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Antonis Zervos Tel.: 27360-31407/8  LOVE KYTHERAν LOVE KYTHERA SUMMER EDITION SWIMMING THE KYTHERA ξ ANTIKYTHERA SEA PASSAGE ABOUT US IT’S BEEN JUST OVER A YEAR since the Pastra Cretonaxiξ Founding Publisher ξ Metaxia θSiaι Georgopoulou is a bigξ osa swimming team also known as “The team that swam the picture personο Having worked in Australia as a Press Secretary English Channel” decided to try for a world first ξ to swim the and Advisor to Government ministers and parliamentariansν her sea passage between Kythera and Antikytheraο Why try? Was return to her parental homeland gave birth to Kythera Summer it simply for love of the Greek seas? Was it to pay homage to Editionο With a passion for justice and enormous experience the sea surrounding Antikythera which for so many centuries in community politics both in Australia and Greeceν Sia is the held in her arms the Mechanism that permanently changed powerhouse that brings Kythera Summer Edition to annual fruiξ the history of technology and with it the human race? tionο Sia is married to Dimitris Kyriakopoulos and they have an Let’s go back a step and start at the beginningο The idea eighteen year old sonν Alexandrosο of swimming the passage was met with enthusiasm by the Editor ξ Deborah Parsons has been coming to the island legendary group from the moment it was first suggestedο every summer for almost υς years which tells you how much she But success needed more than just a strong captainο It alξ loves the placeο Born and bred in Melbourneν Australiaν Deborah so needed the support of the Municipality of Kytheraν the regards Kythera as her second homeο Over the years she has Coast Guard of Neapolis as well as favourable weather conξ worked as an archaeologistν a stone tool illustratorν a musicianν ditionsο a graphic artist and θfinallyι as a writerο This last career is the The Municipality embraced the idea right from the beginξ one that stuckο She writes scripts for film and televisionο She ningο That Pastra Cretonaxiosa was swimming to support recently wrote the libretto for her first operaο the four athletes sponsored by the NGO “CharityφU” as they Feature Writer ξ Anna Cominos has been collecting and train for the τςτς Olympic Games was an added bonus as it writing stories about her ancestral homeland since the early made the venture more than just an interesting swimύ it now ϋςsο Anna has been creatively exploring the bicultural experiξ also embodied a sacred causeα Along with the Municipality of ence working as a cultural arts workerν performer and festival Kytheraν the Coast Guard of Neapolis agreed for their boat to producer in Sydneyν Australiaο A regular contributor to internaξ accompany the team during the venture to offer the support tional GreekξEnglish news servicesν Anna has also been writing needed to ensure the maximum safety of the swimmersο for KSE since σϋϋυο And so the journey begins at φξψξτςσωο With Captain Pavlos Artist ξ Daphne Petrochilos studied at the Chicago Art Institute Aronis in chargeν a man who speaks to the seaν the team in the United States and has held exhibitions in Dublinν Londonν embarks at χοςς amν the crack of dawnν from Kapsaliο The Athens and Kytheraο An artist in all aspects of her lifeν Daphne initial plan had been to depart from Avlemonas but a northξ creates beautiful objects be it crocheting laceν weaving a hat or west breeze that would have led them into the arms of the cementξrendering a wall at her traditional house in Broggiο Antikythera Island was enough to dictate the adoption of a WriterξDolly Boucoyannis considers herself an adopted Kythξ different starting pointο erianν having spent most summers on the island since σϋϋψο Dolly Two friends farewelled the team at Kapsali harbour where studied jewellery designν gemmology and goldsmithing techξ they listened to them sing the National Anthemν a tradition niques abroad before returning to her home cityν Athensν where they have followed since swimming the English Channelο she now runs her workshop and retail shopο Her unique handξ The seven members of the team θin the order they swamι made personalized jewellery can be found at the Benaki Museum were Evgenia Gianniniν Sotiris Pastrasν Ellie Fleggaν Apostoξ of Athensν retail shops and online stores around the worldο lis Tsagarakisν Vangelis Zourbakisν Konstantinos Michos and Translator ζ Proof reader ξ Paula Cassimatis is the calm Thodoris Zoumboulakisο θThe eighth member of the teamν supporter in our days of frenzy ξ no task is too small or too bigν Vassilis Maroulisν was absentν as he was studying in Great be it υς or υνςυς words of Greekο All is met with unflappable Britainιο Accompanying them was English observerν Keith composureο With Paula’s final perusal of our pages doneν the Oillerν certified by the Channel Swimming Associationν who printing press rollsο was there to verify that the swim was done according to Writer ξ Maria Koukoulis is a graduate of classical philology the relay race rulesο In addition the journalist Isaak Karipidis and currently a postξgraduate student of the Department of came from London to accompany the teamν as he had done Theatrical studies at the University of Peloponneseο She has for the English Channel swimν when he stood alongside them worked with the theatrical group ‘Afantoi’ο Passionate about in a boat defying discomfort and fatigueα archaeologyν Maria participated in the Minoan Peak Sanctuary Once againν the air and the wonderful sea returned the reξ dig at Agios Georgiosο spect of the swimmers in the best possible wayο The first σς Writer ξ Dimitris Koutrafouris was born in Elefsinaν Greeceο kilometres were calmν with a playful τ Beaufort breeze for He studied Law and is employed by the National Bank of Greeceο the next σχ kilometres while the last τς kilometres were Dimitri lives on Kythera with his family and has been a regular once again quiet and hospitableο Every hourν each swimmer contributor to Kythera Summer Edition since τςςϋο took it in turn to lead the team to the goal as they swam Writer ξ Pia Panaretos is a social anthropologist whose land 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 rights work with Australian indigenous communities of the they swam alongside Captain Paul’s boatν glowing in the Michos and Thodoris Zoumboulakis. Vassilis Maroulis, was absent. Northern Territory propelled her to research her own cultural blue waters like a girl dancing the Greek balos in the vast heritage in a similar bid for heritage preservationο Her ancestors’ Mediterraneanν they each felt grateful to have been honoured with such a While Voyage to Kythera by migration στς years ago necessitated a return to Kytheraν where life experienceο the late Angelopoulos might she was fortunate to spend two years living through the seasons Eleven hours and seven minutes and φχ kilometres laterν Vangelis Zourbakis possibly be a masterpiece of pursuing participantξobservation fieldwork on the anthropology touched the northernmost tip of the Antikythera Islandν a rock that descends cinemaν there is absolutely of religion and the migration of spiritualityο and meets the green waters like a knifeν sharp and inaccessibleο Is there no doubt that Pastra Cretξ another human hand that has touched this wonderful corner of the Mediterξ onaxiosa’s Antikythera swim Writer and Artist ξ Aspasia Patty was born in Australia and ranean sea? is a turning point in Mediterξ studied art in Brisbane where she teaches and paints fullξtimeο The joy of the group is indescribableα After a small celebration in the waterν ranean swimming eventsο Her commissioned portrait of the much loved Kytherian idenξ with the rock as a backgroundν they head to Antikythera’s harbourο Thereν tityν the late Father Efthimioν hangs in the monastery of Agia Evgenia Giannini in this sheltered bayν the Mayor of Antikythera and its few inhabitants were Moniο Kythera has profoundly influenced her artistic journey waiting for themο The warm welcome and the embrace of the settlement and continues to do soο relaxed the swimmers making them temporarily forget about their return Writer ξ Ippolytos Prekas has collaborated with KSE for fifteen journeyο But all dreams must endο And soν after receiving the love of the Anξ years nowο Maestro of digital and graphic design and passionate tikytheriansν they started back for Kytheraο Over another four hours Captain about Kytheraν Ippolytos conceived the informative and successξ Pavlos led the team to Avlemonas where they received a warm welcome from ful visitkythera websiteο While still at universityν he coξfounded friendsν relatives and locals who had learned of their featο A bowl of warm Porfyrisν an organisation for young Kytheriansο As Editor of the kakavia θfish soupι in the Limanaki tavern arrivedν the best possible way to Porfyris newsletterν Ippolytos encouraged a plethora of issues celebrate the end of their wonderful tripα 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 CHORA KYTHIRA studied English and French literature and Applied Linguisticsν her 801 00 HELLAS foremost passion is language and literatureο Now semiξretiredν tel.: +30 27360 39139 Joy spends her free time playing online word gamesν reading andν tel.