïðïßïò óôçí áñ÷áéüôçôá Þôáí öÜñìáêï ãéá äéÜöïñåò áóèÝíåéåò, êõñßùò ôïõ øõ÷éóìïý êáé ôïõ íåõñéêïý óõóôÞìáôïò, üðùò ç ìåëáã÷ïëßá, ç ôñÝëá êáé ç åðéëçøßá. Èåùñåßôáé üôé ï ìõèéêüò éäñõôÞò êáé Þñùáò ôçò ðüëçò ÁíôéêõñÝáò, ãéÜôñåøå ìå åëëÝâïñï ôïí ÇñáêëÞ áðü ôç ìáíßá ðïõ ôïõ åß÷å óôåßëåé ç ¹ñá. Ôá ôñßá éåñÜ, ôïõ Ðïóåéäþíá, ôçò ÁèçíÜò êáé ôçò ¢ñôåìéò, ôï äéêü ôçò íüìéóìá, ôï èÝáôñï, ôá áãÜëìáôá êáé ôá äýï ãõìíáóôÞñéá, áðïäåéêíýïõí Ýíá óçìáíôéêü ðïëéôéóìü. ÕðÞñîå åðßóçò éó÷õñÞ íáõôéêÞ äýíáìç. Ç åìöÜíéóç ôïõ ×ñéóôéáíéóìïý áíáäåéêíýåé ôçí Áíôßêõñá óå ÅðéóêïðÞ. ×ôéóìÝíç ðÜíù óôïí áñ÷áßï ïéêéóìü ãíùñßæåé íÝá áêìÞ ùò ôá ìÝóá ôïõ 6ïõ ì.×. áéþíá. ÌåôÜ áðü óåéóìü óçìåéþíåé ìåãÜëç ðôþóç êáé Ýùò ôïí 16ï áéþíá óéùðÜ. Ãéá ÷ßëéá êáé ðëÝïí ÷ñüíéá äåí áíáöÝñåôáé ðïõèåíÜ êáé ôï ìüíï ðïõ ôç èõìßæåé åßíáé ôï ëéìÜíé ôçò. Ùò ôéò áñ÷Ýò ôïõ 19ïõ áéþíá åìöáíßæåôáé ìå ôï üíïìá “Aóðñá Óðßôéá” êáé äéÜöïñïé åõñùðáßïé ðåñéçãçôÝò ôçí áíáöÝñïõí ùò åìðïñéêü ëéìÜíé ìå åëÜ÷éóôïõò êáôïßêïõò. ÌåôÜ ôçí áðåëåõèÝñùóç áðü ôïõò Ôïýñêïõò åðáíåìöáíßæåôáé ìå ôï ðáíÜñ÷áéï üíïìá Áíôßêõñá. Ç åãêáôÜóôáóç ôçò ÁåñïðïñéêÞò ÂÜóçò ôï 1958 êáé ôïõ åñãïóôáóéáêïý óõãêñïôÞìáôïò ôçò âéïìç÷áíßáò “Áëïõìßíéï ôçò ÅëëÜäïò” (ðñþçí ÐåóéíÝ) ôï 1960, óçìáôïäïôïýí ôçí áëëáãÞ ôçò ðïñåßáò êáé ôçò äéáìüñöùóçò ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò. Aðü ôéò íåüôåñåò óåëßäåò ôçò éóôïñßáò ôçò Áíôßêõñáò îå÷ùñßæåé ç áíôéóôáóéáêÞ äñÜóç ôùí êáôïßêùí ôçò, ïé ïðïßïé ôïí Éïýëéï ôïõ 1943 áíÝêïøáí (ìáæß ìå êáôïßêïõò áðü ôï Äßóôïìï êáé ôï Óôåßñé) ôç äéÝëåõóç éó÷õñþí éôáëéêþí êáé ãåñìáíéêþí äõíÜìåùí óôç ÷áñÜäñá ôçò “ÓôåíÞò”, ðñïîåíþíôáò óçìáíôéêÝò áðþëåéåò óôïõò å÷èñïýò. ÌÝóá óôï 1944, ôç ÷ñïíéÜ ôçò áðåëåõèÝñùóçò, éäñýèçêå ôï Åëëçíéêü Ëáúêü Áðåëåõèåñùôéêü Íáõôéêü, ôï èñõëéêü ÅËÁÍ.

