KYTHERA Summer Edition 2018

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 LOVE
SWIMMING THE KYTHERA ξ ANTIKYTHERA SEA PASSAGE
IT’S BEEN JUST OVER A YEAR since the Pastra Cretonaxiξ
osa swimming team also known as “The team that swam the
English Channel” decided to try for a world first ξ to swim the
sea passage between Kythera and Antikytheraο Why try? Was
it simply for love of the Greek seas? Was it to pay homage to
the sea surrounding Antikythera which for so many centuries
held in her arms the Mechanism that permanently changed
the history of technology and with it the human race?
Let’s go back a step and start at the beginningο The idea
of swimming the passage was met with enthusiasm by the
legendary group from the moment it was first suggestedο
But success needed more than just a strong captainο It alξ
so needed the support of the Municipality of Kytheraν the
Coast Guard of Neapolis as well as favourable weather conξ
ditionsο
The Municipality embraced the idea right from the beginξ
ningο That Pastra Cretonaxiosa was swimming to support
the four athletes sponsored by the NGO “CharityφU” as they
train for the τςτς Olympic Games was an added bonus as it
made the venture more than just an interesting swimύ it now
also embodied a sacred causeα Along with the Municipality of
Kytheraν the Coast Guard of Neapolis agreed for their boat to
accompany the team during the venture to offer the support
needed to ensure the maximum safety of the swimmersο
And so the journey begins at φξψξτςσωο With Captain Pavlos
Aronis in chargeν a man who speaks to the seaν the team
embarks at χοςς amν the crack of dawnν from Kapsaliο The
initial plan had been to depart from Avlemonas but a northξ
west breeze that would have led them into the arms of the
Antikythera Island was enough to dictate the adoption of a
different starting pointο
Two friends farewelled the team at Kapsali harbour where
they listened to them sing the National Anthemν a tradition
they have followed since swimming the English Channelο
The seven members of the team θin the order they swamι
were Evgenia Gianniniν Sotiris Pastrasν Ellie Fleggaν Apostoξ
lis Tsagarakisν Vangelis Zourbakisν Konstantinos Michos and
Thodoris Zoumboulakisο θThe eighth member of the teamν
Vassilis Maroulisν was absentν as he was studying in Great
Britainιο Accompanying them was English observerν Keith
Oillerν certified by the Channel Swimming Associationν who
was there to verify that the swim was done according to
the relay race rulesο In addition the journalist Isaak Karipidis
came from London to accompany the teamν as he had done
for the English Channel swimν when he stood alongside them
in a boat defying discomfort and fatigueα
Once againν the air and the wonderful sea returned the reξ
spect of the swimmers in the best possible wayο The first σς
kilometres were calmν with a playful τ Beaufort breeze for
the next σχ kilometres while the last τς kilometres were
once again quiet and hospitableο Every hourν each swimmer
took it in turn to lead the team to the goal as they swam
towards Antikythera in the wonderful Aegean watersο As The Pastra Cretonaxiosa swimming team: Evgenia Giannini, Sotiris Pas-
tras, Ellie Flegga, Apostolis Tsagarakis, Vangelis Zourbakis, Konstantinos
they swam alongside Captain Paul’s boatν glowing in the Michos and Thodoris Zoumboulakis. Vassilis Maroulis, was absent.
blue waters like a girl dancing the Greek balos in the vast
Mediterraneanν they each felt grateful to have been honoured with such a
life experienceο
Eleven hours and seven minutes and φχ kilometres laterν Vangelis Zourbakis
touched the northernmost tip of the Antikythera Islandν a rock that descends
and meets the green waters like a knifeν sharp and inaccessibleο Is there
another human hand that has touched this wonderful corner of the Mediterξ
ranean sea?
The joy of the group is indescribableα After a small celebration in the waterν
with the rock as a backgroundν they head to Antikythera’s harbourο Thereν
in this sheltered bayν the Mayor of Antikythera and its few inhabitants were
waiting for themο The warm welcome and the embrace of the settlement
relaxed the swimmers making them temporarily forget about their return
journeyο But all dreams must endο And soν after receiving the love of the Anξ
tikytheriansν they started back for Kytheraο Over another four hours Captain
Pavlos led the team to Avlemonas where they received a warm welcome from
friendsν relatives and locals who had learned of their featο A bowl of warm
kakavia θfish soupι in the Limanaki tavern arrivedν the best possible way to
celebrate the end of their wonderful tripα
KYTHERAν
While Voyage to Kythera by
the late Angelopoulos might
possibly be a masterpiece of
cinemaν there is absolutely
no doubt that Pastra Cretξ
onaxiosa’s Antikythera swim
is a turning point in Mediterξ
ranean swimming eventsο
Evgenia Giannini
CHORA KYTHIRA
801 00 HELLAS
tel.: +30 27360 39139
tel.-fax:
+30 27360 39130
mob.: 6947-627353
e-mail: info@corteo.gr
www.corteo.gr
LOVE KYTHERA SUMMER EDITION
ABOUT US
Founding Publisher ξ Metaxia θSiaι Georgopoulou is a bigξ
picture personο Having worked in Australia as a Press Secretary
and Advisor to Government ministers and parliamentariansν her
return to her parental homeland gave birth to Kythera Summer
Editionο With a passion for justice and enormous experience
in community politics both in Australia and Greeceν Sia is the
powerhouse that brings Kythera Summer Edition to annual fruiξ
tionο Sia is married to Dimitris Kyriakopoulos and they have an
eighteen year old sonν Alexandrosο
Editor ξ Deborah Parsons has been coming to the island
every summer for almost υς years which tells you how much she
loves the placeο Born and bred in Melbourneν Australiaν Deborah
regards Kythera as her second homeο Over the years she has
worked as an archaeologistν a stone tool illustratorν a musicianν
a graphic artist and θfinallyι as a writerο This last career is the
one that stuckο She writes scripts for film and televisionο She
recently wrote the libretto for her first operaο
Feature Writer ξ Anna Cominos has been collecting and
writing stories about her ancestral homeland since the early
ϋςsο Anna has been creatively exploring the bicultural experiξ
ence working as a cultural arts workerν performer and festival
producer in Sydneyν Australiaο A regular contributor to internaξ
tional GreekξEnglish news servicesν Anna has also been writing
for KSE since σϋϋυο
Artist ξ Daphne Petrochilos studied at the Chicago Art Institute
in the United States and has held exhibitions in Dublinν Londonν
Athens and Kytheraο An artist in all aspects of her lifeν Daphne
creates beautiful objects be it crocheting laceν weaving a hat or
cementξrendering a wall at her traditional house in Broggiο
WriterξDolly Boucoyannis considers herself an adopted Kythξ
erianν having spent most summers on the island since σϋϋψο Dolly
studied jewellery designν gemmology and goldsmithing techξ
niques abroad before returning to her home cityν Athensν where
she now runs her workshop and retail shopο Her unique handξ
made personalized jewellery can be found at the Benaki Museum
of Athensν retail shops and online stores around the worldο
Translator ζ Proof reader ξ Paula Cassimatis is the calm
supporter in our days of frenzy ξ no task is too small or too bigν
be it υς or υνςυς words of Greekο All is met with unflappable
composureο With Paula’s final perusal of our pages doneν the
printing press rollsο
Writer ξ Maria Koukoulis is a graduate of classical philology
and currently a postξgraduate student of the Department of
Theatrical studies at the University of Peloponneseο She has
worked with the theatrical group ‘Afantoi’ο Passionate about
archaeologyν Maria participated in the Minoan Peak Sanctuary
dig at Agios Georgiosο
Writer ξ Dimitris Koutrafouris was born in Elefsinaν Greeceο
He studied Law and is employed by the National Bank of Greeceο
Dimitri lives on Kythera with his family and has been a regular
contributor to Kythera Summer Edition since τςςϋο
Writer ξ Pia Panaretos is a social anthropologist whose land
rights work with Australian indigenous communities of the
Northern Territory propelled her to research her own cultural
heritage in a similar bid for heritage preservationο Her ancestors’
migration στς years ago necessitated a return to Kytheraν where
she was fortunate to spend two years living through the seasons
pursuing participantξobservation fieldwork on the anthropology
of religion and the migration of spiritualityο
Writer and Artist ξ Aspasia Patty was born in Australia and
studied art in Brisbane where she teaches and paints fullξtimeο
Her commissioned portrait of the much loved Kytherian idenξ
tityν the late Father Efthimioν hangs in the monastery of Agia
Moniο Kythera has profoundly influenced her artistic journey
and continues to do soο
Writer ξ Ippolytos Prekas has collaborated with KSE for fifteen
years nowο Maestro of digital and graphic design and passionate
about Kytheraν Ippolytos conceived the informative and successξ
ful visitkythera websiteο While still at universityν he coξfounded
Porfyrisν an organisation for young Kytheriansο As Editor of the
Porfyris newsletterν Ippolytos encouraged a plethora of issues
affecting Kytherian youth to be discussed and debated for the
first timeο
Writer ξ Joy Tataraki was born in Kytheraν grew up in Australia
where she taught English and French in secondary schools in
Queenslandν then returned to Kythera in σϋϊχν where she eventuξ
ally established her own foreign language school in Livadiο Having
studied English and French literature and Applied Linguisticsν her
foremost passion is language and literatureο Now semiξretiredν
Joy spends her free time playing online word gamesν reading andν
more recentlyν singing in the local choirο With her keen eye for
detail and her red pen syndrome θshe even corrects the memos
her kids leave on the fridgeιν Joy has been KSE’s proofreader for
the last eight yearsο Her pet aversion? Missing commasα
kseοσ99υ@yahooοgr
 EVERY LOSS CONTAINS ITS OWN SEED

EDITORIAL SILVER JUBILEE
THANK YOU
WELCOME TO THISν THE τχTH EDITION of Kythera Summer
Editionο For τχ years we have been banging on about bureauξ This τχth Anniversary Edition feaξ
cratic incompetenceο We do this because we love this island with tures a beautifully drawn map by
a passionο We love its peopleν its historyν its emptiness in winter artist Daphne Petrohilosο Aphrodite
and the sudden fleeting buzz of tourists over summerο We love it is dressed in a spalleto θlocal Kythξ
erian traditional dressι holding the
when the wind blowsν when the sun shinesν when the frost setsν
scalesο Aphrodite the planetν rules
when the flowers bloomν when the waves crash over the Kapsali the sign of Libraν whose scales
seawallο So here we go againο symbolise justiceν balanceν and
THE EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR have exposed many bare truthsο equalityο One side of the scale is
The state and local authorities proved to be totally inefficient to for the past and the other side for
deal with the catastrophic fires of τςσωο Their lack of coordinaξ the futureν meaning our attitude I WAS BORN
tion together with inadequate planning for dealing with natural must be in balanceο
disasters caused irreparable damageν sorrow and loss of livelihood Our σϋϋυ maiden Editorial wrote IN GREECE
“οοοthe challenge of discovering
for the island and her populationο
the balance between earning our
CHAOTIC SCENES CAPTURED LIVE on iPhones travelled in
seconds to the island’s diaspora throughout the worldό villagers
living and respecting that which is
around usο [οο] we may be inspired
MY SISTERS
hacking through overgrown scrub to access vitally needed pumps
exposed the inadequacy of our Municipality’s disaster mitigation
to appreciate and uphold the traξ
ditional ways of lifeο [οο] Kythera
ARE THERE
measuresο Advance planningό nilο Preparationό nilο Fire drillsό nilο is internationally documented as
THE WRETCHED TRUTH is those who were elected and appointed having some of the most extenξ
sive arrays of flora and faunaο [οο]
to lead and protect the lives and property of the island’s citizens
Migratory birds that seek shelter
and provide wellξbeing through social and community services on the island are rare and strikingly
proved themselves to be inept and indifferentο beautifulο Sadly unappreciatedν the
THE FIRES CAME AT the end of a disastrous summerο Plagued birds often fall prey to hunters who
by transport issues since Easter τςσων left without any means of know no betterο” τχ years later we
transport to Creteν tourists found themselves strandedο Unable as a paper are still working with the
to move between the islandsν they cancelled bookings in drovesο principles of justiceν balance and
The economic loss for many on the island was catastrophicο For equality as our foundationο
In our τOIϊ Editionν we herald the
some it was the final strawο Family businesses nurtured and built
call to never again allow the ecoξ INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
up over generations were taken by the banksο logical crime of mass destruction of FOR THE REPATRIATION
WHILE THE MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN of the boat was unξ the land by preventable firesν and OF LOOTED GREEK ANTIQUITIES
anticipatedν the Municipality was well aware the ship’s contract demand galvanization of bureauξ
was ending in Septemberν only a few months awayο Yet there had cratic competence and civilian
been no forward planningν no exploration of any provision for a responsibilityο Spotlighted too are www.iamgreek.gr
new boat post Septemberο the problems of medical negliξ
genceν access to medical evacuaξ
WHILE THE BOAT PROBLEM last year was particularly badν transξ
tion and poor transport planningο
port issues have always been a major concernο Thirty years agoν Justice resonates in our articles on
there was a variety of ways to get to the islandο You could even reclaiming the histories of scatξ BEAUTY AND STRENGTH
island hop your way down the coast on the Flying Dolphinο Plus tered migrantsν the protection of Caryatids were architectural sculptures employed
the boat trips between Crete and Kythera were considerably more our Greek language in printν and in lieu of columns to support the entablature of buildingsο
frequentο Times changeο Fair enoughν but access to the island honouring the fallen who fought The most famous are the six marble maidens θkoraiι
should not be going backwardsν which it currently isο And yet against the ultimate injustice of that supported the porch on the south side of the Erechtheionο
the Municipality avoid the issueο For the last fifteen years there warο On their headsν their thick hair carved in elaborate braidsν
has been talk about extending the island’s runway which would The beauty of balance is modelled they carry a marbleν basketξshaped capitalο They are dressed
in natureύ the balance of past and in a Doric peplos and support their weight mainly on one legν
allow bigger planes to land and encourage chartersο But that’s all
future is modelled in reinventing with the other slightly bentο The bent leg and the folds in the drapery
it is – talkο traditional practices into modern
THERE ARE MANY LOCALS keen to find ways to extend the have been interpreted as indications that the Caryatids
businessesο
tourist seasonο A longer season would be economically beneficial are moving in a ritualistic procession
We witness in our articles too the
θcaο φσχ BCν originals in the Acropolis Museumιο
for everyoneο But if hotelsν shops and restaurants are to invest balance of purposeο Stone walls and
in developing infrastructure and keeping open longerν they need water infrastructures were multiξ
to be confident that they have the support of a united Councilο purposedν as were the methods of
Noξone is waiting with bated breathο working the land alongside natureν
and the science of architectureν
UNTIL PUBLIC SERVANTS are finally held accountable for their building aesthetically while embracξ
actions and justice is allowed to prevailν Greece will never changeο ing the environmentο
The entrenched sickness of the system is perfectly exemplified We learn of the need to balance
by the recent resignation of worldξrenowned scientist Stamatios responsibility for the land between
Krimigis as head of the Hellenic Space Agencyο A man of principleν ourselvesν government and nonξ
in his resignation letter he spoke of an unreliable bureaucratic government bodiesο We read of the
structure with zero financial transparencyν saying he felt like a balance of birdsν and indeed peopleν
“puppet for politicians in charge”ο Krimigis aspired to build the living between two countriesν and
restfullyν the balance of the silence
HSA with solid foundations based on meritocracyν evaluation and
and rhythms of Kytheraο
excellence and promote the participation of Greece in the global The value of equality was a way of
space industryο If only there were more like himο Unfortunatelyν life for the much loved late soccer
Greece is still the land of “who you know” not “what you know”ο coach of Kytheraν instilling in his
Incompetence reignsο students the value of fair playο
AS FOR THE HELICOPTERS that are used to transport emergency For τχ years our paper has been a
medical cases from the hospital to the mainlandν tragically they source of informationν which goes
too have fallen victim to the Memorandumο People critically ill towards combating ignoranceν one
of the greatest threats to justice
or involved in serious accidents risk losing their lives due to long
and equalityο
delaysο So unless you are a politician or a VIPν you’ll find yourself It has been said that the opposite of
being transported to the mainland by motorboat or caique θfishξ poverty is not wealth but justiceο
ing boatι in much the same way our grandparents were back in For Kythera and for our paperν the
their dayο opposite of injustice is the call for
SO WHAT’S CHANGED? What lessons have been learnt from the protection of livelihoodsν land
last year’s disasters? Nothingο Zilchο Nienteο Rienο Nietsο Nichtsο and livesο
Ничегоο Нищо. Ingentingο Τίπξςαο In this τχth year we thankό Nick and
Viola Haros ζ family of St George
YESν GREECE IS STILL MIRED IN DEBTο Yesν the Council has no Foodservice for their continued
money to spendο But does this mean they have to consume their generosityύ the Nicholas Anthony
days in a haze of inertia? Fires and other natural disasters wait Aroney Trustύ the Kytherian Assoξ
for noξoneο ciation of Australiaύ the Kytherian
PLANNING SAVES LIVESο It also saves moneyο What it doesn’t do Association of Queensland and Bev
is cost moneyο All it takes is timeν vision and commitmentο With Hillierο We are also indebted to the
elections less than στ months awayν let us hope that those with Karvounades Coffee Club and to Pia
Panaretosο Without them you would
vision and commitment put up their hands and decide to standο
not be reading this issueο
Because if they doν we predict a landslideο
 SUMMER ADVENTURES

ExPLORE DREAM DISCOVER DIVE ADVENTURES SUMMER SCHOOL ON KYTHERA

KAPSALIηS NEWEST VENTURE goes underwaterα Explore Kythera’s underξ AND
water landscapeο Kythera’s crystal clear waters make it the perfect place to
discover underwater natureό nudibranchesν invertebratesν crabsν shrimpν ExCURSIONS
seahorsesν sea turtles andν if you’re luckyν dolphinsο Sea turtles and dolphins
love the clear Kytherian watersο PYRGOS HOUSE OFFERS A
RANGE OF ACTIVITIESο
Visit the Pyrgos House office
in Potamosν opposite the
Ilariotissa churchν or conξ
tact Frank van Weerde on
ψϋϊϋοϊψυσφςο Choose from
the following activitiesο
SEA KAYAK TOURS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR the beautiful island of
Explore Kythera from the Kythera will host a diverse group of university students from

PHOTO BY EVANGELOS TSIGARIDAS

Experience the Kytherian underwater world with diving instructor George
Lampoglou at the Kythera Dive Centre in Kapsaliο He and his experienced team
of divers will train you and take you on a tour of some of the best diving sites
in Greeceο Explore the underwater caverns and canyons and stunning rock
formationsο As you dive marvel at the cuttlefish and octopusesο
You can choose to have a single dive experience for the day orν if you likeν
you can complete and earn your PADI Open Water Diver Certificate which
allows you to dive anywhere in the worldα Enrol the kidsκ in a course at Kapsali
while you relax and laze on the beach or chill out at one of Kapsali’s many
cafes or tavernasο They’ll have fun as they discover the underwater world
of Kytheraο
κ All children must be over σς years of ageο
Kythera Dive Centreο Telό τωυψςξυωφςς or ψ9φφξυσφσχτ
GEO WALKS
seaο Paddle along rugged
coastlineν float near cavesν
relax on a deserted beach
for a picnicο Beaches visited
are accessible only by kayak
or boatο All pristineν natural
and pureο
CANYONING Adventurous
tours through Kakia Lagada
Gorge and Koufogialoο
Greek and foreign institutionsο These studentsν who are volξ
untarily offering their work and knowledgeν will contribute to
the realization of ideas generated by the τnd Summer School
of Environmental Education Communication and Awareness in
τςσω in cooperation with the program YοEοSο θYour Environmenξ
tal Societyιο
The aim of the program is to bring about a change in attitude to
the environment by making locals and tourists alike understand
how they can adopt more responsible environmental behavξ
iourο The students will also be participating in decision making
workshops related to vital environmental issuesο All participants
will have the opportunity of attending a series of lectures on
environmental topicsο One of the activities of the Summer School
includes daily data collection related to beach cleaning and maξ
rine litterο
At the Student Camp they will lead talks on the unique areas of
the island and will learn about its beauties θpathwaysν Natura
τςςς designated areasν water millsν springsν etcοιο New advenξ
turous escapesν new levels of knowledge and new attitudes will
be acquiredο
Children aged four and above are welcome to participate in the
Summer Campο There will be groups for Elementary Schoolν High
School and Lyceumο We look forward to having new friends join
us this yearο

DISCOVERν explore and photograph spectacuξ MOUNTAIN BIKING Tour σ

lar Kytherian phenomena which are part of the Easy and Relaxing or Tour τ
geological heritage of Kythera with geologist Strenuous and Adventurousο
Markos Megalooikonomosο Ride on after a briefing by
ΑΝΑΚΑΛΥψΤΕ με ςξμ έμπειοξ γεχλϊγξ Μάοκξ Pyrgos House guide Alexisο
Μεγαλξξικξμϊμξ ςξ τσρικϊ πεοιβάλλξμν ςη γεχλξγική ιρςξοία ςξσ μηριξϋν
ενεοεσμήρςε και τχςξγοατίρςε εμςσπχριακά γεχλξγικά ταιμϊμεμαν πξσ απξξ
ςελξϋμ ςμήμα ςηπ γεχλξγικήπ κληοξμξμιάπ ςχμ Κσθήοχμο
GEO WALKS with Markos Megalooikonomosο Tel ψ9ωυοτστϊ9ϊ

GLASS BOTTOM BOAT

ExPLORE KYTHERA’S SECLUDED BEACHES with Spiros Cassimatis in Alexξ Informationό Environmental Kiosk in Kapsaliο The program runs
androsν the Glass Botξ from τχth July τςσϊ to χth August τςσϊο
tom Boatο Explore the Program Coordinatorό Efstathios Loupas θEnvironmentalistρ
coastline of Kythera with Environmental Educatorι
Captain Spiro or perhaps Telο λυς ψ9ϊχοωϊυψςω or efsta9φστ@gmailοcom
take one of his regular
sea excursions to Elafoξ
nissos’ award winning
ExTREME ACTIVITIES ON KYTHERA
Simos beachν Antikythera WALK WITH FRANK Guided ARE YOU AN ADVENTURE fan looking for a really great island
and Neapolisο Discover walks by Frank van Weerde experience? Try our suggestions and enjoy Kythera to the maxα
the pisoyialo θwest coastι in spring and autumnο Sumξ Climbingό Climb the steep slopes of Sparagario θKapsaliιν
where you can swim at mer walks in Juneν July and Faskomilies θDiakoftiι and Kakia Laggada θAgia Pelagiaι
remote covesο And whatξ Augustο Enjoy Kytheraηs Canyoningό Traverse the Paliohora Gorgeν using the appropriate
ever you doν don’t leave natural beautyο equipmentο A difficult route with two difficult points where you
Kythera without a sea excursion to Hytra ξ the Egg ξ the rock that rises so will need to rappelο
dramatically from the sea south of Kapsaliο This ‘rock’ has a life form of its Sea Kayakό Follow experienced guides on coastal routesν startξ
ownο The final stop before Europe and Africaν it is a place where many rare ing from Kapsali and Platia Ammosο
migrating birds gatherο At Hytra Spiro will anchor his boatν allowing you to Mountain bikingό Best place for cycling is the Gerakari Forest
snorkel and discover the brilliant underwater sea lifeο which has an impressively labyrinthine network of dirt roadsο
Diving Tourismό The diving school in Kapsali offers basic trainξ
ing in divingο Diving in the bay of Kapsali is one of the best
experiencesο
Hytra isletό Visit the underwater cave of Hytraν with captain
Spiros and Glass Bottomο Also try swimming in the caveο
Off Road by carό The island has a rich road networkν but if
you really want to experience its wild beautyν explore the dirt
roads in an offξroad carο West Kythera has some unbelievable
routesα
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 BEACHESν PEBBLES AND SAND 
TWELVE RECOMMENDED BEACHES rocky islet of Hitra θor Eggι where you can swim in a
stunning sea caveο
By Ippolytos Prekasν visitkytheraοcom Sparagario This small beachν known as a nudist beachν is
ALTHOUGH A SMALL ISLANDν Kytheraν thanks to its rich geoξ located across from Kapsali at the mouth of a small gorge
morphologyν has an extended coastline with about φς largeν below Kythera’s Castleο It has pebbles and deep waterν
small and very small beachesο Several of them are accessible by and can be reached via a dirt roadο Tourists can also access
roadν whilst others can only be reached by seaο Some beaches it by renting a water bike from Kapsali beachο
have organized facilities with refreshmentsν umbrellasν lounge Melidoni is located on the southwest side of the islandν
chairs and other amenitiesο We have selected twelve beaches after the village of Drymonaο This smallν sheltered beach
offering you the best experiences and water fun this summerο has fine sand and small pebblesν with relatively shallow
So dive inν swimν relax and enjoyα watersο It is organized with a beach snack shackν umbrelξ
las and lounge chairsο A fourξwheel drive jeep is recomξ
Paleopoli The largest beach on Kythera is located in the eastν mended as a large part of the access road is a dirt roadο
next to the fishing village of Avlemonasο It is sandy with very fine
The beach is protected from the windsο
and colourful pebbles and relatively shallow watersο It features
Routsouna If you came to Kythera to escape the crowds
umbrellas with lounge chairsν a beach snack shack and public toiξ
and are looking for a deserted beach where you can relaxν
letsο Access is by paved road leading to a large parking areaο The
then Routsouna is itο Located on the northwest side of
beach has been nominated for the Blue Flag Awardο It is slightly
the islandν five km from Gerakariν this beach has pebbles
exposed to the northeast windsο According to mythologyν Paleξ
and deep waterο Exposed to the northwest windsν access
opoli is the birthplace of Aphroditeν the goddess of loveο
is via a dirt road that requires a fourξwheel drive or jeepο
Kaladi This picturesqe beach is the island’s trademarkο It has
PHOTO BY VENIA KAROLIDOU

Because the road network in the area is not markedν we

been photographed more than any other beachο Situated to the
recommend using a GPS deviceο With good weather and
eastν it has pebbles and deep blueξgreen watersν and is divided
visibilityν the views of Mani and Cape Tainaro are stunξ
into two small bays by an impressive rockο Access is by a paved
ningο
road leading to stone steps descending to the beachο This beach
Platia Ammos The beautiful fishing village of Platia
is not organized and parking is limitedο It can be described as
Ammosν at the northernmost end of the islandν has a
“busy” since its natural beauty attracts most of the island’s visiξ Kapsali The popular beach lovely blue beach with sand and fine pebblesο The beach is organized with
torsο It is exposed to the northeast windsο of Kapsali is surrounded by umbrellas and chairs and is bordered by coffee shops and sea food restauξ
Kombonada Famed for its wild beautyν Kombonada is located cafes and tavernas below rantsο Access is by a paved roadν three km from the village of Karavasο The
east of the village of Travasarianikaο Covered in smootheν small Chora’s Venetian fortressο beach has been nominated for the Blue Flag Awardο
white pebbles with deep waterν encircled by sharp cliffs this With fine sand and pebbles Laggada Legend has it that Barbarossa landed on this beach when he attacked
beach is accessed by a paved road leading to ample parkingο A and shallow waterν Kapsali is Kythera and besieged Paliochoraο It is τοχ km east of Agia Pelagia via a dirt
wellξorganized beach with a snack shackν comfortable lounge protected from winds and roadο This Blue Flag awarded beach is fully organized with umbrellasν lounge
chairsν umbrellas and toilet facilitiesο Kombonada is exposed to is organized with umbrelξ chairs and a beach snack shackο It has sandν fine pebbles and relatively shallow
the northern and eastern windsο If you want to enjoy sunrise or las and lounge chairsο An waters and offers great views of the Malea cliffο It is exposed to the northern
the full moonν the view of the horizon from here is gorgeousο ideal beach for familiesο A windsο Next to Laggadaν the splendid gorge of Kaki Lagkada opens upο
Halkos Are you looking for a beach that is not affected at all by special ramp and amenities
Diakofti One of the most beautiful beaches of the islandν Diakofti is located
winds? Visit Halkosο It is located to the south of the island and for bathers with disabilities
at the northeast beside the harbourο Fine white sand and very shallow waters
has pebblesν deep water suitable for snorkellingν and wonderful is also available at this beach
in turquoise colours make it an ideal beach for small childrenο The beach is
coloursο The beach has umbrellas with lounge chairs and a beach which has been awarded
not easily affected by the winds as it is protected by Makrychthyraν the islet
snack shackο Access is via a paved road from the village of Kalaξ the Blue Flag awardο Kapξ
directly oppositeο Diakofti beachν a candidate for the Blue Flag Awardν is
mosύ the last υςς meters is a dirt roadο Parking is satisfactoryο sali offers cruise boats for
organized with sun lounge chairs and umbrellasν cafes and waterside restauξ
Kyriakoulou Want an escape to an isolated secluded beach short excursionsν water
rants and plenty of parking spaceο
to swim? Kyriakoulou beach is located east of Kapsaliο You can bikesν canoes and a diving
reach it only by sea via a tourist boat leaving from the Kapsali schoolο In the late afternoon These beaches are just the beginning… there are many other beaches waitξ
pierο It is a small beach with green coloursν deep water and sail away with the glass botξ ing to be discoveredο Log on to Visitkytheraοcom with your mobile phone to
pebblesο tom boat Alexandros to the access relevant informationο Best wishes for a great summerα
 DESIGNING GEMS IN THE LANDSCAPE

ON ARCHITECTURE DRY STONE WALLS θxEROLITHIESι ON KYTHERA

By Domna Kontaratouν Architect NTUA
by Aspasia Patty
SUCCESSFUL SYNTHESIS LIES AT THE HEART of every aspect of human OUT OF ALL the fascinating Τριοιγϊςικξ Μεοςικϊ” θ the Kytherian Portionιο
activityν from relationships and their social dimension to interventions in the features of historical interξ Kythera has an impressive and extensive network of dry stone
natural landscapeο As the natural world gradually became inhabitedν settleξ est in Kytheraν its dry stone wallsο Significant examples can be seen at Paliochoraν Fratsiaν
ments were created and buildings θprimarily domesticι constructed whose walls θΞεοξλιθιέπι rank with Aroniadikaν Mylopotamos and Karavaο It is interesting to note that
criteria were essentially funcξ the very best and should most Australians of Kytherian descent have long been familiar
tionalό orientationν the prevailing definitely feature on oneηs with the dry stone terraces of Karavaο In σϋωψ Tess Mallosν the
weatherν the availability of mateξ list of must seesο It would KytherianρAustralian chefν published a Greek Cooking book of
rials and technical knowξhowο be so easy to overlook them recipes sourced from her Kytherian ancestorsο Every Kytherian
This led eventually to the idea of and think of them simply household had oneο Featured on the cover are the Karava terξ
architectureν an idea often misξ as something that was aesξ races of dry stone walls which have created an unforgettable
understood and indeed meanξ thetically pleasingν perhaps impression on all generations sinceο
ingless to manyο As a conceptν even an early expression What makes the walls so amazing is that they were built without
architecture is unitaryν but with of art in the landscapeο But mortarο Built to withstand the wind and the rainν the traditional
characteristics constantly modiξ these historical gems are so method of construction demanded that the base of the wall be
fied in its relationship to time and much moreο wider than the topν with the two outer loadξbearing faces held
spaceο Applications multipliedν The walls have a surprisξ together by interlocking pieces of rock from the base to the top
technology developedν needs ingly rich history that dates of the wall ξ much like a jigsaw puzzleο When done properlyν these
changedο Architecture became back to antiquityο They have walls could θand have doneι last for thousands of yearsο Unlike the
formalized as conceptν as scienceν stood the test of time and early Australian farmers in the σϊψςs who had to import expert
as researchο are a testament to the abilξ stone wallers from Irelandν Scotlandν and England to help with
A compound term with a complex ity of the craftsmen of yesξ the rabbit problemν here on Kythera this specialised craft of dry
essenceν many regard “good” arξ teryearο Dry stone walls had stone wall construction was handed down from father to sonο
chitecture as a matter of personal many functionsο As Kythera
aestheticsν reducing the issue to is a relatively barrenν rocky
a polarity of liking or disliking – an approach at best simplisticο While there are island the land needed to
rulesν these are not always immediately apparentο Of courseν beyond these be cleared of troublesome
rules there is room for inspirationν soul and passionν always accompanied by rocks before it could be
the principle of measureν a principle interpreted differently by every culture farmedο These rocks were
and in every placeο used to make walls where
Regarding Kythera todayν while an unsophisticated assessment of its conξ the animals could be penned
structed environment might be initially positiveν a more knowledgeable obξ and boundaries of properties
server would probably characterise it as “respectableν particularly in comξ definedο
parison to other islands”ο An architect however would be more hesitant and The work was backbreakξ
would distinguishν judgeν reject and proposeο I will attempt to approach the ingο In order to survive the
issue from an intermediate positionο farmers needed to adapt the
The island possesses a recorded architectural historyν a varied natural enviξ natural environmentν tailorξ
ronmentν numerous scattered settlementsν and is experiencing an increase ing it to their needsο They
in construction due to the development of second homes and of tourismο needed arable land and soil
Regardless of whether or not we are professionalsν we are all consumersν each was scarce so they made terξ
of us with individual needs and tastesν with different life experiences and races on steep inclinesν using Some have suggested that Kythera’s dry stone walls are worthy
memoriesν with different educational backgrounds and different goalsο the rocks to make retaining of inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage Movementο While Kythξ
Successful synthesis ξmeaning a synthesis aiming at results whichν beyond walls that would protect the erians are deeply conscious of the social significance and cultural
theorisingν are visually pleasingξ when applied to the built environment is precious soil that they had heritage of these wallsν the reality is that the rural population
a common and reasonable yet ambitious aspirationο The designer’s purpose carried from washing awayο and the intensity of cultivation have dramatically declinedο Let us
is to merge historyν the old and the newν to harmonise the relationship beξ A consequence of poor farmξ hopeν howeverν that these unique constructions are protected
tween masses and built and unbuilt spaceν to respect the scale of the new ers wanting to give each of and maintainedν and that future generations will still be able to
construction in relation to the environment and existing structuresν and to their children a piece of arξ appreciate their social and historical importanceο
consider functionality and individual aestheticsο In other wordsν to design with able landν means some of
measure ξ measure which avoids every kind of excess and which has nothing these terraces were minuteν
to do with legality or illegality ξ there areν after allν examples of particularly barely χςξσςς square metres
attractive illegalitiesο What I am referring to is a lack of moderation approachξ in sizeο According to EοPο Kaξ
ing extravaganceν a tendency to excess when it comes to calculating needs lligerosν lawyers used to reξ
and priorities which can lead to the disproportionate satisfaction of aesthetic fer to these tiny plots as “ Τξ
and other choices on the part of the designer andρor commissionerο These
represent a classic case of loss of measureό when the designer’s “architectural The cat enjoys lazing on the beach
vision” and the commissioner’s “dream” neither agree with each other nor sit THE HUNT reading the best booksα
comfortably in the environmentν the result is multiple discordanceο
Weν the designersν as well as those for whom we design – I avoid the term CONTINUES Ο γάςοπ... ςοσ βιβλίοσ πάει ρςην παοαλία
“clients” – must keep in mind that a particular building concerns not just its με ςα καλύςεοα βιβλίαα
owner and designerο Buildings have a physical presenceο They have permaξ LAST YEAR we found two
nenceο They affect the overall aspect of the place in which they standο As such more British milestonesο Panos N. Kalligeros
Number φ was discovered Livadi and Chora, Kythera, tel. 27360 37077
they concern all of usν present and to comeο
From whatever position we occupyν we should try to create buildings in full lying askew on the side of
the road between Chora
consciousness of all the relevant parameters and circumstancesν namely the
and Livadiν making it diffiξ
needsν the placeν the landscapeν the technologyν the economic factorsο Buildξ
cult to noticeο The deputy
ings capable of adapting to different usesν buildings to be enjoyed and not mayor has promised to
merely displayedύ above allν in the case of dwellingsν houses with personalityν reposition it at some time
houses for those who are to inhabit themο in the futureο While we
With measure as the touchstoneν and also with the joy of creationο had read that the number
σς milestone was located
at Mitataν when we asked
around the village the preξ
vious yearν noξone knew
of its existenceο Then one
dayν as we were driving
away from the main square
along the road behind the
churchν Ina caught sight of
something at the junctionο
There it was at the corner
of the wall opposite the
number σς milestoneα
Keep your eyes peeledο
There’s still a few more to
be foundο
Ina and Jean Bingen
 CHARTING A COURSE FOR HOME
THE ESSENTIALITY OF WATER
By Pia Panaretos
TO MY DEAR NEPHEWν on your first embarkment for Kytheraν Water species recorded in
find welcome in Aunty Filio’s story of your paternal greatξgreat Rellia’s era are still observed
grandmother Rellia ξ by the naturalist Dr Mario
Broggiν in the four villages
of your forebearsο The Balξ
kan frog was sighted in the
spring area of Agia Pelagia
and west of Trifyllianikaν and
along with the Grass snakeν
was also seen around the
watermills of Mylopotaξ
mosο
PAINTING BY ASPASIA PATTY
The Mediterranean house
gecko was seen on a “cisξ
tern at the roofξtop of the
church” at Trifyllianika and
the snakeξeyed skink was
found in large numbers near
Areiο
“…below the Pagouroti olive grove was the gorge and on either
According to the UNESCO
side sharp slopesν ψςςm highο On the bottom terraceν was a little
τςσχ Climate Frontlines Reξ
springν where the water overflow came out in the gorge which
port for Kythera and Antikyξ
was full of cypressesν bamboo and reedsο From there we could
theraν Kytherian beekeepers
see the sea of Agia Pelagiaο
have reported experiencing
Yiayia Relliaν would come very early from Potamosν before sunξ
“more intenseν frequent and
riseν and with her pitcher she carried water from the spring
prolonged heat waves comξ
and watered the new olive trees which she planted on the high
pared to the past” which
high terraceο The tyranny of heightα How many trips she made
concurs with scientists’ fuξ
up and down for a distance of χςςmν sheer sidesν on slippery
ture estimations for South
ground – and at sunset she would go home to Potamosο About
Greece that these factors
a six km trip οοο”
will increase “periods of ‘efξ
The waters of your ancestral villages were a vital source of
fective droughtο’”
livelihoodο In Rellia’s eraν your maternal forebears also in their
Understanding the water
two villages celebrated picnics at the pristine spring of Trifylξ
sources of their mills are
lianikaν and from Areoi they took their grains for milling to the
the descendants of several
watermills of Mylopotamosο Streams powered the watermills of
watermill owners who have
the flourishing milling industry when Kythera had over ϊς waξ
honoured their ancestors’
termillsν particularly in Mitataν Mylopotamosν Karavasν Ocheles
labours by meticulously
gorge in the westν and Agia Pelagiaο
restoring the watermills to
Naturalists at this time were recording the water ecology of
all their subtle beautyο The
Kythera ξ quite fitting given the word ecology is derived from
Stone House apartments of
the Greek “oikos” meaning householdν habitatο Specimens of
Agia Pelagia display aspects
species which have either not or rarely been observed in recent
of the original mechanismsν
times are stored in the Natural History Museum in Viennaο
and the Phillipas functioning

watermill of Mylopotamos is surely on par with the restored watermills of the
awardξwinning Open Air WaterξPower Museum in Dimitsanaν Peloponnisosο
In Karavas a university project is clearing the densely overgrown watermills
and other water infrastructure to research the historical use of water in the
Karavas watershedο
Such restorative endeavours will educate us as to how earlier populations
managed their water resourcesο Withstanding the impacts of world eventsν
Kythera has for centuries evinced a resilience in the face of pirate attacksν
serfdomν and desertionο Now may it find adaptive ways to be resilient to
changes in the climateο
Migratory birds on Kythera find a homeν an “oikos” in the beach lagoon of
Kaki Laggadaν one of the island’s few wetland structuresο You will always find
your way home to your habitat– that’s the resilience of your connection to
your heritageο
FROM KYTHERA TO MADAGASCAR
By Nikos Tsiopelasν Antikythera Bird Observatory
WHILE MANY IN GREECE have heard about Madagascarν as a farξ
away exotic destinationν very few have visited itο Neverthelessν
there is one compatriot of ours who does not hesitate to travel
σχοςςς kilometers each year in order to share his life between
these two countriesο Of course we are not referring to a human
but to a falconο The Eleonora’s falcon θFalco eleonoraeιν better
known to the Kytherians as “Varvaki”ο
The Varvaki in Kythera has its stronghold on the vertical cliffs
that rise above the iconic islet of Chytra θAvgoιν with some other
pairs nesting at Kofinidia isletsο Even more falcons are located at
Antikythera and at Crete’s Gramvousa peninsulaο As a resultν this
wider marine area between Kythera and Crete is regarded as one
of the most important for the species on a global levelο
The first of the Eleonora’s falcons arrive at Kythera in Aprilο By Novemberν
the last of them have departedν heading to Madagascar where they will
winter along with the total global population of this speciesο These falcons
are solitary travelersο In order to reach their final destination in the Indian
Oceanν they need to fly over most of the African continentο θYesν even the
juvenile ones who haven’t been to Madagascar beforeαι The route they take
stretches out over ωςςς kilometers above places the average man only sees in
documentariesν such as the Sahara desertν the Ethiopian plateauν the savanna
in Tanzania and the coral reefs of the Mozambique canalο On their returnν the
Greek Varvakia follow a different routeο From the east coast of Africa they
head to the Arabian Peninsula from whereν by crossing the countries of the
Middle East θIsraelν Syriaν Lebanonι and Turkeyν they enter the Aegean Sea
from the eastο
So this summerν if you spot the dark silhouette of the falcon drifting in the
wind above the islandν you might reflect on the places it has been and perhaps
feel a twinge of jealousy for not having wings yourselfο
 A R C H I V E S ν R E C O R D S A N D G E N E A L O G I E S