-fax: more recentlyν singing in the local choirο With her keen eye for +30 27360 39130 detail and her red pen syndrome θshe even corrects the memos mob.: 6947-627353 her kids leave on the fridgeιν Joy has been KSE’s proofreader for e-mail: [email protected] the last eight yearsο Her pet aversion? Missing commasα www.corteo.gr 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 when the wind blowsν when the sun shinesν when the frost setsν erian traditional dressι holding the 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 for the island and her populationο “οοοthe challenge of discovering the balance between earning our CHAOTIC SCENES CAPTURED LIVE on iPhones travelled in living and respecting that which is seconds to the island’s diaspora throughout the worldό villagers around usο [οο] we may be inspired MY SISTERS hacking through overgrown scrub to access vitally needed pumps to appreciate and uphold the traξ exposed the inadequacy of our Municipality’s disaster mitigation 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 to lead and protect the lives and property of the island’s citizens sive arrays of flora and faunaο [οο] 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 some it was the final strawο Family businesses nurtured and built In our τOIϊ Editionν we herald the 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 WHILE THE BOAT PROBLEM last year was particularly badν transξ genceν access to medical evacuaξ 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 allow bigger planes to land and encourage chartersο But that’s all in natureύ the balance of past and in a Doric peplos and support their weight mainly on one legν 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 have been interpreted as indications that the Caryatids THERE ARE MANY LOCALS keen to find ways to extend the businessesο are moving in a ritualistic procession tourist seasonο A longer season would be economically beneficial 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 HSA with solid foundations based on meritocracyν evaluation and restfullyν the balance of the silence 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 or involved in serious accidents risk losing their lives due to long of the greatest threats to justice 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 vision and commitment put up their hands and decide to standο Panaretosο Without them you would 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

S E A K A Y A K T O U R S FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR the beautiful island of Explore Kythera from the Kythera will host a diverse group of university students from seaο Paddle along rugged Greek and foreign institutionsο These studentsν who are volξ coastlineν float near cavesν untarily offering their work and knowledgeν will contribute to relax on a deserted beach the realization of ideas generated by the τnd Summer School for a picnicο Beaches visited of Environmental Education Communication and Awareness in are accessible only by kayak τςσω in cooperation with the program YοEοSο θYour Environmenξ or boatο All pristineν natural tal Societyιο and pureο The aim of the program is to bring about a change in attitude to PHOTOBYEVANGELOS TSIGARIDAS the environment by making locals and tourists alike understand Experience the Kytherian underwater world with diving instructor George how they can adopt more responsible environmental behavξ Lampoglou at the Kythera Dive Centre in Kapsaliο He and his experienced team iourο The students will also be participating in decision making of divers will train you and take you on a tour of some of the best diving sites workshops related to vital environmental issuesο All participants in Greeceο Explore the underwater caverns and canyons and stunning rock will have the opportunity of attending a series of lectures on formationsο As you dive marvel at the cuttlefish and octopusesο environmental topicsο One of the activities of the Summer School You can choose to have a single dive experience for the day orν if you likeν includes daily data collection related to beach cleaning and maξ you can complete and earn your PADI Open Water Diver Certificate which rine litterο allows you to dive anywhere in the worldα Enrol the kidsκ in a course at Kapsali At the Student Camp they will lead talks on the unique areas of while you relax and laze on the beach or chill out at one of Kapsali’s many the island and will learn about its beauties θpathwaysν Natura cafes or tavernasο They’ll have fun as they discover the underwater world τςςς designated areasν water millsν springsν etcοιο New advenξ of Kytheraο turous escapesν new levels of knowledge and new attitudes will κ All children must be over σς years of ageο be acquiredο Kythera Dive Centreο Telό τωυψςξυωφςς or ψ9φφξυσφσχτ Children aged four and above are welcome to participate in the Summer Campο There will be groups for Elementary Schoolν High CANYONING Adventurous School and Lyceumο We look forward to having new friends join tours through Kakia Lagada us this yearο GEO WALKS Gorge and Koufogialoο 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 ExTREME ACTIVITIES ON KYTHERA nissos’ award winning 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 For more informationό visitkythera

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rocky islet of Hitra θor Eggι where you can swim in a TWELVE RECOMMENDED BEACHES 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 The largest beach on Kythera is located in the eastν Paleopoli 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 This picturesqe beach is the island’s trademarkο It has Kaladi 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 PHOTOBYVENIA KAROLIDOU 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 Famed for its wild beautyν Kombonada is located Kombonada 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 Want an escape to an isolated secluded beach short excursionsν water Kyriakoulou 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 they concern all of usν present and to comeο Number φ was discovered Livadi and Chora, Kythera, tel. 27360 37077 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 

watermill of Mylopotamos is surely on par with the restored watermills of the THE ESSENTIALITY OF WATER awardξwinning Open Air WaterξPower Museum in Dimitsanaν Peloponnisosο By Pia Panaretos In Karavas a university project is clearing the densely overgrown watermills TO MY DEAR NEPHEWν on your first embarkment for Kytheraν Water species recorded in and other water infrastructure to research the historical use of water in the find welcome in Aunty Filio’s story of your paternal greatξgreat Rellia’s era are still observed Karavas watershedο grandmother Rellia ξ by the naturalist Dr Mario Such restorative endeavours will educate us as to how earlier populations Broggiν in the four villages managed their water resourcesο Withstanding the impacts of world eventsν of your forebearsο The Balξ Kythera has for centuries evinced a resilience in the face of pirate attacksν kan frog was sighted in the serfdomν and desertionο Now may it find adaptive ways to be resilient to spring area of Agia Pelagia changes in the climateο and west of Trifyllianikaν and Migratory birds on Kythera find a homeν an “oikos” in the beach lagoon of along with the Grass snakeν Kaki Laggadaν one of the island’s few wetland structuresο You will always find was also seen around the your way home to your habitat– that’s the resilience of your connection to watermills of Mylopotaξ your heritageο mosο The Mediterranean house FROM KYTHERA TO MADAGASCAR gecko was seen on a “cisξ By Nikos Tsiopelasν Antikythera Bird Observatory tern at the roofξtop of the church” at Trifyllianika and WHILE MANY IN GREECE have heard about Madagascarν as a farξ the snakeξeyed skink was away exotic destinationν very few have visited itο Neverthelessν there is one compatriot of ours who does not hesitate to travel