ry B.C.) at the top of the hill of Siros and of Artemida (Diana) at the region of "Kefali" are worth seeing. Its most characteristic beach is the one of Agios Isidoros, with crystal clear waters. You can also swim in the beach of Antikyra, as well as in the beach of "Limani Koutrou" (Koutros Port), at the beach of Ag. Nikolaos and at Mpalnta. We recommend that you also admire the exquisite view to the regions of Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah), Kefali and Faros.

There are several good proposals for accommodation. The taverns, the restaurants and the ouzo taverns satisfy every wish, near the port, with Faros (Lighthouse) and the fishing boats as background. The bars and the cafeterias with music and pleasant environment offer from a small coffee delight up to a big well organized night. There is also the possibility of recreational fishing and spear fishing, as well as of various others sea sports. In addition, there are many sports facilities. Antikyra has a port for the mooring of small boats.

You can also visit the cultural association "Allotropia" to admire the folklore collection or any of the art shows that often hosts (Tel. 22670 42698).

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ôï ÷ùñéü ôçò “Áëïõìßíéïí ÅëëÜäïò” Káôçöïñßæïíôáò áðü ôï Äßóôïìï, ôï ìðëå ôïõ Êïñéíèéáêïý ìáò õðïäÝ÷åôáé. ÌðñïóôÜ ìáò, ç êáôÜëåõêç áíôáíÜêëáóç ôùí óðéôéþí åíüò ìéêñïý ÷ùñéïý. Åßíáé ç ðáñáëßá ôïõ Äéóôüìïõ Þ üðùò áëëéþò ïíïìÜæåôáé ôá ¢óðñá Óðßôéá. ¼ëá îåêßíçóáí ôïí Áýãïõóôï ôïõ 1960, üôáí ôï Åëëçíéêü êñÜôïò õðÝãñáöå óýìâáóç ìå ôç ãáëëéêÞ åôáéñåßá ÐåóéíÝ ãéá ôç äçìéïõñãßá åñãïóôáóßïõ ðáñáãùãÞò áëïõìéíßïõ ãéá ôçí åêìåôÜëëåõóç ôïõ âùîßôç ôçò ðåñéï÷Þò. ×ñåéÜóôçêáí Ýîé ÷ñüíéá ãéá íá ÷ôéóôåß ôï åñãïóôÜóéï. Ó’ áõôü ôï ÷ñïíéêü äéÜóôçìá Ýðñåðå íá äïèåß ëýóç óôï åñþôçìá “ðïý áêñéâþò èá Ýìåíáí üëïé ïé åñãáæüìåíïé”; Ç áðÜíôçóç Þñèå áðü ôïí áñ÷éôÝêôïíá Êùíóôáíôßíï ÄïîéÜäç, ï ïðïßïò áðü ôï 1961 îåêßíçóå ôïí ó÷åäéáóìü ôçò ðüëçò ìå ìéá îåêÜèáñç öéëïóïößá: ËåõêÜ óðßôéá, áõóôçñÞ ñõìïôïìßá êáé âëÝììá ðñïò ôç èÜëáóóá. Ôçí ßäéá ëïãéêÞ óåâÜóôçêáí êáé óõíÝ÷éóáí êáé ïé åðüìåíïé áñ÷éôÝêôïíåò, ËåìðÝóçò, Ìáóïõñßäçò êáé ÖùôéÜäçò. Åãéíáí óõíå÷åßò åðåêôÜóåéò êáé âåëôéþóåéò óôçí ðüëç þóðïõ íá áðïêôÞóåé ôç óçìåñéíÞ ìïñöÞ ôçò, áõôÞ ðïõ áðëþíåôáé ìðñïóôÜ óïõ êïéôÜæïíôáò áðü øçëÜ, ìüëéò ðåñÜóåéò ôçí óôñïöÞ, Ýíá ãéãÜíôéï «L». Ç ñõìïôïìßá, ôï åìðïñéêü êÝíôñï ôçò ðïõ âñßóêåôáé äßðëá óå Ýíáí «ïõñáíïîýóôç», ìéá äåêáþñïöç ðïëõêáôïéêßá, êáé äßðëá ôï åñãïóôÜóéï áíÜìåóá óå êüêêéíïõò ëüöïõò äçìéïõñãïýí ôçí åéêüíá êéíçìáôïãñáöéêïý óêçíéêïý, “Ýôïéìï” íôåêüñ ðïõ ÷ñçóéìïðïéÞèçêå óôçí ôáéíßá «Attenberg» ôçò ÁèçíÜò Ñá÷Þë ÔóáãêÜñç. ¸íáò ôüðïò üðïõ üëïé ãíùñßæïíôáé, üëïé ìåãáëþíïõí ìáæß, üëïé åñãÜæïíôáé ãéá Ýíáí êïéíü óêïðü. Ïé êÜôïéêïé äçëþíïõí åõ÷áñéóôçìÝíïé, âñßóêïíôáé ðñïóôáôåõìÝíïé áðü ôçí êñßóç, äåí õðÜñ÷åé Üã÷ïò, äåí õðÜñ÷åé öüâïò, ç ðåñéï÷Þ åßíáé éäáíéêÞ ãéá ðáé÷íßäé, ôá ðáéäéÜ Ý÷ïõí ôçí åêðáßäåõóÞ ôïõò (õðÜñ÷åé ðáéäéêüò óôáèìüò, íçðéáãùãåßï, äçìïôéêü, ãõìíÜóéï êáé ëýêåéï), äåí ôïõò ëåßðåé ôßðïôá áðü ôçí êïéíùíéêüôçôÜ ôïõò, ìå ôá êáöÝ, ôá ìðáñÜêéá ôïõò, ôçí ðïäïóöáéñéêÞ ôïõò ïìÜäá, ãéá ôçí ÁèëçôéêÞ & Øõ÷áãùãéêÞ ôïõò ËÝó÷ç “Ìåäåþí”, ôïõò äåêÜäåò óõëëüãïõò ôïõò. Ìéá ìéêñÞ êïéíùíßá 1.072 Üóðñùí óðéôéþí, óå ìéá ìéêñÞ ðïëç ðïõ îåêßíçóå óáí “ðåßñáìá” êáé Ýãéíå ðüëç - ðñüôõðï. Ó' áõôÞí ôçí ðüëç ïé Üíèñùðïé ðïõ Þñèáí áðü êÜèå ãùíéÜ ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ãçò Ýöåñáí, Ýäùóáí êáé ðÞñáí, äïýëåøáí êáé åñùôåýôçêáí, áãùíßóôçêáí êáé ðñüêïøáí. Ñßæùóáí êé áò ìçí ôï ðáñáäÝ÷ïíôáé óõ÷íÜ. Ëßãá ÷éëéüìåôñá äßðëá âñßóêåôáé ï ëüãïò ãéá ôïí ïðïßï ÷ôßóôçêå ï ïéêéóìüò: ôï åñãïóôÜóéï ôïõ áëïõìéíßïõ, ðïõ áðü ôï 2005, áíÞêåé óôïí ´Ïìéëï Ìõôéëçíáßïò. Ïé åãêáôáóôÜóåéò Ý÷ïõí óõíïëéêÞ Ýêôáóç 7.035.700 ô.ì., ìç÷áíÞìáôá äïõëåýïõí áóôáìÜôçôá óå äéáöïñåôéêÝò ãñáììÝò ðáñáãùãÞò. Óå ìéá åðï÷Þ éó÷íÞò âéïìç÷áíéêÞò äñáóôçñéüôçôáò ãéá ôçí ÅëëÜäá, ç åôáéñåßá Ý÷åé áðïóðÜóåé ðÜìðïëëåò äéáêñßóåéò, åéäéêÜ ãéá ôá êáëýôåñá áðïôåëÝóµáôá Õãåßáò êáé ÁóöÜëåéáò ôùí åñãáæïìÝíùí.