DISCOVERING YOUR ROOTS Mass murder with a dash of royalty

THE KYTHERIAN GENEALOGY CLUB of the Kytherian Association of Ausξ
tralia is run by Kalie Zervos and Amalia Samiosο They have access to The family tree of Spiro Vlandisν grandfather of Amalia
more Kytherian family history records than anywhere outside Samios from the Kytherian Genealogy Clubο We can see
of Kythera and are dedicated to translating these records into the first six generations of the Vlandis branchν starting
English for future generationsο They assist people who wish to with Spiro Vlandis and going back to about σψυςο
research their family trees andν for a feeν can research and While birthsν deaths and marriage dates are the meat
compile a family tree for you which in most cases dates back and potatoes of genealogyν it’s also quite common to
to the mid σψςςsο turn up other juicy little titbitsο For exampleν Amalia
In between compiling trees for Kytheriansν they are piecing discovered that Spiro’s mother Eleni Veneris θborn σς
together the family tree of the entire island of Kythera one August σϊψφν person number υι was one of the victims
district at a timeο They have been working on the Potamos of the infamous “Captain σω” murders which took place
district for the past three yearsο This district includes the villages Potamosν in Kalokerines in σϋςϋο Eleni who was the only victim of
σ9φ8. Travelling party from Kythera,
Karavasν Christoforianikaν Trifilianikaν Logothetianikaν Katsoulianikaν Kominiξ via Pireaus. First day in Sydney
the Lagonaris mass murders to survive the day of the
anika and all the smaller villages in the top part of the islandο after a φτ day voyage attackν succumbed to her injuries five days laterο
to their soon to be second homeland. As if this wasn’t exciting enoughν Amalia discovered
With access to records granted by the Municipality of Kytheraν they are able
to use a large variety of available sources to gain as much information as yet more surprises when she researched the family
derful it is piecing together
possibleο Some of the sources they are using include the birthν death and tree of Spiro’s wifeο While his wife was born in Sydneyν
photos sent in by different
marriage records from σϊχϋξσϋσωο They have also read and translated into her grandparents were born in Cornwallν Germany and
peopleν and discovering
English the thousands of digitised images that appear on the Greek Archives Irelandο It turns out Amaliaηs σϋx great grandfather was
once they are compiledν that
website of church registers dating between σωςςs and σϊψχύ and for some Edward I of England and her τϊx great grandfather was
they have identified a whole
villages as early as the σψςςsο Not only do these have birthν death and marξ Henry I of Franceο
family of siblingsο They wish
riage datesν occasionally they might also include a cause of deathν such as to preserve the memory of
“struck by thunderbolt”ν or a story about a man dying while trying to rescue these people before they
shipwreck survivors and cargoν or a marriage held in secret against the wishes become forever lost as the
of their mothersο unknown faces of beautiful
Amalia and Kalie also have access to twelve British and Venetian censuses old photosο
dating from σωτσξσϊφϋο In additionν electoral rolls from σϊψϊξσϋσς are being If you have
used to learn the occupations of men where possibleν as well as migration any photos or stories
detailsο Currently they are reading old Kytherian newspapers dating back to you wish to contribute
the σϊϋςsν searching for interesting historical accounts of events in Kytherian to this project contact the
livesο All possible available sources are being read and added into the Potamos Kytherian Genealogy Club at
genealogy@
District tree including each piece of information found for every individualο
kytherianassociationοcomοauο
They also intend researching references on as many immigrants as possible
so they can learn where they moved toν what they did once there
and when they diedο
A future plan of the Genealogy Club is to have the Potamos District
family tree published online as a database so Kytherians can access
their family tree with a few simple clicksο
The biggestν and hopefully most valuableν part of this project is trackξ
ing down photos and stories for as many of the people on their family
tree as possibleο For this part of the projectν they asked members of
the Kytherian community to send pictures and a short biography of
any ancestor born in any of the villages in the Potamos district in the
years leading up to σϋσωο The response they have received has been
overwhelmingο While they were aiming to receive over χςς photosν
to date over ψχς people have been identified with a photo and
more are being sent through each weekο The oldest male they have
an image of is Panagioti Nothos θPanaretoιν son of Minaν who was
born in σϊτϋ while the earliest female is Stavriani Megalokonomouν
daughter of Yianniν born in σϊυψο Amalia and Kalie report how wonξ
John and Maria Cominos wedding photo, Potamos σ9υς
 RESOURCEFUL KYTHERIANS ARE EVERYWHERE 
COMINOS OLIVE GROVESν QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA WHY I CHOSE KYTHERA
By Sally Cominos Dakin By Dolly Boucoyiannis

IF YOU DRIVE AN HOUR SOUTH OF TOOWOOMBA in Queensξ establish a Greek Orthodox THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO KYTHERA was in summer σϋϋψο First impressions
landν Australiaν along the country roads that link together the Church and Greek Commuξ were not very welcomingο On the first night we had to sleep in the car as there
rich farmlands of cornν sunflowers and cottonν you will come to nity on the Gold Coastο Toξ were no rooms availableν then we discovered that most of the shops closed
Cominos Olive Grovesο As you approach our groveν the for afternoon siesta just at that time when we had a craving for a sweet or
landscape changes slightlyο Less land has been cleared something to eatο Luckily none of this was enough to stop me from coming
for broad acre farming and you experience a taste of back againο And againο Gradually I learned to program my day to the island’s
the Australian scrubν dotted with native red gumsν rhythm and believe me there has been nothing more rewardingο
ghost gums and wattle treesο If you travel through at After so many years of coming to the islandν I confess to having a certain
duskν you need to watch outν for it is ‘cocktail hour’ kind of addictionο I need to go to the same places again and againν to try the
and the Kangaroos are jumping everywhereν from waξ same tastesν talk to the same peopleν see the same sunrise and sunset – and
terhole to waterholeο yet there has not been one time that I came to Kythera and didn’t do or see
As most Greeks have been brought up to knowν ‘the or learn something newο
humble olive tree is the oldest cultivated tree in exξ Sometimes when people ask to see my new jewellery designsν I tease them by
istence and can live for thousands of years’ο Athens saying that instead of asking to see something newν they should try to look
is named from the Goddess Athena who brought the at old things with a “new pair of eyes”ν not because there are no new ideas or
olive to the Greeks as a giftο Zeus had promised to designs but because there is still so much more to discover in an old designν
give Attica to the god or goddess who made the most so many more “layers” of understanding to perceive by repeated looksο
useful inventionο Athena’s gift of the oliveν useful for
lightν heatν foodν medicine and perfumeν was picked
as a more peaceful invention than Poseidon’s horse
ξ touted as a rapid and powerful instrument of warο
Athena planted the original olive tree on a rocky hill
σ9ςς, Great grandparents
that we know today as the Acropolisο The olive tree Nicholas and Maria Careedy, Mylopotamos
that grows there today is said to have come from the
roots of the original treeο
Olive farming in Australia dates back to the early σϊςςsν
where olives were probably first planted in groves
around σϊςχ in Parramatta near Sydneyν New South
Walesο Todayν nearly ϋςε of olive and olive oil producξ
tion is led by our southern states of Victoria and South Kythera with its incredible combination of mythology and historyν of its peoξ
Australiaο As for the planting of trees further north in ple and their narrativesν of its natureν is a world where you can look and look
Queenslandν this probably occurred around the late again and each time notice something newν have an amazing thoughtν create
σϊυςs with French and Sicilian varietiesο Our grove is a new ideaο
probably one of only a handful in Queensland today One of the most interesting things to see on the island is its unique floraο All
that are recognised for producing Extra Virgin Olive year roundν tucked away in obvious or hidden places you can find the most
Oilν table olives and olive based cosmetics on a comξ amazing flowers and plantsο It makes you want to take picturesν readν searchν
mercial basisο learnν designα
My family took on our grove in τςςυ with just σςςς The houses and buildings from different historical periodsν the stories of
young trees and a small water pumpο With no formal people leaving the island for a better lifeν Sunday mornings in the kafeneio
farming experienceν an extremely steep learning curve in Potamosν the panigiria in summer where people from all over the world
and definitely a touch of madness to even think of get together with the Kytherians and enjoy music and dancing – all these and
returning to something that resembled the subsistξ more have made me feel that the island has its own rhythm and this rhythm
ence existence of my great grandparentsν our grove is stronger than us visitorsο It is we who have to adapt to the island’s energyν
has come of ageο It has survived floodsν droughts and Sally Cominos displaying oil products at a trade exhibition not the island to us and our needs and demandsο And there aren’t many islands
bushfiresο We can now repair tractors and irrigation in Greece that can claim this qualityο
systemsο We can build dams and even find waterο My Godfather dayν my brother Manny lives In Kythera life is simpleν natural and realο It is up to us to understandν evaluate
Andrew Nearhos taught my father to divine for water using a on our grove and operates and creatively benefit from itο
simple wire coat hangerο the farming side of the busiξ
We now tend to some χςςς olive trees including Koroneikiν nessο The rest of us help run
Kalamataν Manzanilla and Frantoio varietiesν just to name a fewο the business from the Coast
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birthday? Maybe the idea of a donkey came from my maternal daysο Our grove has become
grandmother Vasiliki Careedy θnee Potiriι or the ‘laughing lady’ an integral part of not only
as she is warmly remembered by so manyο She often told us stoξ our lives and my own three
ries of riding her donkey to Hora from her family home in Kato children’s futureν it has also
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quite racist AngloξSaxon worldο My brother’s godmother Sookey
Patty θnee Tambakisι loves telling the story of how she and my
father Emmanuel John Cominos shared a bathο Not an ordiξ
nary bathν but the Christening fontο Toowoomba didn’t have a
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Greek Orthodox Churchο Father Patrinakos would travel from
Brisbane throughout outback Queensland and bundle any newξ
born children and toddlers into the one font and baptise them
all at onceο The future bonds of marriageν koubari and lifelong ARCHITECTURE z DESIGN z CONSTRUCTION
friendships forged by this collection of Toowoomba Kytherians
is a phenomenon that will never be repeatedο
While both my parents were born and married in Toowoombaν Athens z KytherA
they moved to the Gold Coast in σϋωτο My father built a successξ tel. +30 2736 0 31364 z mob. +30 6981 44 7336
ful medical practice and became a wellξknown local characterο aafdpf@gmail.com z www.domnikikontaratou.com
He retired from practicing medicine in τςςϊο My motherν Mary
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A WORK IN PROCESS
I WAS RAISED AND LIVED in a busy urban environmentο I felt an urgent need
to transcend the no longer satisfying “old ways” and give a new meaning to
my life by setting “new goals”
and aspirations and living surξ
rounded by Kytherian natureο
I first got to know Kythera σφ
years agoο I was enchanted at
first sightο The island became
my first and endless source of
inspiration and creativityο Kyξ
thera is a mosaic of landscapes
with a unique biodiversityν
deeply shaded canyons and a
lacy coastline – all this and so
much moreο
A mosaic is a Work of Art created with tesseraeν little pieces of stone and
enamelν cut and repositioned on powdered cement to create a piece of artο
Mosaic is an ancient artν with its first masterpieces dating back to the χth
century BCο
I have created mosaics for the past σϊ yearsο To meν each stone is a universeο
As I turn it over in the palm of my handν its internal markings and geometric
patterns with their infinite array of colours and shades invite me to choose
which side is more in harmony with the rest of my workο
The powdered cement is like a canvas where the mosaic artist uses nature’s
paletteν the tesseraeν to compose her work of artο The creative process starts
with many draft designs in black and white and in colourο After all the material
is gathered and sorted outν each work is slowly “built”ο The prerequisites for
the art of mosaic are Loveν Willν Patience and Respectο Aliki Rigou
A WORK IN PROCESSν an exhibition of mosaic works by Aliki Rigouν will take
place at Kapsali’s Follow your Art gallery from ωth to υσst Augustο
ART ExHIBITION
KATHLEEN JAY
THE LANDSCAPE OF KYTHERA
is a permanent inspiration to
DutchξKytherian artist Kathleen
Jayο Visit her art exhibition at
the Potamos Cultural Centre
from σφ ξ τω Julyο Open every
morning and eveningο
INSPIRED BY ANCIENT GREEK POETRY
ECHO is bouzouki dynamo and Kytherian regular Christella Demetriou’s latξ
est musical recordingο ECHO takes the listener on a journey from ancient
Greece to the present through poetry which
has been translated into modern Greek and
set to musicο
Bringing together some of Greece’s leading
musicians including Alkinoos Ioannides and
Melbourne’s own Argyris Argyropoulosν ECHO
is contemporaryν fresh and braveο Christella
Demetriou has carefully curated poems transξ
lated from ancient Greek by Greek poet Sotiris
Kakisiο The performance given by singer Lizeta
Kalimeri carries an emotional maturityο
If you enjoy listening to Greek music that is different to the usual mainstream
popν then ECHO is for youο wwwοgreekmusicshopοgr
MANEAS GENERAL STORE
MANEAS GENERAL STORE is an essential part of the fabric that makes up
this islandο This place is an institution and still boasts the original wooden
floor and ceilingο Take a look inside and
you’ll see what we meanο The windows are
adorned with a collection of toolsν cane
basketsν homewares and antiquesο Not
much has changed since Polychroni Gerξ
akitis θManeasι first opened the store in
σϋφχν except that perhaps it looks a little
tidier since granddaughterν thirdξgeneraξ
tion Alikiν took over the family enterpriseο
She is the daughter of Foti Gerakitis and
the niece of Panayioti Gerakitisο The store
stocks everything from underwear to
hardwareν from fishing gear to bed linenν
tablecloths and kitchen pans to haberdashξ
eryο Just askο Whatever it is you’re looking
forν Aliki will be sure to have itο It may well
be tucked away somewhere way up on the
very top shelfν but it will be thereο Maneas
General Store is just down the road from the square in Potamosο Whatξ
ever you doν don’t miss itα Maneas Storeν Potamosν telοό τωυψςξυυυςϊ
GOLD CASTLE
ENTERING this glorious
Aladdin like cave with its exξ
quisite displays of beautifully
hand crafted gold and silver
pieces and stunning Byzanξ
tine iconsν you will quickly
discover Leonardo caters for
a broad range of tastes and
budgetsο
How about some handξmade
worry beads or good luck
charms? Getting married but
forgot the wedding bands?
Don’t stressο Leonardo will
come to your rescueο A speξ
cial occasion to celebrate?
An σϊth or τσst birthday
perhaps? Gold Castle offers a
precious selection to choose
fromο
During the winter months Leξ
onardo creates Myrtidiotissa
icons made from centuries
old olive wood and precious
metals to sell to Kythera’s
summertime visitorsο The
hardest thing? Trying to deξ
cide what not to take home
with youο
With τχ years on the islandν
Leonardo has a reputation for
guaranteeing quality craftsξ
manship at the most reasonξ
able pricesο
Exclusively at Leonardo’s
Gold Castle ξ Myrtidiotissa
magnetsο Buy five and get
one freeα The perfect gift for
friends back homeο
Gold Castleν Chora
telο τωυψςξυσ9χφ
ψ9φχοςσφϊχω
MY HOME
MY HOME stocks the comξ
plete range of Hills Hoist
branded products including
freestanding clothes linesν
rotary clothes linesν exξ
tendaξlines and portablesο
They also carry a selection
of Weber’s internationξ
ally renowned range of barξ
bequesο Choose from either
coal fuelled or gas firedο The
coal fuelled bbqηs come with
a lid with a builtξin temperξ
ature gaugeο They are all
portable and are designed
to be taken anywhereο Weξ
ber barbecues have an even
heatο They all cook beautiξ
fully and keep the meat
moistο You can use them to
cook indirectlyν directly or
do a bit of bothο Those “in
the know” swear by themο
They come with a range of
accessories including a pizza
stoneν a chicken griller and
a rotisserie attachmentο And
they’re all easy to cleanο
MY HOMEν Karvounades
telο τωυψςξυϊστς
ARTISTS AND GALLERIES
CERAMICS AT KATO LIVADI
THE ROUSSOS FAMILY have been producing ceramics
at Kato Livadi for
almost three decξ
adesο They mainξ
tain a Kytherian
tradition that has
been passed down
through four genξ
erations of pottery
making by this
familyο You will
find Panayiotis working on the potterηs wheelν daily turnξ
ing out traditional Kytherian designs as well as introducξ
ing new onesο Mother Grigoria attends to the glazing and
firing in the kilnν whilst Maria delicately hand paints all
the pottery pieces produced in the workshopο
The Roussos workshopλ Kato Livadi on the main road
between Livadi and Kalamosο Call in and watch the family
at work and choose from the vast range of products on
displayο Open every dayο Telοό τωυψςξυσστφ
The Roussos galleryλ Choraν just a short stroll down from
the town squareο Select from exquisitely designed ceramξ
ics produced in the workshopο Telοό τωυψςξυσφςτ
A SPLASHοοο AND A CLICK
VENIA KAROLIDOU exhibits her recent photographic work
which came about while watching her daughterηs synchronized
swimming coaching sessionsο Veniaν together with two other
photographersν exhibit works with similar water themesο
veniaυυ@yahooοgr
From τσst of Juneν Follow Your Art Galleryν Kapsaliο
HEROVOLO
HEROVOLO IS A LITTLE PARADISE in Potamos villageο Here you
can find herbal remediesν cosmetics and unique handmade giftsο
Each pair of Herovolo’s reasonably priced handmade leather
sandals is one of a kindο Try them onο You’ll love themα Sofia’s
passion for sewing is reflected in her range of bohemian style
bagsν backpackρhandbags and folder style bagsν good for any
time of dayο
After five successful years at Potamosν Herovalo has just opened
a second store in Chora where you can buy her exclusive cosξ
metic and herbal remediesν along with her ecoξbags and vanity
casesο Any of these products would make a unique gift ideaο
Here in Chora you can also find a large selection of sun protecξ
tion productsν antiξaging creamsν soapsν therapeutic oils and
creams made from beeswaxν St John’s Wortθbalmιν chamomileν
calendula and lavenderο Sofia is also running soap and beeswax
skin cream making workshopsο Don’t miss the opportunity to
learn about these products and share a special experience that
is sure to be sealed with Sofia’s captivating smileο
Tel τωυψςξυϊςωτ ψ9ωψϊτϊωχω
info@herovoloοcomν fρbό Herovoloν instagramό herovolo
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RECOLLECTIONS that has been carved into the
landscapeν or discover yet anξ
POINTS OF HORIZON
By Daphne Petrochilos other ostentatious renovation of NECTARIOS STAMATOPOULOS IS A VISUAL ARTIST based in Athξ
what was once a humble village ensν Greeceο His work has been exhibited worldwide in many galleries
I SOMETIMES TAKE A LOOK at my notebooks from τχ years
structureν no matter how close and art institutionsν such as the
ago when I had just come to Kytheraο Back then I kept all my
and despairing the pulse of modξ Royal Academies of Art in Scotξ
notes and sketches in the standard school exercise books I got
ernization encroachesν Kythera landν Northern Irelandν West of
from Mr Stratos’s shop in Potamos which was the only place
continues to be that space in our Englandν the Tate Galleryν Benaki
to get anything paper for milesο The pages filled up quicklyο
lives where we cease to worry Museumν NEON Organizationν Inξ
The first oneν ‘Octο σϋϋτ’ written where the pupil would write
about proving to the world what stitut Français d’Athènes as well
the class or subjectν is filled with scribbles of ruins and clouds
we should or shouldn’t beο We’re as contemporary art museums in
creeping over bony hillsν smudges of dirt and dust whose colour
all really only one little school exξ the USAν Japan and Icelandο
I couldn’t find names forν clumsily pressed wildflowersν flakes
ercise book away from something He has been artist in residence
of tobacco from long extinct Greek cigarettes – but hardly any
much wiser that has no wordsο at the Royal West of England
wordsο There simply weren’t anyο
While Mr Strati and his beloved Academy where he presented ‘I
I’d been on Kythera for a month since finishing my degree in
shop are no longer with usν I still am not here’ν a project specially
Chicago and nothing I’d learnt in Art School in the glittering ϊς’s
continue to use those school exξ commissioned by the Academyο
and ϋς’s was even close to the art lessons that followedο Spaceν
ercise books despite decent arξ ‘I am not here’ is an ongoing inξ
timeν compositionν narrativeν colourν movement ξ everything
chival drawing paper now being teractive artwork and curatorial
we’d been told to pull out of a hat or copy for six years was
just a short drive or click away project about drawing and netξ
suddenly quite genuine and apparent almost everywhere the
θthough now they have plastic working practices that includes
eye fellο There was just one thing conspicuously missing – what
covers and don’t come with the internationally renowned namesν
to do with itο Contemplating how to turn it all into somethingν
hand scribbled drachma price on amateurs and people with speξ
a “name” for myselfν a way out of obscurityν all those merciless
the backιο While I haven’t quit cial abilitiesο httpόρρiamnothereξ
voices of insecurity that bedevil the creative process if not deξ
smokingν chatting to strangers projectοblogspotοgrρ
stroy it altogether became a creeping anxietyο It took a while
or trying to find the explanation Stamatopoulos’s work explores
to adjust to silenceο While I’d lived in towns and cities all my
for light on waterν I have come aspects of drawing practiceν
lifeν surrounded by culture and activityν I had mostly felt crazyν
to accept that change is inevitaξ ranging from the academic to
bored and stupid – stupid because I could never push myself to
ble and it doesn’t matterο That’s more experimental forms of
make the gradeν to live up to some accepted social or material
inspirationν if you ask meο drawingν and the dissemination
conventionο
Something clicked when I came to the isξ of art and information through
landν as it has for many who have chosen networksο He also works as a designer and scenographer in advertising
to live hereο While not denying the obviξ and as an illustrator for Greek pressο
ous attraction of the natural environment In his upcoming exhibition this summer on Kytheraν Nectarios will present
and simplicity of lifestyleν I reckon there is watercolour drawings of city views and scenes of daily life along with
something related to the purity of purposeν some Kytherian subjects that he has created over the last three yearsο
the inspiration that comes from not havξ Using watercolour as a quick medium to record imagesν the joy of these
ing to prove anythingν to live up to some works comes from simple observationο
societal expectation that makes this island For the artistν not only is Kythera a place of endless inspiration and questν
what it isο Who or what you are or own is it is also the alluring and erotic site where the allegory of Kythera is conξ
up to you and so whatο In the endν trying tinuously renewed and transformedο
to understand light on water for a painting
is not so different to having coffee with a Points of Horizon exhibitionο Potamos Cultural Centreο
strangerο It’s all time well spentο Sunday τ9 July to Sunday χ Augustο
No matter how sad or distracted I someξ Open daily ς9ους ξ συους and σ9οςς ξ τυοςς each eveningο
times get when I come across a new road wwwοnectariosstamatopoulosοcom
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 LOOKING BACK τχ YEARSοοο
THANK YOUν ONE AND ALL
What an incredible ρτ years it has beenν A big thank you to all
the writersλ artists and photographers who have contributed
ηdirectly or indirectly) to KSE over these ρτ yearsν
Writersό Elias Anagnostou Christos Barboutis Dimitra Baveas
Aspasia Beyer Jean Bingen Marianne Booth Dolly Boucoyiannis
Michael ζ Caroline Breet Anna Cominos Sally CominosξDakin
Fiona Cunningham Maria Defterevos John Fardoulis Maggie
Fooke Anna Giabanidis Rebecca Kayfetz Hanny Keulers Ray
Knock Theodore Kominos Domniki Kontaratou Paul Gianniotis
Timothy Gregory Gaye Hegeman Fred Hillier Angeliki
Kassimatis George Kassimatis Gwen Kassimatis Konξ
stantine Karadimas Steve Kennedy Kathy Kepreotis
Joshua Kepreotis Eufrosyne Keromiti Pat Korovilas
Konstantinos Kondoleon Maria Koukoulis Theodoros
Koukoulis Dimitris Koutrafouris Alexandros Kyriξ
akopoulos Athanasia Leontsini George Lampoglou
Scot Leimroth George Magonezos Melina Mallos
John Maroulis Markos Megaloikonomos Kalipso
Michalakakis xenophon Moussas Alexia Nikiforakis
Apostolia Papadamaki Aglaia Papaoiconomou Nina
Parkes Rowan Parkes Deborah Parsons Pia Panaξ
KYTHERA SUMMER EDITIONν τχ YEARS ON
I have travelled the world but the silence and stillness you have here in Kytheraν I have never feltο
A CENTURY IS MADE UP
of four quartersο Kythera
Summer Edition is τχ years
oldν one quarter of a cenξ
1
By Anna Cominos
Irene Pappasν Actressν Zorba the Greek
herν had been employed as a press secretary and
political advisor in Australia and had worked exξ
tensively on the formation of public policy with
ethnic community associationsο On Kytheraν she
taught English from Chora to Petrouniν preparing
local children for their Cambridge English examiξ
nationsο If you were driving around Kytheraν you
would catch flashes of Sia as she beeped her wayν
crissξcrossing the island in her white Skodaο
Having attended one of the most prestigious art
schools in the United Statesν Daphne Petrohilos
came to the island and saw what many of the loξ
cals had long overlookedν Kythera’s stark beautyο
She was passionate about drawing and painting
what others took for grantedο Her drawings shaped
the visual language of Kythera Summer Editionν

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retos Stavros Paspalas Alexis Petrohilos Daphne framing the tender precision KSE σ99
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Petrohilos Evi Pini Metaxia Poulos Christos Poliξ of the paperο
tis Ippolytos Prekas Yiannis Protopsaltis Amalia Always a storytellerν I had
Samios Athanasios Samios Tina Samios Sara Scopsi worked on various publicaξ
Dimitra Stais Elizabeth Stais Iasmi Stathi Evridiki tions before returning to
Spiliadis John Stathatos Katherine Stathatou Staξ my ancestral place of birthν
matina Tambakis Aris Tsaravopoulos Phoebus Kytheraο I was blessed to
Tsaravopoulos Georgia Tseri Nikos Tsiopelas Euξ have been able to live
genia Tzannini Elias Tziritis Helen Tzortopoulos with my maternal grandξ
Lita TzortopoulouξGregory George Vardas Peter mother Dimitra in the village
Vanges Anna Varipatis Frank van Weerder Naomi of Agia Pelagiaν sharing with her so many
turyν ϋνστχ days or τσϋνςςς
Zabot Rigas Zafeirou Kalie Zervos Elisheva Zeltzer Cameron Webb years togetherν listening to her fascinatξ
hours or more than thirteen
Peter Vanges Dionysis Anemogiannis Kiriaki Orfanos Frank van ing stories as well as those of many of the
million minutesο I clearly reξ
Weerde Marianna HalkiaξLoupas Paula θAngellaι Karydis Stavros locals before their “books closed”ο
Paspalas Kiriaki Psaraki member the day Sia Poulos
θKythera Summer Edition’s Kythera Summer Edition began as a black
Artistsό Frini Drizos Daphne Petrohilos George Drizos Britta and white eightξpage publicationο While
founder and publisherι
Frosse Penny Adey Jorg Dahne Kathleen Jay Maria Gavrily Maria local business people found it difficult iniξ
mentioned to artist Daphne
Markouizou Aspasia Patty Bernard Perry Gabriel Psarras Aliki tially to imagine the paper’s final structure
Petrohilos and me that
Rigou George Tzannes and layoutν locals were quick to embrace
she had this idea for a free
Photographersό Manolis Sophios Babis Drizos Dimitris Baltzis itο In preξinternet σϋϋυν the paper filled an
Kytherian tourist publicaξ
Katie Fagan Chrissa Fatseas Anna Giabanidis Tzeli Hadjidimitriou information voidο Kythera Summer Edition
tion that would pay for itξ
Annlouise Lindback Stephen Tryfillis Kostas Pavlakis Lefteris soon grew into a υτξpage full colour pubξ
self through advertisingο We
Poulos James Prineas Evangelos Tsigaridas Eric Saros Evridiki lication that travelled to the four corners
were standing in the Potaξ
Spiliadis Zisis Tsoumbos John Vanges Kristina Williamson of the planetν thanks to the Kytherian Diξ
mos townξsquare and it was
Expressing our gratitude and appreciation also to graphicν inξ aspora and Kythera loversο Places to Visit
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extremely windyο It was as if

formation and translation assistantsό Sophia Antonakou the ancient goddesses had and the Guide to Beaches were an instant
Myrto Bolota Paula Cassimatis Helen Condoleon Donna Faros Fred straddled time and brought successο
ζ Bev Hillier Manolis Kassimatis Lena Kovotsou Georgios Kotsou us togetherο Stories we covered included the return of the Parthenon Marblesν the curξ
Dimitri Kyriakopoulos Alekos Lytras Maxine Mitchell Katerina The three of us were witξ rency of the Cult of Aphroditeν the accountability of inheritances left to
Pavlakis Aglaia Papaoikonomou Manolis ness to a unique Kytherian philanthropic organisations ξ even love potions passed on to us by
Plantzos Ippolytos Prekas Joy Tataraki elderly localsο We kept readers informed about archaeological digs on the
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‘window of time’
Georgios Tziakos Santra Zantiotis island while the back page Kythera at a Glance guide became an international
in Kytheraο Greece
Our readers’ letters published from reference for returning visitorsο And of course each year Daphne has drawn
was still using the
around the world have congratulated Aphrodite in a costume that reflects the theme of that year’s Editionο
drachma as its curξ
the paperν shared holiday joysν and Perhaps Kythera Summer Edition’s greatest contribution over its τχ years
rency θthe oldest
conveyed through the Letters to the has been its commitment to Greek content θnow almost χςε of the paperιν
continuously used
Editor their concerns and critiques for making us the oldest continuously published bilingual publication in Greeceο
currency on the
a thriving Kytheraο Preξcrisisν the paper’s quality content and professionalism was acknowledged
planetι and trumξ
We couldn’t have done it peting its ‘glorious’ with repeated advertisement placement by the Greek Tourξ
without youα entry into the Euξ ist Organisation θEOTι and the Prefecture θNomarchiaι of
ropean Unionο The Piraeusο In τςςφν the year of the Summer Olympics θwhich
Greece is still paying forιν the paper’s expansion peakedο
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three of us were eyewitness

to a historical bleepν the By τςςϋ the economic contraction had begun and Kythera
clash of the ‘old world’ of Summer Edition was sailing in uncharted watersο But thenν
our ancestors and the ‘new the paper has never been a commercial ventureο It has
world ‘ of the cyberξageο survived these τχ summers of continuous publication for
Daphne and I clicked our one reason only ξ because it has soulο
heels at the opportunity to
interpret Sia’s vision and
participate in bringing it to
fruitionο The three of us had
landed on Kythera and were
eager to feed into the local
landscapeο With her sketchξ
book in handν Daphne drew
all of the impressive landξ
marks while locals generξ
ously shared their storiesο
The three of us gained an
understanding of the Kythξ
erian locals – it was the way
of our ancestors after allο
We all had former lives in
the modern worldο Metaxiaν
or Sia as the locals called
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FIREFIGHTING THEN AND NOW
By Yiannis Protopsaltisν local beeξkeeper
I WAS VERY YOUNG when a massive fire broke out in
Agia Pelagia burning its way to Myrtidia in the σϋωςsο
Vividly I remember the anguish experienced by the
people who lost their propertiesο At that time tourism
on Kythera was in its infancyν almost nonξexistentο The
local population worked the land to prosper and yield
cropsό olive grovesν vineyardsν orchards and gardens all
of which provided for their livelihoodν much of which
was destroyed in that catastropheο
No mention was made of the wooded areas but they
existed on a large scale in harmonious coξexistence with
the cultivated areasο How is it that these forests existed?
Who protected them? It was the same people whose
priorities were based on protecting the farmlandο They
knew the value of balance in natureο They protected
the forests even though these woodlands didn’t directly
contribute to their livelihoodο These people were active
naturalistsν friends of the forestν primordial ecologistsο
We see trees hundreds of years old which survived
through the decades only to be burned down todayν in an
age where we have both terrestrial and aerial means of
fighting firesν when transportation is easier and expert
intervention immediateν in an age where large sums of
money are expendedο To think that in days gone by fires
were extinguished without using a single drop of waterα
How? Let us ask ourselvesο
Up until the σϋϊςs when the first fire engine arrived on
the island countless fires had broken out and had all been
extinguishedο Our community of that period were more
awareν they didn’t have to be told what needed to be
doneο They understood that it was up to them to save
themselves and to protect their properties – they had
their own meansο The fieldsν the trailsν the land surroundξ
ing their homes were all kept clear of scrubο There were
stone walls along the boundaries of every property and
these in combination with the low vegetation worked
well together – it was in these areas that the people
would beat the fire with branches and pickaxes until it
was extinguishedο
The people of Kythera were devoted to their homelandο
They knew how to navigate the islandν how best to move
around the villagesν where to await a fire and how to
confront itο Today we expect the Fire Services and their
personnel to reach the roughest and steepest locations
in order to extinguish an area which could flare up and
lead to catastropheο
Church bells were used as the local fire alarmο At its
callν every last man and woman would hasten to dress
appropriatelyν grab a hand saw and head for the front
lineο There were trails all over the island which were kept
clear for easy passageν and the locals were familiar with
all of themο How can we expect fire fighters from the
Peloponnese or Macedonia to recognize where to posiξ
tion themselves to best attack a fire?
What is it that has changed us so much? Why do we
remain spectators in our Bermuda shorts and sandalsν
iPhone in hand ready to upload photographs to Facebook
criticizing others for “not doing their job properly”?
• Firstlyν I believe that responsibility for the emotional
detachment but also for operational incompetence
is largely due to the “Prohibition” practiceο The “It is
prohibited” excuse was and will always be the easy way
out for those who can’t be bothered to do the workο
The “It is prohibited” led the people to abandon the
forests and their protectionο
• Secondlyν artificial reforestation was alwaysν and still
isν a means of spectacular expenditure without achievξ
ing a particular goalο Apart from a few instances of
targeted interventions aimed at assisting plant life and
not altering itν it hasnηt offered anything of conseξ
quenceο Natural reforestation is faster and better balξ
anced in accordance with the order and requirements
of the environmentο
• Thirdlyν we wait until there is a fire and then turn to
the mediaν to conferences and to spending nonξexistξ
ent fundsν in order for others to make decisions from
behind their desks about the land that we have chosen
to live onο Their job is not to impose their views but
rather to protect our landο
Fires have been an existential force since the beginning
of humankind and will continue to be soο Instead of moξ
tivating to respond after the fireν we should prepare for
action before the next fire breaks outο
DISASTER
THE END OR THE BEGINNING?
THE MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND
ANTHROPOS θMedINAιν immediately after the disasξ
terous fire in the summer of τςσων submitted a report
to the Municipality of Kythera and to the Domestic
Property Committee θDPCι with their conclusions and
proposalsο
Last year’s fire was a devastating event and constituted
the starting point for important initiatives which can
help to better manage such a catastrophe in the futureο
Unfortunatelyν forest fires are an integral part of the
Mediterranean ecosystems and we need to have the
best possible prevention systemν and when fire appearsν
we need to be fully preparedο
MedINAηs proposals for the smooth and proper restoraξ
tion of the burned area includeό
• Mapping of the vegetation types of the area which will
lead to targeted proposals and remedial actionsο
• Mapping of all the stone walls revealed by the fire and
a possible architectural study for the restoration of their
damaged sections through the EU Rural Development
Program τςσψξτςτςν which subsidizes owners to maintain
or reconstruct the stone benchesο
The fire demonstrated that the most effective antiξeroξ
sion and flood prevention structures are the stone walls
and terracesν some of them hundreds of years oldο To
guarantee the protection of the soil and avoidance of
floodν it is imperative that these constructionsν many
of which have been damaged or partly pulled downν
are preserved and restoredο These structures also act
as habitat for a number of species of flora and faunaν
including several varieties of Chasmophyteν along with
various reptiles and invertebrates which in turn are a
food source for several other species of animals θsuch
as nocturnal omnivores and predatory birdsιο
• Study and construction of small dams θsome of them
temporaryι in the main streams passing through the
burned areaο
• Protection of unburned areas and the surviving vegξ
etation round the burned areasο
• Development of a plan for controlled grazing and forξ
mulate special measures for the control of “wildβ unatξ
tended goats grazingο
• Development of a plan for the restoration and protecξ
tion of beekeeping in the burned areaο
THE REGENERATION OF KYTHERA HAS BEGUNοοο
By Alexia Nikiforakiν Secretary Generalν Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature
IN AUGUST τςσω A THIRD OF THE ISLAND was
burnedο While there was no loss of human lifeν
our land and property were deeply wounded
and our landscape stripped to a carcassο What
must we do to restore this land? It will take
timeν money and human willο If we are to supξ
port the Municipality’s Civil Protection Programν we
need to be organizedο We need to build groups of wellξ
informed volunteers who insist on the creation of the
infrastructure necessary for the environmental regenξ
eration of Kytheraο The Municipality has also called
on other scientific and public organizations to work
together to help realize this enormous regeneration
projectο
The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature has
had an active presence on Kythera for over ten yearsο
On the τςth of December τςσων in the presence of repξ
resentatives from Kytherian Associations and Foundaξ
tionsν the Committee of Public Land Property and the
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature signed a
Memorandum of Understandingν committing to longξ
term targeted coξoperation for the regeneration of
Kythera’s natural environmentο A coordinating body
was formedν consisting of local government personnelν
scientists and environmentalists which will oversee the
Kytherian regeneration projectο
A Joint Action Plan has been formulated that will focus
on the rehabilitation of the landν public education and
awareness of sustainable developmentο This plan is not
only of enormous ecological importanceν it also has the
potential to promote local products and restructure the
island’s approach to livestock farming and other agriculξ
tural businesses with a view to creating job opportuniξ
tiesο These will benefit the local youth and young Kythξ
erians living abroad who would consider returning to
RESPONSE ON KYTHERA
The control of grazing is also
necessary for the rehabiliξ
tation of beekeeping in the
regionν which has multiple
benefitsν both economically
and in natural regeneration
and succession through polξ
lination performed by beesο
• Development of a special
plan for the restoration of
the stands of Phoenician Juξ
niperο
Of all the plant species
burned in last year’s fireν the
Phoenician Juniper θJunipeξ
rus phoeniceaι is of greatest
concernο This slow growing
speciesν much of which has
been destroyed in previous
firesν does not naturally reξ
habilitate easilyο
• Environmental education
and sensitisation in schools and more widely for the loξ
cal population with the main emphasis on the protection
of the natural and cultural environment from fireο Issues
will focus on negligenceν as well as the ways of behaviour
and response after firesο
• Implementation of a volunteers firefighters training
programο
What about the remaining high forests of Kythera θeg
Gerakariι and their protection?
A forest management plan is required and includesό
• Cultivation and regeneration of logs
• Creation of mixed and uneven aged forest stands
• Canopy and understory cleanξup
• Opening and maintenance of firebreak zones
The above actions will slow fire down and control it
betterν but definitely not provide an escape from a fire
riskο
Adapted from MedINA’s power point presentation at the public
meeting in Potamos on τσρϋρτςσων with additional information
taken from the Instituteηs recommendations presented to the
Municipality of Kytheraο
Many thanks to Nicos Georgiadisν forester ξ environmentalistν
member of the Scientific Secretariat of the Mediterranean
Institute for Nature and Anthropos θMedINAιο
their place of birth under more favorable conditionsο
The Action Plan will includeό
• Measures to limit uncontrolled grazing • The encourξ
agement and reestablishment of natural vegetation
growthν along with focused localized cultivation of
appropriate plant speciesν particularly those speξ
cies less prone to burning and with the potential for
agricultural production • Organization of volunteer
groups to support different activities • Environmental
education and awareness raising of local citizens from
every age group • ‘Adoption’ of specific land plots by
individuals andρor corporationsν who will both support
their immediate restoration and continue to take care
of them in the future • Study and proposals for the
revitalization of agricultural activitiesν in particular the
utilization of fallow or abandoned agricultural land •
Study for the creation of proposals and plans aimed at
strengthening the local economy via the promotion
and support of local products and producers θcultivaξ
tion of aromatic plantsν beeξcultureν etcοι
Our children have told us ‘I want my world exactly as I
have dreamed of it’ο Let us listen to themο Within three
to four years of concerted effort the green will return
and we can once again listen to the birds sing in our
forests and see our springs renewed with waterν while
bees clustering at profusions of thyme offer us their
aromatic Kytherian honeyο
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature
Secretary Generalν Alexia Nikiforakiν telό τσςουττοφ9οφφν
ψ9υτοτ9ϊο9υυο Emailό alexiaοnikiforaki@gmailοcom
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 DISASTER RESPONSE ON KYTHERA
IF NOT USν THEN WHO?
Elias Tziritisν
Public Participation Coordinatorν WWF Greece
θtranslation by Georgios Tziakosν WWF Greece volunteerι
AFTER A MAJOR WILDFIRE TAKES PLACEν
we’re all abuzz about –in hindξsight– forest
fire preventionό how important it is and how
we should all be practising itο In Greeceν all
of that takes place within a system of forest
wildfire controlν which has shown for many
years now a clear trend towards suppression
orν at bestν preξsuppressionο Some timid steps towards prevenξ
tion are being taken at the local levelν but these are not enoughο
We need a comprehensive change in mentalityο
Weν the citizensν are the main element for preventionο As odd as
it may soundν since ϋςε of wildfires are anthropogenic θwhether
by accident or arsonι and in most cases due to negligenceν it is
first and foremost our responsibility to know what we are doingο
Some of the most common cases of human negligence include
throwing away a lit cigaretteν throwing around sparks through
machinery useν burning branches and grassesν using barbeque
grills and working with bee smokersο Two of the most distinctive
examples are the latest wildfire in Frixaν Iliaν in April τςσϊν which
led to the arrest of a local residentν and the Kythera wildflire of
τςσων believed to have started due to a cigarette thrown away
by a careless fellow citizenο
Both local inhabitants and visitors compriseν without being
aware of itν the first gear that can activate the wildfire control
mechanismο That gear is timely reportingο Calling the Fire Servξ
ice at σϋϋ when you see smoke or flames is a simple thing to
doο But stillν as obvious as it may seemν many people think that
someone else will have called the incident inν which is often
not the caseο The possibility of a wildfire spreading is greatly
reduced with a timely intervention by the Fire Serviceο We need
to stay vigilant and not let our guard downν especially during
the fire season θMay σ to October υσιο
Of courseν there are also cases of deliberate arsonο These must
be examined based on evidenceν on a caseξbyξcase basisν keepξ
ing a level head and without exaggerations and conspiracy theoξ
ries that serve only to disorientο It’s no exaggeration to say that
they sometimes function as a convenient political excuse at the
level of state government for the gaps and deficiencies of the
forest fire prevention and suppression systemο
The responsibility born by the state is by no means smallο Cruξ
cial issues remain unsolvedν such as the absence of forestry
solutions and the lack of forest management which have conξ
tributed to copious amounts of flammable materialο The clear
determination of forest area ownership and the creation of
official forest mapsν both of them very efficient legal prevenξ
tive measuresν would have managed to reduce the incidence
of arson years agoο
Climate changeν leading directly to an increased number of elξ
evated wildfire risk days in our countryν will make the situation
even more difficultο We see better organized countries than
Greeceν with access to extensive wildfire control systemsν reξ
sources and funding fail to cope with megafiresο Why? Because
climate change has raised the alarm for usν having shown that
suppressionν no matter how wellξorganizedν will always have
uncertain resultsν if we do not take action to deal with the fireν
before the fireο That is what prevention is all aboutο
But the question isό when discussing preventionν are we all
speaking the same language? Prevention is definitely not about
buying new fire trucks and firefighting airplanesν nor manning
fire lookout towersν nor actions taken during the fire seasonο
What is prevention?
Prevention includes all actions taken before a wildfire even
breaks outν in order toό
• Diminish or eliminate its causes
• Reduce the area and the intensity of an incident
• Facilitate the work of forest fire suppression services
How can we make prevention succeed?
• By systematically raising awareness among citizens and young
students on specific themesο Examples include causes of wildξ
firesν fire season bans and timely reporting of wildfiresο
• By establishing necessary legal measuresν such as forest mapsν a
national forest policy and utilizing technology and researchο
• By investigating causes and performing statistical analysis at
the local levelο Statistical analysis corroborates the causes of
forest firesν their starting pointsν and the times and days of
elevated risk for each areaο Analyzing this dataν when done
on an annual basisν can determine the measures that must be
taken by competent authorities in order to properly readjust
their planningο
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• By taking management measures in forest areasν
with the aim of managing forests sustainablyν reξ
ducing flammable matter and performing the apξ
propriate forest technical works which contribute
to preventionν such as forest sheltered firebreaks
or pruningο
• By assessing wildfire risk and disseminating this inξ
formationο Wildfire risk assessment is announced
during the fire season on a daily basis on the website
of the General Secretariat for Civil protectionο
• By creating a Fire Protection plan at the local levelν
we can optimize the utility of materials and human
resourcesν and record specific works that must be
performed at the level of preventionο This can also
include many of the aboveξmentioned prevention
measuresο
WWF Greeceν in collaboration with government and
volunteer organizations at the local level is attemptξ
ing to reach out to citizens on the issue of forest fires
through innovative awarenessξraising activitiesο One
such attempt is the campaign “Fire is about you”ν which
is organized this year in Achaea and Cephalonia through
a variety of activities which aim to raise awareness in
the local society regarding the decisive importance of
preventionο It is coξfunded by Green Fund and Andriaki
Shipping Coο Ltdο This campaign is already one of the
more representative samples of successful collaboraξ
tion between WWF Greece with governmental and volξ
unteer organizationsν which led to the formation of an
alliance looking out for our forestsο Further informaξ
tionν as well as communication materials θbrochuresν
rollξup bannersν etcοιν which can be used freely by
other organizations for implementing similar awareξ
ness campaigns in Kythera or other regionsο
Here’s what could and should be done
at the level of an island the size of Kythera
• Nothing whatsoever needs to be done regarding resξ
toration after the τςσω wildfireν since the vegetaξ
tion that was burned is now in a dynamic process of
natural regenerationν as is normal for every Mediterξ
ranean ecosystemο Thereforeν no reforestation works
are needed in the areaν only safeguarding the region
from any land use changes and illegal grazing is reξ
quiredο Mediterranean nature will handle the restα
• Create and sufficiently staff a Civil Protection authorξ
ity at the municipal levelν under article συ of Law
υςσυρτςςτν in order to draw up plans and implement
fire protection actionο
• Reinforce staff levels at the Forest Service office of
Kytheraο At this timeν the Forest Service office of
Kythera is staffed with only one clerk and has no forξ
ester to check on and watch over the burned areasο
• Swiftly complete the land registration and forest
mapping processν which are necessary tools for the
sustainable management of the area and relevant
activitiesο
• The existence of a grazing management plan θwhich
will include a special pasture grazing capacity and
stocking rate studyι is also a legal obligation under
law φτψφρτςσφο Grazing is one of the most important
factors inhibiting natural regeneration after a wildξ
fireν especially when it becomes as uncontrollable as
it did in Kytheraο
• Raise awareness among the island’s population conξ
cerning the impacts of forest fires on the environξ
ment of the island and implement special awareness
campaigns for visitorsν by providing informative maξ
terials at tourism hubs θpassenger shipsν vacation
rentals etcοιο For more information on relevant maξ
terialsν visit wwfοgrρfires ο
• Swiftly reinforce the Fire Service unit of Kythera with
new vehiclesν equipment and personnelο This unit’s
aged fleetν after proving to be insufficient in the
τςσω wildfireν now poses an actual risk to the safety
of the firefightersο It is imperative to change thatα
But the most important thing is drawing up and imξ
plementing a Joint Fire Protection Planν which will
include all necessary fire preventionν preξsuppression
and suppression measuresο Fire protection works and
activities must be documented and systematically reξ
cordedο This is the only way they can receive approval
and nationalν European or private fundingν so that ideas
can be turned into reality… This Plan is the foundation
for the next steps needed to protect the island from
wildfiresο
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AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOUR OF THE SITESν MONUMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF KYTHERA

By Maria Koukouliν Philologist
MOST VISITORS TO KYTHERA underestimate the size of the islandο They church built between σϊχςξσϊχω in the Basilican styleν directly
assume it can be explored in two or three daysν but soon find that this is a above the old chapelν located exactly where the miraculous
practical impossibilityο icon of the Virgin was originally foundο The new church boasts
That’s why we have tried to make it easier for the short stay visitorο We a majestic marble iconostasisν work of σϊχψο The icon of the
have organised three unique day trips to help them learn about Kythera’s Virginν of the mother and child typeν is displayed in a beautiξ
archaeologyο ful marble embossed iconostasis adorned with golden robes
θσϊυωιο In the NorthξEast corner of the groundsν the sandstone
SOUTH – SOUTHWEST KYTHERA bell tower θσϊϊϊι stands tallν and surrounding the monastery
are a number of cellsο

photo by DIMITRIS BALTZIS

CENTRAL KYTHERA
After the Monastery of Myrtidia one can visit the picturesque
village of Mylopotamosο In the central square we see two
churchesν Agios Haralambos θσϊϋχ – σϊϋψι with its majestic bell
tower and Agios Sostis circa σωth centuryο The older houses of
Mylopotamos feature elements of traditional architecture while
Before we startν a brief
the more recent have been built in the neoclassical styleο
word on Kytherian hisξ
The narrow main road of Kato Hora Mylopotamos lined with
tory is probably usefulο
twoξstory homes built side by side is reminiscent of previous
During the υrd millenξ
centuriesο The local school here was built in the square of Kato
photo by VENIA KAROLIDOU

nium BC the Minoans

Hora in σϊτχο Built in Gothic styleν it seems out of place with
arriveο Around σχςς BC
the residential surroundingsο To enter the fortressν one must
Kythera falls under the
pass through an extraordinary gateway above which the Lion
influence of the Mycξ
of Venice is depicted together with the σχψψ dateο Within the
enaeansο In the ψth cenξ
fortified area which existed several decades prior to σχςςν there
tury BC Kythera is under
are some single story and two story dwellingsο The churchesν ω
the control of Spartaο
Horaν or Kytheraν is the island’s capitalο This beautiful traditional settlement in totalν are all smallν oneξaisle buildings with frescoes adorning
Subsequentlyν in the χth
was established in the σψth centuryν perhaps earlierο It boasts narrow streetsν their wallsο The oldest of the churches is Sotiras with frescoes
century BCν Athens takes
communal staircases and many oneξaisle churchesο Hora’s στ churches date dated to the late σχth centuryο
controlν only to be ousted
back to the σψthν σωthν σϊth and σϋth centuriesο The most significant of the After Mylopotamosν we head to the Monastery of Agia Moniν
by the Spartans who once
churches are Agios Georgios of Lombardo θσψth centuryι and Estavromenos situated high on the mountain west of Diakoftiο The monastery
again rule Kytheraο The
θσωth centuryι which serves as the Metropolitan churchο In the Estavromenos complex is comprised of the churchν its cells and the bell towerο
island is later included in
church one can see a remarkable wooden screen θiconostasisι dating to the The presentξday church was built between σϊφς and σϊχχο It
the empire of Alexander
σωth centuryν along with a rare icon from the late σωth or early σϊth century belongs to the singleξaisle vaulted church style with a tiled roofο
the Great and his succesξ
that depicts Agios Theodoros of Kythera and Agios Rokkos of the Catholic The wooden iconostasis was carved in σϊφσο
sorsο The Romans then
churchο Between these two saintsν one can see the castle of Horaο At the icon of Agia Moni on either side of the Virginν there is an
take over and for the
Architecture similar to that of the buildings in Hora can be found in setξ inscription that reads ‘Η ΜΟΝΗ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ ΕΛΠΙΣ’ θthe only
next ϋςς years Kythera
tlements in the Aegeanό small housesν usually twoξstoried with flat roofsν hope for allι from which the monastery gets its nameο
is ruled by the empire of
external staircasesν small windows and beautiful door frames made from Southwest of Agia Moni lies the picturesque village of Avlemξ
New Rome θByzantineιο
sandstone with a coat of arms are all still evident todayο onas whereν located on a rocky coastal outcropν is a small forξ
The following six centuξ
The fortress of Hora is an impressive example of Venetian architectureο Conξ tressν built in σωτχ by the Venetians to protect the small harξ
ries are dominated by
struction began in the σφth century and was completed in σχςυο Within the bour from invaders
the Venetians until finally
walls one can see the garrison quartersν the vaulted ammunition storage room Kythera is “protected”
θnow housing the coat of arms collectionιν two water storage tanksν remains by the British from the NORTHERN KYTHERA
of dwellingsν a tall square shaped towerν four churches and the impressive early σϋth century up to
residence of the governor of the whole islandο This building now houses the Our next destination is the traditional settlement of Aroniadikaο
σϊψφ at which point it is
local historical archivesο The four churches were dedicated to Pantokrator When you start to walk its narrowν cobbled walkways and obξ
united with the rest of
θσχφχ ADιν Panagia Orphany θσψth centuryιν Virgin of the Myrtlesν circa σχϊς serve the oldξstyle homes you will find yourself transported
independent Greeceο
θpreviously a Catholic churchι and Agios Ioannis thought to be σωth centuryο back to a humble farmingν livestockξbreeding setting in which
As we look at these buildings and especially the coat of arms collectionν we the preceding generations of Kythera lived for centuriesο
can’t help but imagine the people who lived here and played such a leading A visit to Paleohoraν the Byzantine capital of Kytheraν is a mustο
role in the local communityο The surroundings are rugged but exceptionally beautifulο Old
Byzantine and postξByzanξ
On the east side of the slope outside the fortress walls is the Mesa Bourgoν a housesν an impressive fortified wall and weathered murals on
tine artifactsο Here one can
fortified settlement built in the σψth century intended to make its inhabitants derelict churches bear witness to a glorious pastο Paleohoraν or
view detached frescoes that
feel safeο In this area there are σφ churchesο Agios Dimitrios as it was known in Byzantine timesν was built
have been rescued from
At the entrance of Hora is the Archaeological museumο Among its many sigξ in approximately στςς and conquered in σχυω by the fearsome
churches in Kytheraν along
nificant artifacts are the bronze figurines that were discovered in the Minoan pirate Hairedin Barbarossaο
with iconsν silver artifacts
peak sanctuary of Agios Georgios on the mountain north of Avlemonas which Close to the main roadν immediately after the new hospitalν is
and various pieces of potξ
date from between σωςς and σφχς BCο The spectacular “Lion of Kythera”ν a the Monastery of Agios Theodoros θσυth centuryιν patron saint
teryο And of courseν there
marble lion dating back to approximately χτχ – χςς BCν probably originated and protector of Kytheraο
is the grandiose Katouni
in Paleokastroν the ancient capital of Kytheraο A short distance further north is the historic settlement of Potaξ
bridgeο The large bridge of
In the Livadi regionν the Byzantine churches of Agios Andreas θσς ξσσth cοι mosν also known as “Village of the Dame” after the church of the
Katouni with its cascading
and Panagia Konteletou θσφ ξσχth cοι stand out while the former church of the Virgin Illariotissa close by the central squareο This church was
arches was built in σϊτυξ
Ascension in Kato Livadi now serves as a museum housing the collection of built in σϋςχ on the site of an older possibly Byzantine chapelο
σϊτψ and is considered to
The traditional openξair market takes place every Sunday mornξ
be the largest of its kind in
ing in the central square where a variety of local products are
Greece and indeed the Balξ
soldο
kansο
The Shrine of Agia Elessa on
This brief summary demonstrates that Kythera possesses abunξ
the mountain of the same
dant archaeological wealthο There is of course much more to be
name is dedicated to the
seen that has not been included hereο Neverthelessν we hope
saint who martyed on the
that we have helped visitors to Kythera become familiar with
island in υωχ ADο The buildξ
the island and the experience of seeing some of its monuments
ing complex is comprised
will not only result in their love of Kythera but also encourage
of a large oneξaisled church
them to recommend the island to others and perhaps revisit
built in σϊωσο The bell tower
it themselvesο
was built in the σϋχς’s while
the cells and the abbey were
constructed over time durξ
photo by VENIA KAROLIDOU

ing the τςth centuryο

photo by DIMITRIS BALTZIS

The Monastery of the Virξ

gin of the Myrtles is the
eminent monastery of the
islandο The building complex
consists of a threeξaisled
 ΚΑΘΕ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΟ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΑΞΙΑ ΤΟΥ
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ΠΕΡΙΠΑΤΟΣ ΣΕ ΧΩΡΟΥΣν ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΚΙΣΜΟΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ
Τηπ Μαοίαπ Θο Κξσκξϋλην Φιλoλϊγξσ

ΟΙ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΟΙ ΕΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΕΣ ςχμ Κσθήοχμ αγμξξϋμ ςημ ατιεοχμέμξ ρςημ Αγία πξσ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑ
ποαγμαςική έκςαρη ςξσ μηριξϋ και θεχοξϋμ πχπ ρε δσξξςοειπ μαοςϋοηρε ρςξ μηρί ςξ υωχ
μέοεπ θα ςξ έυξσμ ενεοεσμήρειο μο Χο Τξ κςηοιακϊ ρσγκοϊςηξ Μεςά απϊ ςημ Παμαγία Μσοςιδιόςιρρα ποξυχοξϋμε για ςξμ γοατικϊ Μσλξπϊξ
Κάςι ςέςξιξ ϊμχπ ρε ςϊρξ λίγξ υοξμικϊ διάρςημα είμαι ποαγμαςικά μα απξςελείςαι απϊ μεγάλξ ςαμξο Σςημ πλαςεία ςξσ αμςικοίζξσμε δσξ μαξϋπν ςξμ Άγιξ Σόρςη θσψξσ ή σωξσ
ακαςϊοθχςξο Θα επιυειοήρξσμε λξιπϊμ μα ςξσπ διεσκξλϋμξσμε μα μξμξκάμαοξ μαϊ ςξσ σϊωσο αιοι και ςξμ Άγιξ Χαοάλαμπξ θσϊϋχξσϊϋψι με ςξ ϊμξοτξ καμπαμαοιϊ ςξσο Τα
γμχοίρξσμ ςξσλάυιρςξμ αουαιξλξγικά ςξμ ςϊπξ “ξογαμόμξμςαπ” Τξ καμπαμαοιϊ είμαι ςηπ δεξ παλιϊςεοα ρπίςια ςξσ Μσλξπξςάμξσ έυξσμ ρςξιυεία παοαδξριακήπ αουιςεκςξξ
ςοειπ διατξοεςικέπ ξαουαιξλξγικέπξ διαδοξμέπο καεςίαπ ςξσ σϋχςν εμό ςα μικήπν εμό ςα μεϊςεοα μιμξϋμςαι ςξ μεξκλαρικϊ οσθμϊο
κελλιά και ςξ ηγξσμεμείξ Η Κάςχ Χόοα Μσλξπξςάμξσ με ςξ ρςεμϊ κεμςοικϊ δοξμάκι ςηπ και ςα διόοξτα
ΝΟΤΙΑ ξ ΝΟΤΙΟΔΥΤΙΚΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑ κςίρςηκαμ ρςαδιακά μέρα ρπίςια ςηπ παοαςεςαγμέμα και ρςιπ δσξ ςξσ πλεσοέπ μάπ παοαπέμπει ρε ποξηξ
ρςξμ τςξ αιόμαο γξϋμεμξσπ αιόμεπο
Τξ Μξμαρςήοι ςηπ Παμαγίαπ Σςημ πλαςεία ςηπ Κάςχ Χόοαπ υςίρςηκε ςξ σϊτχ ρυξλείξ γξςθικξϋ οσθμξϋ πξσ
Μσοςιδιόςιρραπ είμαι ςξ πιξ δεμ ςαιοιάζει με ςξ ξικιρςικϊ πεοιβάλλξμο
γμχρςϊ ςξσ μηριξϋο Τξ ρσξ Σςξ Κάρςοξ ειρεουϊμαρςε μέρχ μιαπ εμςσπχριακήπ πϋληπ πάμχ απϊ ςημ ξπξία
γκοϊςημα απξςελείςαι απϊ βοίρκεςαι εμςειυιρμέμξπ ξ Λέχμ ςηπ Βεμεςίαπ με ςη υοξμξλξγία σχψψο Σςξμ
έμα ςοίκλιςξ μαϊ οσθμξϋ βαξ ξυσοχμέμξ υόοξν πξσ σπήουε ςξσλάυιρςξμ ποιμ απϊ ςξ σχςςν διαςηοξϋμςαι
ριλικήπ κςιρμέμξ ρςξ διάρςηξ διόοξτεπ και μξμόοξτεπ καςξικίεπο Οι εκκληρίεπν επςά ρσμξλικάν είμαι μικοόμ
μα σϊχςξσϊχων ακοιβόπ πάμχ διαρςάρεχμν μξμϊυχοεπ και τέοξσμ ςξιυξγοατικϊ διάκξρμξο Παλαιϊςεοη είμαιν
απϊ ςξ παλαιϊ καθξλικϊ ρςξ ξ Σχςήοαπ ςξσ ςέλξσπ ςξσ σχξσ αιόμαο
ξπξίξ σπάουει ξ υόοξπ ϊπξσ Ακξλξσθεί η επίρκεφη ρςξ Μξμαρςήοι ςηπ Αγίαπ Μϊμηπ ρςξ βξσμϊ δσςικά απϊ
βοέθηκε η θασμαςξσογή ειξ ςξ Διακϊτςιο Τξ ρσγκοϊςημα απξςελείςαι απϊ ςξμ μαϊν ςξ καμπαμαοιϊ και ςα
κϊμα ςηπ Παμαγίαπο Ο μέξπ κελλιάο Ο μαϊπ θΚαθξλικϊι υςίρςηκε αμάμερα ρςξ σϊφς και ρςξ σϊχχο Αμήκει
τωςογοατία ςοσ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗ ΜΠΑΛΤΖΗ

μαϊπ έυει επιβληςικϊ μαοξ ρςξσπ μξμϊυχοξσπ καμαοξρκέπαρςξσπ μαξϋπ με νϋλιμξ ςέμπλξ ςξσ σϊφσο
μάοιμξ ςέμπλξ ςξσ σϊχψο Η Σςημ εικϊμα ςηπ Αγίαπ Μϊμηπ θΘεξςϊκξσι σπάουει η επιγοατή «Η Μϊμη Πάμςχμ
εικϊμα ςηπ Μσοςιδιόςιρραπ Ελπίπ»ν η ξπξία έδχρε και ςξ ϊμξμά ςηπ ρςξ μξμαρςήοιο
ρςξμ ςϋπξ ςηπ Βοετξκοαξ Τξ γοατικϊ υχοιϊ ςξσ Ασλαίμξμα τιλξνεμεί ρςημ βοαυόδη ακςή ςξσ έμα καξ
ςξϋραπ είμαι ςξπξθεςημέμη ρςοάκιο Κςίρςηκε ςξ σωτχ απϊ ςξσπ Βεμεςξϋπ για μα ποξρςαςεϋει ςξ μικοϊ λιμάμι
ρε εμςσπχριακϊ αμάγλστξ απϊ ςξσπ πειοαςέπο
μαομάοιμξ εικξμξρςάρι και
καλϋπςεςαι απϊ υοσρϊ έμδσξ
μαν έογξ ςξσ σϊυωο Σςημ ΒΑ
Η Χόοα ή Κϋθηοαν ποχςεϋξσρα ςξσ μηριξϋν παμέμξοτξπ παξ
γχμία ςξσ καθξλικξϋ σφόμεξ
οαδξριακϊπ ξικιρμϊπ πξσ άουιρε μα δημιξσογείςαι ςξμ σψξ αιν
ςαι πόοιμξ καμπαμαοιϊ έογξ
πιθαμϊμ και μχοίςεοαν ρημαςξδξςεί ςημ αουή ςχμ διαδοξμόμ μαπο
ςξσ σϊϊϊ ςξσ Νο Φαςρέα απϊ
Διαθέςει ρςεμά δοξμάκιαν δημϊριεπ ρκάλεπ και ρσμξλικά στ μξξ
ςξ Λιβάδι Κσθήοχμν εμό γϋξ
μϊυχοξσπ μαξϋπν πξσ υοξμξλξγξϋμςαι απϊ ςξμ σψξ έχπ ςξμ σϋξ
οχ απϊ ςξ μαϊ σπάουξσμ
αιο Οι πιξ ρημαμςικξί είμαι ξ Άγιξπ Γεόογιξπ ςξσ Λξμπάοδξσ ςξσ
πξλλά κελιάο
σψξσ αιόμα και ξ Ερςασοχμέμξπ ςξσ σωξσ αιο πξσ λειςξσογεί χπ
Μηςοξπξλιςικϊπ μαϊπο Σςξμ Ερςασοχμέμξ ρόζεςαι ανιϊλξγξ νσξ

τωςογοατία ςηπ ΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ

λϊγλσπςξ ςέμπλξ ςξσ ςέλξσπ ςξσ σωξσ αιον καθόπ και μία ρπάμια
εικϊμα ςξσ ςέλξσπ ςξϋ σωξσ ή αουόμ ςξϋ σϊξσ αιο πξσ εικξμίζει
ςξμ Όριξ Θεϊδχοξ Κσθήοχμ και ςξμ Άγιξ Ρϊκκξ θςηπ Καθξλικήπ
Εκκληρίαπιο Αμάμερα ρςιπ δσξ μξοτέπ είμαι ζχγοατιρμέμξ ςξ
Κάρςοξ ςηπ Χόοαπο
Η αουιςεκςξμική ςηπ Χόοαπ εμταμίζεςαι παοάλληλα ρε ξικιρμξϋπ
τωςογοατία ςηπ ΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ

ςξσ Αιγαίξσο Σπίςια μικοάν ρσμήθχπ διόοξταν με επίπεδεπ ρςέγεπν

λίγεπ ενχςεοικέπ ρκάλεπν μικοά παοάθσοαν εμό ρε κάπξια διαξ
ςηοξϋμςαι ϊμξοτα πλαίρια απϊ πχοϊλιθξ γϋοχ απϊ ςιπ πϊοςεπν
καθόπ και ξικϊρημαο ΒOΡΕΙΑ ΚYΘΗΡΑ
Τξ Κάρςοξ ςηπ Χόοαπν η καςαρκεσή ςξσ ξπξίξσ ξλξκληοόθηκε
ςξ σχςυν αλλά σπήουε ήδη ςξσλάυιρςξμ απϊ ςξμ σφξ αιον είμαι Η επϊμεμη γμχοιμία μαπ γίμεςαι με ςξμ παοαδξριακϊ ξικιρμϊ ρςα Αοχμιάδικαο
έμα εμςσπχριακϊ δείγμα ςηπ Βεμεςριάμικηπ αουιςεκςξμικήπο Μέξ Όςαμ πεοπαςήρξσμε ρςα ρςεμά δοξμάκια ςξσν ατξϋ ποξρένξσμε ςα παλαιά
ρα ρςξμ ςειυιρμέμξ υόοξ ςξσ ρόζξμςαι ςξ Φοξσοαουείξν η καξ ρπίςια με ςα ρκαλιρςά αμότλια ρςιπ ενόθσοέπ ςξσπ ξδηγξϋμαρςε ρε έμα αγοξςξξ
μαοξρκέπαρςη πσοιςιδαπξθήκην δϋξ σδαςξδεναμεμέπν εοείπια κςημξςοξτικϊ πεοιβάλλξμ ρςξ ξπξίξ έζηραμ και δημιξϋογηραμ ξι ποξηγξϋμεμεπ
Ποιμ απϊ ςημ παοξσρίαρη γεμιέπ ςχμ Κσθηοίχμο
ρπιςιόμν η εμςσπχριακή καςξικία ςξσ Διξικηςή ςξσ μηριξϋ θρε ςχμ αουαιξλξγικόμ δεδξξ
ασςή ρςεγάζεςαι ςξ ςξπικϊ Ιρςξοικϊ Αουείξιν έμαπ φηλϊπ πϋογξπ Η επίρκεφη ρςημ Παλιϊυχοαν ςη Βσζαμςιμή ποχςεϋξσρα ςχμ Κσθήοχμ είμαι
μέμχμ θα ήςαμ ίρχπ υοήξ επιβεβλημέμηο Παλιά ρπίςιαν έμαπ εμςσπχριακϊπ ξυσοχμαςικϊπ ςξίυξπ και
ςεςοαγχμικήπ διαςξμήπ και ςέρρεοιπ εκκληρίεπο Ασςέπ είμαι ατιξ ριμη μια επιγοαμμαςική
εοχμέμεπ ρςξμ Παμςξκοάςξοα ςξϋ σχφχ μο Χον ρςημ Παμαγία ςηπ τθαομέμεπ ςξιυξγοατίεπ ρςξσπ ςξίυξσπ μιρξεοειπχμέμχμ εκκληριόμ είμαι
αματξοά ρςημ κσθηοαξ ϊλα μάοςσοεπ εμϊπ έμδξνξσ παοελθϊμςξπο Η Παλιϊυχοα ή Άγιξπ Δημήςοιξπν
Οοταμήπ ςξσ σψξσ αιον ρςημ Παμαγία ςημ Μσοςιδιόςιρρα ςξσ σχϊς ψκή ιρςξοίαο Τημ υη υιλιεξ
πεοίπξσ θποόημ καθξλικϊπ μαϊπι και ρςξμ Άγιξ Ιχάμμη πιθαμϊμ ϊπχπ λεγϊςαμ ρςα βσζαμςιμά υοϊμιαν υςίρςηκε πεοίπξσ ςξ στςς ρε έμαμ ςϊπξ
ςία ποΧο τθάμξσμ εδό ξι ιδιαίςεοξσ τσρικξϋ κάλλξσπ και κσοιεϋςηκε ςξ σχυω απϊ ςξμ ςοξμεοϊ πειοαςή
ςξσ σωξσ αιο Μέρα ρςξ κςήοιξ ςηπ πσοιςιδαπξθήκηπ τιλξνεμείςαι η Μιμχΐςεπο Τξ σχςς πο Χο
Σσλλξγή ςχμ Οικξρήμχμο Παοαςηοόμςαπ ςα νεςσλίγεςαι μποξρςά Χαψοεμςίμ Μπαομπαοϊραο
πεοίπξσ ςα Κϋθηοα πεοξ Δίπλα ρςξμ κεμςοικϊ δοϊμξ ςξσ μηριξϋν αμέρχπ μεςά ςξ μέξ Νξρξκξμείξν βοίξ
μαπ η ιρςξοία πξλλόμ ξικξγεμειόμ πξσ έπαιναμ ποχςαγχμιρςικϊ μξϋμ ρςημ επιοοξή ςχμ
οϊλξ ρςημ ςξπική κξιμχμίαο ρκεςαι η Μξμή ςξσ Ορίξσ Θεξδόοξσ θσυξσ αιοιν Ποξρςάςη ςχμ Κσθήοχμο
Μσκημαίχμο Τξμ ψξ αιο Λίγξ πιξ βϊοεια βοίρκεςαι ξ ιρςξοικϊπ ξικιρμϊπ ςξσ Πξςαμξϋν πξσ ξμξμαζϊςαμ
Σςημ Αμαςξλική πλεσοά ςξσ λϊτξσ ςξσ Κάρςοξσν βοίρκεςαι ςειξ ποΧο αμήκξσμ ρςη ρταίοα
υιρμέμξπ ξ ξικιρμϊπ ςξσ Μέρα Βξϋογξσο Χςίρςηκε ςξμ σψξ αιο και “Χχοιϊ ςηπ Κσοάπ” απϊ ςημ εκκληρία ςηπ Παμαγίαπ Ιλαοιόςιρραπν υςιρμέμηπ
ςηπ Σπάοςηπν εμό ςξμ χξ κξμςά ρςημ κεμςοική πλαςεία ςξσ υχοιξϋο Αμξικξδξμήθηκε ςξ σϋςχ ρςη θέρη
ποξκειμέμξσ μα αιρθάμξμςαι ξι κάςξικξί ςξσ πιξ αρταλείπο Σςξ αιο ρςημ Αθήμαο Σςη ρσμέξ
υόοξ διαςηοξϋμςαι σφ μαξίο παλιϊςεοξσ εκκληριδίξσν ίρχπ βσζαμςιμξϋο Η αουιςεκςξμική ςχμ κςηοίχμ ρςξμ
υειαν ηγεμξμεϋξσμ για Πξςαμϊ είμαι εμδιατέοξσραο Υπάουξσμ μεξκλαρικά ρπίςιαν καθόπ και παοαδξξ
Σςημ είρξδξ ςηπ Χόοαπ βοίρκεςαι ςξ Αουαιξλξγικϊ Μξσρείξο αιόμεπ πάλι ξι Σπαοςιάςεπο
Σημαμςικϊςαςη είμαι η ποξθήκη με ςα υάλκιμα ειδόλια απϊ ςξ ριακά πξσ ςα ρσμαμςάμε και ρε άλλα υχοιάο Εδό κάθε Κσοιακή ποχί λειςξσογεί
Αογϊςεοα ρσμπεοιλαμβάξ παοαδξριακϊ παζάοι με πξικιλία μςϊπιχμ ποξψϊμςχμο
Μιμχψκϊ Ιεοϊ Κξοστήπ ρςξμ Άγιξ Γεόογιξ ρςξ Βξσμϊν βϊοεια ςξσ μξμςαι ρςημ ασςξκοαςξοία
Ασλαίμξμαο Ασςά υοξμξλξγξϋμςαι αμάμερα ρςξ σωςς και ρςξ σφχς ςξσ Μεγάλξσ Αλενάμδοξσ Σίγξσοαν λϊγχ ελλείφεχπ υόοξσ παοαλείφαμε πξλλά απϊ ςξμ άτθξμξ αουαιξ
ποΧο Τέλξπν νευχοίζει ξ “Λέχμ ςχμ Κσθήοχμ”ν μαομάοιμξ λιξμςάοι και ςχμ διαδϊυχμ ςξσν ξλξγικϊ πλξϋςξ ςξσ μηριξϋο Πιρςεϋξσμε ϊμχπ ϊςι βξηθήραμε ςξμ επιρκέπςη
πξσ υοξμξλξγείςαι γϋοχ ρςξ χτχ ξχςς ποΧο και μάλλξμ ποξέουεςαι εμό μεςά πεοιέουξμςαι ςχμ Κσθήοχμ εουϊμεμξ ρε επατή με ςα μμημεία ςξσ μηριξϋν ϊυι μϊμξ μα ςξ
απϊ ςξ Παλαιϊκαρςοξν αουαία ποχςεϋξσρα ςχμ Κσθήοχμο ρςξσπ Ρχμαίξσπο Σςημ αγαπήρειν αλλά και μα θελήρει μα ςξ ρσρςήρει ρε άλλξσπν και γιαςί ϊυι μα ςξ
Σςημ πεοιξυή ςξσ Λιβαδίξσ νευχοίζξσμ ξ βσζαμςιμϊπ μαϊπ ςξσ ασςξκοαςξοία ςηπ Νέαπ επιρκετθεί ναμάο
Αγίξσ Αμδοέα θσςξσσξσ αιοιν η Παμαγία Κξμςελεςξϋ θσφξσχξσ αιοιν Ρόμηπ θΒσζαμςίξσι παοαξ
η Σσλλξγή Βσζαμςιμόμ και Μεςαβσζαμςιμόμ αμςικειμέμχμ ρςξμ μέμξσμ για ϋςς πεοίπξσ
παλαιϊ μαϊ ςηπ Αμάληφηπ ρςξ Κάςχ Λιβάδι και η μεγάλη γέτσοα υοϊμιαο Μεςά για ένι αιόξ
τωςογοατία ςηπ ΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ

ρςξ Καςξϋμιο μεπ κσοιαουξϋμ ξι Βεμεςξί

Σςη Σσλλξγή Βσζαμςιμόμ και Μεςαβσζαμςιμόμ αμςικειμέμχμ εκςίξ και ςέλξπ ςα “ποξρςαςεϋξ
θεμςαι απξςξιυιρμέμεπ ςξιυξγοατίεπ απϊ μαξϋπ ςχμ Κσθήοχμν ξσμ” ξι Άγγλξι απϊ ςιπ
εικϊμεπν αμςικείμεμα αογσοξυξΐαπ και διάτξοα κεοαμικά αγγείαο Η αουέπ ςξσ σϋξσ αιο χπ ςξ
γέτσοα ρςξ Καςξϋμι με ςα επάλληλα ςϊνα ςηπ καςαρκεσάρςηκε ςξ σϊψφν ξπϊςε εμόμξμςαι με
σϊτυξτψν και θεχοείςαι ρςξ είδξπ ςηπ η μεγαλϋςεοη ρςημ Ελλάδα ςημ σπϊλξιπη ελεϋθεοη
και ρςα Βαλκάμιαο Ελλάδαο
Τξ Ποξρκϋμημα ςηπ Αγίαπ Ελέραπν ρςξ ξμόμσμξ βξσμϊν είμαι
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IN REMEMBRANCE OF PETROS GALANAKIS
By Joy Tataraki
Young Kytherian pianist Alexandros Kyriakopoulosλ pays tribute to his
football coachλ Petros Galanakisλ in the best way he knows: interpreting
the works of masters in an artistic tributeν On ρρ Julyλ the music of Bachλ
Beethovenλ Lisztλ Chopinλ Rachmaninoff and Debussy will float through the
Zeidoros Amphitheatre in memory of a good man loved by so many and an
integral part of Kythera’s communityν
WHEN ALExANDROS WAS STILL ONLY FOURν Petros predicted he would
master the piano as he was able to controlν dribble and kick footballs with both
left and right legο ‘Both parts of your kid’s brain workν’ he would often say to
Alexandros’ mum after football trainingο And so it was to beο While preparing
for an ABRSM piano exam three years laterν a particular piece had each of Alexξ
andros’ hands playing in opposite directions with different touch and speedο
His piano teacherν Eleni Kokolakiν commented that an older student had tried
unsuccessfully for three months to master this particular piece and she came
to Petros’ words – both sides of his brain are in unisonο
Just as Alexandros loved the football pitch and being pushed to the limit by
coach Petros so too did he love the Odeionν music schoolν in Livadiο For Alexanξ
dros football and music were his passionο For almost fourteen years Alexandros
attended training with coach Petros first in Aroniadika and then in Kato Livadiο
Either before or after football training Alexandros could be heard practising
his pianoο For him the two worked togetherο And coach Petros was always
encouragingο
derful sense of humourο Like
when he insisted I watch a
YouTube video of comedian
Kevin Hartα Yet what also
impressed me about Alexanξ
dros was his deep awareness
of social issuesύ I still rememξ
ber reading his speech on
women’s rightsο But music
was his passionο And when
he asked me to read his
φςςςξword Extended Essayν
a mandatory component of
his IBν I was highly impressed
by his analysis of Brahms’
and Liszt’s first piano conξ
certosο It made me realize
what a long way Alexandros
had comeν having started at
the Odeion in Livadi and now
I have had the honour of being Alexandros’ English teacher since he was sixο
being taught and mentored
English was another of his talentsν although his homework would sometimes
by a distinguished pianistν
come second ξ music practice took much of his timeο I would sometimes catch
pedagogue and maestroν
him playing a tune by running his fingers along the desk on an imaginary pianoο
Dimitri Toufexiο Through his
It was evident that music was already running through his veinsο
research of the two concerξ
When Alexandros completed primary schoolν his musical education required him
tos Alexandros was able to
to move to Athens where he enrolled at the Campion Schoolο In the first week
analyse their formν structure
of schoolν interested Year ϊ students were called to try out for the school’s
and textureν their use of the
Junior Varsity Football teamο Wild horses couldn’t keep this young Kytherian
orchestra and the piano and
kid awayο And he did wellο ‘Which academy did you go toν Alexandros?’ asked an
the different compositional
impressed PE teacher and former first division football playerο ‘Coach Petros’
techniques of each comξ
academy in Kytheraν Sirν’ came the replyο
poserο I marvelled listening
Each time Alexandros returned to Kytheraν during halfξterm breakν Christmasν
to Alexandros talk about his
Easter and summer holidaysν he would train with coach Petros three times a
researchύ he spoke with such
weekν just as he did all his formative yearsο And Petros would always welcome
fervour about musicν clearly
him back into the fold with his beaming smileο As for his Englishν my role was
indicating that music would
now to tutor him in English literatureν which required studying poetryν novels
be the road he would followο
and plays in depthο In the summer of τςσχ I clearly remember us wading through
He even wrote a list of absoξ
fourteen Thomas Hardy poems with Alexandros patiently listening to my analyξ
lute mustsν pieces of classiξ
sis of the poems and taking notes but occasionally offering a quip about Hardy’s
cal music that I had to listen
dark pessimismο Whether we were analyzing The Crucible or Frost’s poetry or
toο It was difficult not to be
Euripides’ Medeaν Alexandros had a way of brightening the lesson with his wonξ
carried away by his enthusiξ
asmο
This yearν January συth
espresso bar το καμάρι marked the end of an eraο
Coach Petros was no longer
thereο No longer a tower of
strengthο To inspireο To teach
skillsο No more footballο For
Alexandrosν now almost σϊν
a chapter of his childhood
and teenage years endedο
But not just for Alexandrosο
Every child that had the good
fortune to train with Petros
lost something very precious
with his passingο For Alexanξ
dros one passion has gone
but his passion for music
lives on and shows promise
coffee specialists, crepes, sandwiches, waffles, delicious home made of a gifted musician whose
desserts, drinks and cocktails, excellent service & Wi-Fi football feet now train only
Mylopotamos – Kythera – t. 2736-0-33008 on the pedal of his pianoο
PETROS GALANAKIS σ9χψξτςσϊ
KICKING GOALS FOR ETERNITY
By Anna Cominos
THIS YEAR KYTHERA LOST a man who greased the wheels
of everyday life for the islandν who brought together Kythera
youth developing and reinforcing in them positive life skills and
valuesν instilling in them the ideals of fair playν tolerance and
team spiritο
Born and raised in AlburyξWodonga on the New South Wales
border to an Antikytherian familyν Petros was a unique mix of
Antikytherian resilience and Australian country goodnessο When
Petros passed his coaching exams the Border Mail wrote in Januξ
ary σϋϋσ “In the art of soccer coachingλ a level three degree is
as high as a person can achieve – the ultimate of its professionν
It is a rareλ outstanding achievementν With a level three degree
in handλ he [Petros] is able to coach at any levelλ including interμ
nationalν” After securing work as a professional football coachν
Petros and his wife Therese Withers moved to Greece with their
two childrenο Unfortunately Petrosν raised to respect the princiξ
ples of fair playν was neither familiar with nor prepared for the
lawless corruption and bravado of the European Soccer Leagueο
And so he and Therese decided to move to Kytheraο Professional
football’s loss was Kythera’s gainο
Petros was a ‘jack of all trades’ο Seemingly always on callν he was
the bloke who silently saved the dayο He managed a supermarket
in Kapsaliν he was the audioξvisual technician at the Syndesmos
θCultural Centreι in Chora – and then
there was his undying passion for
footballο You would often see Petξ
ros hitchξhiking from his home in
Chora to the χxχ training ground in
Aroniadikaο
An accredited Australian football
coach with experience at senior
and representative levelν Petros
was keen to share his expertise
with Kythera’s childrenο And so
when funding came through for the
MagirosξFruitex football field in Kato
Livadiν Petros had them training as
hard as any young child attending a
professional football academy from
Sydney to Barcelonaο And Petros’
positive sporting attitude rubbed
offο He instilled a great pride into young locals as they trained
to master the skills of the sportο As my friend’s son spent hours
dribbling a football with concentrated effort he would call out
to usν” I am this quick because I am a leftξfooterν that is what
Kyrios Petros said”ο
Petros’ goodness and purity of soul was soon discovered and
he was asked to prepare and study to become a priest on the
island of Antikytheraο But not even God could compete with Petξ
ros’ absoluteν allξencompassing love and passion for footballο He
wanted nothing more than to teach and coach footballο
Tragicallyν like so many of our greatξgrandparents in days long
pastν Petros passed away at sea as he was being transported by
motorboat to the mainland to be treated in a Sparta hospitalο He
was accompanied on thisν his final voyageν by a community docξ
torν the captain of the boat and his beloved wifeν Thereseν who
held him in her arms as the boat tossed wildly in the rough seaο
For many young Kytheriansν Petros’ funeral was the first they
had ever attendedο The tears flowed as the children began to
comprehend the deep void the death of their beloved Kyrios
Petros had left in their livesο For many he was more than just
an inspirational figureν he was also a mentor and second fatherο
Kythera Summer Edition offers its condolences to Petros’ beloved
family: his wife Thereseλ son Stavrosλ daughter Adriana and daughμ
terμinμlaw Raquelν
Petrosλ you will be forever in our heartsν
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0 GATHER THE DISPERSED FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH

REMEMBRANCE AND GRATITUDE LOCAL TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF LIFE

ON THE ττND MAYν σ9φσ the HMS Gloucester was sunk off Kythera by a Gerξ PRODUCTS By Fiona Cunningham
man fighter planeο ωττ lives were lostο The ϊψ survivors who were picked up
THE FRENCH PHILOSOPHER Rene Descartes wroteό “I thinkν
at sea and taken to Kapsali were locked in a small building and left to starveο WHILE ExPLORING the
therefore I exist”ο All too often my life in London just feels like
These men owed their lives to the people of Kythera who risked everything islandν don’t forget to
an “existence”ο The only time I truly feel alive is when I’m in
to ensure they had food and drinkο stock up on local products
Kytheraο
On Saturday July τϊ Veteran Admiral Sir Phillip Jonesν representing Her Majξ and ingredientsο Sea salt
There’s no easy way to describe the metamorphosisν the almostξ
esty’s Governmentν together with the President of the Hellenic Republic collected from rock pools
tangible shedding of stress that occurs once I’m on the islandο
Prokopios Pavlopoulos and the political and military leadership of the Hellenic
It’s not simply that Kythera is in a different countryύ it’s like it’s
Department of Defenceν will join the Kytherian community in paying tribute
on a different planetα If you’ve experienced this yourselfν you’ll
to the crew of HMS Gloucesterο Events will include commemorative speeches
know exactly where I’m coming fromο
and wreath layingν the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at Kapsali Port
Arriving in Kythera is so excitingο Every time it’s wonderful to
and a concert by the Greek Navy Bandο
be backο The glorious weatherν the sense of space with nothing
blocking my viewο My hungry eyes are fed by the stunning light
MICHAEL MEGALOCONOMOS θσ9υςξτςσωι
THE SON OF VANGELIS ‘CAPONAS’ Megaloconomos and Evangelia Arabatziν
Michael passed away just after Christmas at the age of ϊωο
Michael was born in σϋυς and raised in the village of Agia Pelagiaο When it
came time for him to attend Primary Schoolν each day Michael and his schoolξ round the islandν the most
mates set off for Potamosν leaving Pelagia before ωam to amazing thyme honey you’ll
ensure they got to school by ϊο The daily barefoot trek ever tasteν jams and spoon
through Vithoula was uphill all the wayο Lessons at Potamos sweetsν herbs and teasν
Primary School were given by Principal Yiannis Melitas and award winning organic olive
teacher Maria Protopsaltisο Michael would often say how he oilsν tsipouro θa rakiξstyle
used to watch Mr Melitas eating his apple after schoolν makξ white spiritι and fatourada
ing a note of where he threw it so he could eat the rest of it θa velvety liqueur that is a
on his way back homeο Times were toughο Michael had many blend of cinnamonν tsipouro
stories like thisν sorrowful stories of poverty and struggle and cloveιο Kythera proξ
growing up on Kytheraο Yet despite all the terrible hardξ duces some good quality
shipsν Michael never stopped loving his island of birthο winesο The two dominant
Michael left for Australia in Decemberν σϋφωό he was σω grape varieties are aricarasν
when he farewelled his familyν boarding the Radnik in a red grapeν and petrolanosν
Pireaus with his aunt Metaxia Georgopoulou and cousins an ancient white variety
Tzanetos Georgopoulosν Antonis Prineas θKatsaprokosι and that produces a wine with
Minas Castrisiosο After a φτξday voyage taking them through the Suez Canalν a distinctive and enjoyable that illuminates the islandο The pungent and familiar scents of
into the Red Sea and Indian Oceanν Michael and his travelling party finally disξ aromaο Firrogi Winery outξ wild thyme and sage permeate my sensesν the welcoming faces
embarked in Melbourneο After working in Sydneyν Michael eventually moved side Potamos specializes in soothe my soulο I catch sight of azure seas beyond the olive
to Brisbane and opened the Aσ Milk Bar in Nundahο In σϋψψ Michael married aricarasο groves and feel the happy anticipation of beach visits soon to
Freda Specis θHatzantonakiι and they had two childrenν Vangeli and Liaο You can buy the popular be organizedο
In σϋωυ Michael took Freda and the children for a trip to Kytheraο The pull the homeξmade Toxotis pasta Within a few days I will have become infected with the island’s
island exerted on Michael had not gone away and so a decision was madeο from their shop in Livadiο unhurried attitudeν an attitude so relaxed it’s almost horizonξ
After returning to Australiaν they packed up everythingν and in σϋωφ they Toxotis also sells delicious talο Like a caterpillar emerging from its chrysalisν I welcome
moved back to Kythera and built the Kythereia Hotelν the first hotel with homeξmade jams as well as back the almostξforgotten sense of FREEDOMα No traffic lights
inside bathroom facilities and its own souvenir shopο a variety of Kytherian herbs or roundabouts to negotiateν no pollutionν and above all no
Michael loved his familyν his village and his islandο In his later yearsν his two including bay leafν chamoξ NOISEα What a relief to once more be amongst friendly peopleν
greatest joys were his grandchildrenν Theodora and Michaelο mileν sage and oregano to greet strangers without the flicker of suspicion showing in
Sadlyν last summerν Michael fell illο He passed away a few months laterο He was picked from the fields and their eyesν to say kalimera and not be seen as a weirdoο It’s reasξ
laid to rest in the Megaloconomos family tomb at the Potamos cemeteryο mountains of Kytheraο A suring to witness a quality of life thatν despite terrible economic
range of local products can pressuresν refuses to be beatenο Then of course there is the
also be found at Sim Veni anticipation of the delicious food that awaits in every taverna
DIMITRI θAMERICANOι APIRANTHETIS in Mylopotamosν Firrogi in and cafeteriaο The sense of community is as strong as alwaysν
Potamos ζ Choraν at Stavξ with old and youngν friends and acquaintances gathering for
By Anna Cominos
ros in Chora and Herovolo in company and laughterο It’s been a long time since I heard such
DIMITRI θAMERICANOι APIRANTHETIS θσϋφωξτςσωι was a rare force of laughter…
Potamosο
natureο A larger than life storytellerν a caring husband and an openξhearted The constant wariness that comes from existing in an imperξ
Get a taste of what island
sharer of wisdomν Dimitri was a member of the Agia Pelagia familyν having sonal city gradually declinesο Not for Kythera the fear of walking
life on Kythera is really all
made Kythera his home for over twenty seven yearsο the streets at nightν the antiξsocial behavior of the “neighbours
aboutο Eat and drink what
Born on φth August σϋφων despite being challenged by his environmentν from hell”ν the shocking aggression of strangers for no reasonν
the locals have been enjoyξ
Dimitriν like the postξwar Greece he was born intoν always dreamed bigο He the crippling stress and lack of time that Londoners constantly
ing for centuriesο
was a survivorο Unfortunatelyν medical negligence stripped this good man of endureο No “strangerξdanger” for childrenν no roadξrageν no
many further years of lifeο
Dimitri was a young man when he made his way to New York where he spent ELIxRYSOS overcrowded roads τφρων no υξhour commute to work in the
drizzleο No weekly teenage stabbings or senseless murdersν no
υχ years living life to the full and amassing a ‘Doctorate from the University IN JUST A FEW SHORT acid attacksν and no fear of terrorists mowing down innocents
of Life’ο A generous hearted manν Dimitri was always ready to share a storyο on bridges or planting bombs on the Underground…ο
YEARS herbalist Sara Scopsi
I remember him telling me how he’d won the deeds to his glorious home in “If you’re tired of Londonν you’re tired of lifeν” they sayο If this
has established a burgeonξ
Logothetianika in a poker game in New York and how he’d sold softξdrinks at is trueν then I’m exhaustedα But don’t get me wrongν there are
ing clientele of dedicated
the original Woodstock Music Festivalο With his ever positive outlook on lifeν countless positives to living in London and I know many who
fansο Her health and beauty
Dimitri who had been an eyewitness to many of the social riftsν both good wouldn’t swap it for the worldο There are jobsν a plethora of
oilsν therapeutic creams and
and badν that had occurred in the western worldν always had a turn on both good schoolsν countless opportunitiesν beautiful parksν museξ
tincturesν all made wherevξ
local and international eventsο umsν art galleriesν and great shopsο Worldξrenowned hospital
er possible from local ingreξ
Dimitri met his beloved wifeν Anna Comino from servicesν and a paramedic service that’s secondξtoξnoneο
dientsν are first rateο
Emerald in Queenslandν when they were both operξ Brexit will bring yet more differences between these two placesο
Located in a beautifully
ating eateries in Agia Pelagiaο They married in σϋϋσο Despite the vast percentage of Londoners voting to “Remain”ν
restored olive oil factoryο
In Annaν Dimitri had found a compatriot and soulξ the city will reluctantly be cutting ties with its European neighξ
Elixrysosν Mylopotamos
mateν a partner with whom he could travel through bours next Marchο Only time will tell how the fallout from this
τωυψ ς υυττφ
lifeο They simply ‘got’ each otherο In τςσς Dimitri monumental event will affect people’s lives and futuresο Things
and Anna opened the Neos Kosmos in Agia Pelagiaο will surely never be the same againο
Many of you will have eaten there over Kytherian While Kythera certainly isn’t without its faultsν in a world that’s
summer breaks past ξ on the way to Firri Ammos gone madν it’s about as near to perfection as possibleο It evokes
beachν or perhaps you might have been sent there an unconditional love that leaves a deep gnawing in your heart
by a friend ‘in the know’ο But while Dimitri’s welξ when you’re awayν an overwhelming excitement on your returnν
coming smileν explosive laugh and curious mindν and a painful wrench when it’s time to leaveο If you know this
not to mention his fabulous foodν will be sorely missed by all of usν his absence feelingν be warnedύ it will never go awayο Kythera is undeniably
is felt most poignantly by his wife and partner of υυ yearsν Annaο uniqueν an essential source of nourishment for the heart and
When Dimitri passed away it was like someone turned off the joy button of soul that’s so rare you’ll not find it elsewhereο
lifeο But while there is less colour and volumeν Dimitri’s gift to us all is a mesξ I don’t need therapyν I just need to go to Kytheraα
sage that will resonate foreverο And that is to ‘enjoy the ride’ο
 GRAND GOURMANDS
1
FAST GOURMET FOOD ON KYTHERA SEMPREVIVA
BON BON Fait Maisonο An innovative conceptο Fast gourmet THE SMALL YELLOW flower
food on a Greek islandο BON BON Fait Maisonν where the Ionianν called sempreviva is a symξ
Aegean and Cretan seas meet under the Greek sunlightν was bol of eternal loveο Legend
launched in Kythera last year by Interior Design Laboratoriumο has it after Paris stole beauξ
tiful Eleni from Spartaν they
stopped at Kythera on their
way to Troy to pay homage
to their protectressν the
goddess Aphroditeο It was
here on Kythera that their
love was consummatedο The

The story began a few years ago when some friends from Paris
got together in Kytheraο The island’s strange energyν the flaξ
voursν the aromas and the authenticity of the place made their
hearts poundο This intense love they felt for the island stirred beautiful Eleniν howeverν
their creative juicesο They wanted to shake the place up gastroξ was envious of the goddess
nomicallyο Which is how BON BON Fait Maison θhomemadeι came Aphrodite whoν according
into beingο to mythologyν lived on the
The soul of the endeavour is Chef Kriton Minas Poulisο Fresh from islandο When Eleni demandξ
Parisν it was Kriton who envisioned the gastronomic philosophy beξ ed that Paris declare that
hind BON BON Fait Masonο The thoughtξprovoking menu includes she was the most beautiξ
homemade iceξcreams and sorbets that smell like Greeceύ French ful woman of allν Parisν
galettes and crepes from Brittany made with black buckwheat who wanted to appease his
flourύ unique blends of freshly squeezed juicesν and of course a Eleniν pointed to the yellow
carefully curated selection of Greek traditional productsο flower sayingν ‘You see that
Interior Design Laboratorium was asked to come up with a look flower? Your hair has its
that could travel to other Greek islands as well as to major Euroξ golden colourν your body is
pean citiesο The first BON BON Fait Maison is located in the town like its stalk and your skin
of Choraν in a traditional twoξstorey building that dates back to is soft like its petalsο Your
the σϊψςsο Local architectural firm Mυ Architecture and Construcξ beauty will remain like this
tion took on the projectν working under the design study and foreverο’
direction of Interior Design Laboratoriumο The careful selection of It was the Venetian conξ
materials and traditional elements such as the mosaic floorν the querors who gave the name
white marbleν the builtξin benches and the wooden ceiling that Sempreviva to this flowerο
has been so beautifully restored create images associated with The word sempre in Italian
Greek island housesν while decorative lighting fixtures made from means forever while vivere
brassν porcelain and glass project impressive sparkles of design means I liveό everlastingο
across the white plaster wallsο They called it this because
The design is inspired by Greece ξ the Greek summer and the the flower looks like a dried
island way of lifeο The aim was to create a space that would flower and retains its colξ
awaken memories of childhood summer innocenceν the warm our for many years without
feeling of the summerhouse that makes you keep coming backο waterο In reality the parts
The design outcome features a mix of old and new elements that of the flower which are evξ
emit a warm and friendly atmosphereο erlasting are the small yelξ
Kriton Minas Poulis has always had a passion for cookingο He low strawξlike leaves which
moved to Paris in τςςυο Here he worked first with Alain Passard envelop itο
and then later with Alain Senderensο In London he worked alongξ Sempreviva grows profusely
side French chef Pierre Gagnaireο But it was the decade he spent on the rockface of Hytra and
collaborating with leading French confectioner Pierre Herme in on the cliffs on the far side
his pastry shops in Europe and Asia that Kriton’s creative spirit of Chora’s Kastroο
reached its peakο In τςσφν after spending a year travelling through The flower is the symbol of
Greece searching for the best products produced in each regionν eternal life withstanding
Kriton opened a store called KILIKIO in Parisν a deliξgrocery selling time just like true loveο
six hundred products from one hundred Greek producersο
And now Kriton is here on Kythera with his latest conceptο
BON BON MAISONν Choraν Kytheraν telο τωυψς υσφσϊ
SIMοοοVENI
THE MINIξMARKET in
the heart of Mylopotamos
KYTHERA is a place I love and a
where you will find home
place that inspires me to create
grown vegetables and eggsύ
art and a specific kind of jewelξ
locally produced jamsν spoon
leryο While wondering around the
sweets and herbsύ a select
beaches and coasts of the islandν
range of grocery essenξ
observing the stonesν I thought I
tialsν including fresh milk
could use them to make jewelsο
and bread delivered dailyύ
What impressed me was that
locally produced wines and
these stones are shaped by the
olive oilsύ iceξcreams over
Mediterranean sea and have a
the summer seasonο
sense of smoothnessο I realized
I could paint them in my own unique way and create pictures or
small pieces of art that someone could wearο
On those pictures I reflect nothing more than nature and the
mood of the momentο By mixing water and color I create an
image according to my own sense of beautyο Through the color
and the abstract shape of itν my intention is to evoke personal
feelingsο I use mostly acrylic colors and I paint with a brushο I use
no electrical equipmentο Every piece of jewellery I make is unique
for meν as well as for the ones who wear itο My work is strictly SimοοοVeni much more
handmade and the metal I use is silverο Yiorgos Vodenas than a miniξmarketο
Saitaν central square Choraν telο ψ9ωϊοψτψσχςν Mylopotamos
fρb saitajewelryν eshopό etsyοcomρshopρSaitaJewelry telο τωυψξςξυφυωϊ
 ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ

ΟΧΥΡΩΜΕΝΟΙ ΟΙΚΙΣΜΟΙ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝό MΙΑ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΕΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ

Τξσ Θεϊδχοξσ Γο Κξσκξϋλην Αουαιξλϊγξσν ΒΑν MLitt ποόημ Δημάουξσ Κσθήοχμ

ΤΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑ ΕΥΡΙΣΚΟΜΕΝΑ ΑΝΑΜΕΣΑ ρςημ Κοήςη και ςημ Πελξπϊμξ ρε δϋξ καςηγξοίεπο Σςξσπ ττ μαϋαουξ ςξσ ξθχμαμικξϋ ρςϊλξσ και ποόημ πειοαςή Χαψοεμςίμ
μηρξ καςέυξσμ μια ιδιαίςεοα ρημαμςική γεχρςοαςηγική θέρηο Οι Βεμεςξί μαξϋπ και ρςα μη εκκληριαξ Μπαομπαοϊραν ταίμεςαι ϊςι δεμ εγκαςαλείπεςαι ξλξκληοχςικά
δικαίχπ ςα απξκαλξϋραμ «μάςι ςηπ Κοήςηπ» ή «ταμϊ ςξσ Αουιπελάγξσπ»ν ρςικξϋ υαοακςήοα κςήοιαο μεςά απ’ ασςϊ ςξ ξδσμηοϊ γεγξμϊπ και ρσμευίζει μα λειςξσογείο
ατξϋ κσοιξλεκςικά τοξσοξϋραμ ςημ είρξδξ ρςξ ελλημικϊ Αουιπέλαγξπ Όλα μαζί ρσμθέςξσμ έμαμ Τξιυξγοατίεπ ρε εοειπχμέμξ αμόμσμξ μαϊ ασςϊ σπξδηλόμξσμν
θΑιγαίξιο Καςέρςη λξιπϊμ αμαγκαίξ μα ξικξδξμηθξϋμ ξυσοχμέμξι ξικιρμξίξ πξλϋπλξκξ και πσκμϊ πξλεξ καθόπ και αματξοέπ ρε ϋπαονη ξλίγχμ καςξίκχμ ρε απξγοατή
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ρςξιυειόδξσπ ποξρςαρίαπ καςά ςξσπ ςαοαγμέμξσπ Μέρξσπ Χοϊμξσπο μπξοξϋμε ρήμεοα μα ςξμ ξικιρςικήπ ξογάμχρηπ ςξσ μηριξϋ μεςαςξπίζεςαι ρςξμ μϊςξν ϊπξσ
καςαμξήρξσμεν με δαιδαξ εγκαθίρςαμςαι κσοίχπ ξι Εμεςξίο Όμχπ ςξ δξμημέμξ πεοιβάλλξμ
Άγιξπ Γεόογιξπ Κξλξκσθιάπ λόδεπ ξδικϊ ρϋρςημαο Τξ ςηπ Παλαιϊυχοαπν παοά ςημ τςχυή διαςήοηρή ςξσν παοαμέμει χπ
Ο ποχιμϊςεοξπ ξυσοχμέξ ρϋμθεςξ ςηπ επικξιμχμίαπ ρήμεοα ρημαμςικϊ δείγμα ςηπ ξικξδξμικήπ δοαρςηοιϊςηςαπ ςχμ
μξπ ξικιρμϊπ ξπιθαμϊμ ςξσ καθίρςαςξ ποξταμόπ ακϊμη καςξίκχμ ςχμ Κσθήοχμν καθόπ και ςηπ ξικξμξμικήπ και πξλιςιρςιξ
ϋξσ αιόμα ή και μχοίςεοαξ πιξ δϋρκξλξν ατξϋ ςα κςίξ κήπ δϋμαμήπ ςξσπο
ήςαμ ασςϊπ ςξσ Αγίξσ ρμαςα είυαμ αμαπςσυθεί ρε Σςημ Παλαιϊυχοα κσοιαουεί η απλϊςηςα ρςξ ρυέδιξ μαόμ και
Γεχογίξσ ςηπ Κξλξκσθιάπν λϊτξν ιδιαίςεοα ςοαυϋο ξικιόμν η λιςϊςηςα ρςα σλικάν εμό απξσριάζει η επιςήδεσρη ρςιπ
βϊοεια ςηπ Αγίαπ Πελαγίαπν Η πσκμϊςηςα ασςή επαμαξ ϊφειπ ςχμ μαόμν δείγμα ϊυι σπξυοεχςικά μιαπ κξιμχμίαπ με πεοιξ
για ςξμ ξπξίξμ ϊμχπ δεμ λαμβάμεςαι ρε πξλλξϋπ ξοιρμέμεπ ξικξμξμικέπ δσμαςϊςηςεπν αλλά ποξταμόπ με άλλεπ
γμχοίζξσμε πϊςε εγκαςαξ μηριχςικξϋπ ξικιρμξϋπ – ςξσ ποξςεοαιϊςηςεπο Ο ρσμευήπ κίμδσμξπ απϊ ευθοικέπ επιδοξμέπ
λείτθηκεο Κςιρμέμξπ ρε Αιγαίξσ κσοίχπ – ςηπ λεγϊξ ατεμϊπ και η αμςιμεςόπιρη ςχμ καθημεοιμόμ αμαγκόμ ατεςέοξσ
λξτόδη πεοιξυή επιςηξ μεμηπ Βσζαμςιμήπ και ςηπ γϋοχ απϊ και μέρα ρςημ εκκληριαρςική κξιμϊςηςαξεμξοία ίρχπ
οξϋρε ςξμ δίασλξ Κσθήξ μεςαγεμέρςεοηπ επξυήπν πουο απξμάκοσμε χπ έμαμ βαθμϊ ςημ μικοή ασςή κξιμχμία απϊ ςιπ απξξ
οχμ – Πελξπξμμήρξσο Τα ςξ ξυσοχμέμξ υχοιϊ Πϋογξπ λαϋρειπ ςχμ εγκξρμίχμ ξδηγόμςαπ ςημ ρςημ διαμϊοτχρη μιαπ
καςάλξιπα ςχμ ξυσοόρεχμ ρςη Θήοαν ςξ κάρςοξ ςηπ διατξοεςικήπ απϊ ςημ επικοαςξϋρα ρήμεοα για ςξμ αμθοόπιμξ
και ςα ελάυιρςα ρχζϊμεμα Αμςιπάοξσο Αμςικαςξπςοίξ βίξ αμςίληφη η ξπξία ςείμει μα πεοιθχοιξπξιεί ςξ εμδιατέοξμ για
κςίρμαςα δεμ επιςοέπξσμ ζει αρταλόπ ςημ αίρθηρη ςξ Επέκειμα ιεοαουόμςαπ χπ ρημαμςικϊςεοξ ςξ ετήμεοξο
ςημ απξκαςάρςαρην ςξσξ πξσ είυαμ ξι ποϊγξμξί μαπ Σςημ Παλαιϊυχοα διακοίμεςαι έμα διατξοεςικϊ ήθξπ ελεσθεξ
λάυιρςξμ ποξπ ςξ παοϊμν ςηπ μξοτήπ ςξσ ξυσοχμέμξσ ξικιρμξϋ και γι’ ασςϊ καςά ςημ μακοά πεοίξδξ οχμέμξ απϊ ςξμ εγχκεμςοιρμϊ ςξσ αμθοόπξσ ϊπξσ ξ ξικιρςήπ
δεμ είμαι δσμαςϊμ μα εναυθξϋμ αρταλή ρσμπεοάρμαςα για ςημ λειςξσογία ςξσο ςχμ Μέρχμ Χοϊμχμ για ςξμ δεμ λειςξσογεί χπ καςακςηςήπ ςξσ υόοξσν αλλά διακοίμεςαι η
Πάμςχπν για ϊρξσπ αιόμεπ υοηριμξπξιήθηκε θα διαδοαμάςιρε ρημαμςικϊ οϊλξ αρςικϊ υόοξο Σςξσπ ξικιξ ποξρπάθειά ςξσ μα ςξμιρθεί ξ ξσριόδηπ ρκξπϊπ ςξσ βίξσ για ςημ
ρςημ αρτάλεια και ςημ κξιμχμικξξικξμξμική ξογάμχρη ςχμ Κσθήοχμο Αρταλόπν ρμξϋπ ασςξϋπν ξι δημϊριξι επίςεσνη ςηπ ϊμςχπ ζχήπο Τελικά η ξμαδική ξ κξιμχμική ρσμείδηρη
ςξμ σψξ αιόμαν καςά ςξμ ξπξίξ μμημξμεϋξμςαι ρςιπ ιρςξοικέπ πηγέπ ςα ξυσοά υόοξι ήςαμ ελάυιρςξιν εμό εκτοάζεςαι ρε αομξμία δξμημέμξσ και τσρικξϋ πεοιβάλλξμςξπ
ςηπ Παλαιϊυχοαπν ςηπ Χόοαπ και ςηπ Κάςχ Χόοαπ Μσλξπξςάμξσν ςξ αμςίρςξιυξ ςξμιζϊςαμ με ςξμ ςοϊπξ πξσ ϊπξσ λαμβάμει σπϊρςαρη η εσαίρθηςη ιρξοοξπία αμάμερα ρςη
ςηπ Κξλξκσθιάπ θα είυε παϋρει μα καςξικείςαιο Διατξοεςικά θα αμαμέμαμε μα κςίζξμςαμ καςξικίεπ και μαξί τϋρη και ςξμ άμθοχπξο Ασςϊ αμαπϊτεσκςα απξδεικμϋει ϊςι ςξ
γίμεςαι κάπξια αματξοά και ρ’ ασςϊο ξ ερχρςοετήπ υαοακςήοαπ απξςέλερμα είμαι ποξψϊμ ϊυι αςξμικήπ καλλιέογειαπ [κξσλςξϋξ
ςξσπο Ασςϊ πξσ αμαμτίβξλα οαπ]ν αλλά σφηλξϋ ρσλλξγικξϋ πξλιςιρςικξϋ επιπέδξσ πξσ ρσγξ
Άγιξπ Δημήςοιξπ ή Παλαιϊυχοα ποξκϋπςει είμαι η πεοιμεξ γμχρςά ή αμεπίγμχρςα εκτοάζεςαι απϊ ςα κςίρμαςα ρςξ υόοξν
Λαμβάμξμςαπ σπ΄ϊφιμ ϊςι ξ Άγιξπ Δημήςοιξπ θΠαλαιϊυχοαι πιθαμϊμ απϊ ςξμ ςοική διάςανη ςχμ κςιρμάςχμ ϊπξσ επικοαςξϋμ ξι ρσμβξλιρμξί ςχμ αμεπςσγμέμχμ ρυέρεχμ
ϊφιμξ στξ αιόμα ήςαμ ξ ρπξσδαιϊςεοξπ ξικιρμϊπ και ποχςεϋξσρα ςχμ Κσθήοχμ ρε επατή μεςανϋ ςξσπν όρςε κξιμχμίαπ έμαμςι ςξσ χτελιμιρςικξϋ απξςελέρμαςξπο
είμαι αμαγκαίξ μα γίμει αματξοά ρςξμ υαοακςήοα και ςημ ρημαρία ςξσ για ςημ μα δημιξσογξϋμ αμσμςικϊ
ςξπική Ιρςξοίαο πεοίβξλξν δίκημ δακςσλίξσο
Η Παλαιϊυχοαν ϊπχπ πλέξμ απξκαλείςαιν βοίρκεςαι κςιρμέμη ρε έμα βοαυόδη Φαίμεςαι μάλιρςα ϊςι ξι αμσξ
λϊτξ αμάμερα ρε δϋξ απϊςξμεπ οεμαςιέπ ξι ξπξίεπ αμαςξλικά ςξσ ξικιρμξϋ μςικξί δακςϋλιξι ήςαμ δϋξ
ρσγκλίμξσμ και δημιξσογξϋμ έμα απϊςξμξ ταοάγγι ςξ ξπξίξ καςαλήγει ρςημ απξτεϋγξμςαπ ςημ αμάγκη
ακςή ςηπ Κακήπ Λαγκάδαπν μϊςια ςηπ Αγίαπ Πελαγίαπο Αμ και ςα υοξμξλξγικά αμέγεορηπ αμενάοςηςξσ
δεδξμέμα ςηπ ιδοϋρεόπ ςηπ παοαμέμξσμ αρατήν πιθαμόςαςα ιδοσςέπ ςηπ ήςαμ ςείυξσπο Η ποακςική ξικξξ
μέλη ςηπ αουξμςικήπ ξικξγέμειαπ Εσδαιμξμξγιάμμη απϊ ςημ Μξμεμβαρίαν εμό δξμήρεχπ υχοιρςξϋ απϊ ςα
τωςογοατία ςηπ Χοϋραπ Φαςρέα