PAINTINGBYASPASIA PATTY found in large numbers near Areiο σχοςςς kilometers each year in order to share his life between “…below the Pagouroti olive grove was the gorge and on either According to the UNESCO these two countriesο Of course we are not referring to a human side sharp slopesν ψςςm highο On the bottom terraceν was a little τςσχ Climate Frontlines Reξ but to a falconο The Eleonora’s falcon θFalco eleonoraeιν better springν where the water overflow came out in the gorge which port for Kythera and Antikyξ known to the Kytherians as “Varvaki”ο was full of cypressesν bamboo and reedsο From there we could theraν Kytherian beekeepers The Varvaki in Kythera has its stronghold on the vertical cliffs see the sea of Agia Pelagiaο have reported experiencing that rise above the iconic islet of Chytra θAvgoιν with some other Yiayia Relliaν would come very early from Potamosν before sunξ “more intenseν frequent and pairs nesting at Kofinidia isletsο Even more falcons are located at riseν and with her pitcher she carried water from the spring prolonged heat waves comξ Antikythera and at Crete’s Gramvousa peninsulaο As a resultν this and watered the new olive trees which she planted on the high pared to the past” which wider marine area between Kythera and Crete is regarded as one high terraceο The tyranny of heightα How many trips she made concurs with scientists’ fuξ of the most important for the species on a global levelο up and down for a distance of χςςmν sheer sidesν on slippery ture estimations for South The first of the Eleonora’s falcons arrive at Kythera in Aprilο By Novemberν ground – and at sunset she would go home to Potamosο About Greece that these factors the last of them have departedν heading to Madagascar where they will a six km trip οοο” will increase “periods of ‘efξ winter along with the total global population of this speciesο These falcons The waters of your ancestral villages were a vital source of fective droughtο’” are solitary travelersο In order to reach their final destination in the Indian livelihoodο In Rellia’s eraν your maternal forebears also in their Understanding the water Oceanν they need to fly over most of the African continentο θYesν even the two villages celebrated picnics at the pristine spring of Trifylξ sources of their mills are juvenile ones who haven’t been to Madagascar beforeαι The route they take lianikaν and from Areoi they took their grains for milling to the the descendants of several stretches out over ωςςς kilometers above places the average man only sees in watermills of Mylopotamosο Streams powered the watermills of watermill owners who have documentariesν such as the Sahara desertν the Ethiopian plateauν the savanna the flourishing milling industry when Kythera had over ϊς waξ honoured their ancestors’ in Tanzania and the coral reefs of the Mozambique canalο On their returnν the termillsν particularly in Mitataν Mylopotamosν Karavasν Ocheles labours by meticulously Greek Varvakia follow a different routeο From the east coast of Africa they gorge in the westν and Agia Pelagiaο restoring the watermills to head to the Arabian Peninsula from whereν by crossing the countries of the Naturalists at this time were recording the water ecology of all their subtle beautyο The Middle East θIsraelν Syriaν Lebanonι and Turkeyν they enter the Aegean Sea Kythera ξ quite fitting given the word ecology is derived from Stone House apartments of from the eastο the Greek “oikos” meaning householdν habitatο Specimens of Agia Pelagia display aspects So this summerν if you spot the dark silhouette of the falcon drifting in the species which have either not or rarely been observed in recent of the original mechanismsν wind above the islandν you might reflect on the places it has been and perhaps times are stored in the Natural History Museum in Viennaο and the Phillipas functioning feel a twinge of jealousy for not having wings yourselfο  ARCHIVESν RECORDS AND GENEALOGIES

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, the Lagonaris mass murders to survive the day of the Karavasν Christoforianikaν Trifilianikaν Logothetianikaν Katsoulianikaν Kominiξ via Pireaus. First day in Sydney 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. With access to records granted by the Municipality of Kytheraν they are able As if this wasn’t exciting enoughν Amalia discovered yet more surprises when she researched the family to use a large variety of available sources to gain as much information as derful it is piecing together tree of Spiro’s wifeο While his wife was born in Sydneyν possibleο Some of the sources they are using include the birthν death and photos sent in by different her grandparents were born in Cornwallν Germany and marriage records from σϊχϋξσϋσωο They have also read and translated into peopleν and discovering Irelandο It turns out Amaliaηs σϋx great grandfather was English the thousands of digitised images that appear on the Greek Archives once they are compiledν that Edward I of England and her τϊx great grandfather was website of church registers dating between σωςςs and σϊψχύ and for some they have identified a whole Henry I of Franceο villages as early as the σψςςsο Not only do these have birthν death and marξ 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 that we know today as the Acropolisο The olive tree σ9ςς, Great grandparents 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 not the island to us and our needs and demandsο And there aren’t many islands has come of ageο It has survived floodsν droughts and Sally Cominos displaying oil products at a trade exhibition 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 We also have τςς sheep and our two beautiful donkeys Beau ξ while keeping our ‘day $QDVWDVLD/RXL and Belleο Beau was the first donkey we bought – Mum’s ωςth jobs’ and commuting on birthday presentο What else do you buy a ωςξyearξold for their weekends and school holiξ 3K\VLFDO7KHUDSLVW 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 Hora and how distances in her day were measured by a day’s physically connected us to donkey ride here and a half day’s donkey ride thereο our Greek and Kytherian 2UWKRSHGLF0\RVNHOHWDO My maternal grandfatherν Vasilli Careedy from Mylopotamosν past and I think our grandξ immigrated to Australia in the late σϊϋςsν while Vasiliki and my parents would be happy and 1HXURORJLFDO5HKDELOLWDWLRQ paternal grandparentsν John Cominos from Perlegianika and proud about thatο Maria Protopsaltis from the Silica outside of Potamosν arrived 3K\VLFDO7KHUDSLVW in Australia in the late σϋυςsο Their reasons for immigrating to 0DQXDO7KHUDSLVW Australia are one of thousands of stories documented about 0DVVDJH7KHUDSLVW this timeο They were amongst the earliest Greek immigrants to Australia – pioneer stockα They belonged to the wonderful collection of Kytherian families that settled in country Toowξ /LYDGL.ýWKLUD oombaν quietly nurturing their Greek and Kytherian traditions cominosolivegrovesοcom PHPDLOORXLBDQDVWDVLD#\DKRRJU while doing their best to assimilate into what at the time was a 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 DomnA KontArAtou nary bathν but the Christening fontο Toowoomba didn’t have a Architect NTUA 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 [email protected] z www.domnikikontaratou.com He retired from practicing medicine in τςςϊο My motherν Mary Careedyν busied herself raising four children and helping to 10 ARTISTS AND GALLERIES A WORK IN PROCESS GOLD CASTLE CERAMICS AT KATO LIVADI I WAS RAISED AND LIVED in a busy urban environmentο I felt an urgent need THE ROUSSOS FAMILY have been producing ceramics to transcend the no longer satisfying “old ways” and give a new meaning to at Kato Livadi for my life by setting “new goals” almost three decξ and aspirations and living surξ adesο They mainξ rounded by Kytherian natureο tain a Kytherian I first got to know Kythera σφ ENTERING this glorious tradition that has years agoο I was enchanted at Aladdin like cave with its exξ been passed down first sightο The island became quisite displays of beautifully through four genξ my first and endless source of hand crafted gold and silver erations of pottery inspiration and creativityο Kyξ pieces and stunning Byzanξ making by this thera is a mosaic of landscapes tine iconsν you will quickly familyο You will discover Leonardo caters for with a unique biodiversityν find Panayiotis working on the potterηs wheelν daily turnξ a broad range of tastes and deeply shaded canyons and a ing out traditional Kytherian designs as well as introducξ budgetsο lacy coastline – all this and so ing new onesο Mother Grigoria attends to the glazing and How about some handξmade firing in the kilnν whilst Maria delicately hand paints all much moreο worry beads or good luck A mosaic is a Work of Art created with tesseraeν little pieces of stone and charms? Getting married but the pottery pieces produced in the workshopο enamelν cut and repositioned on powdered cement to create a piece of artο forgot the wedding bands? The Roussos workshopλ Kato Livadi on the main road Mosaic is an ancient artν with its first masterpieces dating back to the χth Don’t stressο Leonardo will between Livadi and Kalamosο Call in and watch the family century BCο come to your rescueο A speξ at work and choose from the vast range of products on I have created mosaics for the past σϊ yearsο To meν each stone is a universeο cial occasion to celebrate? displayο Open every dayο Telοό τωυψςξυσστφ As I turn it over in the palm of my handν its internal markings and geometric An σϊth or τσst birthday patterns with their infinite array of colours and shades invite me to choose perhaps? Gold Castle offers a The Roussos galleryλ Choraν just a short stroll down from which side is more in harmony with the rest of my workο precious selection to choose the town squareο Select from exquisitely designed ceramξ The powdered cement is like a canvas where the mosaic artist uses nature’s fromο ics produced in the workshopο Telοό τωυψςξυσφςτ paletteν the tesseraeν to compose her work of artο The creative process starts During the winter months Leξ with many draft designs in black and white and in colourο After all the material onardo creates Myrtidiotissa is gathered and sorted outν each work is slowly “built”ο The prerequisites for icons made from centuries A SPLASHοοο AND A CLICK the art of mosaic are Loveν Willν Patience and Respectο Aliki Rigou