Aspra Spitia is an ideal settlement, which was built in order to house the workers at the aluminum factory that is located right next to it. It consists of 1,072 white houses, which are built following strict town planning and all face the sea. The life of the inhabitants is organized in terms of both their education and their sociability, something that is also indicated by the presence of dozens of associations in the area. It is a place where everyone gets older, working and living there. The factory is one of the largest in Europe, and has received many distinctions.

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Ìïõóéêü ÖåóôéâÜë ÄÜóïõò Áñâáíßôóáò - Photos: Konstantinos Argyriou

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Elikonas or, according to mythology, the "Mountain Home of the Muses" is offered for a nice route through forests, plateaus, valleys, and view up to the sea. Starting from Distomo, we pass through Steiri, and the monastery of Osios Lucas, and we arrive at Kyriaki, a "vivid" village of 2,500 inhabitants, built on the ancient Flygonion, in a green and beautiful landscape. Every year, the Flygonion Festival takes place there. We move towards Arvanitsa, a plateau in the heart of mount Elikonas, in the dense fir tree forest, a place of amazing natural beauty, an excellent point for walks or even picnics. This is where the homonymous Restaurant Cafe, and actual jewel of the area, is located. And if you are lucky and it is August, you will find yourself at the famous Musical Festival of the Forest, which takes place here for four years now with the participation of great artists! Next stop is Agia Anna, a beautiful village that maintains traditional architecture, with houses built with the whitish stones of Elikonas.

Agia Anna is now -after the creation of guest rooms- also offered for few-day escapes.

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Agoriani or Eptalofos

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Agoriani is a mountain village at the northwestern side of Parnassus. It is built at an altitude of 900 meters on seven hills, after which it was named "Eptalofos" (seven hills) during modern times, and it is 22 km away from Arachova. It has a panoramic view to the plain of Lilaia, while at the same time it is very close to the ski center of Parnassus. The village is located in a lush scenery, among plane tress, cherry trees, elm trees, perennial firs, as well as many springs and waterfalls with gurgling waters, and stone paved alleys, which create a unique scenery of rare beauty. It is ideal for those who love tranquility and sports. It is offered for alternative tourism activities, such as ski, trekking, climbing, mountain bike, etc.

You will find nice guesthouses and hotels for a pleasant and quiet stay, as well as taverns, where you can enjoy the exquisite food, cooked with tradi-

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tional recipes and local products. Don't forget to buy beans, vegetables, honey, tea, nuts, fruits, and dairy products.

You can go to the location of Agia Triada for trekking or bicycling. At Agia Paraskevi for meditation, reading or writing. At Vromovrysi and Pyrgaki for the delightful view. It also has access to the National Park of Parnassus. The kinds of flowers that exist in Parnassus are as many as in the other half of Europe! At the Corycian Cave, as well as at the Eftastomo gulch for exploration.

At the waterfall of Matesi of unique natural beauty, which is 50 to 60 meters high.

Crossing the international Climbing - Trekking path E4 through the most beautiful forest in Parnassus, you reach can Delphi in about three hours.

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1 AñÜ÷ùâá: 1. ÐïëõôåëÝóôáôç íåüäìçôç âßëá 365ô.ì. ðñïò ðþëçóç 2. ÐïëõôåëÞò ðÝôñéíç ìïíïêáôïéêßá 320ô.ì. ðñïò ìßóèùóç

Arachova: 1. Luxurious recently built 365 sq.m. villa for sale 2. Luxurious 320 sq.m. stone house for lease

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Åðåíäýóôå óôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá Ç åôáéñåßá Ñåâýèçò & ÓõíåñãÜôåò, áó÷ïëåßôáé 25 ÷ñüíéá ìå ôçí ÅëëçíéêÞ ÊôçìáôáãïñÜ êáé áíáëáìâÜíåé ðùëÞóåéò, ìéóèþóåéò êáé åêôéìÞóåéò áêéíÞôùí. Åßíáé ðñùôïðüñá óå top ôïõñéóôéêÝò ðåñéï÷Ýò ôçò ÷þñáò, üðùò ç Ìýêïíïò êáé ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ðñïóöÝñåé õðçñåóßåò ðïëý õøçëÞò ðïéüôçôáò. Óôï áñ÷åßï ôçò óõìðåñéëáìâÜíïíôáé ðïëõôåëåßò êáôïéêßåò ãéá ìßóèùóç Þ ãéá ðþëçóç ðïõ ìðïñåßôå íá ôéò äåßôå óôï www.e-parnassos.gr.