η πεοίξδξπ καςά ςημ ξπξία άουιρε μα κςίζεςαι δεμ ποέπει μα ςξπξθεςηθεί αογϊξ κςίρμαςα ςείυξσπν πξσ ρσμαξ
ςεοα απϊ ςξμ στξ αιόμαν ϊπχπ λίγα δείγμαςα κεοαμεικήπ μαοςσοξϋμο μςάςαι ρε ξικιρμξϋπ – τοξϋξ
Τξ ιδιάζξμ ςηπ θέρηπ ςξσ ποξρδίδει ρςξμ ξικιρμϊ υαοακςήοα ξυσοξϋν ρυεδϊμ οια ςηπ Εμεςικήπ πεοιϊδξσν
αϊοαςξσ απϊ ςα παοαπλέξμςα πλξίαο Η επιλξγή ςξσ υόοξσ απξρκξπξϋρε μα ςξμ εταομϊζεςαι και υοημαςξξ
καςαρςήρει αρταλή ςϊρξ για ςξσπ μϊμιμξσπ καςξίκξσπ ςξσ ϊρξ και για ϊρξσπ δξςείςαι απϊ ςημ «Γαλημξξ
θα καςέτεσγαμ ρ’ ασςϊμ ρε πεοίπςχρη κιμδϋμξσο ςάςη Δημξκοαςία»θΒεμεςίαιο
Τα πεοίπξσ σςς κςίρμαςα ςξσ ξικιρμξϋν ςα ξπξία –απξρπαρμαςικά ςα πεοιρρϊξ Σςημ Παλαιϊυχοα ενάλλξσν
ςεοα ρχζϊμεμα– εμςξπίρςηκαμ καςά ςημ επιταμειακή έοεσμα πξσ διενήυθη ποιμ απξτεϋγξμςαι αμξίγμαςα
απϊ λίγα υοϊμια απϊ ςξμ σπξγοατϊμεμξ και ςξσπ ρσμεογάςεπ ςξσν διακοίμξμςαι θθϋοεπν παοάθσοαν τεγγίξ Κάρςοξ Χόοαπ
ςεπι ποξπ ςξμ ενχςεοικϊ
υόοξ για μα είμαι εϋκξλη Σςξ κάρςοξ – ξικιρμϊ ςηπ Χόοαπν η δϊμηρη πξσ κσοιαουεί αλλάξ
η απϊκοξσρη ςχμ επιςιθεξ ζει διάςανη και μξοτήο Τα υαοακςηοιρςικά πξσ ρσμαμςάμε ρςημ
μέμχμο Όπξσ μάλιρςα ασςά Παλαιϊυχοαν δηλαδή έλλειφη διακοιςξϋ πεοιμεςοικξϋ ςείυξσπν
σπάουξσμ διαμξοτόμξμςαι ρςεμέπ δίξδξιν ξικεία και αμθοόπιμη κλίμακα ρςιπ καςαρκεσέπ δεμ
ρε πξλϋ σφηλϊ απϊ ςημ επιξ αμεσοίρκξμςαι ρςημ Χόοαν αμ και η αμθοόπιμη κλίμακα ταίμεςαι
τάμεια ςξσ εδάτξσπ ρημείξ ϊςι ρςιπ καςξικίεπ διαςηοείςαιο Είμαι βέβαια πξλϋ δϋρκξλξ μα υοξξ
και είμαι μικοόμ διαρςάρεχμο μξλξγηθξϋμν ατξϋ έυξσμ σπξρςεί αλλξιόρειπ ρςημ διάοκεια ςχμ
Τϊρξ ςα κξρμικά ϊρξ και ςα αιόμχμο Άλλχρςεν η υοήρη ςχμ καςξικιόμ μέρα ρςξ Κάρςοξ μέυοι
εκκληριαρςικά κςήοια είμαι ςημ δεκαεςία ςξσ σϋχς και η ρσμευήπ καςξίκηρη ασςόμ εκςϊπ ςξσ
μξμϊυχοαο Σςξσπ μαξϋπ ξι ξυσοχμέμξσ υόοξσ μέυοι και ρήμεοα έυει ρσμςελέρει ρςημ απόξ
ρςέγεπ ρυημαςίζξσμ καμάοαν λεια πξλϋςιμχμ αουιςεκςξμικόμ και μξοτξλξγικόμ ρςξιυείχμο Εδό
εμό ρςα σπϊλξιπα ξικξδξμήξ ςα ενχςεοικά ςείυη ποξκαλξϋμ ςξμ θασμαρμϊ και ςξ δέξπ ρςξμ
μαςα είμαι επίπεδεπ διαμξοξ ρημεοιμϊ παοαςηοηςήο Αρταλόπ ςξ ίδιξ ή και μεγαλϋςεοξ δέξπ θα
τόμξμςαπ δόμαο δημιξσογξϋραμ ρςξμ επίδξνξ επιςιθέμεμξ και θα ςξμ απέςοεπαμ
Απϊ ςιπ διαςηοξϋμεμεπ ςξιξ μα επιυειοήρει ςημ καςάληφή ςξσ αμ δεμ είυε αοκεςέπ πιθαμϊςηξ
υξγοατίεπ θςαλαιπχοημέμεπ ςεπ μα επιςϋυει ςξ εγυείοημά ςξσο Η Βεμεςία λξιπϊμ είυε επιδένια
απϊ ςημ αμθοόπιμη «δοαρςηξ αμαπςϋνει ςξμ ρυεδιαρμϊ για ςημ αμέγεορη τοξσοίχμ – ξικιρμόμ
οιϊςηςα»ι διαπιρςόμξσμε ϊςι πξσ θα σπηοεςξϋραμ απξςελερμαςικά ςημ πξλιςική ςηπ για ςημ
ξι παλαιϊςεοεπ υοξμξλξξ διαςήοηρη ςχμ κςήρεόμ ςηπ ρςξμ ελλημικϊ υόοξο
γξϋμςαι απϊ ςξμ σφξ χπ ςα Βέβαιαν και εδό η επιλξγή σφόμαςξπ για ςημ αμέγεορη ςξσ
ςέλη ςξσ σχξσ αιόμα ή ίρχπ κάρςοξσ θα ήςαμ παοάλξγξ μα απξτεσυθείο Όμχπ δεμ κςίζεςαι
και χπ ςξμ σψξ αιόμαο Δεμ για μα είμαι αθέαςξν αλλά για μα ελέγυει ασςήμ ςημ κοίριμη θαλάρξ
διακοίμεςαι ποόιμξπ ςξιυξξ ρια πεοιξυή και μα ποξρςαςεϋει επαοκόπ ςξ κϋοιξ λιμάμι ςξσ
γοατικϊπ διάκξρμξπν όρςε μηριξϋν ςξ Καφάλιο Έςρι ςξ Κάρςοξ ςηπ Χόοαπ γίμεςαι αμέρχπ
μα μάπ βξηθήρει ρςημ υοξξ ξοαςϊ και ίρχπ εκ ποόςηπ ϊφεχπ πιξ εσάλχςξ ρςξμ επιςιθέμεμξο
μξλϊγηρη ςηπ ιδοϋρεχπ ςηπ Τξ αμάγλστξ ςξσ εδάτξσπ για ςημ θεμελίχρη ςξσ τοξσοίξσ ρςη
Παλαιϊυχοαπο βϊοειαν βξοειξαμαςξλική και βξοειξδσςική πλεσοά ςξσ είμαι πιξ
Ο ξικιρμϊπν ξ ξπξίξπ κσοιεϋξ ξμαλϊ απϊ ςξ αμςίρςξιυξ ρςημ Παλαιϊυχοαν εμό η έκςαρη ςξσ
εςαι ςξ σχυω απϊ ςξμ ςϊςε υόοξσ πξσ καςαλαμβάμει είμαι επίρηπ μεγαλϋςεοηο Η ποξρεγμέμη
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ςημ επιβληςική πϋλη ςξσ ξυσοξϋν η ξπξία σιξθεςεί ϊλα ςα βαρικά ρςξιυεία ςηπ
βεμεςικήπ αουιςεκςξμικήπ – μηυαμικήπο Ίρχπ ρςημ Κάςχ Χόοα ξι παοαδϊρειπν
κξιμχμικέπ και ξικξδξμικέπν καθόπ και η έλλειφη ξικξμξμικξϋ πλεξμάρμαςξπν
μα ήςαμ πιξ ιρυσοέπ κι αμθεκςικέπ ρςιπ ρσμήθειεπ και ρςημ κξρμξαμςίληφη πξσ
ξι νέμξι κσοίαουξι έτεοαμ μαζί ςξσπ και θέληραμ μα επιβάλξσμο Η επιβξλή ασςή
επιυειοήθηκε με ήπιξ ςοϊπξ για μα απξτεσυθξϋμ ξι αμςιδοάρειπ ςχμ μςϊπιχμν ξι
ξπξίξι – παοά ςιπ αμςίνξεπ ρσμθήκεπ ςξσ βίξσ ςξσπ – ρσμέυιραμ μα εμραοκόμξσμ
ανιξρημείχςη πξλιςιρςική εςεοϊςηςαο
Σήμεοαν ϊπξιξ ξυσοχμέμξ κσθηοαψκϊ ξικιρμϊ κι αμ επιρκετθξϋμεν θα καςαξ
λήνξσμε ρςξ ρσμπέοαρμα ϊςι ϊλξι ςξσπ καςϊοθχραμ μα διαςηοηθξϋμ ρε πείξ
ρμα ςηπ τθξοάπ ςξσ υοϊμξσ και ςχμ αμθοόπιμχμ επεμβάρεχμ και ϊλξι ςξσπ
εμςάρρξμςαι ρςημ πξλϋςιμη πξλιςιρςική κληοξμξμιά ςχμ Κσθήοχμ ϊπχπ ασςή
διαμξοτόθηκε μέρα ρςξσπ σς ςξσλάυιρςξμ ςελεσςαίξσπ αιόμεπο
Ασςή η πξλϋςιμη κληοξμξμιά πξλλά μπξοεί μα διδάνει ςιπ ρϋγυοξμεπ κξιμχμίξ
επο Πόπ δηλαδή μπξοεί μα ρσμδσαρςεί η ποϊξδξπ με ςημ πξλιςιρςική ποϊςαρη
ςχμ Κσθηοίχμ ςξσ υθεπ πξσ έδιμαμ ποξςεοαιϊςηςα ρςημ ρσμϋπαονηξρυέρη και
λιγϊςεοη ρημαρία – υχοίπ βέβαια μα ςημ παοαγμχοίζξσμ– ρςημ υοηριμϊςηςαο Η
Παλαιϊυχοαν η Κάςχ Χόοαν αλλά και η Χόοα εμ πξλλξίπν μέρα απϊ ςημ λιςϊςηςα
αουιςεκςξμική ςξσ και ξ ϊγκξπ ςξσ αμαπληοόμξσμ ςξ μειξμέκςημα ςημ καςαρςοξτή ςηπ Παλαιξ ςχμ καςαρκεσόμ ςξσπν παοαπέμπξσμ ρε αμθοόπξσπξποϊρχπα και ϊυι ρε αςξξ
ςξσ άμερξσ απϊ ςημ θάλαρρα εμςξπιρμξϋ ςξσο ϊυχοαπο Μπξοξϋμε ϊμχπ μα μικϊςηςεπν πξσ έμιχθαμ ςημ γμηριϊςηςα ςηπ ζχήπ και ςημ κξιμχμξϋραμ με ςημ
Σςξ ερχςεοικϊ ςξσ κςίζξμςαι καςξικίεπν δημϊρια ρςοαςιχςικά και σπξθέρξσμε ϊςι η κξιμχμική σλική τϋρη και με ςξσπ ρσμαμθοόπξσπ ςξσπο Η εκκληρίαν η καςξικίαν η γειςξμιά
πξλιςικά καςαλϋμαςαο Όλα ςξπξθεςξϋμςαι βάρει ρυεδίξσο Απϊ ςα ρσρρχμάςχρη εκεί ήςαμ πιξ ρςιπ μικοέπ ασςέπ κξιμχμίεπν ξι ξπξίεπ είυαμ ιεοαουήρει διατξοεςικά απ’ ϊνςι
ρχζϊμεμα έγγοατα ποξκϋπςει ϊςι σπάουει κεμςοικϊπ ρυεδιαρμϊπ εμαογήπν απ’ ϊνςι ρςημ Χόοα γίμεςαι ρήμεοα ςιπ αμάγκεπ ςξσπ και ςιπ ποξςεοαιϊςηςέπ ςξσπν λειςξσογξϋραμ
ξικξδξμικόμ «ςεςοαγόμχμ» και ξδόμν όρςε η εκεί αμθοόπιμη κξιξ η ξπξία δέυςηκε αμαπϊτεσξ χπ μέρα για ςημ μεςάβαρη ρε μιαμ άλλη διάρςαρη ζχήπν απλήπ και ξσριαρςικήπο
μϊςηςα μα διαβιόμει –ϊρξμ ςξ επέςοεπαμ ξι ειδικέπ ρσμθήκεπξ πιξ κςα επί ένι αιόμεπ εμεςικέπ Μιαπ ζχήπ πξσ νεπεομξϋρε ςξσπ πεοιξοιρμξϋπ ςξσ υόοξσ και ςξσ υοϊμξσο
άμεςαν ποάγμα πξσ δεμ ταίμεςαι μα είυε ποξβλετθείν χπ έμα επιδοάρειπο
βαθμϊ ςξσλάυιρςξμν ρςξμ Άγιξ Δημήςοιξ – Παλαιϊυχοαο
Τξ ποχιμϊςεοξ κςίρμα ςξσ τοξσοίξσν έμαπ πϋογξπ ςξσ συξσ Κάςχ Χόοα
αιόμα θβσζαμςιμϊπιν ρσμςηοημέμξ ποιμ απϊ ένι πεοίπξσ υοϊμια Μσλξπξςάμξσ
απϊ ςημ Αουαιξλξγική Υπηοερία με ρσμςξμιρμέμεπ εμέογειεπ και Μια εμδιάμερη καςάρςαρην
ςηπ Δημξςική Αουήπξ ρςέκεςαι αφεσδήπ μάοςσοαπ ςχμ πξλλόμ πξλεξδξμικξϋ ρυεδιαρμξϋν
τάρεχμ καςαρκεσήπν επιρκεσόμ και αλλαγόμ ρςξ κάρςοξ καςά αμξικξδξμήρεχπ ιδιχςικόμ
ςημ διάοκεια ςχμ αιόμχμο Σςη ρσμέυεια υςίζξμςαι ςα σπϊλξιπα κςηοίχμν αλλά και μαόμν ταίξ
ξικξδξμήμαςαο Παοάλληλα αμεγείοξμςαι μαξίν ςέρρεοιπ εμςϊπ μεςαι μα δημιξσογείςαι ρςξ
ςξσ τοξσοίξσν εμό ρςξ Μέρα Βξϋογξ θπεοιςειυιρμέμξ ποξάρςιξιν ςέςαοςξ ξυσοϊ ςχμ Κσθήοχμν
υςίζξμςαι δεκαπέμςε ρσμξλικάο ρςημ Κάςχ Χόοα Μσλξπξςάξ
Τξ Κάρςοξ ςηπ Χόοαπ ποξταμόπ ξλξκληοόμεςαι ςξ σχςυ θπιθαμϊμ μξσο Δσμαμική πξλεξδξμική
εμιρυϋεςαιιν διϊςι ξι νέμξι κσοίαουξι αμςιλαμβάμξμςαι καλϋςεοα αμάπςσνην λιςϊςηςα σλικόμν
ςημ κοιριμϊςηςα ςχμ καιοόμο με κάπχπ πιξ εσοϋυχοεπ καξ
Η είρξδξπ ρςξμ ξυσοχμέμξ υόοξ επιςσγυάμεςαι μέρχ μίαπ ςξνχςήπ ςξικίεπο Και ρςημ Κάςχ Χόοα
πϋληπν αμξιγϊμεμηπ ρςξ πάυξπ ςξσ ςείυξσπν η ξπξία με ριγμξειδή ταίμεςαι μα επαμαλαμβάμεξ Τελικά ξι παοαπάμχ ξικιρμξί και ξι αμςίρςξιυξι ςξσ ελλημικξϋ υόοξσ γιαςί θεξ
διαδοξμή ποξπ ςξ ερχςεοικϊ καθίρςαςαι εσκξλϊςεοα σπεοαρπίξ ςαι ςξ πλαίριξ μέρα ρςξ ξπξίξ χοξϋμςαι ρημαμςικξίύ Όυι μϊμξ γιαςί ικαμξπξιξϋμ ςιπ αμθοόπιμεπ αιρθήρειπ και
ριμηο Η πϋλην ξ πεοίβξλξπ ςχμ ςειυόμν η δξμή και η μξοτξλξγία αμαπςϋυθηκε η Παλαιϊυχοαο εμπλξσςίζξσμ ςιπ γμόρειπ μαπ ρςημ αουιςεκςξμικήν ςημ ξικξδξμικήν ςημ πξλεξξ
ςξσπν διαλαλξϋμ ςξ πμεϋμα ςηπ βεμεςικήπ αουιςεκςξμικήπο Οι κάςξικξί ςηπ δηλαδή για δξμική ξογάμχρη και ςιπ αιρθηςικέπ ποξςιμήρειπ ςχμ αμθοόπχμ μιαπ ρσγκεκοιξ
Τξ κσοίχπ Κάρςοξ υχοίζεςαι ρε δϋξ ςμήμαςαο Σςξ μεγαλϋςεοξ με μα δξμήρξσμ ακξλξϋθηραμ μέμηπ επξυήπο Αλλά γιαςί ποχςίρςχπ εκπέμπξσμ μημϋμαςα ήθξσπ διατξοεςικξϋ
ςα πξλιςικξρςοαςιχςικά κςήοια και ςιπ εσθείεπ ξδξϋπ μεςανϋ ςξσπν πιρςά ςημ Παοάδξρην σπάξ απϊ ςξ ρημεοιμϊ και μια άλλη ρςάρη ζχήπο
και ρςξ μικοϊςεοξ ςμήμα θακοϊπξλιπιν ρςξ ξπξίξ βοίρκεςαι και η κξσραμ ρε άγοατξσπ μϊξ Ασςή η ιδιαίςεοη ρςάρη ζχήπ ςηπ ςϊςε κξιμχμίαπξκξιμϊςηςαπν ρςξμ καςακςημέμξ
καςξικία ςξσ Ποξμξηςήν Κσβεομήςη ξλϊκληοξσ ςξσ μηριξϋο Τξ μξσπ κξιμχμικήπ ρσμβίχρηπ απϊ ςξσπ Βεμεςξϋπ ςϊπξν κοάςηρε ςξμ ελλημικϊ ςοϊπξ ςξσ βίξσν δηλαδή ςξμ
κξμμάςι ασςϊ απξςελεί ςασςϊυοξμα και ςξ έρυαςξ ρημείξ αμϋμηπ και αμςαπξκοίθηκαμ ξοθόπ πξλιςιρμϊν ζχμςαμϊο Ασςή ακοιβόπ η ποϊςαρη πξλιςιρμξϋν πξσ απϊ ςξσπ παξ
ςχμ σπεοαρπιρςόμ ςξσο ρςιπ ξικξλξγικέπ και ειδικέπ οαπάμχ ξυσοχμέμξσπ ξικιρμξϋπ εμραοκόμεςαι ποξκαλεί και ποξρκαλεί ϊλξσπ
Σςημ επέκςαρη ςξσ Κάρςοξσ ποξπ ςημ αμαςξλική – μξςιξαμαςξλική ςξπξγοατικέπ παοαμέςοξσπ μα γίμξσμ με ασςήμ εμπειοικά ξικείξιο Να εμρχμαςόρξσμ δηλαδή ξογαμικά ςξμ
κλιςϋ ςξσν ρςξ Μέρα Βξϋογξν βάριμα σπξθέςξσμε ϊςι σπήουε λειςξσογόμςαπ χπ υοήρςεπ ςοϊπξ ςξσ κσθηοαψκξϋ ςϊπξσ και μα αμιυμεϋρξσμ ςξ εμδευϊμεμξ αμςίκοσρμά
καςξίκηρη ποιμ απϊ ςημ άτινη ςχμ νέμχμ κσοιάουχμ ρςα Κϋθηοαο και χπ ειδικξί ςασςϊυοξμα ςξσ ρςιπ ρημεοιμέπ ρσμθήκεπ ςξσ αμθοόπιμξσ βίξσο
Η κεμςοική διξίκηρη ςηπ Ασςξκοαςξοίαπ ρςημ Κχμρςαμςιμξϋπξλη ποξκειμέμξσ μα ικαμξπξιήξ
δεμ θα μπξοξϋρε μα είυε αγμξήρει ςξ ρςοαςηγικϊ πέοαρμα μεςανϋ ρξσμ ςιπ αμάγκεπ ςξσπο
Κσθήοχμ – Αμςικσθήοχμ και θα είυε πιθαμϊςαςα τοξμςίρει μα ςξ Αμ και η παοξσρία ςξσ βεμεξ
επιςηοεί με κάπξια πξλιςικξρςοαςιχςική εγκαςάρςαρηο Ο πϋογξπ ςικξϋ κοάςξσπ είμαι ποϊδηλη
ςξσ συξσ αιόμα πξσ ποξαματέοαμε θα ποέπει μα ρυεςιζϊςαμ με απϊ ςξ σπάουξμ ςείυξπ με ςξ
κάπξιξ ρςξιυειόδη ξικιρμϊ ρςξμ υόοξ ςξσ μεςαγεμέρςεοξσ Μέρα έμβλημα ςηπ Γαλημξςάςηπ
Βξϋογξσο Άλλχρςεν ρσγκεκοιμέμξι μαξί ρςξμ υόοξ διαρόζξσμ ρςημ ποϊρξφή ςξσν ςξ βαξ
βσζαμςιμέπ ςξιυξγοατίεπ υοξμξλξγξϋμεμεπ ςξσλάυιρςξμ απϊ ςξ ρικϊ μέςοξ ρςημ αμέγεορη
σφςςο κξρμικόμ και εκκληριαρςιξ
Σε κάθε πεοίπςχρην μια απλή μαςιά ρςξσπ δϋξ ξυσοχμέμξσπ κόμ κςιρμάςχμ είμαι η «αμξ
ξικιρμξϋπν Παλαιϊυχοαπ και Χόοαπν μάπ πείθει ϊςι επικοάςηρε θοόπιμη κλίμακα»ο Παοά ςημ
διατξοεςική κσοίαουη αμςίληφη για ςξ πόπ δημιξσογείςαι και ενεξ πξικιλία ςχμ μξοτόμ ρςα
λίρρεςαι έμαπ ςέςξιξπ ξικιρμϊπν παοϊλξ πξσ ξι ρσμθήκεπ αρςάξ κςίρμαςα πξσ ρήμεοα ρόζξξ
θειαπ και αβεβαιϊςηςαπ ρςξ ίδιξ μερξγειακϊ πεοιβάλλξμ δεμ είυαμ μςαιν η εμϊςηςα ςξσ ϊλξσ δεμ
ξσριαρςικά αλλάνειο διαςαοάρρεςαιν ατξϋ ϊλεπ ξι
Η Παλαιϊυχοα ενελίρρεςαι δσμαμικάν εμό η ςειυιρμέμη Χόοα καςϊξ «μξμάδεπ» ρσμςελξϋμ ρςημ
πιμ ρυεδιαρμξϋο Οι υοήρςεπ ςξσ υόοξσ ρςημ ποόςη πεοίπςχρη διαμϊοτχρη ασςξϋ ςξσ απξξ
λειςξσογξϋραμ και χπ ειδικξί ςξσ υόοξσο Σςημ δεϋςεοη θΚάρςοξ ςελέρμαςξπο Οι επςά μαξί πξσ
Χόοαπιν διακοίμεςαι έμα ρυίρμαν μια διαίοερην αμάμερα ρςξμ κςίζξμςαι είςε χπ αμενάοςηξ
«ειδικϊ» και ςξμ «υοήρςη»ν ατξϋ ξι μηυαμικξί – ρυεδιαρςέπ λειςξσοξ ςξι είςε χπ κέμςοξ αματξοάπ
γξϋμ αμενάοςηςα απϊ ςα παοαδξριακά ήθη και ςξσπ άγοατξσπ μιαπ μικοήπ γειςξμιάπ και ξι
μϊμξσπ ςηπ ςξπικήπ κξιμχμίαπο Επίρηπν ρςη Χόοα δημιξσογείςαι ξπξίξι υοξμξλξγξϋμςαι –μέξ
ρςαδιακά έμαπ κξιμχμικϊπ διαυχοιρμϊπν ξ ξπξίξπ διακοίμεςαι και ρχ ςξσ ςξιυξγοατικξϋ ςξσπ
ρςξ δξμημέμξ πεοιβάλλξμο Η παοξσρία σπηοεςικξϋ ποξρχπικξϋ διακϊρμξσ– απϊ ςξσ ςέλξσπ
ρςα μξικξκσοιά ςξσ Κάρςοξσ και ςξσ ξικιρμξϋν καθόπ επίρηπ και ςξσ σχξσ αιο και μεςέπειςα
η υοήρη ςχμ ξικξρήμχμν ςξμίζξσμ ασςή ςημ διαπίρςχρηο Σςημ ρσμβάλλξσμ ρςη δημιξσοξ
Παλαιϊυχοα δεμ διακοίμεςαι –απϊ ςα ρςξιυεία ςξσλάυιρςξμ πξσ γία εμϊπ ξικιρςικξϋ πεοιβάλξ
διαθέςξσμε – ποξκληςική ρσρρόοεσρη πλξϋςξσ ρε κάπξιξσπο λξμςξπ πξσ επιςοέπει ςημ
Βέβαιαν και ξι δϋξ τοξσοιακξί υόοξι διαςηοξϋμ ςξμ ερχρςοετή ελεϋθεοη έκτοαρη ςξσ αςϊξ
υαοακςήοα ςξσπο Οι δημϊριξι υόοξι ρςξ Κάρςοξ ςηπ Χόοαπ είμαι μξσ και ςημ παοάλληλη ρσμξ
πεοιρρϊςεοξιν ςα δε κςηοιακά ρϋμξλα ξικξδξμξϋμςαι αμενάοςηςα μεςξυή ςξσ ρςημ κξιμχμική
απϊ ςξσπ μαξϋπο Σςημ Παλαιϊυχοα ξι γειςξμιέπ πξσ μπξοξϋμε ξμάδαο Ασςά λξιπϊμ είμαι ςα
μα αμαρσρςήρξσμε αμαπςϋρρξμςαι με επίκεμςοξ μία εκκληρίαν πεοιξοιρμέμα ρςξιυεία πξσ
ρημαίμξμςαπ ςασςϊυοξμα έμαμ διατξοεςικϊ ςοϊπξ βίξσο Ο ςοϊπξπ με επιτϋλανη διακοίμξσμεν
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Σ’ ασςή ςημ μακοϊυοξμη πξοεία μαπ έυξσμε επιρημάμειν θίνει και ποξςείμει λϋρειπ
πξσ ρυεςίζξμςαι με ςα βαθιά οιζχμέμα ποξβλήμαςα ςηπ γοατειξκοαςίαπ και ςηπ αμαξ
νιξκοαςίαπο Τξ κάμαμε και ςξ κάμξσμε επειδή αγαπάμε με πάθξπ ςξ μηρίο Αγαπάμε
ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ και ςιπ ιρςξοίεπ ςξσπο Τξμ αμεμξδαομέμξ υειμόμα με ςιπ ςοικσμίεπ
ςξσο Τξ γλσκϊ νϋπμημα ςχμ λξσλξσδιόμ ςημ άμξινηο Τξμ ήοεμξ πατλαρμϊ ςχμ
κσμάςχμ με ςξμ εουξμϊ ςξσ καλξκαιοιξϋο Τξμ έμαρςοξ ξσοαμϊ με ςα άπειοα αρςέξ
οιαο Αγαπάμε ςξ ρςοατςάλιρμα ςξσ ήλιξσ ρςιπ παμέμξοτεπ παοαλίεπ ςξσ μηριξϋ
ςξ καλξκαίοιν ϊςαμ σπξδέυεςαι τίλξσπν ρσγγεμείπ και επιρκέπςεπο
ΜΕ ΛΥΠΗ ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΑΝΑΓΚΑΣΜΕΝΟΙ μα ςξπξθεςηθξϋμε άλλη μια τξοά ρε
θέμαςα πξσ έυξσμ μείμει άλσςα επί δεκαεςίεπο Τα γεγξμϊςα ςξσ πεοαρμέμξσ έςξσπ
έυξσμ απξκαλϋφει πξλλέπ θλιβεοέπ αλήθειεπο Ο Δήμξπ Κσθήοχμν η Εγυόοιξπ Πεοιξ
ξσρίαν η Πσοξρβερςική Υπηοερία και η Δαρική Υπηοερία απξδείυθηκαμ αμεπαοκείπ
για μα αμςιμεςχπίρξσμ απξςελερμαςικά ςιπ καςαρςοξτικέπ πσοκαγιέπ ςξσ τςσωο Η
έλλειφη επικξιμχμίαπ μεςανϋ ασςόμ ςχμ αουόμ μαζί με ςημ έλλειφη ρσμςξμιρμξϋ
αμςιμεςόπιρηπ ςχμ τσρικόμ καςαρςοξτόμν ποξκάλεραμ θλίφη ϊυι μϊμξ για ςιπ
αμεπαμϊοθχςεπ ζημιέπ ρςξμ τσρικϊ πλξϋςξν αλλά και για ςημ απόλεια ζχςικόμ
πηγόμ βιξπξοιρμξϋ ςχμ καςξίκχμ ςξσ μηριξϋο
ΧΑΟΤΙΚΕΣ ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΚΑΤΑΓΡAΦΗΚΑΝ ζχμςαμά απϊ iPhones ςανίδεφαμ ρε
δεσςεοϊλεπςα ρςξσπ Έλλημεπ ςηπ διαρπξοάπο Οι τχςξγοατίεπ πξσ απεικξμίζξσμ
καςξίκξσπ ςχμ υχοιόμ μα ποξρπαθξϋμ μα κϊφξσμ και μα καθαοίρξσμ θάμμξσπ για
μα έυξσμ ποϊρβαρη ρε πηγέπ και αμςλίεπν έδειναμ ςημ αδοάμεια και ςημ αμέλεια ςχμ
αομξδίχμ σπηοεριόμν αλλά και καςξίκχμ ςχμ Κσθήοχμ ρε θέμαςα πσοξποξρςαξ
ρίαπν ποξκαςαοκςικξϋ ρυεδιαρμξϋ και ποϊληφηπο Η γοατειξκοαςία ρε ρσμδσαρμϊ
με ςημ αμέλεια και ςημ αδοάμεια ςχμ αομξδίχμ σπηοεριόμ θοιάμβεσραμ πάλι με
ςημ μη παοξυή απξζημιόρεχμ και ξσριαρςικήπ βξήθειαπ ποξπ ασςξϋπ πξσ έυξσμ
πληγεί απϊ ςημ πσοκαγιάο
ΠΑΡΑΛΛΗΛΑ ΜΕ ΤΙΣ ΠΥΡΚΑΓΙΕΣ ςξ καλξκαίοιν είυαμε και ζηςήμαςα ρσγκξιμχμίαπο
Απϊ ςξ Πάρυα ςξσ τςσω ςξ μηρί είυε μείμει υχοίπ πλξίξο Οι επιρκέπςεπ ςξσ μηριξϋ
και ξι κάςξικξι δεμ μπξοξϋραμ μα μεςακιμηθξϋμ με απξςέλερμα μα ακσοόμξσμ
ςιπ κοαςήρειπ και ςιπ δξσλειέπ ςξσπο Η ξικξμξμική απόλεια για πξλλξϋπ ρςξ μηρί
ήςαμ καςαρςοξτικήο Για μεοικξϋπ ήςαμ ςξ ςελικϊ υςϋπημαο Οικξγεμειακέπ επιυειξ
οήρειπ πξσ δξϋλεσαμ επί δεκαεςίεπ καςαρυέθηκαμ απϊ ςιπ ςοάπεζεπο Αποξμξηρίαύ
Έλλειφη διεοεϋμηρηπ και ποξγοαμμαςιρμξϋύ Τελικά ςξ μηρί έμειμε υχοίπ πλξίξο
ΑΝ ΚΑΙ Η ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΒΛΑΒΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΛΟΙΟΥ ήςαμ αποϊβλεπςην ξ Δήμξπ γμόοιζε
ϊςι η ρϋμβαρη ςξσ πλξίξσ έληγε ςξ Σεπςέμβοιξο Τα δοξμξλϊγια ςξ πεοαρμέμξ έςξπ
ήςαμ ιδιαίςεοα αμεπαοκή και ςξ θέμα ςχμ μεςατξοόμ παοέμειμε πιξ ποξβλημαςικϊ
απϊ πξςέο Η αμηρσυία και η αμαρτάλεια καλά κοαςξϋμο Ποιμ απϊ υς υοϊμιαν σπήουε
η δσμαςϊςηςα ποϊρβαρηπ ρςξ μηρί με πλξίξ απϊ ςξμ Πειοαιά και ςξ Γϋθειξ με ιπςάξ
μεμα δελτίμια και αεοξπλάμξο Επιπλέξμ ςα ςανίδια με πλξίξ μεςανϋ Κοήςηπ και
Κσθήοχμ ήςαμ πξλϋ πιξ ρσυμάο Επίρηπ ςα αεοξπξοικά δοξμξλϊγια ήραμ πιξ πσκμά
και ρε πιξ βξλικέπ όοεπο Οι καιοξί αλλάζξσμο Βεβαίχπο Αλλά ποξπ ςξ υειοϊςεοξύ
ΤΑ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΑ σχ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ρσζηςείςαι η επέκςαρη ςξσ διαδοϊμξσ ςξσ αεοξδοξξ
μίξσ Κσθήοχμ Αλέναμδοξπ Αοιρςξςέλξσπ Ωμάρηπν πξσ θα επιςοέπει ρε μεγαλϋςεοα
αεοξρκάτη μα ποξργειόμξμςαιν γεγξμϊπ πξσ θα ποξχθήρει ςημ ςξσοιρςική και
ξικξμξμική αμάπςσνη ςξσ μηριξϋο Πξλλξί μςϊπιξι επιθσμξϋμ μα βοξσμ ςοϊπξσπ
για ςημ επέκςαρη ςηπ ςξσοιρςικήπ πεοιϊδξσο Μια μακοϋςεοη ςξσοιρςική πεοίξδξπ
θα ήςαμ ξικξμξμικά επχτελήπ για ϊλξσπο Για μα μπξοέρξσμ ϊμχπ ξι επιυειοήρειπ
ςξσ μηριξϋ μα επεμδϋρξσμ ρςημ αμάπςσνη σπξδξμόμ και μα διαςηοηθξϋμ ϊλεπ ξι
επιυειοήρειπ αμξιυςέπ για μεγαλϋςεοη πεοίξδξν ποξωπξθέςει ξι επαγγελμαςίεπ μα
έυξσμ ςημ σπξρςήοινη και ςημ αοχγή ςηπ ςξπικήπ ασςξδιξίκηρηπο
ΜΕΧΡΙΣ ΟΤΟΥ ΟΙ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΙ ΥΠΑΛΛΗΛΟΙ γίμξσμ ςελικά σπεϋθσμξι και σπϊλξγξι
για ςιπ εμέογειέπ ςξσπ και η Δικαιξρϋμη μα λειςξσογεί ξοθϊςεοαν η Ελλάδα δεμ θα
αλλάνει πξςέο Η παγιχμέμη αρθέμεια ςξσ ρσρςήμαςξπ απξδεικμϋεςαι απξλϋςχπ
απϊ ςημ ποϊρταςη παοαίςηρη ςξσ παγκξρμίξσ τήμηπ και βεςεοάμξσ επιρςήμξμα
Σςαμαςίξσ Κοιμιζή χπ επικεταλήπ ςξσ Ελλημικξϋ Διαρςημικξϋ Οογαμιρμξϋ θΕΛΔΟι
μεςά απϊ μϊλιπ λίγεπ εβδξμάδεπ ρςη θέρη πξσ ςξσ αμαςέθηκεο Έμαπ άμθοχπξπ
αουόμν με ρςϊυξ ςη δημιξσογία εμϊπ ξογαμιρμξϋ θεμελιχμέμξσ ρε ςοειπ άνξμεπό
αοιρςείαν ανιξκοαςία και ανιξλϊγηρηο Σςημ επιρςξλή παοαίςηρήπ ςξσν μίληρε για
μια αμανιϊπιρςη γοατειξκοαςική δξμή με μηδεμική ξικξμξμική διατάμειαν λέγξξ
μςαπ ϊςι αιρθάμθηκε ραμ μαοιξμέςα για αμεϋθσμξσπ πξλιςικξϋπν εμό αματεοϊςαμ
ρε σπξσογικέπ απξτάρειπ πξσ «απέκοσφαμ ξσριαρςικά ςξμ λϊγξ ςηπ ϋπαονηπ ςξσ
ΕΛΔΟ»ο Δσρςσυόπν η Ελλάδα ενακξλξσθεί μα είμαι πξλϋ φηλά ρςη λίρςα ςχμ υχοόμ
με διατθξοάο Η αμικαμϊςηςα και η μεςοιϊςηςα βαριλεϋξσμο
Η ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΙΚΗ ΠΥΡΚΑΓΙΑ ςξσ πεοαρμέμξσ έςξσπ πιθαμξλξγείςαι ϊςι νεκίμηρε
ρςξ υόοξ ρςάθμεσρηπ ςξσ Νξρξκξμείξσ απϊ έμα πεςαμέμξ ςριγάοξν εμό υοειάρςηξ
καμ πάμχ απϊ υχ λεπςά για μα τςάρξσμ ςα πσοξρβερςικά ξυήμαςαο Και ςξ εοόςημα
πξσ ςίθεςαι είμαι ςξ Νξρξκξμείξ Κσθήοχμ δεμ διέθεςε μηυαμιρμξϋπ πσοϊρβερηπ
θπσοξρβερςήοεπι για ςέςξιεπ πεοιπςόρειπύ Αλλά και ςα ελικϊπςεοα πξσ υοηριμξξ
πξιξϋμςαι για ςη μεςατξοά επειγϊμςχμ ιαςοικόμ πεοιρςαςικόμ απϊ ςξ Νξρξκξμείξ
Κσθήοχμ ρςημ Αθήμα ή ςημ Κοήςην έυξσμ πέρει και ασςά θϋμαςα ςξσ Μμημξμίξσ
και ςηπ ελλημικήπ αμξογαμχριάπο Εάμ δεμ είρςε πξλιςικϊπν διάρημξπ ή πξλίςηπ με
μέρξμν θα βοείςε ςξμ εασςϊ ραπ μα μεςατέοεςαι με μηυαμξκίμηςξ ρκάτξπ ή καΐκι με
ςξμ ίδιξ ςοϊπξ πξσ ξι παππξϋδεπ μαπ μεςατέοξμςαμ ρε έκςακςεπ πεοιρςάρειπο
ΤΙ ΑΛΛΑΞΕ ΛΟΙΠΟΝύ Πξια διδάγμαςα αμςλήθηκαμ απϊ ςιπ καςαρςοξτέπ ςξσ πεοαξ
ρμέμξσ έςξσπύ Η Ελλάδα ενακξλξσθεί μα βσθίζεςαι ρςξ υοέξπ και ςξ υάξπο Ασςϊ ρε
καμιά πεοίπςχρη δεμ ποέπει μα ξδηγήρει ρε αμέλεια και αδοάμειαο Ο Δήμξπ Κσθήξ
οχμ θα ποέπει μα διαθέςει πεοιρρϊςεοα κξμδϋλια για ςημ πσοξποξρςαρίαο Διϊςι
για ςιπ τσρικέπ καςαρςοξτέπ σπάουει πάμςα η επϊμεμη τξοάο Ο ποξγοαμμαςιρμϊπ
ρόζει ζχέπο Ενξικξμξμεί υοήμαςα και δεμ κξρςίζειο Τξ βαρικϊ πξσ υοειάζεςαι είμαι
μα διαθέςειπ ϊοαμαν υοϊμξν ποξγοαμμαςιρμϊν ρςοαςηγικήν δέρμεσρη για ρσμέπεια
και κξιμχμική ποξρτξοάο
ΣΕ ΛΙΓΟΤΕΡΟ ΑΠΟ στ ΜΗΝΕΣ ρςιπ εκλξγέπ ςηπ ςξπικήπ ασςξδιξίκηρηπν ελπίζξσμε
ϊςι ξι πξλίςεπ πξσ καςέυξμςαι απϊ πάθξπ και ϊοαμα θα δερμεσςξϋμ μα ποξρτέξ
οξσμ ςιπ γμόρειπ και ςιπ εμπειοίεπ ςξσπ ρςημ δημϊρια διξίκηρηο Αλλά και χπ απλξί
πξλίςεπ μα δείνξσμ ρϋμερη και σπεσθσμϊςηςα όρςε ςα ρξβαοά και μακοξυοϊμια
ποξβλήμαςα πξσ μαρςίζξσμ ςξ μηρί και ςημ υόοα μαπ μα αμςιμεςχπιρςξϋμ άμερα
και απξςελερμαςικά ποξπ ϊτελξπ ϊλχμο ΕΙΘΕ…
ΚΑΘΕ ΑΠΩΛΕΙΑ ΕΜΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΙ ΤΟΝ ΣΠΟΡΟ ΤΗΣ
ΧΟΡΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΝΗΓΥΡΙΑ
Ο Δήμξπ Κσθήοχμ ξογαξ Δεσςέοα ψ Ασγξϋρςξσό Διαρκεδάρςε ρςξμ εςήριξ υξοϊ ςξσ
μόμει ρςιπ τϊ Ιξσλίξσ Σσλλϊγξσ Αβλέμχμα «Ο Φιλϊνεμξπ»ο Κάςχ απϊ ςα αρςέοιαν ρςξ
ςιμηςικέπ εκδηλόρειπ γοατικϊ λιμαμάκι ςξσ Αβλέμχμα ξογαμόμεςαι μια νευχοιρςή
ρςη μμήμη ςχμ ωττ βοαδιάν πξσ θα ραπ μείμει για υοϊμια ανέυαρςηο
μεκοόμ ςξσ πλξίξσ HMS
Σάββαςξ σσ Ασγξϋρςξσό Σςημ Εςήρια Γιξοςή Κοαριξϋ Μηςάξ
Gloucester ςξσ Βοεςαξ
ςχμν η ξπξία ξογαμόμεςαι απϊ ςξμ Σϋλλξγξ Μηςάςχμ «Η Μσοςιά»
μικξϋ Βαριλικξϋ Νασςιξ
θα μπξοέρεςε μα δξκιμάρεςε μςϊπιεπ πξικιλίεπ και μα υξοέφεςε
κξϋο Τξ πλξίξ βσθίρςηκε
μέυοι ςξ ποχίο Πλαςεία «Αλχμάκι»ν Μηςάςα
μϊςια ςξσ Καφαλιξϋ ςξ
σϋφσο Τεςάοςη σχ Ασγξϋρςξσό Οπχπ ρε ϊλη ςημ Ελλάδαν και ρςξ μηρί
μαπν ςιμάςαι η Κξίμηρη ςηπ Θεξςϊκξσο Τξ ποχί ςελείςαι Θεία Λειςξσογία
Τιπ εκδηλόρειπ θα ςιμήξ
ρει με ςημ παοξσρία ρςημ ιρςξοική μξμή ςηπ Παμαγίαπ ςηπ Μσοςιδιόςιρραπ ποξενάουξμςξπ
ςξσ Μηςοξπξλίςη Κσθήοχμ και Αμςικσθήοχμ κοκο Σεοατείμο
ςξσ ξ Ποϊεδοξπ ςηπ
Τξ βοάδσ ςξσ Δεκαπεμςαϋγξσρςξσ διξογαμόμεςαι απϊ ςξμ Σϋλλξγξ
Δημξκοαςίαπ εμό θα
Πξςαμξϋν ξ εςήριξπ υξοϊπ ρςημ κεμςοική πλαςεία ςξσ Πξςαμξϋ με
παοαρςεί η πξλιςική και
ζχμςαμή μξσρική και πξλϋ κέτιο
ρςοαςιχςική ηγεξ
ρία ςξσ Σάββαςξ σϊ Ασγξϋρςξσό Ο Σϋλλξγξπ Φοαςριχςόμ διξογαμόμει
και τέςξπ ςημ υχη ΓΕΩΡΓΟΚΤΗΝΟΤΡΟΦΙΚΗ έκθερη με πλξϋρια
σπξσοξ
ρσλλξγή αγοξςικόμ και κςημξςοξτικόμ ποξψϊμςχμ καθόπ και
γείξσ
υειοξςευμημάςχμ λαψκήπ ςέυμηπο Θα ακξλξσθήρειν ϊπχπ κάθε
Εθμικήπ
υοϊμξν υξοϊπ ρςημ πλαςεία ςξσ υχοιξϋο
Αμσμαπο
τωςογοατία ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ ΤΡΙΦΥΛΛΗΣ
Σάββαςξ ττ Σεπςεμβοίξσό Απξυαιοεςξϋμε ςξ κσθηοαψκϊ
καλξκαίοι με ςξμ εςήριξ υξοϊ ςξσ Ενχοαψρςικξϋ – Πξλιςιρςικξϋ
Σσλλϊγξσ Αγίαπ Πελαγίαπο Σςημ Κεμςοική Παοαλιακή Οδϊ ςηπ Αγο
Πελαγίαπν δίπλα ρςη θάλαρραν απξλαϋρςε εκλεκςξϋπ μεζέδεπν
καλϊ κοαρί και πξλϋ υξοϊο
ΤΟΠΟΙ ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑΣ
Η ΚΕΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΦΟΡΟΥ Για ϊρξσπ επιρκέπςξμςαι ςα Κϋθηοα ςξ ςοίςξ
δεκαήμεοξ ςξσ Ασγξϋρςξσν σπάουει μια πξλϋ ιδιαίςεοην άγμχρςη
ρε πξλλξϋπ ιεοή παοάδξρηο Είμαι η Θεία Λειςξσογία ρςημ Κεοά
ςξσ Φϊοξσ ρςιπ τυ Ασγξϋρςξσ και ξ ερπεοιμϊπ ρςιπ ττ Ασγξϋρςξσν
ρςημ Παλιϊυχοαο
Οι ιεοξςελερςίεπ ασςέπ ςη ρσγκεκοιμέμη πεοίξδξ ςελξϋμςαι ρςημ
Παλιϊυχοα εκαςξμςάδεπ υοϊμιαν πάμςα ρςημ ίδια εκκληρία πξσ
διαςηοείςαι ρε καλή καςάρςαρηο
Ο ερπεοιμϊπ για ςα εμμιάμεοα ςηπ Παμαγίαπ ρςημ Παλιϊυχοα
θα ςελερςεί ρςιπ ττ Ασγξϋρςξσ ρςιπ ω ςξ απϊγεσμα και η Θεία
Λειςξσογία ρςιπ τυ Ασγξϋρςξσ ρςιπ ϊ ςξ ποχίο
ΦΩΤΟ ΤΟΥ STEPHEN TRIFYLLIS
Ο Μηςοοπολίςηπ Κσθήοων και Ανςικσθήοων κ.κ. Σεοατείμ οδεϋονςαπ ποοπ
ςην Κεοά ςοσ Φϊοοσ ποοκειμένοσ να ςελέρει ςον Ερπεοινϊ.
ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ MΥΡΤΙΔΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ Τξ εικϊμιρμα ςηπ Παμαγίαπ ρόθηκε διά
θαϋμαςξπν ϊςαμ ςξ καοάβιν πξσ ςξ μεςέτεοε απϊ ςημ Κχμρςαμςιμξϋξ
πξλη ρςημ Κοήςην καςαπξμςίρςηκε απϊ ρτξδοή θαλαρρξςαοαυήο Τξ
εικϊμιρμα βοέθηκε «εμ πϊαιπ μσοριμόμ»ο Η Μξμή ςχμ Μσοςιδίχμ παμηξ
γσοίζει ρςιπ τφ Σεπςεμβοίξσο
ΑΓΙΑ ΜΟΝΗ Αουικά ήςαμ έμα τςχυϊ νχκλήρι ρκεπαρμέμξ με κλαδιάο
Μα ξ Θϊδχοξπ Κξλξκξςοόμηπ έςανε πχπ αμ ελεσθεοχθεί η παςοίδαν
θα ςξ υςίρει απη ςημ αουήο Κοάςηρε ςημ σπϊρυερή ςξσν κι έςρι υςίρςηκε
ςξ χοαίξ μξμαρςήοι ςηπ Αγίαπ Μϊμηπο Εξοςάζει ρςιπ ψ Ασγξϋρςξσο
ΑΓΙΟΣ ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ Σϋμτχμα με ςξ ρσμανάοιξ ςξσ σςξσ αιο
γεμμήθηκε ρςημ Κξοόμη ςηπ Μερρημίαπ πεοί ςξ ϊϊς μοΧο Έζηρε χπ
αρκηςήπ ρςα Κϋθηοα και κξιμήθηκε ςξ ϋττ μοΧο Η κάοα ςξσ Αγίξσ
τσλάρρεςαι ρςη Μξμή ςξσ Ορίξσ Θεξδόοξσν είμαι πξλιξϋυξπ ςχμ
Κσθήοχμ και γιξοςάζει ρςιπ στ Μαψξσ ο
ΑΓΙΑ ΕΛΕΣΣΑ βοήκε καςατϋγιξ ρςα Κϋθηοαν κσμηγημέμη απϊ ςξμ
άθεξ παςέοα ςηπν ξ ξπξίξπ ϊμχπ ςη βοήκε και ςημ απξκετάλιρεο
Τξ άγιξ λείφαμϊ ςηπ εμςατιάρςηκε ρςξ ιεοϊ βξσμϊν ϊπξσ υςίρςηκε
εκκληρία και κελιάο Η μμήμη ςηπ ςιμάςαι ςημ ση Ασγξϋρςξσο
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ΤΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑ ΑΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΙΚΡΟ ΝΗΣΙν λϊγχ ςηπ πλξϋριαπ γεχξ ρκάτη για κξμςιμέπ βϊλςεπν
μξοτξλξγίαπ ςξσπν διαθέςξσμ μία ακςξγοαμμή με πεοίπξσ θαλάρρια πξδήλαςα και καμϊ
φς μεγάλεπν μικοέπ και πξλϋ μικοέπ παοαλίεπο Η ποϊρβαρη και ρυξλή καςαδϋρεχμο Γϋοχ
ρε αοκεςέπ απϊ ασςέπ γίμεςαι μέρχ ςξσ ξδικξϋ δικςϋξσν εμό απϊ ςημ παοαλία σπάουξσμν
ξι σπϊλξιπεπ είμαι επιρκέφιμεπ μϊμξ δια θαλάρρηπο Αοκεξ κατεςέοιεπν ερςιαςϊοια και
ςέπ παοαλίεπ έυξσμ ανιξπξιηθεί ςξσοιρςικά και διαθέςξσμ μίμι μάοκεςο Υπάουξσμ δηξ
ξογαμχμέμεπ σπξδξμέπ με μικοά αμαφσκςήοιαν ξμποέλεπ μξςικέπ ςξσαλέςεπ και ςξσξ
αλέςα για ΑΜΕΑο Απέμαμςι
με ναπλόρςοεπ και άλλεπ αμέρειπο Επιλέναμε και ραπ ποξξ
απϊ ςξ Καφάλι βοίρκεςαι η
ςείμξσμε εδό δόδεκα παοαλίεπ πξσ ασςϊ ςξ καλξκαίοι θα
βοαυξμηρίδα Χϋςοα θή Ασγϊι