old olive wood and precious metals to sell to Kythera’s VENIA KAROLIDOU exhibits her recent photographic work A WORK IN PROCESSν an exhibition of mosaic works by Aliki Rigouν will take summertime visitorsο The which came about while watching her daughterηs synchronized place at Kapsali’s Follow your Art gallery from ωth to υσst Augustο hardest thing? Trying to deξ swimming coaching sessionsο Veniaν together with two other cide what not to take home photographersν exhibit works with similar water themesο ART ExHIBITION with youο With τχ years on the islandν KATHLEEN JAY Leonardo has a reputation for guaranteeing quality craftsξ THE LANDSCAPE OF KYTHERA manship at the most reasonξ is a permanent inspiration to able pricesο DutchξKytherian artist Kathleen Exclusively at Leonardo’s Jayο Visit her art exhibition at Gold Castle ξ Myrtidiotissa the Potamos Cultural Centre magnetsο Buy five and get from σφ ξ τω Julyο Open every one freeα The perfect gift for morning and eveningο friends back homeο Gold Castleν Chora telο τωυψςξυσ9χφ INSPIRED BY ANCIENT GREEK POETRY ψ9φχοςσφϊχω ECHO is bouzouki dynamo and Kytherian regular Christella Demetriou’s latξ est musical recordingο ECHO takes the listener on a journey from ancient MY HOME veniaυυ@yahooοgr Greece to the present through poetry which From τσst of Juneν Follow Your Art Galleryν Kapsaliο has been translated into modern Greek and set to musicο Bringing together some of Greece’s leading HEROVOLO musicians including Alkinoos Ioannides and Melbourne’s own Argyris Argyropoulosν ECHO HEROVOLO IS A LITTLE PARADISE in Potamos villageο Here you is contemporaryν fresh and braveο Christella can find herbal remediesν cosmetics and unique handmade giftsο Demetriou has carefully curated poems transξ lated from ancient Greek by Greek poet Sotiris MY HOME stocks the comξ Kakisiο The performance given by singer Lizeta plete range of Hills Hoist Kalimeri carries an emotional maturityο branded products including If you enjoy listening to Greek music that is different to the usual mainstream freestanding clothes linesν popν then ECHO is for youο wwwοgreekmusicshopοgr rotary clothes linesν exξ tendaξlines and portablesο MANEAS GENERAL STORE They also carry a selection of Weber’s internationξ MANEAS GENERAL STORE is an essential part of the fabric that makes up ally renowned range of barξ this islandο This place is an institution and still boasts the original wooden bequesο Choose from either floor and ceilingο Take a look inside and coal fuelled or gas firedο The you’ll see what we meanο The windows are coal fuelled bbqηs come with adorned with a collection of toolsν cane a lid with a builtξin temperξ Each pair of Herovolo’s reasonably priced handmade leather basketsν homewares and antiquesο Not ature gaugeο They are all sandals is one of a kindο Try them onο You’ll love themα Sofia’s much has changed since Polychroni Gerξ portable and are designed passion for sewing is reflected in her range of bohemian style akitis θManeasι first opened the store in to be taken anywhereο Weξ bagsν backpackρhandbags and folder style bagsν good for any σϋφχν except that perhaps it looks a little ber barbecues have an even time of dayο tidier since granddaughterν thirdξgeneraξ heatο They all cook beautiξ After five successful years at Potamosν Herovalo has just opened tion Alikiν took over the family enterpriseο fully and keep the meat a second store in Chora where you can buy her exclusive cosξ She is the daughter of Foti Gerakitis and moistο You can use them to metic and herbal remediesν along with her ecoξbags and vanity the niece of Panayioti Gerakitisο The store cook indirectlyν directly or casesο Any of these products would make a unique gift ideaο stocks everything from underwear to do a bit of bothο Those “in Here in Chora you can also find a large selection of sun protecξ hardwareν from fishing gear to bed linenν the know” swear by themο tion productsν antiξaging creamsν soapsν therapeutic oils and tablecloths and kitchen pans to haberdashξ They come with a range of creams made from beeswaxν St John’s Wortθbalmιν chamomileν eryο Just askο Whatever it is you’re looking accessories including a pizza calendula and lavenderο Sofia is also running soap and beeswax forν Aliki will be sure to have itο It may well stoneν a chicken griller and skin cream making workshopsο Don’t miss the opportunity to be tucked away somewhere way up on the a rotisserie attachmentο And learn about these products and share a special experience that very top shelfν but it will be thereο Maneas they’re all easy to cleanο is sure to be sealed with Sofia’s captivating smileο General Store is just down the road from the square in Potamosο Whatξ MY HOMEν Karvounades Tel τωυψςξυϊςωτ ψ9ωψϊτϊωχω ever you doν don’t miss itα Maneas Storeν Potamosν telοό τωυψςξυυυςϊ telο τωυψςξυϊστς info@herovoloοcomν fρbό Herovoloν instagramό herovolo ARTISTS AND GALLERIES 11

that has been carved into the RECOLLECTIONS 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 I SOMETIMES TAKE A LOOK at my notebooks from τχ years ensν Greeceο His work has been exhibited worldwide in many galleries structureν no matter how close ago when I had just come to Kytheraο Back then I kept all my and art institutionsν such as the and despairing the pulse of modξ notes and sketches in the standard school exercise books I got Royal Academies of Art in Scotξ ernization encroachesν Kythera from Mr Stratos’s shop in Potamos which was the only place landν Northern Irelandν West of continues to be that space in our to get anything paper for milesο The pages filled up quicklyο Englandν the Tate Galleryν Benaki lives where we cease to worry The first oneν ‘Octο σϋϋτ’ written where the pupil would write Museumν NEON Organizationν Inξ about proving to the world what the class or subjectν is filled with scribbles of ruins and clouds stitut Français d’Athènes as well we should or shouldn’t beο We’re creeping over bony hillsν smudges of dirt and dust whose colour as contemporary art museums in all really only one little school exξ I couldn’t find names forν clumsily pressed wildflowersν flakes the USAν Japan and Icelandο ercise book away from something of tobacco from long extinct Greek cigarettes – but hardly any He has been artist in residence much wiser that has no wordsο wordsο There simply weren’t anyο at the Royal West of England While Mr Strati and his beloved I’d been on Kythera for a month since finishing my degree in Academy where he presented ‘I shop are no longer with usν I still Chicago and nothing I’d learnt in Art School in the glittering ϊς’s am not here’ν a project specially continue to use those school exξ and ϋς’s was even close to the art lessons that followedο Spaceν commissioned by the Academyο ercise books despite decent arξ timeν compositionν narrativeν colourν movement ξ everything ‘I am not here’ is an ongoing inξ chival drawing paper now being we’d been told to pull out of a hat or copy for six years was teractive artwork and curatorial just a short drive or click away suddenly quite genuine and apparent almost everywhere the project about drawing and netξ θthough now they have plastic eye fellο There was just one thing conspicuously missing – what working practices that includes covers and don’t come with the to do with itο Contemplating how to turn it all into somethingν internationally renowned namesν hand scribbled drachma price on a “name” for myselfν a way out of obscurityν all those merciless amateurs and people with speξ the backιο While I haven’t quit voices of insecurity that bedevil the creative process if not deξ cial abilitiesο httpόρρiamnothereξ smokingν chatting to strangers stroy it altogether became a creeping anxietyο It took a while projectοblogspotοgrρ or trying to find the explanation to adjust to silenceο While I’d lived in towns and cities all my Stamatopoulos’s work explores for light on waterν I have come lifeν surrounded by culture and activityν I had mostly felt crazyν aspects of drawing practiceν to accept that change is inevitaξ bored and stupid – stupid because I could never push myself to ranging from the academic to ble and it doesn’t matterο That’s make the gradeν to live up to some accepted social or material more experimental forms of inspirationν if you ask meο conventionο drawingν and the dissemination 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 1 LOOKING BACK τχ YEARSοοο 1 THANK YOUν ONE AND ALL KYTHERA SUMMER EDITIONν τχ YEARS ON What an incredible ρτ years it has beenν A big thank you to all By Anna Cominos the writersλ artists and photographers who have contributed I have travelled the world but the silence and stillness you have here in Kytheraν I have never feltο ηdirectly or indirectly) to KSE over these ρτ yearsν Writersό Elias Anagnostou Christos Barboutis Dimitra Baveas Irene Pappasν Actressν Zorba the Greek Aspasia Beyer Jean Bingen Marianne Booth Dolly Boucoyiannis Michael ζ Caroline Breet Anna Cominos Sally CominosξDakin A CENTURY IS MADE UP herν had been employed as a press secretary and Fiona Cunningham Maria Defterevos John Fardoulis Maggie of four quartersο Kythera political advisor in Australia and had worked exξ Fooke Anna Giabanidis Rebecca Kayfetz Hanny Keulers