Ç ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ïé ãýñù ðåñéï÷Ýò áðïôåëïýí ôïí ðñþôï ÷åéìåñéíü, ôïõñéóôéêü ðñïïñéóìü êáé áõôü åêäçëþíåôáé ìÝóá áðü ôï åíäéáöÝñïí ãéá áãïñÜ áëëÜ êáé ôï ìåãÜëï åíäéáöÝñïí ãéá åíïéêéÜóåéò êáôïéêéþí üðïõ öÝôïò Ý÷ïõí îåðåñÜóåé êÜèå ðñïçãïýìåíï. Ïé ôéìÝò åßíáé ÷áìçëüôåñåò áðü ðÝñõóé êáé ç áíáêáßíéóç ôïõ ÷éïíïäñïìéêïý êÝíôñïõ öÝñíåé ðåñéóóüôåñïõò åðéóêÝðôåò óå áõôÝò ôéò ðåñéï÷Ýò. Óå óõíäõáóìü ìå ôéò ÷áìçëÝò ôéìÝò åßíáé óßãïõñï üôé ðïëëïß èá ôïðïèåôçèïýí ãéá íá Ý÷ïõí ìáêñïðñüèåóìåò õðåñáîßåò,ãéáôß âëÝðïõí üôé ôá åðéôüêéá êáôáèÝóåùí åßíáé åëÜ÷éóôá êáé áâÝâáéá. Åðßóçò, ç ìåßùóç ôïõ öüñïõ ìåôáâßâáóçò óôï 3% áëëÜ êáé ï åõåñãåôéêüò íüìïò ðáñï÷Þò Üäåéáò äéáìïíÞò óå ìç êáôïßêïõò ÅõñùðáúêÞò êïéíüôçôáò ðïõ èá áãïñÜóïõí áêßíçôï Üíù ôùí 250.000 åõñþ, èá óõíôåëÝóïõí óôçí áíáèÝñìáíóç ôçò áãïñÜò ðïõ ôçí Ý÷åé áíÜãêç ôüóï ðïëý ç ÷þñá ìáò. Åðßóçò, ç êïíôéíÞ áðüóôáóç áðü ôçí ÁèÞíá, ìüíï 1,5 þñá ìå ôï áõôïêßíçôï, óå óõíäõáóìü ìå ôéò ðáñï÷Ýò êáé ôçí Üñéóôç öéëïîåíßá ôùí êáôïßêùí êáé ôùí åðáããåëìáôéþí ðïõ äéáôçñïýí êáôáóôÞìáôá, êáèéóôïýí ôçí ÁñÜ÷ùâá êáé ôéò ãýñù ðåñéï÷Ýò åîáéñåôéêü ÷åéìåñéíü ðñïïñéóìü. Óõíå÷ßæïõìå íá Ý÷ïõìå ðñïôåñáéüôçôá ôçí Üìåóç åîõðçñÝôçóç ôïõ ðåëÜôç, ìå å÷åìýèåéá, áðïôåëåóìáôéêüôçôá êáé åðáããåëìáôéóìü.

Ìå åêôßìçóç, ÉùÜííçò Ñåâýèçò Ðñüåäñïò Óõëëüãïõ Êôçìáôïìåóéôþí Áèçíþí - ÁôôéêÞò Éóßäùñïò & ÉùÜííçò Ñåâýèçò

Invest in Arachova Revythis & Partners Company has been occupied with Greek Real Estate for 25 years, and undertakes sales, leases and property evaluations. The company pioneers in top tourist areas of the country, such as Mykonos and Arachova, and renders very high quality services. Its records include luxurious residences for lease or sale, which you can see at www.e-parnassos.gr "Arachova and the surrounding areas constitute the top winter, tourist destination, and this is manifested through the interest for residence purchases, as well as through the big interest for rentals. The prices are lower than last year, and the reduction of transfer tax to 3%, as well as the beneficiary law for granting residence permit to noninhabitants of the European community, who will buy property with value of over 250,000 Euros, urge many people to buy in order to have long term surplus values. We keep making the immediate service of the customer, with discretion, effectiveness and professionalism, our priority".