τωςο ςηπ ΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ

ραπ ποξρτέοξσμ ςιπ καλϋςεοεπ εμπειοίεπ και βξσςιέπα με μια εκπληκςική θαλάρρια
ΠΑΛΙΟΠΟΛΗ Είμαι η μεγαλϋςεοη παοαλία ρςα Κϋθηοαο Βοίρκεςαι ρπηλιά ςημ ξπξία μπξοείςε
ρςα αμαςξλικάν δίπλα ρςξ φαοξυόοι ςξσ Ασλέμξμαο Είμαι αμμόξ μα επιρκετςείςε με μικοϊ
δηπ με πξλϋ φιλϊ πξλϋυοχμξ βξςραλάκι και ρυεςικά οηυά μεοάο ςξσοιρςικϊ ρκάτξπο Τξ Καξ
Διαθέςει ξμποέλεπ με ναπλόρςοεπν καμςίμα και ςξσαλέςεπο Η ποϊξ φάλι απέυει μϊλιπ τ υλμ απϊ
ρβαρη γίμεςαι με αρτάλςιμξ δοϊμξ και σπάουει άπλεςξπ υόοξπ για ςημ Χόοαν εμό διαθέςει νεξ
ρςάθμεσρηο Η παοαλία είμαι σπξφήτια για ςξ βοαβείξ Γαλάζιαπ μξδξυεία πξλϋ λίγα μέςοα
Σημαίαπο Είμαι ελατοόπ εκςεθειμέμη ρςξσπ βξοειξαμαςξλικξϋπ απϊ ςημ παοαλίαο αρτάλςιμξ δοϊμξν υ υλμ απϊ ςξμ ξικιρμϊ ςξσ Καοαβάο Η παοαλία είμαι σπξφήτια
αμέμξσπο Να ρημειχθεί ϊςι ρϋμτχμα με ςξ μϋθξν ρε ασςή ςημ ΣΠΑΡΑΓΑΡΙΟ Η μικοή παοαξ για ςξ βοαβείξ Γαλάζιαπ Σημαίαπο
ακςή γεμμήθηκε η Ατοξδίςηο λίαν πξσ είμαι τημιρμέμη χπ ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ Έμαπ θοϋλξπ λέει ϊςι ξ Μπαομπαοϊρα απξβιβάρςηκε ρε ασςή ςημ
ΚΑΛΑΔΙ Η παοαλία ρήμα καςαςεθέμ ςξσ μηριξϋο Έυει τχςξγοαξ παοαλία γσμμιρςόμν βοίρκεξ παοαλίαν ϊςαμ επιςέθηκε ρςα Κϋθηοα και πξλιϊοκηρε ςημ Παλιϊυχοαο Βοίρκεςαι
τηθεί πεοιρρϊςεοξ απϊ κάθε άλλη παοαλίαο Βοίρκεςαι ρςα αμαςξξ ςαι απέμαμςι απϊ ςξ Καφάλι τνχ υλμο αμαςξλικά ςηπ Αγίαπ Πελαγίαπ ϊπξσ ρσμδέεςαι με βαςϊ υχμαςϊδοξξ
λικάν έυει βϊςραλξ και βαθιά γαλαζξποάριμα μεοάν εμό υχοίζεςαι ρςημ εκβξλή εμϊπ μικοξϋ ταξ μξο Η βοαβεσμέμη με Γαλάζια Σημαία παοαλίαν είμαι πλήοχπ ξογαμχμέμη με
ρε δϋξ μικοξϋπ κξλπίρκξσπ απϊ έμαμ εμςσπχριακϊ βοάυξο Η ποϊξ οαγγιξϋν κάςχ απϊ ςξ Κάρςοξ ξμποέλεπν ναπλόρςοεπ και καμςίμαο Έυει άμμξν φιλϊ βϊςραλξ και ρυεςικά οηυά
ρβαρη γίμεςαι με αρτάλςιμξ δοϊμξ και ρςξ ςέλξπ ςηπ διαδοξμήπ ςχμ Κσθήοχμο Έυει βϊςραλα μεοά και ποξρτέοει εναιοεςική θέα ποξπ ςξμ κάβξ Μαλέαο Είμαι εκςεθειμέμη
θα καςεβείςε κάμπξρα πέςοιμα ρκαλξπάςιαο Η παοαλία δεμ είμαι και βαθιά μεοάν και ποξρεγγίξ ρςξσπ βϊοειξσπ αμέμξσπο Δίπλα ρςη Λαγκάδα εκβάλει ςξ εναιοεςικξϋ κάλλξσπ
ξογαμχμέμη και ξ υόοξπ ρςάθμεσρηπ είμαι πεοιξοιρμέμξπο Μπξξ ζεςαι με βαςϊ υχμαςϊδοξμξν ταοάγγι ςηπ Κακιάπ Λαγκάδαπο
οεί μα υαοακςηοιρςεί «πξλσρϋυμαρςη» ατξϋ ςξ τσρικϊ ςηπ κάλλξπ μπξοείςε ϊμχπ μα ςημ επιξ ΔΙΑΚΟΦΤΙ Απϊ ςιπ χοαιϊςεοεπ παοαλίεπ ςξσ μηριξϋν ςξ Διακϊτςι βοίρκεςαι ρςα
μαγμηςίζει ςξσπ πεοιρρϊςεοξσπ επιρκέπςεπ ςξσ μηριξϋο Εκςίθεςαι ρκετςείςε μξικιάζξμςαπ έμα βoοειξαμαςξλικάν ϊπξσ βοίρκεςαι και ςξ λιμάμιο Ποϊκειςαι για μία παοαλία με
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επιμέλεια ατιεοόμαςξπ Δημήςοηπ Κξσςοατξϋοηπ
ΚΑΝΕΙΣ ΔΕΝ ΜΠΟΡΕΙ ΝΑ ΔΕΙ ΑΛΗΘΙΝΑ έμαμ ςϊπξ αμ δεμ γμχοίρει ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ ςξσο Φέςξπ υάραμε έμαμ
άμθοχπξ πξσ ενέτοαζε ςξμ ςϊπξ μαπ με ςοϊπξ βαθϋ και αθϊοσβξο Ήςαμ έμαπ απλϊπ άμθοχπξπν έμαπ ςοστεοϊπ
παιδαγχγϊπν έμαπ παοαγχγικϊπ άεογξπν έμαπ πιρςϊπ υχοίπ πξλλή θεξλξγίαν έμαπ γήιμξπ υχοίπ –χρςϊρξ– πξλλή
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πξλϋ μέςοαγε για εμάπο
Ο Πέςοξπ Γαλαμάκηπ ήςαμ έμαπ ςαπειμϊπ άμθοχπξπν εογαςικϊπν λιςϊπ κι έμςιμξπο
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δεμ έςαζεν δεμ πίεζε και δεμ επαιςξϋρεν δεμ έρκσβε ςξ κετάλι ρςιπ σπξυοεόρειπ πξσ
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αμαουικϊπ με αουέπο Χχοίπ αμςαμξιβήν υχοίπ αμαγμόοιρην υχοίπ καςανίχρηο Παμςξϋ
και πάμςα αβϊλεσςξπο
Η κηδεία ςξσ έγιμε de facto δημξρία δαπάμηο Καμείπ δεμ ζήςηρε υοήμαςαν κι ϊμχπ
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μηρή ςξσπ δεμ υχοάει ρςιπ ρςήλεπ μιαπ ετημεοίδαπο Η μικοή μαπ κξιμχμίαν έρςχ κι
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Τόοα ρκετςϊμαρςε πξλλάο Τι θα μπξοξϋραμε μα έυξσμε κάμει γι’ ασςϊμο Είκξρι
υοϊμια ρςαθήκαμε θεμείπ και ξι εκποϊρχπξί μαπ κι εμείπ διά ςχμ εκποξρόπχμ μαπι αμίκαμξι μα ςξμ κοαςήρξσμεο
Όςαμ τεϋγει έμαπ τίλξπν αιρθαμϊμαρςε τςχυϊςεοξιν αλλά μαπ δέμει πιξ γεοά ϊρξσπ ςξμ αγαπήραμεν η μμήμη
ςξσ αμθοόπξσο
Έμα ποάγμα με βαραμίζειό Πϊςε θα μάθξσμε μα αμαγμχοίζξσμε ςημ ανία ςχμ αμθοόπχμ ϊρξ είμαι καιοϊπύ Όυι
καςϊπιμ εξοςήπο Πϊςε θα μάθξσμε μα αγαπάμε ϊυι λϊγχ εμξυόμ αλλά λϊγχ πληοϊςηςαπο Νξιόθχ ϊςι μέμξσμε
λίγξι κι ξ καθέμαπ μαπ πλέξμ είμαι ξ ςϊπξπ μαπ ξλϊκληοξπο Απ ατήρχν ϊμχπν μα μιλήρξσμ καλϋςεοα ξι καθ’ ϋλημ
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ΕΝΑ ΑΞΕΧΑΣΤΟ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙ
Ο Πέςοξπ Γαλαμάκηπ γεμμήθηκε και μεγάλχρε ρςημ Ασρςοαλίαο Απϊ μικοϊπ
νεκίμηρε ςξ πξδϊρταιοξ παίζξμςαπ ρε ςξπική ξμάδα κι εμ ρσμευεία ρπξϋδαρε
ποξπξμηςική παίομξμςαπ δίπλχμα Α΄ καςηγξοίαπο Είυε παοακξλξσθήρει ακϊμα
ρεμιμάοια απϊ μεγάλξσπ δαρκάλξσπ ςξσ πξδξρταίοξσ ρε διάτξοεπ υόοεπ και
μάλιρςα ρςη Μέκκα ςξσ πξδξρταίοξσν ςη Βοαζιλίαο
Σςα Κϋθηοα ήοθε ποιμ απϊ είκξρι υοϊμιαν ςξ σϋϋϊο Απϊ ςη ρςιγμή πξσ έτςαρε
ρςξ μηρίν νεκίμηρε μα ποξπξμεί πξλλά παιδιά πεοπαςόμςαπ απϊ ςη Χόοα ϊπξσ
έμεμεν μέυοι ςα Αοχμιάδικα ϊπξσ βοιρκϊςαμ ςξ χΧχο Αογϊςεοαν έκαμε ςιπ ποξξ
πξμήρειπ ρςξ νεοϊ ςξσ Λειβαδίξσ σπϊ αμςίνξεπ ρσμθήκεπν κι έπειςα απϊ πξλλά
υοϊμιαν ϊςαμ απξκςήραμε καιμξϋογιξ γήπεδξ με τσρικϊ υλξξςάπηςαν ποξπξξ
μξϋρε εκεί ςα παιδιάο Συεδϊμ κάθε μέοα παοέδιδε μαθήμαςα πξδξρταίοξσ κι
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δίπλα ςξσν καςάλαβα ϊςι χπ ποξξ
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μξμαδικϊ ςοϊπξ– κι ήςαμ ραοκαρςικϊπ με ϊλξσπ και με ςξμ εασςϊ ςξσ ποχςίρςχπο
ΕΝΑ ΟΝΕΙΡΟ
Εμίξςε ήςαμ αθσοϊρςξμξπν αλλά πξςέ με διάθερη μα ποξρβάλει ςξμ άλλξμν αλλά ΧΩΡΙΣ ΤΕΛΟΣ
μα ςξμ πειρμόρειν πάμςξςε ϊμχπ μέρα ρε κλίμα εσυάοιρςξ κι εσγεμικϊο Πέοα «Ερείπ δεμ κλχςράςε κάθε
απϊ ςημ άοςια ςευμική πξσ μαπ δίδανε και ςιπ ρσμβξσλέπ ςξσ για ςημ καλή μαπ βοάδσ ςα ρεμςϊμια ρςξ κοεξ
τσρική καςάρςαρη μάπ μεςέδχρε ηθικέπ ανίεπ κι αουέπ και επέμεμε ρςη ρχρςή βάςι ραπύ» Έςρι μαπ είυε πεοιξ
ρσμπεοιτξοά μαπ ρςξ παιυμίδιο Μαπ ςϊμιζε ρσμέυεια ςημ αμάγκη για ρσμεογαρία γοάφει ξ κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ ςξ
και ξμαδικϊςηςαο Σςα ποξρχπικά ςξσ αμςικείμεμα βοήκαν αογϊςεοαν έμα μεςάλξ ϊμειοξ κάθε αγξοιξϋ μα γίμει
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πξδξρταιοιρςήπο Όμειοξ πξσ
Τα ςελεσςαία υοϊμια ρσμήθιζε μα μαπ ποξπξμεί και ςξ καλξκαίοιν ϊυι μϊμξ ρςξ εκείμξπ ήοθε μα τέοει ϊρξ
πξδϊρταιοξν αλλά βελςιόμξμςαπ εμ γέμει ςη τσρική καςάρςαρη και ςημ αμςξυή πιξ κξμςά γίμεςαι ρςημ ποαγξ
μαπο Θσμάμαι μα μαπ βάζει μα κξσβαλάμε ςξσπ πάγκξσπ πάμχ απϊ ςα κετάλια
μαςικϊςηςαν σπξκιμόμςαπ ςημ
μαπ και μα ςοέυξσμε ρε αμητϊοα μέυοι ςημ Παμαγιά ςημ Κξμςελεςξϋα Τ’ απξξ αουή για ςξ παμηγϋοι ςξσ
γεϋμαςα μάπ υοξμξμεςοξϋρε ρε μια δϋρκξλη διαδοξμήν απϊρςαρηπ πεοίπξσ
πξδξρταίοξσ ρςα αρήμαμςα
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Κϋθηοαο
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εσκξλίαν κάςι αδιαμϊηςξ για εμέμα ποχςϋςεοαο Για ϊλα ϊρα έκαμε ξι ξικξμξμικέπ
ξ καλϋςεοξπ ποξπξμηςήπν
ςξσ απξλαβέπ ήςαμ πεμιυοέπ και δεμ αμςαπξκοίμξμςαμ ξϋςε ρςξ ελάυιρςξ ρε
δάρκαλξπ και άμθοχπξπ ςξσ
ασςϊ πξσ ποξρέτεοεν γεγξμϊπ πξσ ταμέοχμε ϊςι δεμ ήςαμ τιλξυοήμαςξπ κι
κϊρμξσ δεμ μπξοεί μα πεοιξ
απξδεικμϋει πχπ ϊνςι έκαμε ήςαμ καθαοά απϊ ςημ αγάπη ςξσ για ςξ πξδϊρταιοξ
γοατείο Απ ελπίρξσμε λξιπϊμ
και ςα παιδιάο
ϊςι θα ρσμευιρςεί ςξ παμηγϋοι
Τξ ςελεσςαίξ καλξκαίοι είυα ςημ εσκαιοία και ςημ ςϋυη μα πεοάρχ πξλϋ υοϊμξ
πξσ εκείμξπ νεκίμηρε και δεμ
μαζί ςξσ και ήμξσμ ιδιαίςεοα υαοξϋμεμξπ πξσ είυα έμαμ ποξπξμηςή δίπλα μξσ
«θα ςξμ γοάφξσμε ϊλξι ρςα
πξσ ςξμ εμπιρςεσϊμξσμ ραμ παςέοαο Θσμάμαι ςα αρςεία ςξσ αλλά και ςιπ ρξβαξ
παλιά μαπ ςα παπξϋςρια»ο
οέπ ρσζηςήρειπ πξσ κάμαμε μαζί πάμχ ρςα ποξβλήμαςα ςηπ ξμάδαπ και ςιπ
Σςαμαςάχ εδόν γιαςί ακξϋχ
αμηρσυίεπ ςξσ για ςξ μέλλξμ ςηπο Πεοιςςϊ μα πχ πχπ για ϊλξσπ ςξσπ παοαπάμχ
μια τχμή πξσ λέειό «Okν
λϊγξσπ θκι άλλξσπ πξσ δεμ εκτοάζξμςαι εϋκξλα με λϊγιαι ασςϊ ςξ καλξκαίοι
that’s enough Γιχογάοα
θα μείμει υαοαγμέμξ αμενίςηλα μέρα ρςημ καοδιά μξσο
μξσ»ο
Αθαμάριξπ Κξσςοατξϋοηπ Γιόογξπ Μεγαλξκξμϊμξπ
ΑΝΤΙΟ ΣΕ ΕΝΑΝ ΥΠΕΡΟΧΟ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟ
ΤΑ ΔΕΚΑ ΚΑΛΥΤΕΡΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΜΑΣ
Ποόςη τξοά ρε γήπεδξ –πάρα με πλαρέ– και ϊλα πήοαμ ςξμ
δοϊμξ ςξσπο Τα Αοχμιάδικα ήςαμ ςξ ποόςξ κετάλαιξο Μεςά ακξξ
λξϋθηραμ ξ Πξςαμϊπν ςξ Λειβάδι και η Χόοαο Η καθημεοιμϊςηςά
μαπ νεκιμξϋρε ρςξ ποξαϋλιξ ςξσ ρυξλείξσν ρσμέυιζε ρςιπ απξξ
γεσμαςιμέπ ποξπξμήρειπ και καςέληγε ρε κάπξια πλαςεία κάςχ
απϊ ςξ τχπ με κξλόμεπ με μαςχμέμα ςα γϊμαςα απϊ ςημ έμςαρη
ςξσ παιυμιδιξϋο
Ο κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ δεμ ήςαμ μϊμξ ποξπξμηςήπ αλλά ςασςϊυοξμα και
ποϊςσπξ για μαπο Πάθξπν πξιϊςηςαν κξσοάγιξν ςιμιϊςηςαοοο μξμίζχ
δεμ θα ςελειόρχ πξςέο Κάθε ρςιγμή μαζί ςξσ ήςαμ έμα μάθημα απϊ
ασςά πξσ δεμ μαθαίμξμςαι ρςα ρυξλεία αλλά τςιάυμξσμ αμθοόξ
πξσπο Άτηρε πίρχ ςξσ μια ρπξσδαία κληοξμξμιά και ςξσλάυιρςξμ
εσγμχμξρϋμη μπξοξϋμε μα μιόθξσμε πξσ μπξοέραμε μα είμαρςε
μέοξπ ςηπ ασςά ςα ςελεσςαία δέκα υοϊμια γοάτξμςαπ μια ρπξσξ
δαία ιρςξοίαο
Η αγάπη πξσ γεμμήθηκε για ςημ μπάλα απϊ έμαμ ςϊρξ άνιξ
άμθοχπξ δεμ μπξοεί μα εναμςληθεί ξϋςε ρε μια βάοκα ξϋςε ρε
έμαμ ςάτξ ξϋςε ρε μία ρελίδαοοο
Κλόμςι Μπελϊβα
Ο ΔΙΚΟΣ ΜΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΟΣ ΠΕΤΡΟΣ
Ήμαρςαμ ακϊμα ρςα Αοχμιάδικα ςϊςεν ποιμ απϊ πεοίπξσ δεκαπέξ
μςε υοϊμια ϊςαμ ποχςξαουίραμε ποξπϊμηρη με ςξμ κϋοιξ Πέςοξο
Ήςαμ έμα απϊγεσμα πξσ ρυεδϊμ ϊλα ςα παιδιά είυαμ έοθει μα
“παίνξσμε μπάλα” θϊπχπ ςξ λέγαμε εμείπ ςϊςει και μα κάμξσμε
μια ποξπϊμηρηο
Σςη διάοκεια ασςήπ ςηπ ποξπϊμηρηπ εγόν ςξ παιδί με ςα μακοιά
μαλλιάν είυα κλχςρήρει δϋξ απϊ ςιπ καλϋςεοεπ μπάλεπ μέρα ρςα
παμϋφηλα δέμςοα δίπλα απϊ ςξ γήπεδξο Ο κϋοιξπ δεμ είπε ςίπξςα
και ρσμευίραμε ςημ ποξπϊμηρη καμξμικάο Μϊλιπ έτσγαμ ϊλα ςα
παιδιάν εγό και ξ κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ πεοιμέμαμε ςημ μηςέοα μξσ και
έςρι ξ κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ απξτάριρε μα μξσ βάλει μια άρκηρη με
κόμξσπο Έςοενα μιαν δσξν ςοειπ τξοέπ γϋοχ απϊ ςξσπ κόμξσπ και
είυα ήδη κξσοαρςεί αοκεςάο Τξσ είπαό «Κϋοιεν δεμ μπξοό άλλξν
κξσοάρςηκα»ν αλλά εκείμξπ μξσ είπε μα ρσμευίρχο Ξαμαέςοενα
άλλεπ πέμςε τξοέπ και πεοίμεμα πόπ και πόπ ςη μάμα μξσ για μα
ρςαμαςήρει ασςϊ ςξ μαοςϋοιξο Όςαμ ςελικά ήοθεν ήμξσμ έςξιμξπ
μα ρχοιαρςό απϊ ςημ κξϋοαρη αλλά εκείμξπ μξσ είπε «’Αλλεπ
ςοειπ τξοέπ και ςέλξπα»ο Δεμ μπξοξϋρα μα ςξ πιρςέφχο Κϊμςεφα
μα λιπξθσμήρχο Μια αιχμιϊςηςα μξϋ τάμηκαμ ασςξί ξι ςοειπ γϋοξιο
Έςοευαν έςοευα και δεμ ρςαμαςξϋραο Όςαμ επιςέλξσπ ςελείχρα
μξσ είπε «Εμςάνει Αλέναμδοε τςάμει για ρήμεοαο Ασςϊ ρε έβαλα
μα ςξ κάμειπ για ςιπ δσξ μπάλεπ πξσ κλόςρηρεπ ρςξ δέμςοξ αλλά
πιξ πξλϋ για μα καςαλάβειπ ςημ φσυική και ρχμαςική ρξσ δϋμαμηο
Μϊλιπ νεπέοαρεπ ςξμ εασςϊ ρξσα»ο
Τϊςε δεμ καςάλαβα ακοιβόπ ςι ρήμαιμε ασςή η τοάρη θήμξσμ μϊμξ
ένι εςόμι ϊμχπ ςόοα πια πξσ μξσ ναμαέουεςαι ρςξ μσαλϊ ασςϊ
ςξ πεοιρςαςικϊν ρσμειδηςξπξιό ςημ ανία πξσ είυε χπ ποξπξμηςήπ
αλλά κσοίχπ χπ άμθοχπξπο Ο κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ για εμάπ ςα παιδιάν
απξςελξϋρε έμα ρημαμςικϊ κξμμάςι ςηπ παιδικήπ μαπ ηλικίαπ και
δεμ θα νευαρςεί πξςέ απξ καμέμαμο
Αλέναμδοξπ Κσοιακϊπξσλξπ
Ποοπονόνςαπ και καμαοόνονςαπ ςα παιδιά ςοσ
ΑΝΤΙΟ ΚΟΟΥΤΣ
Έτσγε έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ ςελεσςαίξσπ οξμαμςικξϋπ ςξσ πξδξρταίοξσ
θκαι ϊυι μϊμξιν έμαπ γεμμαιϊδχοξπ άμθοχπξπ και ποαγμαςικϊπ
μαυηςήπ ςηπ ζχήπο Αγάπαγε ςξ πξδϊρταιοξ ϊρξ ςίπξςε άλλξ ρςξμ
κϊρμξ και ασςϊ ήςαμ ταμεοϊ ϊςαμ κξιςξϋρεπ ςιπ τλϊγεπ πξσ
έβγαζαμ ςα μάςια ςξσ καθόπ μίλαγε για ασςϊο Η αγάπη ςξσ ήςαμ
αμιδιξςελήπο Τξ έκαμε μϊμξ γιαςί ςξ λάςοεσεν δεμ πεοίμεμε ςίπξςα
χπ αμςάλλαγμαο Και μεςέδχρε ασςήμ ςημ αγάπη και ρε δεκάδεπ
παιδιά πξσ πέοαραμ απϊ ςα υέοια ςξσο Ήμξσμ έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ
ςελεσςαίξσπ μαθηςέπ ςξσο Ήςαμ έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ ελάυιρςξσπ πξσ
ςξσπ ανίζει απϊλσςα ξ υαοακςηοιρμϊπ ‘‘κϋοιξπ’’ο
Σε εσυαοιρςό πξλϋ Κϋοιε Πέςοξ για ϊρα μξσ δίδανεπ ρε ασςϊ
ςξ μικοϊ υοξμικϊ διάρςημα πξσ πέοαρα μαζί ρξσο Λσπάμαι
πξσ έτσγεπν αλλά είμαι διπλά υαοξϋμεμξπ πξσ σπήονεπο Και
πεοήταμξπ πξσ ρε γμόοιραο Θα ζειπ για πάμςα ρςιπ καοδιέπ μαπο
Αμςίξοοο
Νικϊλαπ – Εομέρςξ Κξσςοατξϋοηπ
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ΑΝ OΧΙ ΕΜΕIΣν ΤOΤΕ ΠΟΙOΣύ δσμεπ όοεπ και ημέοεπ αμά
πεοιξυήο Η αμάλσρη ασςόμ
ςξσ Ηλία Τζηοίςη ςχμ δεδξμέμχμ είμαι απαξ
Σσμςξμιρςή Τξπικόμ Δοάρεχμν WWF Ελλάπ οαίςηςη ρε εςήρια βάρη
και καςαδεικμϋει ςα μέςοα
ΜΕΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΜΙΑ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΗ ΠΥΡΚΑΓΙΑ ϊλξι μιλάμεν εςεοξυοξξ πξσ ποέπει μα πάοξσμ ξι
μιρμέμα βέβαιαν για ςημ ποϊληφη ςχμ δαρικόμ αομϊδιεπ αουέπ όρςε μα
πσοκαγιόμν ςξ πϊρξ ρημαμςική είμαι και ϊςι αμαποξραομϊρξσμ ςξμ
ποέπει ϊλξι μα κάμξσμε ςημ ποϊληφη ποάνηο ρυεδιαρμϊ ςξσπο
Και ϊλα ασςά ρε έμα ρϋρςημα καςαπξλέμηξ • Με διαυειοιρςικά μέςοα
ρηπ δαρικόμ πσοκαγιόμ ρςημ Ελλάδα πξσ έυει ρε δαρικέπ εκςάρειπν με
πξλλά υοϊμια ςόοα μια ρατή καςεϋθσμρη ποξπ ρκξπϊ ςημ αειτξοική διαξ
ςημ καςαρςξλή ή έρςχ ςημ ποξκαςαρςξλήο υείοιρη ςχμ δαρόμν ςη μείξ
Κάπξια δειλά βήμαςα για ςημ ποϊληφη γίμξξ χρη ςηπ καϋριμηπ ϋληπ και
μςαι ρε ςξπικϊ επίπεδξ αλλά δεμ επαοκξϋμο Χοειαζϊμαρςε μια ςημ εκςέλερη ςχμ καςάλξ
ρσμξλική αλλαγή τιλξρξτίαπο ληλχμ δαρξςευμικόμ
Κϋοιξ ρςξιυείξ ςηπ ποϊληφηπ είμαρςε εμείπ ξι ίδιξι ξι πξλίςεπο έογχμ πξσ ρσμβάλλξσμ
Όρξ πεοίεογξ και μα ταίμεςαι ϊςαμ ςξ ϋςε ςχμ πσοκαγιόμ έυει ρςημ ποϊληφη ϊπχπ για
αμθοχπξγεμή αίςια θείςε ατξοά εμποηρμϊ απϊ ποϊθερη είςε απϊ παοάδειγμα ρςεγαρμέμεπ
αμέλειαι και ρςιπ πεοιρρϊςεοεπ πεοιπςόρειπ ποξκαλξϋμςαι απϊ αμςιπσοικέπ ζόμεπ ή απξξ
αμέλειαν εμείπ ποέπει ποόςα απϊ ϊλα μα ποξρέυξσμε ςι κάμξσμεο κλαδόρειπο
Τξ πέςαμα εμϊπ αμαμμέμξσ ςριγάοξσν ρπίθεπ απϊ υοήρη μηυαμηξ
• Με ςημ εκςίμηρη κιμδϋμξσ
μάςχμν καϋρη κλαδιόμ και υϊοςχμν μια φηρςαοιάν κάπμιρμα μελιρξ
εκδήλχρηπ πσοκαγιάπ και
ριόμ είμαι μεοικέπ απϊ ςιπ ρσμηθέρςεοεπ πεοιπςόρειπ αμθοόπιμηπ
ςημ διάυσρη αμάλξγχμ
αμέλειαπο Χαοακςηοιρςικά παοαδείγμαςα η ςελεσςαία πσοκαγιά
μημσμάςχμο Η εκςίμηρη
ρςημ Φοίνα Ηλείαπ ςξμ Αποίλιξ ςξσ τςσϊ πξσ ξδήγηρε ρςημ ρϋλξ
κιμδϋμξσ εκδήλχρηπ
ληφη εμϊπ καςξίκξσν αλλά και η πσοκαγιά ςχμ Κσθήοχμ ςξσ τςσω
πσοκαγιάπ αμακξιμόμεςαι
πξσ εικάζεςαι ϊςι εκκίμηρε απϊ οίφη ςριγάοξσ εμϊπ αποϊρεκςξσ
καςά ςημ αμςιπσοική πεοίξ
ρσμπξλίςη μαπο
ξδξ ρε καθημεοιμή βάρη
Οι κάςξικξιν αλλά και ξι επξυικξί επιρκέπςεπν είμαιν υχοίπ πάμςα
ρςημ ιρςξρελίδα ςηπ Γεμιξ
μα ςξ αμςιλαμβάμξμςαιν ςξ ποόςξ γοαμάζι πξσ θα εμεογξπξιήρει
κήπ Γοαμμαςείαπ Πξλιςικήπ
ςξμ μηυαμιρμϊ δαρξπσοϊρβερηπο Ασςϊ ςηπ έγκαιοηπ εμημέοχρηπο
Ποξρςαρίαπο
Είμαι πξλϋ απλϊ μα καλέρξσμε ςξ Πσοξρβερςικϊ Σόμα ρςξ σϋϋ
μϊλιπ δξϋμε καπμϊ ή τλϊγαο Και ϊμχπ ϊρξ ασςξμϊηςξ ταίμεςαιν • Με ςημ ρϋμςανη εμϊπ
πξλλξί απϊ εμάπ μξμίζξσμ ϊςι κάπξιξπ άλλξπ θα έυει καλέρειο ρυεδίξσ Αμςιπσοικήπ Ποξξ Τι ποέπει μα γίμει
Δεμ είμαι ϊμχπ έςριο Η επέμβαρη ςξσ Πσοξρβερςικξϋ Σόμαςξπ ςα ρςαρίαπ ρε ςξπικϊ επίπεδξ
ποόςα λεπςά μειόμει ρσμςοιπςικά ςα πξρξρςά ενάπλχρηπ μιαπ επιςσγυάμξσμε ςημ βέλςιξ ρε επίπεδξ εμϊπ μηριξϋ ϊπχπ ςα Κϋθηοα
πσοκαγιάπο Ποξρέυξσμε γϋοχ μαπ και δεμ επαμαπασϊμαρςε ειδικά ρςη ανιξπξίηρη ςχμ σλικόμ
• Δεμ υοειάζεςαι μα γίμει ςίπξςα χπ ποξπ ςημ απξκαςάρςαρη ςηπ πσοκαξ
ρςημ αμςιπσοική πεοίξδξ θσ Μαΐξσ χπ υσ Οκςχβοίξσιο και αμθοόπιμχμ πϊοχμ και
γιάπ ςξσ τςσω καθόπ η βλάρςηρη πξσ κάηκε βοίρκεςαι ρε μια διαδικαρία
Φσρικά σπάουξσμ και πεοιπςόρειπ εμποηρμξϋ απϊ ποϊθερηο καςαγοάτξσμε ρσγκεκοιξ
δσμαμικήπ τσρικήπ αμαγέμμηρηπ ϊπχπ ρε κάθε μερξγειακϊ ξικξρϋρςημαο
Ασςέπ ποέπει μα ενεςάζξμςαι με ρςξιυείαν κάθε πεοίπςχρη νευχξ μέμεπ εογαρίεπ πξσ ποέπει
Επξμέμχπ δεμ απαιςξϋμςαι αμαδαρχςικέπ εογαρίεπ παοά μϊμξ πεοιτοξϋξ
οιρςάν με μηταλιϊςηςα και υχοίπ σπεοβξλέπ και κξοϊμεπ ρσμχξ μα εκςελερςξϋμ ρε ποξληξ
οηρη ςηπ πεοιξυήπ απϊ αλλαγέπ υοήρηπ γηπ και παοάμξμη βϊρκηρηο Η
μξριξλξγίαπ πξσ απξποξραμαςξλίζξσμο Και δεμ είμαι σπεοβξλή πςικϊ επίπεδξο Μπξοεί δε
μερξγειακή τϋρη θα κάμει ςα σπϊλξιπααα
ϊςι απξςελξϋμ μεοικέπ τξοέπ μια βξλική πξλιςική δικαιξλξγία ρε μα πεοιλαμβάμει πξλλά
• Ίδοσρη γοατείξσ Πξλιςικήπ Ποξρςαρίαπ ρε επίπεδξ Δήμξσ και καςάλληλη
κσβεομηςικϊ επίπεδξ για ςα κεμά και ςιπ αμεπάοκειεπ ςξσ ρσρςήξ απϊ ςα μέςοα ποϊληφηπ
ρςελέυχρη ςξσν βάρει ςξσ άοθοξσ συ ςξσ Νο υςσυρτςςτν ποξκειμέμξσ
μαςξπ ποϊληφηπ και καςαρςξλήπ δαρικόμ πσοκαγιόμο πξσ αματέοθηκαμ παοαξ
μα ρσμςαυθξϋμ ρυέδια και μα εταομξρςξϋμ δοάρειπ αμςιπσοικήπ ποξξ
Ο οϊλξπ ςξσ Κοάςξσπ βέβαια δεμ είμαι αμεληςέξπο Κοίριμα θέμαςα πάμχο
ρςαρίαπο
ϊπχπ η απξσρία δαρξπξμίαπ και η έλλειφη διαυείοιρηπ ςχμ δαριξ To WWF Ελλάπ ρε ρσμεοξ • Εμίρυσρη ςξσ ποξρχπικξϋ ςξσ Δαρξμξμείξσ Κσθήοχμο Ασςή ςη ρςιγμή ςξ
κόμ εκςάρεχμ πξσ έυει ρσμβάλλει ρςημ ςοξμακςική ρσρρόοεσρη γαρία με κοαςικξϋπ και Δαρξμξμείξ Κσθήοχμ ρςελευόμεςαι απϊ έμα μϊμξ σπάλληλξ και καμέμα
καϋριμηπ ϋληπν δεμ έυξσμ λσθείο Τα θέμαςα ρατξϋπ καθξοιρμξϋ εθελξμςικξϋπ τξοείπ ρε δαρξτϋλακα για ςημ άρκηρη ελέγυχμ και πεοιτοξϋοηρηπ ςχμ καμέμχμ
ςξσ ιδιξκςηριακξϋ καθερςόπ ςχμ δαρόμ και θέρπιρηπ ςχμ δαριξ ςξπικϊ επίπεδξ ποξρπαθεί πεοιξυόμο
κόμ υαοςόμν πξσ είμαι ποόςηπ ςάνηπ μξμικά ποξληπςικά μέςοαν μέρα απϊ ποϊςσπεπ δοάξ • Άμερη ξλξκλήοχρη ςηπ κςημαςξγοάτηρηπ και ςηπ καςάοςιρηπ ςχμ δαριξ
θα είυαμ μειόρει εδό και υοϊμια ςα πξρξρςά εμποηρμόμ απϊ ρειπ εμημέοχρηπ και εσαιξ κόμ υαοςόμν ςα ξπξία απξςελξϋμ απαοαίςηςα εογαλεία για ςη βιόριμη
ποϊθερηο ρθηςξπξίηρηπ μα «μιλήρει» διαυείοιρη ςξσ υόοξσ και ςχμ δοαρςηοιξςήςχμο
Η κλιμαςική αλλαγή πξσ θα έυει χπ άμερη ρσμέπεια ςημ αϋνηρη ρςξσπ πξλίςεπ για ςξ θέμα • Η ϋπαονη διαυειοιρςικξϋ ρυεδίξσ για ςημ άρκηρη βϊρκηρηπ θςξ ξπξίξ θα
ςχμ ημεοόμ οίρκξσ για εκδήλχρη δαρικόμ πσοκαγιόμ ρςημ υόοα ςχμ δαρικόμ πσοκαγιόμο πεοιλαμβάμει ειδική λιβαδξπξμική μελέςη βξρκξψκαμϊςηςαπ και βξρκξξ
μαπν θα δσρκξλέφει ακϊμα πεοιρρϊςεοξ ςημ καςάρςαρηο Βλέξ Μια ςέςξια ποξρπάθεια τϊοςχρηπι απξςελεί και μξμική σπξυοέχρη βάρει ςξσ μο φτψφρτςσφο Η
πξσμε πιξ ξογαμχμέμεπ υόοεπ απϊ ςημ Ελλάδαν με ςεοάρςιξσπ είμαι η εκρςοαςεία «Η τχςιά βϊρκηρη είμαι έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ ρημαμςικϊςεοξσπ λϊγξσπ πξσ εμπξδίζξσμ
μηυαμιρμξϋπ δαρξπσοϊρβερηπν μέρα και υοήμαςα μα αδσμαςξϋμ ρε ατξοά» πξσ ποαγμαςξξ ςημ τσρική αμαγέμμηρη μεςά απϊ μια πσοκαγιάν ειδικά ϊςαμ είμαι αμενέξ
μα αμςιμεςχπίρξσμ ςιπ μεγαπσοκαγιέπο Γιαςίύ Η κλιμαςική αλλαγή πξιείςαι τέςξπ ρςημ Αυαΐα λεγκςη ϊπχπ ρςα Κϋθηοαο
μαπ υςσπάει ςξ καμπαμάκι κιμδϋμξσ και έυει απξδείνει ϊςι η καςαξ και ςημ Κεταλλξμιά με πξιξ • Εμημέοχρη ςξσ πληθσρμξϋ ςξσ μηριξϋ για ςιπ επιπςόρειπ ςχμ δαρικόμ
ρςξλήν ϊρξ ξογαμχμέμη και μα είμαιν θα έυει αβέβαια απξςελέξ κίλεπ δοάρειπ εμημέοχρηπ πσοκαγιόμ ρςξ πεοιβάλλξμ ςξσ μηριξϋ και σλξπξίηρη ειδικήπ εκρςοαςείαπ
ρμαςα αμ δεμ δξσλέφξσμε για ςημ τχςιά ποιμ ςημ τχςιάο Και και εσαιρθηςξπξίηρηπ ςηπ εμημέοχρηπ για ςξσπ επιρκέπςεπ με παοξυή εμημεοχςικξϋ σλικξϋ ρε
ασςϊπ είμαι ξ οϊλξπ ςηπ ποϊληφηπο ςξπικήπ κξιμχμίαπ γϋοχ απϊ κξμβικά ρημεία θπλξία ςηπ γοαμμήπν εμξικιαζϊμεμα δχμάςια κςλοιο Δείςε
Όςαμ ϊμχπ μιλάμε για ςημ ποϊληφην μιλάμε ϊλξι ςημ ίδια γλόρραύ ςημ καςαλσςική ρημαρία ςηπ πεοιρρϊςεοα για ρυεςικϊ σλικϊ ρςo wwfοgrρfires
Σίγξσοα η ποϊληφη δεμ είμαι η αγξοά μέχμ ξυημάςχμ και αεοξξ ποϊληφηπο Χοημαςξδξςείξ • Άμερη εμίρυσρη ςξσ Πσοξρβερςικξϋ Κλιμακίξσ Κσθήοχμ με μέα ξυήμαςαν
πλάμχμν δεμ είμαι η ρςελέυχρη πσοξτσλακίχμν δεμ είμαι ξι δοάξ ςαι απϊ ςξ Ποάριμξ Ταμείξ ενξπλιρμϊ και ποξρχπικϊο Ο πεπαλαιχμέμξπ ρςϊλξπ ςξσ Κλιμακίξσ απξξ
ρειπ πξσ κάμξσμε μέρα ρςημ αμςιπσοική πεοίξδξο και ςημ μασςιλιακή εςαιοία δείυθηκε αμεπαοκήπ ρςημ πσοκαγιά ςξσ τςσων είμαι πλέξμ επικίμδσμξπ