Ray Summer Edition is τχ years tensively on the formation of public policy with Knock Theodore Kominos Domniki Kontaratou Paul Gianniotis oldν one quarter of a cenξ ethnic community associationsο On Kytheraν she Timothy Gregory Gaye Hegeman Fred Hillier Angeliki taught English from Chora to Petrouniν preparing Kassimatis George Kassimatis Gwen Kassimatis Konξ local children for their Cambridge English examiξ stantine Karadimas Steve Kennedy Kathy Kepreotis nationsο If you were driving around Kytheraν you Joshua Kepreotis Eufrosyne Keromiti Pat Korovilas would catch flashes of Sia as she beeped her wayν Konstantinos Kondoleon Maria Koukoulis Theodoros crissξcrossing the island in her white Skodaο Koukoulis Dimitris Koutrafouris Alexandros Kyriξ Having attended one of the most prestigious art akopoulos Athanasia Leontsini George Lampoglou schools in the United Statesν Daphne Petrohilos Scot Leimroth George Magonezos Melina Mallos came to the island and saw what many of the loξ John Maroulis Markos Megaloikonomos Kalipso cals had long overlookedν Kythera’s stark beautyο Michalakakis xenophon Moussas Alexia Nikiforakis She was passionate about drawing and painting Apostolia Papadamaki Aglaia Papaoiconomou Nina what others took for grantedο Her drawings shaped Parkes Rowan Parkes Deborah Parsons Pia Panaξ the visual language of Kythera Summer Editionν retos Stavros Paspalas Alexis Petrohilos Daphne framing the tender precision KSE σ99φ Petrohilos Evi Pini Metaxia Poulos Christos Poliξ of the paperο KSEσ995 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 turyν ϋνστχ days or τσϋνςςς of Agia Pelagiaν sharing with her so many Zabot Rigas Zafeirou Kalie Zervos Elisheva Zeltzer Cameron Webb hours or more than thirteen years togetherν listening to her fascinatξ Peter Vanges Dionysis Anemogiannis Kiriaki Orfanos Frank van million minutesο I clearly reξ ing stories as well as those of many of the 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 founder and publisherι and white eightξpage publicationο While Frosse Penny Adey Jorg Dahne Kathleen Jay Maria Gavrily Maria mentioned to artist Daphne local business people found it difficult iniξ Markouizou Aspasia Patty Bernard Perry Gabriel Psarras Aliki Petrohilos and me that tially to imagine the paper’s final structure Rigou George Tzannes she had this idea for a free and layoutν locals were quick to embrace Photographersό Manolis Sophios Babis Drizos Dimitris Baltzis Kytherian tourist publicaξ itο In preξinternet σϋϋυν the paper filled an Katie Fagan Chrissa Fatseas Anna Giabanidis Tzeli Hadjidimitriou tion that would pay for itξ information voidο Kythera Summer Edition Annlouise Lindback Stephen Tryfillis Kostas Pavlakis Lefteris self through advertisingο We soon grew into a υτξpage full colour pubξ Poulos James Prineas Evangelos Tsigaridas Eric Saros Evridiki were standing in the Potaξ lication that travelled to the four corners Spiliadis Zisis Tsoumbos John Vanges Kristina Williamson mos townξsquare and it was of the planetν thanks to the Kytherian Diξ Expressing our gratitude and appreciation also to graphicν inξ extremely windyο It was as if aspora and Kythera loversο Places to Visit formation and translation assistantsό Sophia Antonakou the ancient goddesses had and the Guide to Beaches were an instant KSEσ996 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 ‘window of time’ elderly localsο We kept readers informed about archaeological digs on the Georgios Tziakos Santra Zantiotis in Kytheraο Greece island while the back page Kythera at a Glance guide became an international Our readers’ letters published from KSEσ996 was still using the reference for returning visitorsο And of course each year Daphne has drawn around the world have congratulated drachma as its curξ Aphrodite in a costume that reflects the theme of that year’s Editionο the paperν shared holiday joysν and rency θthe oldest Perhaps Kythera Summer Edition’s greatest contribution over its τχ years conveyed through the Letters to the continuously used has been its commitment to Greek content θnow almost χςε of the paperιν Editor their concerns and critiques for currency on the making us the oldest continuously published bilingual publication in Greeceο a thriving Kytheraο planetι and trumξ Preξcrisisν the paper’s quality content and professionalism was acknowledged 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 three of us were eyewitness Greece is still paying forιν the paper’s expansion peakedο to a historical bleepν the By τςςϋ the economic contraction had begun and Kythera KSEσ996 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 1 DISASTER RESPONSE ON KYTHERA THE END OR THE BEGINNING? The control of grazing is also FIREFIGHTING THEN AND NOW necessary for the rehabiliξ THE MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND tation of beekeeping in the By Yiannis Protopsaltisν local beeξkeeper regionν which has multiple ANTHROPOS θMedINAιν immediately after the disasξ benefitsν both economically terous fire in the summer of τςσων submitted a report I WAS VERY YOUNG when a massive fire broke out in and in natural regeneration to the Municipality of Kythera and to the Domestic Agia Pelagia burning its way to Myrtidia in the σϋωςsο and succession through polξ Property Committee θDPCι with their conclusions and Vividly I remember the anguish experienced by the lination performed by beesο proposalsο people who lost their propertiesο At that time tourism • Development of a special Last year’s fire was a devastating event and constituted on Kythera was in its infancyν almost nonξexistentο The plan for the restoration of the starting point for important initiatives which can local population worked the land to prosper and yield the stands of Phoenician Juξ help to better manage such a catastrophe in the futureο cropsό olive grovesν vineyardsν orchards and gardens all niperο Unfortunatelyν forest fires are an integral part of the of which provided for their livelihoodν much of which Of all the plant species Mediterranean ecosystems and we need to have the was destroyed in that catastropheο burned in last year’s fireν the best possible prevention systemν and when fire appearsν No mention was made of the wooded areas but they Phoenician Juniper θJunipeξ we need to be fully preparedο existed on a large scale in harmonious coξexistence with rus phoeniceaι is of greatest MedINAηs proposals for the smooth and proper restoraξ the cultivated areasο How is it that these forests existed? concernο This slow growing tion of the burned area includeό Who protected them? It was the same people whose speciesν much of which has • Mapping of the vegetation types of the area which will priorities were based on protecting the farmlandο They been destroyed in previous lead to targeted proposals and remedial actionsο knew the value of balance in natureο They protected firesν does not naturally reξ • Mapping of all the stone walls revealed by the fire and the forests even though these woodlands didn’t directly habilitate easilyο a possible architectural study for the restoration of their contribute to their livelihoodο These people were active • Environmental education damaged sections through the EU Rural Development naturalistsν friends of the forestν primordial ecologistsο and sensitisation in schools and more widely for the loξ Program τςσψξτςτςν which subsidizes owners to maintain We see trees hundreds of years old which survived cal population with the main emphasis on the protection or reconstruct the stone benchesο through the decades only to be burned down todayν in an of the natural and cultural environment from fireο Issues The fire demonstrated that the most effective antiξeroξ age where we have both terrestrial and aerial means of will focus on negligenceν as well as the ways of behaviour sion and flood prevention structures are the stone walls fighting firesν when transportation is easier and expert and response after firesο and terracesν some of them hundreds of years oldο To intervention immediateν in an age where large sums of • Implementation of a volunteers firefighters training guarantee the protection of the soil and avoidance of money are expendedο To think that in days gone by fires programο floodν it is imperative that these constructionsν many were extinguished without using a single drop of waterα of which have been damaged or partly pulled downν How? Let us ask ourselvesο What about the remaining high forests of Kythera θeg are preserved and restoredο These structures also act Up until the σϋϊςs when the first fire engine arrived on Gerakariι and their protection? as habitat for a number of species of flora and faunaν the island countless fires had broken out and had all been A forest management plan is required and includesό including several varieties of Chasmophyteν along with extinguishedο Our community of that period were more • Cultivation and regeneration of logs various reptiles and invertebrates which in turn are a awareν they didn’t have to be told what needed to be • Creation of mixed and uneven aged forest stands food source for several other species of animals θsuch doneο They understood that it was up to them to save • Canopy and understory