Yours sincerely, Ioannis Revythis Chairman of the Association of Real Estate Agents of Athens - Attica

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Èñçóêåõôéêïß äåóìïß êáé ðáñáäüóåéò

1/ Ï Ìçôñïðïëéôéêüò íáüò ôùí Åéóïäßùí ôçò Èåïôüêïõ, öñïíôßæåôáé êáôÜ ðáñÜäïóç áðü ôéò ðñåóâõôÝñåò ôïõ ÷ùñéïý.

2/ Ôá “óéãêïýíéá” Ýôïéìá ãéá ôï ÐáíçãõñÜêé, ìáýñï æùíÜñé ãéá ôéò ðáíôñåìÝíåò, êüêêéíï ãéá ôéò êüñåò.

3,4,6,7/ Áíáðüóðáóôï êïììÜôé ç óõììåôï÷Þ ôùí íÝùí ìå ôéò ðáñáäïóéáêÝò öïñåóéÝò, óôéò ãéïñôÝò ôùí åèßìùí.

5/ Ç åêêëçóßá ôïõ ÅõáããåëéóôÞ 8,9/ ¸íáò Ýíáò áíåâáßíïõí ïé Áñá÷ùâßôåò ôïí “ÅãêÜñóéï” ðïõ ïäçãåß óôïí Áç Íüñá Ôáêôéêïý

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Ãéþñãç, ãéá íá êáôÝâïõí üëïé ìáæß óôçí ðåñéöïñÜ ôçò åéêüíáò ôïõ Áãßïõ.

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Religious bonds and traditions 1/ The Metropolitan temple of the Presentation of Virgin Mary, which is traditionally taken care of by the elder women of the village.

2/ "Sigkounia", ready for Panygiraki (Small Festival), a black belt for married women, and a red for the single ones.

3,4,6,7/ The participation of youngsters in traditional suits to the celebrations of the traditions is an integral part.

5/ Evagelistis church 8,9/ The inhabitants of Arachova climb one after the other the steps that lead to Agios Georgios, in order to get down all together for the procession of the Saint's icon.

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Moments of everyday life 1/ When the school finishes 2/ The evening song 3/ Playing with the snow 4/ Going to the olive press 5/ Lonely coffee at "Zampa" 6/ The watchful eye of Karaiskakis 7,8/ Recreation and relaxation during leisure 6

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Ôüóï êïíôÜ, ôüóï ìáêñõÜ áðü ôï ðïëýâïõï êÝíôñï, åêåß ðïõ ç ìáôéÜ óêïíôÜöôåé óô’ áðïìåéíÜñéá ôïõ ðáñåëèüíôïò, áíåâïêáôåâáßíïíôáò ôá öñåóêïáóâåóôùìÝíá óêáëïðÜôéá. ÊÜèå åéêüíá Ý÷åé íá äéçãçèåß êáé ìéá éóôïñßá... áñêåß íá ôçí áöïõãêñáóôåßò!

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A nostalgic walk So close to and so far away from the noisy center, where the eyes stumble on the relics of the past, climbing up and down the recently whitewashed steps. Every image has a story to narrate… as long as you listen to it!

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At work 1/ The metal takes shape in the hands of the experienced craftsman 2/ Daybreak, cleaning the town 3/ At "Kitsaras", the sheep pen at Vromovrysi 4/ "Koutras" with his donkey 5/ Mister Alekos at his historical store 6/ Waiting for the fire to fall in order to place the "kontosouvli" 7/ Taking a break from housework, for discussion 8/ The village's roasted chestnut seller 9/ Roof repairs

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