Αμδοιακήο Η εκρςοαςεία ήδη και για ςημ αρτάλεια ςχμ πσοξρβερςόμο Ασςϊ ποέπει μα αλλάνειαα
Τι είμαι η ποϊληφηύ απξςελεί έμα απϊ ςα καλϋξ
Η ποϊληφη πεοιλαμβάμει ϊλεπ εκείμεπ ςιπ εμέογειεπ πξσ ποαγξ ςεοα παοαδείγμαςα επιςσξ Τξ ρημαμςικϊςεοξ ϊμχπ είμαι η Σϋμςανη και εταομξγή Κξιμξϋ Συεδίξσ
μαςξπξιξϋμςαι ποιμ καμ ςημ εκδήλχρη μιαπ δαρικήπ πσοκαγιάπν υημέμηπ ρσμεογαρίαπ ςξσ Αμςιπσοικήπ Ποξρςαρίαπο Θα ποέπει μα πεοιλαμβάμει ϊλα ςα απαοαίςηςα
με ρκξπϊό WWF με εθελξμςικξϋπ και μέςοα ποϊληφηπ ποξκαςαρςξλήπ και καςαρςξλήπο Τα έογα και ξι δοάρειπ
• Να μειόρξσμ ή μα εναλείφξσμ ςα αίςια ςηπ κοαςικξϋπ τξοείπν πξσ δημιξ αμςιπσοικήπ ποξρςαρίαπ ποέπει μα ςεκμηοιχθξϋμ και μα καςαγοατξϋμ
• Να μειόρξσμ ςημ έκςαρη και ςημ έμςαρη εμϊπ πεοιρςαςικξϋ ξϋογηραμ μια «ρσμμαυία» ρσρςημαςικάο Μϊμξ έςρι θα σπάουει δσμαςϊςηςα μα σπάονει έγκοιρη και
• Να διεσκξλϋμξσμ ςξ έογξ ςξσ μηυαμιρμξϋ καςαρςξλήπ δαρικόμ για ςξ καλϊ ςχμ δαρόμ μαπο υοημαςξδϊςηρή ςξσπ απϊ εθμικξϋπν εσοχπαψκξϋπ ή ιδιχςικξϋπ πϊοξσπ και
πσοκαγιόμ Σςημ ρελίδα ςηπ εκρςοαςείαπ μα γίμξσμ ξι ιδέεπ ποάνηοοο Τξ Συέδιξ είμαι ςξ ποόςξ βήμα όρςε μα ακξλξσξ
θwwfοgrρfiresι μπξοεί καμείπ θήρξσμ και ςα σπϊλξιπα για ςημ αμςιπσοική ποξρςαρία ρςξ μηρίο
Πόπ επιςσγυάμεςαι η ποϊληφηύ μα βοει πεοιρρϊςεοεπ πληξ
• Με ρσρςημαςική εμημέοχρη και εσαιρθηςξπξίηρη ςχμ πξλιξ οξτξοίεπν αλλά και ςα επιξ
ςόμ και ςχμ μικοόμ μαθηςόμ ρε ρσγκεκοιμέμεπ θεμαςικέπο Για κξιμχμιακά σλικά θςοίπςσυξ
παοάδειγμα ςα αίςια πσοκαγιόμν ςιπ απαγξοεϋρειπ καςά ςημ τσλλάδιξν roll up banners
αμςιπσοική πεοίξδξ και ςημ έγκαιοη ειδξπξίηρηο κοαοι ςα ξπξία μπξοξϋμ μα
• Με ςημ θέρπιρη απαοαίςηςχμ μξμξθεςικόμ μέςοχμν ϊπχπ για υοηριμξπξιηθξϋμ ελεϋθεοα
παοάδειγμα ξι δαρικξί υάοςεπν η καςάοςιρη εθμικήπ δαρικήπ και απϊ άλλξσπ τξοείπ για
πξλιςικήπ και η υοήρη ςηπ ςευμξλξγίαπ και ςηπ έοεσμαπο ςημ σλξπξίηρη αμάλξγχμ
• Με ςημ διεοεϋμηρη ςχμ αιςίχμ και ςημ ρςαςιρςική αμάλσρη εκρςοαςειόμ εμημέοχρηπ
ρε ςξπικϊ επίπεδξο Η ρςαςιρςική αμάλσρη ςεκμηοιόμει ςα αίςια ρςα Κϋθηοα ή άλλεπ πεοιξ
έμαονηπ ςχμ δαρικόμ πσοκαγιόμν ςα ρημεία έμαονηπν ςιπ επικίμξ ξυέπο
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ςηπ Δϊμμαπ Κξμςαοάςξσν Αουιςέκςξμoπ ΕΜΠ ςξσ Νίκξσ Τριϊπελα ςξσ Γιάμμη Ποχςξφάλςη
ΠΟΛΛΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΗΜΟΥΝ ΠΟΛΥ ΜΙΚΡΟΣ ΤΟ σ9ωςν ρςη μεγάλη τχςιά πξσ νεκίξ
ΟΙ ΕΠΙΤΥΧΗΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΥΝΔΥΑΣΜΟΙ ήςαμ και είμαι έμα ρσμευέπ ρςξίυημα ρε ϊλεπ
έυξσμ ακξϋρει για ςη Μαδαξ μηρε απϊ ςημ Αγία Μϊμη και καςέληνε ρςα Μσοςίδιαο Ασςϊ πξσ
ςιπ εκτάμρειπ ςηπ αμθοόπιμηπ δοαρςηοιϊςηςαπν απϊ ςιπ αμθοόπιμεπ ρυέρειπ και
γαρκάοη χπ έμαμ ςϊπξ ενχξ θσμάμαι πιξ έμςξμα είμαι ςξμ ρπαοαγμϊ ςχμ αμθοόπχμ για ςιπ
ςιπ κξιμχμικέπ ποξβξλέπ ςξσπ έχπ ςημ επέμβαρη ρςξμ τσρικϊ υόοξο
ςικϊ και μακοιμϊ αλλά λίγξι πεοιξσρίεπ πξσ έυαμαμο Τϊςε δεμ σπήουε ςξσοιρμϊπ και ξι Τριοιξ
Εμ αουή ήμ ξ τσρικϊπ υόοξπο Πξσ καςξικήθηκεν δημιξσογήθηκαμ ξικιρμξίν
έυξσμ βοεθεί εκείο Υπάουει γόςεπ ζξϋραμ ςιπ ξικξγέμειέπ ςξσπ απϊ ςα υχοάτια πξσ εκείμεπ
υςίρςηκαμ κςήοια ξ ποόςιρςα καςξικίεπ ξ με γμόμξμα ςιπ υοηρςικέπ αμάγκεπν
ϊμχπ έμαπ «ρσμςξπίςηπ» μαπ ςιπ ημέοεπ καίγξμςαμο Ελιέπν αμπέλιαν ρπαοςά και πεοιβϊλιαο Ασςά
ςιπ καιοικέπ ρσμθήκεπ και ςξμ ποξραμαςξλιρμϊν ςα διαθέριμα σλικά και μέρα
ξ ξπξίξπ δε διρςάζει μα ςανιξ ήςαμ η ζχή ςξσπ και ασςά ςξϋπ εμδιέτεοαμο Εκεί ερςίαζαμ ςιπ
καςαρκεσήπο
δέφει πάμχ απϊ σχοςςς υιλιϊξ ποξρπάθειέπ ςξσπν γι’ ασςά πξμξϋραμο
Έςρι καςαλήγξσμε ρςημ διαμϊοτχρη ςηπ ιδέαπ ςηπ αουιςεκςξμικήπν έμμξια για
μεςοα ςξ υοϊμξ ποξκειμέμξσ Καμία ρσζήςηρη γι’ ασςϊ πξσ ρήμεοα λέμε δάρξπο Όμχπ δάρη
πξλλά υοϊμια παοενηγημέμη και ρε πξλλξϋπ άγμχρςηο Η αουιςεκςξμική ραμ
μα μξιοάρει ςη ζχή ςξσ αμάξ σπήουαμ και ςϊςεο Και ρε μεγάλη έκςαρη μάλιρςαν αομξμικά μαζί
ρϋλληφη είμαι μία αλλά με διατξοεςικά υαοακςηοιρςικάν πξσ διαμξοτόμξξ
μερα ρςιπ δϋξ υόοεπο Φσρικά με ςιπ καλλιεογημέμεπ εκςάρειπο Πόπ σπήουαμ ασςά ςα δάρη ςϊρα
μςαιν αδιάκξπαν ρε ρυέρη με ςξμ ςϊπξ και ςξμ υοϊμξν με ςιπ παοαμέςοξσπ πξσ
δε μιλάμε για άμθοχπξ αλλά υοϊμια και πξιξπ ςα ποξρςάςεσεύ Ασςξί ξι ίδιξι άμθοχπξι πξσ η ζχή
αματέοαμεο Οι υοήρειπ επεκςάθηκαμν η ςευμξλξγία ποξυόοηρεν ξι αμάγκεπ
για έμα γεοάκιν ςξμ Μασοξξ ςξσπ ςξϋπ επέβαλλε άλλα ποάγμαςαο Μέρα ςξσπ ϊμχπ γμόοιζαμ
άλλαναμο
πεςοίςη θFalco eleonoraeιν ςημ ανία ςηπ ιρξοοξπίαπ ρςημ τϋρηο Ποξρςάςεσαμ και ςξ δάρξπ
Η αουιςεκςξμική επιρημξπξιήθηκε ραμ έμμξιαν ραμ ςέυμην ραμ επιρςήμην ραμ
πεοιρρϊςεοξ γμχρςϊ ρςημ παο’ ϊλξ πξσ δεμ ςξσπ ήςαμ άμερα απαοαίςηςξ για ςξμ βιξπξοιρμϊ
έοεσμαο
πεοιξυή ςχμ Κσθήοχμ χπ ςξσπο Ήςαμ έμποακςα τσριξλάςοεπ και γμήριξι τίλξι ςξσ δάρξσπο
Σϋμθεςη η λένη και πξλσρϋμθεςη η ξσρίαο Πξλλξί αμαγάγξσμ ςημ «καλή αουιξ
Βαοβάκιο Θα ςξσπ ξμξμάζαμε ποόιμξσπ ξικξλϊγξσπο
ςεκςξμική» ρςημ εναςξμικεσμέμη αιρθηςικήν με απλξϋρςεοα λϊγια ρςξ «μξσ
αοέρει ή δεμ μξσ αοέρει»ο Η ποξρέγγιρη ασςή είμαι απλξσρςεσμέμηο Υπάουξσμ Βλέπξσμε δέμςοα εκαςξμςάδχμ εςόμ πξσ δεμ κάηκαμ ςϊρα υοϊμια
καμϊμεπν μϊμξ πξσ δεμ είμαι για ϊλξσπ αμαγμόριμξιο Και τσρικά δεμ σπάουξσμ μα καίγξμςαι ρήμεοαο Σήμεοα πξσ σπάουξσμ ςα μέραν επίγεια και
μϊμξ καμϊμεπν αλλά και έμπμεσρην φσυή και μεοάκιν ϊλα ασςά ρσμδσαρμέμα εμαέοιαν πξσ ξι μεςακιμήρειπ είμαι πιξ εϋκξλεπ και η επέμβαρη
με ςημ έμμξια ςξσ μέςοξσν έμμξια πξσ μεςατοάζεςαι διατξοεςικά ρε κάθε ςϊπξ ςχμ ειδικόμ άμερην ρήμεοα πξσ νξδεϋξμςαι πξλλά υοήμαςαο Και
και πξλιςιρμϊο μα ρκετςξϋμε ϊςι ξι τχςιέπ ςϊςε έρβημαμ υχοίπ μα πέρει ξϋςε
έμα λίςοξ μεοϊα Πόπύ
Απ αμαοχςηθξϋμε και
απ ςξ φάνξσμεο
Μέυοι ςη δεκαεςία
ςξσ ’ϊς πξσ ήοθε ςξ
ποόςξ πσοξρβερςικϊ
Τα Βαοβάκια ρςα Κϋθηοα ρςξ μηρί μπήκαμ ή
έυξσμ χπ κϋοιξ ξομηςήξ νέρπαραμ δεκάδεπ
οιϊ ςξσπ υαοακςηοιρςικξϋπ πσοκαγιέπ κι ϊλεπ
γκοεμξϋπ ςξσ μηριξϋ Χϋςοα έρβηραμο Οι άμθοχξ
θΑβγϊιν εμό λίγα ακϊμα ζεσξ πξιν ϊμχπν ςϊςεν ήςαμ
γάοια τχλιάζξσμ ρςιπ βοαξ πιξ εσαιρθηςξπξιηξ
υξμηρίδεπ Κξτιμίδιαο Ακϊμα μέμξιο Δεμ πεοίμεμαμ
πεοιρρϊςεοξι Μασοξπεςοίςεπ καμέμαμ μα ςξσπ πει
τχλιάζξσμ ρςα Αμςικϋθηοα ςι ποέπει μα κάμξσμο
και ρςημ πεοιξυή ςηπ Γοαμξ Γμόοιζαμ ϊςι ποέπει
βξϋραπν με απξςέλερμα ϊλη μα ρχθξϋμ μϊμξι
ασςή η πεοιξυή μεςανϋ Κσθήξ ςξσπν μα ποξρςαςέξ
Μιλόμςαπ για ςα Κϋθηοα ςξσ ρήμεοαν η κοιςική πξσ δέυεςαι ςξ μηρί ρε ρυέρη
οχμ και Κοήςηπ μα απξςελεί φξσμ ςιπ πεοιξσρίεπ
με ςξ δξμημέμξ πεοιβάλλξμ είμαι κας’ αουάπ πξλϋ θεςικήν ϊςαμ κοιςήπ είμαι ςξ
απϊ ςιπ ρημαμςικϊςεοεπ για ςξσπ και είυαμ ςξμ
μη έμπειοξ μάςιο Ο πιξ εναρκημέμξπ παοαςηοηςήπ θα έδιμε ςξμ υαοακςηοιρμϊ
ςξ είδξπ ρε ϊλξμ ςξμ κϊρμξο ςοϊπξο Τα υχοάτιαν ςα
Ο μϋλοπ ςοσ Βελόνη, ϊπωπ ήςαν ποιν καςαρςοατεί
«εσποεπέπ και καλϊ ρε ρϋγκοιρη με άλλα μηριά»ο απϊ ςη μεγάλη πσοκαγιά ςο σ98ς.
Τα ποόςα βαοβάκια έουξμςαι μξμξπάςιαν ξι ασλέπ
Ο αουιςέκςξμαπ θα παοέμεμε διρςακςικϊςεοξπν θα νευόοιζεν θα δίκαζεν θα απέοξ
ρςημ Ελλάδα ςξμ Αποίλιξ ςχμ ρπιςιόμ ήςαμ πάμςα καθαοάο Υπήουαμ μαμςοϊςξιυξι ξι ξπξίξι
οιπςε και θα ποϊςειμεο
και ςα ςελεσςαία τεϋγξσμ ρε ρσμδσαρμϊ με ςημ υαμηλή βλάρςηρη λειςξσογξϋραμ πξλϋ
Θα ποξρπαθήρχ μα ποξρεγγίρχ ςξ θέμα απϊ μια εμδιάμερη θέρηο
ςξμ Νξέμβοιξο Ολϊκληοξπ ξ απξςελερμαςικάο Εκεί υςσπξϋραμ ςημ τχςιά με κλαδιά και με
Τξ μηρί έυει μία καςαγεγοαμμέμη αουιςεκςξμική ιρςξοίαν έμα πξικίλξ τσρικϊ
παγκϊρμιξπ πληθσρμϊπ ςξσ ανίμεπο
πεοιβάλλξμ με πξλλξϋπ και διάρπαοςξσπ ξικιρμξϋπ και μια ςάρη αϋνηρηπ ςξσ
είδξσπ πεομάει ςξ υειμόμα Οι άμθοχπξι ςχμ υχοιόμ ήςαμ μξικξκϋοηδεπ ςξσ ςϊπξσ ςξσπο
δξμημέμξσ υόοξσ απϊ καςξικίεπ επξυιακήπ υοήρηπ και ςξσοιρςικά καςαλϋξ
ςξσ ρςη Μαδαγαρκάοηο Τα Ξέοαμε πόπ μα κιμηθξϋμ ρςξμ υόοξν πξϋ μα πεοιμέμξσμ ςημ τχςιά
μαςαο
πξσλιά ςανιδεϋξσμ μϊμα και πόπ μα ςημ αμςιμεςχπίρξσμο Τόοα πεοιμέμξσμε ςξσπ άμςοεπ
Αρυέςχπ ςξσ αμ είμαρςε επαγγελμαςίεπν είμαρςε ϊλξι υοήρςεπο Με ποξρχπικέπ
ςξσπ θακϊμα και ςα μικοά ςηπ ΕΜΑΚ για μα πάμε ρςα απϊκοημμα ρημεία μα ρβήρξσμ μιαμ
αμάγκεπ και ποξςιμήρειπν πλημ ςχμ αμςικειμεμικόμν με διατξοεςικά βιόμαςα
πξσ δεμ έυξσμ ναμακάμει ςξ ερςία πξσ μπξοεί μα τξσμςόρει και μα τέοει ςημ καςαρςοξτήο
και καςαγεγοαμμέμεπ εικϊμεπν με διατξοεςική παιδεία και διατξοεςικξϋπ ρςϊξ
ςανίδιαι και ατξϋ διαρυίρξσμ Τξ έμςξμξ υςϋπημα ςηπ καμπάμαπ ρςημ εκκληρία ήςαμ ςξ ρήμα
υξσπο
ϊλη ςημ Ατοικήν καςαλήγξσμ ρσμαγεομξϋο Όλξιν μα ϊλξιν ςοέυαμε μα τξοέρξσμ καςάλληλα
Σε ρυέρη πάμςα με ςξμ δξμημέμξ υόοξ έμαπ κξιμϊπν εϋλξγξπ αλλά και τιλϊξ
ρςξ μεγάλξ μηρί ςξσ Ιμδικξϋ οξϋυαν παπξϋςρια κι έμα ποιξμάκι απαοαίςηςα ρςξ υέοιο Και ρε
δξνξπ ρςϊυξπ είμαι ξι επιςσυημέμξι ρσμδσαρμξίο Σσμδσαρμξί πξσ έυξσμ ραμ
χκεαμξϋο Μια διαδοξμή η υοϊμξ ελάυιρςξ ήςαμ μποξρςά ρςη τχςιάο Είπαμεν παμςξϋ σπήουαμ
απξςέλερμα ςημ μαςιά πξσ νεκξσοάζεςαιν υχοίπ ρκέφηο Και ςξ ρςξίυημα ςξσ
ξπξία είμαι πάμχ απϊ ωοςςς καθαοά μξμξπάςια πξσ ςα γμόοιζαμ ϊλξι πξλϋ καλάο Τόοα πεοιμέξ
ρυεδιαρςή είμαι μα παμςοέφει ιρςξοίαν δηλαδή παλιϊ και καιμξϋογιξν μα ρσρυεξ
υιλιϊμεςοαν πάμχ απϊ μέοη μξσμε απϊ κάπξιξμ πξσ θα έοθει απϊ ςημ Πελξπϊμμηρξ ή απϊ ςη
ςίρει αμαλξγίεπ ϊγκχμ αλλά και δξμημέμξσ και αδϊμηςξσ υόοξσν μα ρεβαρςεί
πξσ βλέπξσμε ρσμήθχπ Μακεδξμία μα βοει κάπξια μξμξπάςια ή αγοξςικξϋπ δοϊμξσπ και
ςημ κλίμακα ςχμ μέχμ επεμβάρεχμ ρε ρυέρη με ςξ πεοιβάλλξμ αλλά και με ςα
ρςα μςξκιμαμςέο ϊπχπ η πξλλέπ τξοέπ μάλιρςα μέρα ρςη μϋυςαο Αλλά μα πάει πξϋύ
στιρςάμεμα κςίρμαςαν μα σπξλξγίρει ςιπ λειςξσογικέπ εσκξλίεπν μα ρσμσπξλξξ
έοημξπ Σαυάοαν ςα σφίπεδα Τι ήςαμ ασςϊ πξσ μαπ άλλανε ςϊρξ πξλϋύ Γιαςί μέμξσμε θεαςέπ
γίρει ςημ ποξρχπική αιρθηςικήν εμ καςακλείδι μα ρυεδιάρει με «μέςοξ»ο
ςηπ Αιθιξπίαπν η ραβάμα ςηπ με βεομξϋδα και ραγιξμάοα και με ςξ iξPhone ρςξ υέοι μα αμεβάξ
Μέςοξ πξσ μα πεοιξοίζει ςιπ κάθε είδξσπ σπεοβάρειπ και δεμ εμμξό ςξ μϊμιμξ
Ταμζαμίαπ και ςα κξοαλλιξξ ζξσμε τχςξγοατίεπ ρςξ facebook κάμξμςαπ κοιςική ρςξσπ άλλξσπ
ή παοάμξμξν έυξσμε δει άλλχρςε παοαμξμίεπ ιδιαιςέοχπ καλαίρθηςεπο Αματέξ
γεμή μηριά ςχμ ρςεμόμ ςηπ ‘‘πξσ δεμ κάμξσμ ρχρςά ςημ δξσλειά ςξσπ’’ύ
οξμαι ρε σπεοβάρειπ πξσ αγγίζξσμ ϊοια σπεοβξλήπ ή σπεοβάρειπ ρςημ ανιξλϊξ
Μξζαμβίκηπο Σςξ γσοιρμϊν ξι • Πιρςεϋχ ϊςι μεγάλη εσθϋμη για ςημ ρσμαιρθημαςική απξνέξ
γηρη αμαγκόμ και ποξςεοαιξςήςχμν με απξςέλερμα ςημ μξμξμεοή ικαμξπξίηρη
Μασοξπεςοίςεπ ςηπ Ελλάδαπ μχρην αλλά και ςημ επιυειοηριακή αμαπξςελερμαςικϊςηςαν τέοει
αιρθηςικόμ και ϊυι μϊμξ επιλξγόμν υοήρςη ήρκαι ρυεδιαρςήο Ασςά απξςελξϋμ
διαλέγξσμ άλλη διαδοξμήο ςξ «ρϋρςημα ςξσ ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ»ο Τξ ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ ήςαμ και είμαι
μια κλαρρική πεοίπςχρη απόλειαπ ςξσ μέςοξσ διϊςι ςξ «δικϊ μξσ αουιςεκςξμικϊ
Απϊ ςα αμαςξλικά παοάλια η εϋκξλη λϋρη γι’ ασςξϋπ πξσ βαοιξϋμςαι μα δξσλέφξσμο Τξ
απχθημέμξ» και ςξ «ϊμειοξ» ςξσ ιδιξκςήςην αμ δεμ ςαιοιάζξσμ μεςανϋ ςξσπ δεμ
ςηπ Ατοικήπν πεομξϋμ ρςη ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ ξδήγηρε ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ ρςημ εγκαςάλειφη ςξσ
«ακξσμπξϋμ» ρςξμ πεοιβάλλξμςα υόοξ και καςαλήγξσμ ρε παοατχμία πξλλόμ
υεορϊμηρξ ςηπ Αοαβίαπ δάρξσπ και ςηπ ποξρςαρίαπ ςξσο
επιπέδχμο
και ατξϋ διαρυίρξσμ ςιπ • Οι ςευμηςέπ αμαδαρόρειπ ήςαμ και είμαι για θεαμαςική καςαξ
Εμείπ λξιπϊμ ξι ρυεδιαρςέπ αλλά και ξι υοήρςεπ για ςξσπ ξπξίξσπ ρυεδιάζξσμε
υόοεπ ςηπ Μέρηπ Αμαςξλήπ μάλχρην αλλά δεμ επιςσγυάμξσμ ξσριαρςικϊ ρςϊυξο Εκςϊπ απϊ
ξ απξτεϋγχ μα υοηριμξπξιήρχ ςημ λένη πελάςεπ ξ ξτείλξσμε μα θσμϊμαρςε
θΙροαήλν Σσοίαν Λίβαμξι και ελάυιρςεπ πεοιπςόρειπ ρςξυεσμέμχμ παοεμβάρεχμ για σπξβξήξ
πχπ ςξ κάθε κςήοιξ δεμ ατξοά μϊμξ ρςξμ ιδιξκςήςη ςξσ ή ρςξμ δημιξσογϊ ςξσ
ςημ Τξσοκίαν μπαίμξσμ ρςξ θηρη και ϊυι για αλλαγή ςηπ υλχοίδαπν δεμ ποξρτέοξσμ ςίπξςαο Η
αλλά ρε ϊλξσπο Τα κςήοια έυξσμ ϊφειπ και ταίμξμςαιν έυξσμ διάοκεια και μέμξσμ
Αιγαίξ απϊ ςα αμαςξλικάο τσρική αμαδάρχρη γίμεςαι ρϋμτχμα με ςημ ςάνη και ςημ αμάγκη
και επηοεάζξσμ ςημ ρσμξλική εικϊμα ςξσ ςϊπξσ πξσ βοίρκξμςαιο Άοα μαπ εμδιξ
Αμ δείςε ςη ρκξϋοα ριλξσξ ςηπ τϋρηπν πιξ γοήγξοα και ιρξοοξπημέμαο
ατέοξσμ ϊλξσπν εμάπ και ςξσπ επϊμεμξσπ και ςξσπ μεθεπϊμεμξσπο
έςα εμϊπ βαοβακιξϋ μα παίξ • Πεοιμέμξσμε μα μπει μια τχςιά για μα ςοέυξσμε μεςά ρε καμάξ
Απ ποξρπαθήρξσμεν απϊ ϊπξια θέρη και αμ βοιρκϊμαρςε μα δημιξσογξϋμε
ζει με ςξμ άμεμξ πάμχ απϊ λιαν ρε ρσρκέφειπ και μα νξδεϋξσμε υοήμαςα πξσ δεμ σπάουξσμο
κςήοια έυξμςαπ πλήοη ρσμείδηρη ϊλχμ ςχμ ποξδιαγοατόμ και ιδιαιςεοξςήςχμ
ςξ μηρίν αμαλξγιρςείςε πϊρα Να απξταρίζξσμ άλλξι απϊ ςα γοατεία ςξσπ για ςξμ ςϊπξ πξσ
καςά πεοίρςαρην δηλαδή ςχμ αμαγκόμν ςξσ ςξπίξσν ςξσ ςϊπξσν ςηπ ρϋγυοξμηπ
θασμαρςά μέοη έυει δει και επιλέναμε μα ζξϋμεο Η δξσλειά ςξσπ δεμ είμαι μα μαπ επιβάλξσμ
ςευμξλξγίαπν ςχμ ξικξμξμικόμ δεδξμέμχμο Κςήοια εσποξράομξρςα ρε αλλαγέπ
ίρχπ αιρθαμθείςε μια μικοή ςιπ απϊφειπ ςξσπν αλλά μα ποξρςαςεϋρξσμ ςξμ ςϊπξ μαπο
υοήρεχμν κςήοια για μα ςα υαιοϊμαρςε και ϊυι για μα ςα δείυμξσμεν και ιδιαίςεοα
ζήλεια πξσ δεμ έυεςε κι ερείπ Κι επειδή τχςιέπ σπήουαμ και θα σπάουξσμ καλϊ είμαι μα μημ
αμ ποϊκειςαι για καςξικίεπν ρπίςια ποξρχπικά και με ποξρχπικϊςηςαν ρπίςια για
ςα τςεοά ςξσο ςοέυξσμε άρκξπα μεςά ςημ τχςιάν αλλά μα ποξλάβξσμε ποξςξϋ
ασςξϋπ πξσ ςα καςξικξϋμο Οομιθξλξγικϊπ Σςαθμϊπ
Με κοιςήοια ςξ μέςοξ αλλά και ςημ υαοά ςηπ δημιξσογίαπο Αμςικσθήοχμ αμάφει η επϊμεμηο
 ΚΥΘΗΡΑΪΚΕΣ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙΝΕΣ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΙΣ
«ΡΟΥΣΣΟΣ» ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙ ΚΕΡΑΜΙΚΩΝ
Η ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΙΑ ΡΟΥΣΣΟΣ εδό και δεκαεςίεπ καςαρκεσάζει
υειοξπξίηςα κεοαμικά ρςξ Κάςχ
Λιβάδι Κσθήοχμο Σήμεοα η Μαοία και ξ
Παμαγιόςηπ διαςηοξϋμ ςημ κσθηοαψκή
παοάδξρην η ξπξία έυει πεοάρει μέρα
απϊ ςέρρεοιπ γεμιέπ κεοαμιρςόμ ςηπ
ξικξγέμειαπο Ο Παμαγιόςηπ τςιάυμει
ρςξμ ςοξυϊ αμςίγοατα κσθηοαψκόμ
ρυεδίχμν η μηςέοα ςξσπν η Γοηγξοίαν
αμαλαμβάμει ςξ σάλχμα ςχμ κεοαμικόμ
εμό η Μαοία ςα ζχγοατίζει επιδένιαο Τξ
εογαρςήοι ςηπ ξικξγέμειαπ είμαι αμξιυςϊ
για ϊλξσπ κάθε μέοαο Επιρκετθείςε ςξ
για μα διαλένεςε ςα δόοα ραπ απϊ μια
πξλϋ μεγάλη ρσλλξγή παοαδξριακόμ κεοαμικόμο
Εογαρςήοι Κάςχ Λιβάδιν ςηλο τωυψςξυσστφ
Εκθερη Χόοαν ςηλο τωυψςξυσφςτ
Ο ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΒΟΔΕΝΑΣ ςα
ςελεσςαία δέκα υοϊμια ζει
και εογάζεςαι ρςημ Αθήμα
και ρςα Κϋθηοαο Τα Κϋθηοα είμαι για ςξμ Γιόογξ έμαπ ςϊπξπ πξσ
αγαπάν αλλά κι έμαπ ςϊπξπ πξσ ςξμ εμέπμεσρε μα αρυξληθεί
με ςημ ςέυμηο Καθόπ ςοιγϋοιζε ρςιπ παοαλίεπ και ςιπ ακςέπ ςξσ
μηριξϋν παοαςηοόμςαπ
ςιπ πέςοεπν ρκέτςηκε
ϊςι θα μπξοξϋρε μα ςιπ
υοηριμξπξιήρει για μα
τςιάνει κξρμήμαςαο Τξμ
εμςσπχρίαρε ϊςι ασςέπ
ξι πέςοεπ είυαμ ρμιλεσξ
ςεί απϊ ςη Μερϊγειξ
και είυαμ απξκςήρει μια
αίρθηρη απαλϊςηςαπο
Χοηριμξπξιεί κσοίχπ
ακοσλικά υοόμαςα και
ζχγοατίζει με πιμέλξο Δεμ υοηριμξπξιεί ηλεκςοικά εογαλείαο
Κάθε κϊρμημα είμαι μξμαδικϊν ςϊρξ για ςξμ ίδιξν ϊρξ και για ςξμ
κάθε άμθοχπξ πξσ ςξ τξοάο Η δξσλειά ςξσ είμαι ασρςηοόπ υειξ
οξπξίηςη και ςξ μέςαλλξ πξσ υοηριμξπξιεί ςξ αρήμιο
ΣαÀςαν κεμςοικϊπ δοϊμξπ ρςη Χόοαν ςηλο ψ9ωϊοψτψσχςν
fρb saitajewelryν eshopό etsyοcomρshopρSaitaJewelry
ΦΑΤΟΥΡΑΔΑν ΟΠΩΣ ΠΑΛΙΑ
ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ STAVROS ρςη Χόοα θα μπξοέρεςε μα
ποξμηθεσςείςε ςη γμήρια ΦΑΤΟΥΡΑΔΑ γεμάςη
απϊ ςα σπέοξυα αοόμαςα ςηπ καμέλαπ και
ςξσ γαοίταλξσν πξσ είμαι η ρσμέυεια
ςηπ παλιάπ ρσμςαγήπ πξσ έτςιαυμε
εδό και σχς υοϊμια η ξικξγέμεια ςξσ
Βοεςςξϋ ρςξ Λιβάδιο
Η παοάδξρη ρσμευίζεςαια
STAVROSν Χόοαν
ςηλοό ψ9ωψοψϊςϊϊφν τωυψςξυσϊχω
ΧΕΙΡΟΠΟIΗΤΑ ΠΑΓΩΤA και
ασθεμςικέπ κοέπεπ απϊ αγμέπ
ποόςεπ ϋλεπ υχοίπ ρσμςηοηξ
ςικάο Ίρχπ ςξ μϊμξ ρημείξ
ρςημ Ελλάδα πξσ ποξρτέξ
οει ςιπ ασθεμςικέπ αλμσοέπ
κοέπεπ ςηπ Βοεςάμηπν ςιπ
«galettes» πξσ απξκςξϋμ ςξ
ρκξϋοξ υοόμα ςξσπ απϊ ςξ
μαϋοξ αλεϋοι ςξσ ταγϊπσξ
οξσν pop θυχοίπ γλξσςέμηι
πξσ υοηριμξπξιξϋμο
Οι κοέπεπ ρσμδσάζξμςαι με
ασθεμςικϊ καπμιρςϊ απάκι
απϊ ςα Στακιάν γοαβιέοα
Νάνξσν αμςζξϋγιαν καοαμεξ
λχμέμα κοεμμϋδιαν αβγϊν
κάππαοη και μπαυαοικά απϊ
διάτξοα μέοη ςηπ Ελλάδαπο
Σςα εναιοεςικήπ πξιϊςηςαπ
υειοξπξίηςα παγχςά παοξσξ
ριάζει μία αποϊρμεμη ρσλξ
λξγή ϊπχπ ασθεμςική βαμίξ
λια Μαδαγαρκάοηπν γμήριξ
παγχςϊ κατέ και μία εμςσξ
πχριακή μαϋοη ρξκξλάςαο
Απϊ ςιπ γεϋρειπ δεμ λείπξσμ
ξι γαλλικέπ αματξοέπ ρε
βιξλέςα ή καρίπ και γεϋρειπ
ποξπ ςιμήμ ςξσ μηριξϋ ςχμ
Κσθήοχμ ϊπχπ ςα τϋλλα
ρσκιάπο
Όλα ςα ποξψϊμςα παοαρκεσξ
άζξμςαι καθημεοιμά απϊ ςημ
ξμάδα ςξσ BON BON ρςξ διάξ
ταμξ εογαρςήοιξ ςξσ καςαξ
ρςήμαςξπο
Bon Bon Fait Maisonν
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υξσ Θϊδχοξσ Κξσκξϋλη ξμξμάρςηκε ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΟΥΣ ΩΝΑΣΗΣο
Σςημ ςελεςή ςηπ ξμξμαςξδξρίαπ ςξσ ξ επιυειοημαςίαπ κο Γεόογιξπ Χαςζηπλήπ
αμακξίμχρε ϊςι αμαλαμβάμει ςξ κϊρςξπ για ςη δημιξσογία και ςξπξθέςηρη
μαομάοιμξσ αμδοιάμςα ςξσ αείμμηρςξσ Αλέναμδοξσ ρςξμ Αεοξλιμέμαο
Μεςά απϊ γοατειξκοαςικέπ καθσρςεοήρειπ ςα απξκαλσπςήοια ςξσ αγάλμαξ
ςξπ θα γίμξσμ επίρημα ςημ Κσοιακή ϊ Ιξσλίξσ τςσϊ και όοα σςους πομο
ΣΗΜΕΙΑ ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΟΣ
Ο ΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΟΣ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ είμαι εικαρςικϊπ
καλλιςέυμηπο Ζει και εογάζεςαι ρςημ Αθήμαο Έογα ςξσ
έυξσμ εκςεθεί ρε ρημαμςικά ιδοϋμαςα και γκαλεοί ςξσ
ενχςεοικξϋν ϊπχπ ρςιπ Βαριλικέπ Ακαδημίεπ Τευμόμ ςηπ
Σκχςίαπν ςηπ Βξοείξσ Ιολαμδίαπν ςηπ Δσςικήπ Αγγλίαπν
ρςημ ΤΑΤΕ Gallery θΛξμδίμξιν ρςξ Μξσρείξ Μπεμάκην
ςξ Γαλλικϊ Ιμρςιςξϋςξ Πξλιςείεπν ρςημ Ιαπχμίαν ςημ
Ιρλαμδία και αλλξϋο
Τξ τςσω εογάρςηκε χπ επιρκέπςηπ καλλιςέυμηπ ρςημ
Βαριλική Ακαδημία Τευμόμ ςηπ Δσςικήπ Αγγλίαπ ρςξ
Μποίρςξλ παοξσριάζξμςαπ ςξ έογξ ςξσ ‘I am not here’
project ερςιάζξμςαπ ρςξ ρυέδιξ και ςη δσμαμική καλξ
λιςευμικόμ ρσμεογαριόμ και δικςϋχμο
Η δξσλειά ςξσ εοεσμά κσοίχπ ςξ ρυέδιξ και ςιπ μξοτέπ
ςξσν απϊ ςημ ακαδημαψκή ςξσ εκδξυή έχπ και ςιπ μέεπ
πειοαμαςικέπ εταομξγέπ και ςη υοήρη ςξσ χπ μέρξ διακίμηρηπ ςηπ πληοξξ
τξοίαπο Παοάλληλα εογάζεςαι χπ ρυεδιαρςήπ και ρκημξγοάτξπ ρςξ υόοξ ςηπ
διατημιρςικήπ παοαγχγήπ και ρςξμ έμςσπξ ςϋπξ χπ εικξμξγοάτξπο
Σςα Κϋθηοα θα παοξσριάρει μια εμϊςηςα έογχμ απϊ ςα ςοία ςελεσςαία υοϊμια
καλλιςευμικήπ δημιξσογίαπ ςξσν η ξπξία μεςανϋ άλλχμ θα πεοιλαμβάμει κσοίχπ
αρςικά ςξπία και ρκημέπ ςηπ καθημεοιμήπ ζχήπν αλλά και Κσθηοαψκά θέμαςαο
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τέςξπ ςιπ πϊοςεπ ςξσν ϊπξσ μπξοείπ μα βοειπ απξκλειρςικά ςα
τσςικά καλλσμςικάν καθόπ και ξικξλξγικέπ ςράμςεπ και μερερέον
πξσ ρε ρσμδσαρμϊ με ποξψϊμςα ςηπ επιλξγήπ ρξσν απξςελξϋμ
ιδαμικϊ δόοξο Μία μεγάλη ρσλλξγή απϊ αμςηλιακά ποξψϊμςαν
αμςιγηοαμςικέπ κοέμεπ και ραπξσμάκιαν αλλά και θεοαπεσςικά
λαδάκια και θεοαπεσςικέπ κοέμεπ απϊ μελιρρξκέοιν με κσοίαουα
ρσρςαςικά ξογαμικέπ ποόςεπ ϋλεπ ςχμ Κσθήοχμό βάλραμξν υαμξξ
μήλιν καλέμςξσλαν λεβάμςαο
Μημ παοαλείφεςε μα κλείρεςε θέρη για ςα ρεμιμάοια ραπχμξπξιξ
ίαπ και κηοαλξιτόμν πξσ διξογαμόμει η ίδιαν με ςημ ξλξκλήοχρη
ςχμ ξπξίχμ θα έυεςε γμόρην ποξψϊμςα και έμα γλσκϊ υαμϊγελξ
ρςα υείληα
Χεοϊβξλξν Πξςαμϊπ και Χόοα
ςηλοό τωυψςξυϊςωτν ψ9ωψοϊτϊωχω
info@herovoloοcom fbό Herovoloν instagramό herovolo
 ΚΥΘΗΡΑΪΚΕΣ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙΝΕΣ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΙΣ 1
ΔΡΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΑΔΡΕΝΑΛΙΝΗΣ τξ ΘΕΡΙΝΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΕΞΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΒΥΘΟΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ
ςξσ Ιππϊλσςξσ Ποέκα ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΗΣ
ΕΙΣΤΕ ΛΑΤΡΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΠΕΤΕΙΑΣύ Εμποϊπ λξιπϊμν δξκιμάρςε ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ
ςιπ ποξςάρειπ μαπ ρςξ ϊμξοτξ μηρί ςχμ Κσθήοχμο
Αμαοοίυηρηό Αμεβείςε ςιπ απϊςξμεπ πλαγιέπ ρςξ Σπαοαγαοίξ
θΚαφάλιιν ρςιπ Φαρκξμηλιέπ θΔιακϊτςιι και ρςημ Κακιά Λαγκάδα
θΑγία Πελαγίαιο