cleanξup as nocturnal omnivores and predatory birdsιο themselves and to protect their properties – they had • Opening and maintenance of firebreak zones • Study and construction of small dams θsome of them their own meansο The fieldsν the trailsν the land surroundξ The above actions will slow fire down and control it temporaryι in the main streams passing through the ing their homes were all kept clear of scrubο There were betterν but definitely not provide an escape from a fire burned areaο stone walls along the boundaries of every property and riskο • Protection of unburned areas and the surviving vegξ these in combination with the low vegetation worked Adapted from MedINA’s power point presentation at the public etation round the burned areasο well together – it was in these areas that the people meeting in Potamos on τσρϋρτςσων with additional information • Development of a plan for controlled grazing and forξ taken from the Instituteηs recommendations presented to the would beat the fire with branches and pickaxes until it mulate special measures for the control of “wildβ unatξ Municipality of Kytheraο was extinguishedο tended goats grazingο Many thanks to Nicos Georgiadisν forester ξ environmentalistν The people of Kythera were devoted to their homelandο • Development of a plan for the restoration and protecξ member of the Scientific Secretariat of the Mediterranean They knew how to navigate the islandν how best to move tion of beekeeping in the burned areaο Institute for Nature and Anthropos θMedINAιο 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 THE REGENERATION OF KYTHERA HAS BEGUNοοο lead to catastropheο By Alexia Nikiforakiν Secretary Generalν Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature 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 IN AUGUST τςσω A THIRD OF THE ISLAND was their place of birth under more favorable conditionsο all of themο How can we expect fire fighters from the burnedο While there was no loss of human lifeν The Action Plan will includeό Peloponnese or Macedonia to recognize where to posiξ our land and property were deeply wounded • Measures to limit uncontrolled grazing • The encourξ tion themselves to best attack a fire? and our landscape stripped to a carcassο What agement and reestablishment of natural vegetation What is it that has changed us so much? Why do we must we do to restore this land? It will take growthν along with focused localized cultivation of remain spectators in our Bermuda shorts and sandalsν timeν money and human willο If we are to supξ appropriate plant speciesν particularly those speξ iPhone in hand ready to upload photographs to Facebook port the Municipality’s Civil Protection Programν we cies less prone to burning and with the potential for criticizing others for “not doing their job properly”? need to be organizedο We need to build groups of wellξ agricultural production • Organization of volunteer • Firstlyν I believe that responsibility for the emotional informed volunteers who insist on the creation of the groups to support different activities • Environmental detachment but also for operational incompetence infrastructure necessary for the environmental regenξ education and awareness raising of local citizens from is largely due to the “Prohibition” practiceο The “It is eration of Kytheraο The Municipality has also called every age group • ‘Adoption’ of specific land plots by prohibited” excuse was and will always be the easy way on other scientific and public organizations to work individuals andρor corporationsν who will both support out for those who can’t be bothered to do the workο together to help realize this enormous regeneration their immediate restoration and continue to take care The “It is prohibited” led the people to abandon the projectο of them in the future • Study and proposals for the forests and their protectionο The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature has revitalization of agricultural activitiesν in particular the • Secondlyν artificial reforestation was alwaysν and still had an active presence on Kythera for over ten yearsο utilization of fallow or abandoned agricultural land • isν a means of spectacular expenditure without achievξ On the τςth of December τςσων in the presence of repξ Study for the creation of proposals and plans aimed at ing a particular goalο Apart from a few instances of resentatives from Kytherian Associations and Foundaξ strengthening the local economy via the promotion targeted interventions aimed at assisting plant life and tionsν the Committee of Public Land Property and the and support of local products and producers θcultivaξ not altering itν it hasnηt offered anything of conseξ Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature signed a tion of aromatic plantsν beeξcultureν etcοι quenceο Natural reforestation is faster and better balξ Memorandum of Understandingν committing to longξ Our children have told us ‘I want my world exactly as I anced in accordance with the order and requirements term targeted coξoperation for the regeneration of have dreamed of it’ο Let us listen to themο Within three of the environmentο Kythera’s natural environmentο A coordinating body to four years of concerted effort the green will return • Thirdlyν we wait until there is a fire and then turn to was formedν consisting of local government personnelν and we can once again listen to the birds sing in our the mediaν to conferences and to spending nonξexistξ scientists and environmentalists which will oversee the forests and see our springs renewed with waterν while ent fundsν in order for others to make decisions from Kytherian regeneration projectο bees clustering at profusions of thyme offer us their behind their desks about the land that we have chosen A Joint Action Plan has been formulated that will focus aromatic Kytherian honeyο to live onο Their job is not to impose their views but on the rehabilitation of the landν public education and Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature rather to protect our landο awareness of sustainable developmentο This plan is not Fires have been an existential force since the beginning Secretary Generalν Alexia Nikiforakiν telό τσςουττοφ9οφφν only of enormous ecological importanceν it also has the ψ9υτοτ9ϊο9υυο Emailό alexiaοnikiforaki@gmailοcom of humankind and will continue to be soο Instead of moξ potential to promote local products and restructure the DONATIONSό NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ξ IBANό GRχψ ςσσς tivating to respond after the fireν we should prepare for island’s approach to livestock farming and other agriculξ σςφς ςςςς σςφτ ϋψψψ ψτς ρ PIRAEUS BANK ξ IBANό GRωϊ ςσωτ action before the next fire breaks outο tural businesses with a view to creating job opportuniξ ςφϋς ςςχς φϋςω τϋωχ χςς ρ Please include both your first and tiesο These will benefit the local youth and young Kythξ family name and the word ‘Kythera’ο erians living abroad who would consider returning to DISASTER RESPONSE ON KYTHERA 1

• By taking management measures in forest areasν IF NOT USν THEN WHO? with the aim of managing forests sustainablyν reξ Elias Tziritisν ducing flammable matter and performing the apξ Public Participation Coordinatorν WWF Greece propriate forest technical works which contribute to preventionν such as forest sheltered firebreaks θtranslation by Georgios Tziakosν WWF Greece volunteerι or pruningο • By assessing wildfire risk and disseminating this inξ AFTER A MAJOR WILDFIRE TAKES PLACEν formationο Wildfire risk assessment is announced we’re all abuzz about –in hindξsight– forest during the fire season on a daily basis on the website fire preventionό how important it is and how of the General Secretariat for Civil protectionο we should all be practising itο In Greeceν all • By creating a Fire Protection plan at the local levelν of that takes place within a system of forest we can optimize the utility of materials and human wildfire controlν which has shown for many resourcesν and record specific works that must be years now a clear trend towards suppression performed at the level of preventionο This can also orν at bestν preξsuppressionο Some timid steps towards prevenξ include many of the aboveξmentioned prevention tion are being taken at the local levelν but these are not enoughο measuresο We need a comprehensive change in mentalityο WWF Greeceν in collaboration with government and Weν the citizensν are the main element for preventionο As odd as volunteer organizations at the local level is attemptξ it may soundν since ϋςε of wildfires are anthropogenic θwhether ing to reach out to citizens on the issue of forest fires by accident or arsonι and in most cases due to negligenceν it is through innovative awarenessξraising activitiesο One first and foremost our responsibility to know what we are doingο such attempt is the campaign “Fire is about you”ν which Some of the most common cases of human negligence include is organized this year in Achaea and Cephalonia through throwing away a lit cigaretteν throwing around sparks through a variety of activities which aim to raise awareness in machinery useν burning branches and grassesν using barbeque the local society regarding the decisive importance of grills and working with bee smokersο Two of the most distinctive preventionο It is coξfunded by Green Fund and Andriaki examples are the latest wildfire in Frixaν Iliaν in April τςσϊν which Shipping Coο Ltdο This campaign is already one of the led to the arrest of a local residentν and the Kythera wildflire of more representative samples of successful collaboraξ τςσων believed to have started due to a cigarette thrown away tion between WWF Greece with governmental and volξ by a careless fellow citizenο unteer organizationsν which led to the formation of an Both local inhabitants and visitors compriseν without being alliance looking out for our forestsο Further informaξ aware of itν the first gear that can activate the wildfire control tionν as well as communication materials θbrochuresν mechanismο That gear is timely reportingο Calling the Fire Servξ rollξup bannersν etcοιν which can be used freely by ice at σϋϋ when you see smoke or flames is a simple thing to other organizations for implementing similar awareξ doο But stillν as obvious as it may seemν many people think that ness campaigns in Kythera or other regionsο 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 Here’s what could and should be done to stay vigilant and not let our guard downν especially during at the level of an island the size of Kythera the fire season θMay σ to October υσιο Of courseν there are also cases of deliberate arsonο These must • Nothing whatsoever needs to be done regarding resξ be examined based on evidenceν on a caseξbyξcase basisν keepξ toration after the τςσω wildfireν since the vegetaξ ing a level head and without exaggerations and conspiracy theoξ tion that was burned is now in a dynamic process of ries that serve only to disorientο It’s no exaggeration to say that natural regenerationν as is normal for every Mediterξ they sometimes function as a convenient political excuse at the ranean ecosystemο Thereforeν no reforestation works level of state government for the gaps and deficiencies of the are needed in the areaν only safeguarding the region forest fire prevention and suppression systemο from any land use changes and illegal grazing is reξ The responsibility born by the state is by no means smallο Cruξ quiredο Mediterranean nature will handle the restα cial issues remain unsolvedν such as the absence of forestry • Create and sufficiently staff a Civil Protection authorξ solutions and the lack of forest management which have conξ ity at the municipal levelν under article συ of Law tributed to copious amounts of flammable materialο The clear υςσυρτςςτν in order to draw up plans and implement determination of forest area ownership and the creation of fire protection actionο official forest mapsν both of them very efficient legal prevenξ • Reinforce staff levels at the Forest Service office of tive measuresν would have managed to reduce the incidence Kytheraο At this timeν the Forest Service office of of arson years agoο Kythera is staffed with only one clerk and has no forξ Climate changeν leading directly to an increased number of elξ ester to check on and watch over the burned areasο evated wildfire risk days in our countryν will make the situation • Swiftly complete the land registration and forest even more difficultο We see better organized countries than mapping processν which are necessary tools for the Greeceν with access to extensive wildfire control systemsν reξ sustainable management of the area and relevant sources and funding fail to cope with megafiresο Why? Because activitiesο climate change has raised the alarm for usν having shown that • The existence of a grazing management plan θwhich suppressionν no matter how wellξorganizedν will always have will include a special pasture grazing capacity and uncertain resultsν if we do not take action to deal with the fireν stocking rate studyι is also a legal obligation under before the fireο That is what prevention is all aboutο law φτψφρτςσφο Grazing is one of the most important But the question isό when discussing preventionν are we all factors inhibiting natural regeneration after a wildξ speaking the same language? Prevention is definitely not about fireν especially when it becomes as uncontrollable as buying new fire trucks and firefighting airplanesν nor manning it did in Kytheraο fire lookout towersν nor actions taken during the fire seasonο • Raise awareness among the island’s population conξ cerning the impacts of forest fires on the environξ What is prevention? ment of the island and implement special awareness campaigns for visitorsν by providing informative maξ Prevention includes all actions taken before a wildfire even terials at tourism hubs θpassenger shipsν vacation breaks outν in order toό rentals etcοιο For more information on relevant maξ • Diminish or eliminate its causes terialsν visit wwfοgrρfires ο • Reduce the area and the intensity of an incident • Swiftly reinforce the Fire Service unit of Kythera with • Facilitate the work of forest fire suppression services new vehiclesν equipment and personnelο This unit’s aged fleetν after proving to be insufficient in the How can we make prevention succeed? τςσω wildfireν now poses an actual risk to the safety • By systematically raising awareness among citizens and young of the firefightersο It is imperative to change thatα students on specific themesο Examples include causes of wildξ But the most important thing is drawing up and imξ firesν fire season bans and timely reporting of wildfiresο plementing a Joint Fire Protection Planν which will • By establishing necessary legal measuresν such as forest mapsν a include all necessary fire preventionν preξsuppression national forest policy and utilizing technology and researchο and suppression measuresο Fire protection works and • By investigating causes and performing statistical analysis at activities must be documented and systematically reξ the local levelο Statistical analysis corroborates the causes of cordedο This is the only way they can receive approval forest firesν their starting pointsν and the times and days of and nationalν European or private fundingν so that ideas elevated risk for each areaο Analyzing this dataν when done can be turned into reality… This Plan is the foundation on an annual basisν can determine the measures that must be for the next steps needed to protect the island from taken by competent authorities in order to properly readjust wildfiresο their planningο 1 EVERY MONUMENT HAS ITS VALUE 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

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

photobyDIMITRIS BALTZIS 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 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 photobyVENIA KAROLIDOU are some single story and two story dwellingsο The churchesν ω the control of Spartaο in totalν are all smallν oneξaisle buildings with frescoes adorning Horaν or Kytheraν is the island’s capitalο This beautiful traditional settlement Subsequentlyν in the χth their wallsο The oldest of the churches is Sotiras with frescoes was established in the σψth centuryν perhaps earlierο It boasts narrow streetsν century BCν Athens takes dated to the late σχth centuryο communal staircases and many oneξaisle churchesο Hora’s στ churches date controlν only to be ousted After Mylopotamosν we head to the Monastery of Agia Moniν back to the σψthν σωthν σϊth and σϋth centuriesο The most significant of the by the Spartans who once situated high on the mountain west of Diakoftiο The monastery churches are Agios Georgios of Lombardo θσψth centuryι and Estavromenos again rule Kytheraο The complex is comprised of the churchν its cells and the bell towerο θσωth centuryι which serves as the Metropolitan churchο In the Estavromenos island is later included in The presentξday church was built between σϊφς and σϊχχο It church one can see a remarkable wooden screen θiconostasisι dating to the the empire of Alexander belongs to the singleξaisle vaulted church style with a tiled roofο σωth centuryν along with a rare icon from the late σωth or early σϊth century the Great and his succesξ The wooden iconostasis was carved in σϊφσο that depicts Agios Theodoros of Kythera and Agios Rokkos of the Catholic sorsο The Romans then At the icon of Agia Moni on either side of the Virginν there is an churchο Between these two saintsν one can see the castle of Horaο take over and for the inscription that reads ‘Η ΜΟΝΗ ΤΩΝ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ ΕΛΠΙΣ’ θthe only Architecture similar to that of the buildings in Hora can be found in setξ next ϋςς years Kythera hope for allι from which the monastery gets its nameο tlements in the Aegeanό small housesν usually twoξstoried with flat roofsν is ruled by the empire of Southwest of Agia Moni lies the picturesque village of Avlemξ external staircasesν small windows and beautiful door frames made from New Rome θByzantineιο onas whereν located on a rocky coastal outcropν is a small forξ sandstone with a coat of arms are all still evident todayο The following six centuξ tressν built in σωτχ by the Venetians to protect the small harξ The fortress of Hora is an impressive example of Venetian