YοEοSα
ΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ και ρσμευϊξ
μεμη υοξμιά ςξ ϊμξοτξ
μηρί ςχμ Κσθήοχμ θα
τιλξνεμήρει ξμάδα απϊ
ελλημικά και νέμα παμεξ
πιρςημιακά ιδοϋμαςαο
Οι τξιςηςέπν ξι ξπξίξι θα Η ΑΛHΘΕΙΑ ΕIΝΑΙ ϊςι ςξ Τριοίγξ δεμ απξςελεί ςημ καλϋςεοη επιλξγή ρα μηρί
Canyoningό Διαρυίρςε ςξ Φαοάγγι ςηπ Παλιϊυχοαπν πάμςα με ποξρτέοξσμ εθελξμςικά για επιυείοιρη με ρίγξσοη ή μεγάλη κεοδξτξοίαο Η αλήθεια είμαι ϊςι ρςξ Τριξ
καςάλληλξ ενξπλιρμϊο Δϋρκξλη διαδοξμή πξσ ρε δϋξ ρημείαν ςιπ σπηοερίεπ ςξσπ θα μαπ οίγξ δοαρςηοιξπξιξϋμςαι επιυειοημαςίεπ πξσ ποόςα απη ϊλα λαςοεϋξσμ ασςϊμ
ποέπει μα κάμεςε καςαοοίυηρηο βξηθήρξσμ μα σλξιπξιηξ ςξμ εσλξγημέμξ ςϊπξο Ασςέπ ξι δϋξ αλήθειεπ ϊμχπ έυξσμ ραμ απξςέλερμα
Θαλάρριξ καγιάκό Ακξλξσθήρςε έμπειοξσπ ξδηγξϋπ ρε παοάκςιξ θεί ςξ τ ξ Θεοιμϊ Συξλείξ μα βλέπξσμε αμθοόπξσπ και δοαρςηοιϊςηςεπ ρςξ μηρί πξσ βγάζξσμ μεοάκιν
επ διαδοξμέπν νεκιμόμςαπ απϊ ςξ Καφάλι και ςημ Πλαςιά Άμμξο Πεοιβαλλξμςικήπ Εκπαίξ αγάπη και τοξμςίδα γιη ασςϊ πξσ κάμξσμο
δεσρηπν Επικξιμχμίαπ και Τξ Kythera Dive Center έκλειρε πέμςε υοϊμια επιςσυημέμηπ λειςξσογίαπ με
Πξδηλαρία Βξσμξϋό Τξ καλϋςεοξ μέοξπ για πξδηλαρία είμαι
Εσαιρθηςξπξίηρηπο πξλϋ ϊοενην σπεσθσμϊςηςαν ζχμςάμιαν σπέοξυεπ καςαδϋρειπ και αρταλείπ
ςξ Δάρξπ Γεοακαοίξσο Έμα δαιδαλόδεπ δίκςσξ με βαςξϋπ υχμαξ
Σςϊυξπ ςξσπ μα βάλξσμ αμαδϋρειπο Εσυή και ελπίδα ϊλχμ μα ρσμευίρει μα αμαδεικμϋει ςξ πξλϋ ιδιαίξ
ςϊδοξμξσπ θα ραπ εμςσπχριάρειο
ρε εταομξγή πεοιβαλλξξ ςεοξν πλξϋριξν παμέμξοτξ βέμθξπ ςχμ Κσθήοχμο
Καςαδσςικϊπ Τξσοιρμϊπό Σςξ Καφάλι σπάουει καςαδσςική ρυξξ μςικέπ ςακςικέπ αλλά και Kythera Dive Centreο Telό τωυψςξυωφςς or ψ9φφξυσφσχτ
λή πξσ θα ραπ ποξρτέοει ςημ βαρική εκπαίδεσρη για μα κάμεςε
μα εσαιρθηςξπξιήρξσμ
καςαδϋρειπο Εναιοεςική πεοίπςχρη για καςάδσρη ξ κϊλπξπ ςξσ
καςξίκξσπ και επιρκέπςεπ
Καφαλίξσο
ρε μία σπεϋθσμη πεοιβαλξ «ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ» GLASS BOTTOM
Off Road με ασςξκίμηςξό Τξ μηρί έυει πλξϋριξ ξδικϊ δίκςσξν λξμςική ρσμπεοιτξοάο
αλλά αμ θέλεςε μα γμχοίρεςε ςημ άγοια ξμξοτιά ςξσν ακξλξσθήξ ΑΥΤΟΣ Ο ΕΥΛΟΓΗΜΕΝΟΣ απϊ ςξ Θεϊ και ςη τϋρη ςϊπξπν ςξ μηρί ςχμ Κσθήοχμν
Οι τξιςηςέπ και ξι ρσμξ
ρςε ςξσπ υχμαςϊδοξμξσπ με έμα καςάλληλξ off road ασςξκίμηςξο έυει πξλλά ρσγκοιςικά πλεξμεκςήμαςα πξσ εμείπ πξσ ςα ζξϋμε δεμ δίμξσμε
μεςέυξμςεπ θα παοακξξ
Τα Δσςικά Κϋθηοα έυξσμ απίρςεσςεπ διαδοξμέπα μεγάλη ρημαρίαο Ο επιρκέπςηπ πξσ μπξοεί μα ρσγκοίμει ϊμχπ με άλλα μηριά
λξσθξϋμ καθημεοιμά
καςαλαβαίμει ςη διατξοά αμέρχπο
διαλένειπ ρυεςικά με
πεοιβαλλξμςικά θέμαςα
και ρςη ρσμέυεια θα εμηξ
μεοόμξσμ ςξ κξιμϊ για ςιπ
μξμαδικέπ ξμξοτιέπ ςξσό
πεοιβαλλξμςικά μξμξξ
πάςιαν πεοιξυέπ Natura
τςςςν μεοϊμσλξιν πηγέπν
και άλλα εμδιατέοξμςαο
Σςξ ρυξλείξ μαπ μπξοξϋμ
μα λάβξσμ μέοξπ παιδιά
Βϊλςα ρςη Χϋςοαό Επιρκετθείςε ςη μηρίδα Χϋςοα και ςημ θαλάρξ ηλικίαπ απϊ φλ υοξμόμ
ρια ρπηλιά ςηπν με ςξμ καπεςάμ Σπϋοξ και ςξ βΑλέναμδοξπβ Glass και μαθηςέπ Δημξςικξϋν
Bottomο Kξλσμπήρςε ρςη ρπηλιάν απίρςεσςη εμπειοίαα Γσμμαρίξσ και Λσκείξσο
VisitKytheraοcom Τξ ποϊγοαμμα θα διαοκέξ
ρει απϊ τχ Ιξσλίξσ έχπ χ
Ασγξϋρςξσ και σπϊρυεξ Έμα απ’ ασςά είμαι η πεοιήγηρη ρςη βοαυξμηρίδα ςηπ Χϋςοαπ αλλά και ρε άλλεπ
ςαι πεοιπεςειόδειπ απξξ παοαλίεπ με ςξ θοσλικϊν πιαν πλξιάοιξ «Αλέναμδοξπ» πξσ ϊλξι ςξ γμχοίζξσμ
δοάρειπ και πξλλέπ μέεπ χπ “Glass bottom”ο Σσμήθχπ ρε άλλα μηριά μια παοϊμξια πεοιήγηρη είμαι διαξ
γμόρειποο δικαρία οξσςίμαπν αποϊρχπη και ασρςηοά «μπίζμα»ο Τξ project “Glass bottom”
Δηλόρειπ ρσμμεςξυήπό ϊμχπ είμαι εν ξλξκλήοξσ αμθοχπξκεμςοικϊ και βαρίζεςαι μϊμξ ρςξ μεοάκιν ςημ
Πεοιβαλλξμςικϊ Πεοίπςεοξ αγάπην ςξ πάθξπ και ςημ ςοέλα ςξσ καπεςάμιξσ Σπϋοξσο
ρςημ Μαοίμα ρςξ Καφάλιν Η διαδοξμή είμαι παμέμξοτη απϊ μϊμη ςηπ αλλά ασςϊπ ξ άμθοχπξπ ςη μεςαξ
efsta9φστ@gmailοcomν ςοέπει ρε παμηγϋοιο Ασςξρυεδιάζει κάθε τξοάν ατξσγκοάζεςαι και αιρθάμεςαι
ςηλο ψ9ϊχοωϊυψςω ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ και ςξσπ κάμει μα γελάμε και μα πεομάμε πξλϋ καλάο Μια
Υπεϋθσμξπ ποξγοάμμαςξπό βοαυξμηρίδα με σπέοξυα μεοά και υοόμαςαν μπάμιξ και παιυμίδιν νεμάγηρη με
Εσρςάθιξπ Λξϋπαπν Πεοιβαλξ
αρςεία και ςξ ρπξσδαιϊςεοξό έμαπ άμθοχπξπ πξσ λαςοεϋει ςη δξσλειά ςξσν αμ
λξμςξλϊγξπ ξ Πεοιβαλλξμςιξ
κϊπ Εκπαιδεσςήπ μπξοξϋμε μα ςξ πξϋμε δξσλειάν πξσ δίμει ϊλη ςημ εμέογειά ςξσν ςξ πάθξπ ςξσ
και ςημ ςοέλα ςξσ ρη ασςϊ πξσ κάμειο
ËéâÜäé, Êýèçñá 80100 Απέμαμςι ρςημ ξικξμξμική κοίρη και ςιπ ςεοάρςιεπ ηθικξξικξμξμξπξλιςικέπ

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Url: realestate-kythera.gr
e-mail: realkas@otenet.gr
ςικϊ πλεξμέκςημαό αμθοόπξσπ ραμ ςξμ Σπϋοξ Καριμάςηο
Για κοαςήρειπό ψ9ωφξςττςω9

Ελάςε ρςξ παξ

οαδξριακϊ Παξ
ςηςήοι ςξσ κσο
Μαμόλη μα γμωξ
οίρεςε ςα εναιοεξ
ςικά κοαριά μαπο
Τξ μξμαδικϊ εοσθοϊ «Αοικαοά»
και ςξμ πξλσμσοωδάςξ λεσκϊ
«Πεςοξσλιαμϊ» ρε έμα ςανίδι
παοάδξρηπ και γεϋρηπο

Οικιρμϊπ ΤΣΙΚΑΛΑΡΙΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΕΒΟΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣν

τωυψςξυσςυς ψ9φφωωςσψσ ψ9ωψςχστω9
KYTHERA AT
GEOGRAPHY ζ POPULATION
Kythera θCerigoι is situated στοχ nautiξ
cal miles from Cape Malea θLaconiaιν
the southern tip of the Peloponneseο
The island is τϊφ sqοkm in area with ψψ
villages and a population of υνυχφο
AUTOMATIC DIALLING CODE
τωυψξςξ
HOW TO GET TO KYTHERA
BY SEA from Piraeusν Gythion ζ
Neapoli • from Neapoli FρB PORFYξ
ROUSA Neapoli τωυφξςξτφςςφ •
Kythera τωυψξςξυσυϋςο Timetable
pο τσο BY PLANE OLYMPIC AIR
ϊςσ ϊςσ ςσ ςσν υσυϋςν υσϊφϊν υυτϋτ
TRAVEL AGENCIES
KYTHIRA TRAVEL ferry boat ζ Olympic Air
ticketsν Choraν υσυϋς ζ Potamos υσϊφϊ
WHERE TO STAY
HOTELS
AGIA PELAGIA ξ Kythea Resortν υϋσχς
Pelagia Aphrodite υυϋτψ
ψϋωϋξυυςςϊψ
Romantica υυϊυφξχρψϋφφξτςυψχψ
KAPSALI ξ Porto Delfino υσϋφςρυσϋφσ
LIVADI ξ Aposperides υσωϋςρυσϋτχ
MYLOPOTAMOS ξ Athena Resort υσϋφτ
APARTMENTSρSTUDIOSρVILLAS
CHORA ξ Corte O υϋσυϋρψϋφωξψτωυχυ
KAPSALI ξ Avgerinos υσσϊϋρυσϊτσ
KALAMOS ξ Lusso υϋσςςρψϋωχξϊωψφσψ
Vilana Studios υσϋσςρψϋφφξτςϋφςϋ
DRIMONAS ξ Galini Studios ψϋωωξωωστϋψ
DOKANA ξ KERAMOTO ξ ψϋυτξτϋφσψϋ
KALOKAIRINES Violeta υϊσςς
ψϋυωξχωϊχστ
MYLOPOTAMOS ξ Yiota ψϋφψξωχυχψψ
MITATA ξ Aplinori υυςσςρψϋωωξψϋτωφχ
DIAKOFTI ξ Agnadi υυψφϊρψϋφϊξψτυφψψ
PLATIA AMMOS ξ Baveas Apartments
υυτσψ ρ ψϋωωξϊυχψωχ
RENT A CAR
Cerigo υσυψυρυσςυςρψϋωψξςχστωϋ
RENT A BUS
Giorgos Tambakis ψϋωωξυφφτσφ
Theodoros Stratigos ψϋφφξφφσφϊτ
TAxI
Theodoros Stratigos υυφυϋ
ψϋφφξφφσφϊτ
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
• NOTARY Chora Akrivi Stelliou υστϋς
• ELECTRICITY ξ ΔΕΔΔΗΕ Chora υστςω
• POST OFFICES Chora υστωφν Potamos
υυττχ
• POLICE Chora υστςψ
• FIRE BRIGADE Karvounades υυσϋϋ
• PORT AUTHORITIES Diakofti υυτϊς
• HOSPITAL Potamosν υυυτχ
• VETERINARIAN Livadiν ψϋωφοτχϋϊωσ
• BARBER θThemisιν Livadiν υσψϋχ
• AIRPORT ALExANDROS ONASSIS
υυτϋτ
• KYTHERA MUNICIPALITY
Chora υστσυν Potamos υυτσϋ
FESTIVALS ζ DANCES
Avlemonas Dance ψρςϊ
Mitata Wine Festival σσρςϊ
Potamos Paniyiri Dance σχρςϊ
Fratsia Exhibition ρ Dance σϊρςϊ
Kalamos Dance σχρςϋ
Agia Pelagia Dance ττρςϋ
MUSEUMS
• ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Choraο
Exhibition of artefacts brings to light
the rich cultural identity of Kythera ζ
Antikytheraο Artefacts displayed date
from χςςς BC to υrd Century ADο
• BYZANTINE MUSEUMν Kato Livadi
υσωυσ • Appointments to visit byzanξ
tine churches υσωυσ
INSTITUTE OF KYTHERAISMOS
ϊth International Symposium
November τςσϊν Brisbaneν Australia
eξmailό kytheraismos@gmailοcom
ART ζ CULTURE
Manolis Sophios Photographic archive
exhibitionο Evita photo studioν Potamos
Squareν υυτϋφ
Kythera Film Club screenings in courtξ
yard of Chora primary schoolν Wednesday
throughout August
Nectarios Stamatopoulosν art exhibitionν
Points of Horizonν τϋρω ξ χρϊν Potamos
Cultural Centre
Alexandros Kyriakopoulos Piano Recital
In Remembrance of Kytheraηs football
coach Petros Galanakisο Works by Bachν
Lisztν Beethovenν Debussyν Rachmaninoffν
Chopinο Sunday ττ Julyν τσοςς
Zeidoros Arts Centreν Kapsali
Concert “Kefthos” Kytherian Choirν τϋ
Julyν Zeidorosν Kapsali θτςουςι and σϋ
Αugustν Mitataηs primary school θτςοςςι
Greek Navy Band pays tribute to the HMS
warship Gloucester victims of σϋφσ in the
presence of the President of the Hellenic
Republicν Prokopis Pavlopoulos and the
leadership of the Hellenic Department of
Defenceο British veteran Admiral Sir Phillip
Jones is representing Her Majestyηs Govξ
ernmentο Saturday τϊ Julyν Kapsali
Kathleen Jayν Art Exhibition σφξτω Julyν
Potamos Cultural Centre
Venia Karolidouν Photographic exhiξ
bition τσρψν Follow Your Art Galleryν
Kapsali
Daphne Petrochilosν Oil painting exhiξ
bitionν σψρψ ξ στρων Zeidoros Arts Cenξ
treν Kapsali
Aliki Rigouν Exhibition of mosaic worksν
ηA work in processην ωξυσρϊν Follow Your
Art Galleryν Kapsali
Aliki Rigouν Mosaic studio Aroniadikaο
wwwοalikirigouοcom
Janηs Stone Jewelleryν Potamos bazaar
every Sunday morning
CERAMICS
Roussos Kytherian Pottery
Kato Livadi υσστφ ζ Chora υσφςτ
HANDICRAFTS
Herovolo Potamos ζ Choraν υϊςωτ
To Ergastiri Mylopotamos υυσψτ
GIFT SHOP
KK ξ Koutsikou Kythira Chora
Accessoriesν gift ideasν clothing collecξ
tion designed exclusively for Kytheraο
BOOKSTORES
Bibliogatos Livadi ζ Choraν υωςωω
Aiolos Choraν ψϋωφξϊςχϊυφ
TRADITIONAL
EMBROIDERY
Beauty ζ Tradition Chora υστϊςο Fine
handξmade lace and curtainsν embroiξ
deryν tableclothsν crocheted blanketsο
JEWELLERY ζ ICONS
Gold Castle Leonardosο Jewellery for
every taste ζ pocketο Unique handξ
made Myrtidiotissa icons created from
natural materialsο Wholesaleρretailο
Chora υσϋχφ
Saita Hand made jewelleryο Central
square Chora ψϋωϊξψτψσχς
Zografiesν Dolly Boucoyiannis jewelleryν
Choraν υσχτχ
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Chrissa Fatsea ξ weddingsν christenξ
ingsν eventsν printingο
Potamos υϊττχν ψϋωφξσστφσϋ
wwwοfxphotoξkytheraοgr
ADVENTURES ON KYTHERA
Sea excursionsό Kapsaliν Alexandros
Glass Bottom Boatο Visit secluded beachξ
esν Hytra ζ Elafonissosο Prior reservation
necessaryο ψϋωφξςττςωϋ
Kythera Dive Centre ξ Kapsali υωφςςν
ψϋφφξυσφσχτ Padi Scuba Diving
Pyrgos House Canyoningν Mountain
Bikeν Sea Kayak Tours ξ Guided Walks
in spring ζ autumnο
Potamosν ψϋϊϋξϊψυσφς
Hiking Signξposted paths
Infoό wwwοkytherahikingοcom
Kythera Geoξwalksό Discover ζ photoξ
graph Kytheraηs spectacular phenomeξ
na with geologist Markos Megaloikonoξ
mosο ψϋωυξτστϊϋϊ
HEALTH ζ FITNESS
ELICHRYSOS Herbal remediesο Consultaξ
tions by appointmentο Mylopotamos
υυττφ
PHYSICAL THERAPIST Anastasia Louiν
Livadiν υωσχχν ψϋωτξωσσχωυ
GREEK COOKING CLASSES
Learn to cook traditional Kytherian cuiξ
sine under Elizabeth’s expert guidanceο
Vilana Studiosν Kalamosο ψϋφφξτςϋφςϋ
A GLANCE
LOCAL PRODUCTS
ATHAMARI Honeyν Mitataο Athanasia ζ
Maria Protopsaltisν
υυςσςν ψϋωωξψϋτωφχ
CHRISTOFOROS pure thyme honeyν
Kalokairinesν υϊσςςν ψϋυωοςσςψωφ
FIRROGI Quality wines ζ fatouradaο
Potamos υυψχφν Chora town square
ψϋωτξσσϊψχψ
TO PATITIRI Tsikalaria ψϋφφξωωςσψσ
STAVROS Choraν υσϊχων ψϋωψξψϊςϊϊφ
SYMοοVENI Mylopotamosν υφυωϊ
TIS MARIAS Chora υσψωϊν Kalokairines
υσσϊϊν Livadi υϋςωω
TOxOTIS Livadiν traditional local prodξ
uctsν herbs ζ pasta υσωϊσ
TRANSPORT
Toρfrom mainlandο Single ζ part loads
Manolis ζ Paula Kalligerosν Karvounades
υϊστςν ψϋυωξφωςϋσσν ψϋυωξφωςϋσυ
CAR TROUBLE?
Karvounades Road assistance ζ Towingν
Panayiotis Kassimatis
υϊςωςν ψϋφφοτϊωυφς
Kondolianika Takis Kassimatis υϊςϊω
REAL ESTATE
PRIME LAND FOR SALE in everξpopular
artwork by DAPHNE PETROCHILOS
Diakoftiο σς building blocks available for
immediate saleο Sizes from υψσνφϋ mτ to
σςϋϊνυω mτο A number of properties may
be consolidated into a larger developξ
mentο Properties are on prime land and
close to the sea with superb viewsο Prices
on applicationο Enquiries to Manolis Kasξ
simatisν λυς τωυψςξυσωυχν
λυς ψϋφφξϊϊϋϊυϊν realkas@otenetοgr
LIVADI Manolis Kassimatisν Prime sites for
PATISSERIE ρ CAFE saleο υσωυχν ψϋφφξϊϊϋϊυϊ
POTAMOS Firrogiν wwwοfirrogiοgr
CHORA Bon Bon fait maisonν υσφσϊ
υυψχφν ψϋωτξτϊϋϋσςν τσςξψτσωφωχ
KARVOUNADES Glika ζ Kalo υϊςςφ
LIVADI Mariaηs Sweets ζ More υϋςωω
BUILDING A HOUSE?
CAFE ρ OUZERI Chartered Civil Engineers
DIAKOFTI ξ Cafe Minas υυτφυ ζ Building Permits
KAPSALI ξ Banda Landra υσϋςφ • George Fatseas ζ Panos Mavromξ
LIVADIξ Konomos Coffee House υωυυυ matis Livadi υσϋσϊν ψϋφφ ξ ψϋψψϊϊν
MYLOPOTAMOS ξ Ambelos υϊτϊσ τσςξψφψψϋϊσ
Kamari υυςςψ •Domniki Kontaratouν Architectureν
Platanos Kafenion υυυϋω Design ζ Constructionν Kythera υσυψφν
POTAMOS ξ O Potamos υφσϋσ ψϋϊσξφφωυυψ
• Andreas Lourantos Livadiν υσϊψτ
PIZZA ζ PASTA Restoration of old houses
LIVADI ξ Vitsio υσςυω • Dimitris Kyriakopoulosν Karvounades
Building ζ Restorationν Supervision
TAVERNAS
υϊςυςν ψϋωωξψψϊτϋς
AGIA PELAGIA ξ Kaleris υυφψσ •Destan Kataro υυςψϋν ψϋυψξψφσφττ
Kythea υϋσχς ALUMIL Fittings Petros Karaminas
AVLEMONAS ξ Sotiri’s υυωττ Karvounadesν υσψϊςν ψϋυψξϋϊχψτχ
DIAKOFTI ξ O Manolis υϊτυς Electrical Appliance Repairs Panayiotis
KAPSALI ξ Artena υσυφτ Kominosν υυϋςϋν ψϋωϊξτϋτςςφ
Magos υσφςω Plumber Thanasis Stratigos
LIVADI ξ Toxotis υσωϊσ ψϋυψξψφσφσφ
MYLOPOTAMOS ξ Platanos υυυϋω Electrical Supplies ζ Kitchen installaξ
PALAIOPOLI ξ Skandeia υυωςς tionο Welcome storesο Livadiν υσωτςν
PLATIA AMMOS ξ Varkoula υφττφ Potamosν υυψτς
Indoor ζ outdoor furniture βMy Homeβν
SOUVLAKI ρ GYROS
Weber bbqηs coal fuelled ζ gas fired ρ
AGIA PELAGIA ξ Dinos υυϊφψ
Hills Hoist branded productsο Homeware
TSIKALARIA ξ Xegantzaros υσχφσ
ζ giftsν Karvounades ψϋυωξφωςϋσυ
BARS ρ BEACH BARS
KOMPONADAν LAGGADA organised faciliξ
LOCAL RADIO
• Tsirigo FMξσςχνψ The voice of
tiesν cool drinksν snacksν free wiξfi
ψϋφωξφςϋϋςω Kythera worldwide tsirigofmοgr
El Suenoν Potamosν ψϋφωξφςϋϋςω
ANIMAL LOVERS OF KYTHERA
WEDDINGS ζ RECEPTIONS Membership and donations
PELAGIA APHRODITE HOTEL is just σχ ψϋϊωξσϊϋϋϋφ
mο from the romantic Firi Ammos beach wwwοadoptacatοjimdoοcom
and the ideal location for an unforgetξ
table reception υυϋτψν ψϋωϋξυυςςϊψ PETROL ρ GAS
GENERAL STORE POTAMOS BP υυυϊς
LOGOTHETIANIKA VERGINA CYCLON υυσϋτ
Maneas ξ Potamosν υυυςϊ
KONDOLIANIKA CYCLON υϊτως
SUPERMARKET BANKS
Agia Pelagia Kapsanis υυφχϊ
National Bank of Greece Chora υωυςσ
Karvounades Leontsinis υϊςσϊ
Potamos υτϋςσ ATM Livadi
Kapsaliν Livadi Vardas υσςσσ
Piraeus Bank Chora υωυσσν υωυστ
Tsikalaria Lourantos Bros υσυϋψ