architectureο Conξ ries are dominated by bour from invaders struction began in the σφth century and was completed in σχςυο Within the 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 Our next destination is the traditional settlement of Aroniadikaο residence of the governor of the whole islandο This building now houses the σϊψφ at which point it is When you start to walk its narrowν cobbled walkways and obξ local historical archivesο The four churches were dedicated to Pantokrator united with the rest of serve the oldξstyle homes you will find yourself transported θσχφχ ADιν Panagia Orphany θσψth centuryιν Virgin of the Myrtlesν circa σχϊς 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 The surroundings are rugged but exceptionally beautifulο Old role in the local communityο Byzantine and postξByzanξ housesν an impressive fortified wall and weathered murals on On the east side of the slope outside the fortress walls is the Mesa Bourgoν a tine artifactsο Here one can derelict churches bear witness to a glorious pastο Paleohoraν or fortified settlement built in the σψth century intended to make its inhabitants view detached frescoes that Agios Dimitrios as it was known in Byzantine timesν was built feel safeο In this area there are σφ churchesο have been rescued from in approximately στςς and conquered in σχυω by the fearsome At the entrance of Hora is the Archaeological museumο Among its many sigξ churches in Kytheraν along pirate Hairedin Barbarossaο nificant artifacts are the bronze figurines that were discovered in the Minoan with iconsν silver artifacts Close to the main roadν immediately after the new hospitalν is peak sanctuary of Agios Georgios on the mountain north of Avlemonas which and various pieces of potξ the Monastery of Agios Theodoros θσυth centuryιν patron saint date from between σωςς and σφχς BCο The spectacular “Lion of Kythera”ν a teryο And of courseν there and protector of Kytheraο marble lion dating back to approximately χτχ – χςς BCν probably originated is the grandiose Katouni A short distance further north is the historic settlement of Potaξ in Paleokastroν the ancient capital of Kytheraο bridgeο The large bridge of mosν also known as “Village of the Dame” after the church of the In the Livadi regionν the Byzantine churches of Agios Andreas θσς ξσσth cοι Katouni with its cascading Virgin Illariotissa close by the central squareο This church was and Panagia Konteletou θσφ ξσχth cοι stand out while the former church of the arches was built in σϊτυξ built in σϋςχ on the site of an older possibly Byzantine chapelο Ascension in Kato Livadi now serves as a museum housing the collection of 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 ing the τςth centuryο The Monastery of the Virξ gin of the Myrtles is the eminent monastery of the islandο The building complex consists of a threeξaisled photobyDIMITRIS BALTZIS photobyVENIA KAROLIDOU ΚΑΘΕ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΟ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΑΞΙΑ ΤΟΥ 1 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 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

τωςογοατίαςοσΔΗΜΗΤΡΗ ΜΠΑΛΤΖΗ 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 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 ςξσ Αιγαίξσο Σπίςια μικοάν ρσμήθχπ διόοξταν με επίπεδεπ ρςέγεπν

λίγεπ ενχςεοικέπ ρκάλεπν μικοά παοάθσοαν εμό ρε κάπξια διαξ τωςογοατίαςηπΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ 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 ρπίςια με ςα ρκαλιρςά αμότλια ρςιπ ενόθσοέπ ςξσπ ξδηγξϋμαρςε ρε έμα αγοξςξξ

ρα ρςξμ ςειυιρμέμξ υόοξ ςξσ ρόζξμςαι ςξ Φοξσοαουείξν η καξ τωςογοατίαςηπΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ 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 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 τωςογοατίαςηπΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ 1 TRIBUTE TO PETROS GALANAKIS σ9χψξτςσϊ IN REMEMBRANCE OF PETROS GALANAKIS KICKING GOALS FOR ETERNITY By Joy Tataraki By Anna Cominos Young Kytherian pianist Alexandros Kyriakopoulosλ pays tribute to his THIS YEAR KYTHERA LOST a man who greased the wheels football coachλ Petros Galanakisλ in the best way he knows: interpreting of everyday life for the islandν who brought together Kythera the works of masters in an artistic tributeν On ρρ Julyλ the music of Bachλ youth developing and reinforcing in them positive life skills and Beethovenλ Lisztλ Chopinλ Rachmaninoff and Debussy will float through the valuesν instilling in them the ideals of fair playν tolerance and Zeidoros Amphitheatre in memory of a good man loved by so many and an team spiritο integral part of Kythera’s communityν Born and raised in AlburyξWodonga on the New South Wales border to an Antikytherian familyν Petros was a unique mix of WHEN ALExANDROS WAS STILL ONLY FOURν Petros predicted he would Antikytherian resilience and Australian country goodnessο When master the piano as he was able to controlν dribble and kick footballs with both Petros passed his coaching exams the Border Mail wrote in Januξ left and right legο ‘Both parts of your kid’s brain workν’ he would often say to ary σϋϋσ “In the art of soccer coachingλ a level three degree is Alexandros’ mum after football trainingο And so it was to beο While preparing as high as a person can achieve – the ultimate of its professionν for an ABRSM piano exam three years laterν a particular piece had each of Alexξ It is a rareλ outstanding achievementν With a level three degree andros’ hands playing in opposite directions with different touch and speedο in handλ he [Petros] is able to coach at any levelλ including interμ His piano teacherν Eleni Kokolakiν commented that an older student had tried nationalν” After securing work as a professional football coachν unsuccessfully for three months to master this particular piece and she came Petros and his wife Therese Withers moved to Greece with their to Petros’ words – both sides of his brain are in unisonο two childrenο Unfortunately Petrosν raised to respect the princiξ Just as Alexandros loved the football pitch and being pushed to the limit by ples of fair playν was neither familiar with nor prepared for the coach Petros so too did he love the Odeionν music schoolν in Livadiο For Alexanξ lawless corruption and bravado of the European Soccer Leagueο dros football and music were his passionο For almost fourteen years Alexandros And so he and Therese decided to move to Kytheraο Professional attended training with coach Petros first in Aroniadika and then in Kato Livadiο football’s loss was Kythera’s gainο Either before or after football training Alexandros could be heard practising Petros was a ‘jack of all trades’ο Seemingly always on callν he was his pianoο For him the two worked togetherο And coach Petros was always the bloke who silently saved the dayο He managed a supermarket encouragingο derful sense of humourο Like in Kapsaliν he was the audioξvisual technician at the Syndesmos when he insisted I watch a θCultural Centreι in Chora – and then YouTube video of comedian there was his undying passion for Kevin Hartα Yet what also footballο You would often see Petξ impressed me about Alexanξ ros hitchξhiking from his home in dros was his deep awareness Chora to the χxχ training ground in of social issuesύ I still rememξ Aroniadikaο ber reading his speech on An accredited Australian football women’s rightsο But music coach with experience at senior was his passionο And when and representative levelν Petros he asked me to read his was keen to share his expertise φςςςξword Extended Essayν with Kythera’s childrenο And so a mandatory component of when funding came through for the his IBν I was highly impressed MagirosξFruitex football field in Kato by his analysis of Brahms’ Livadiν Petros had them training as and Liszt’s first piano conξ hard as any young child attending a certosο It made me realize professional football academy from what a long way Alexandros Sydney to Barcelonaο And Petros’ had comeν having started at positive sporting attitude rubbed the Odeion in Livadi and now I have had the honour of being Alexandros’ English teacher since he was sixο offο He instilled a great pride into young locals as they trained being taught and mentored English was another of his talentsν although his homework would sometimes to master the skills of the sportο As my friend’s son spent hours by a distinguished pianistν come second ξ music practice took much of his timeο I would sometimes catch dribbling a football with concentrated effort he would call out pedagogue and maestroν him playing a tune by running his fingers along the desk on an imaginary pianoο to usν” I am this quick because I am a leftξfooterν that is what Dimitri Toufexiο Through his It was evident that music was already running through his veinsο Kyrios Petros said”ο research of the two concerξ When Alexandros completed primary schoolν his musical education required him Petros’ goodness and purity of soul was soon discovered and tos Alexandros was able to to move to Athens where he enrolled at the Campion Schoolο In the first week he was asked to prepare and study to become a priest on the analyse their formν structure of schoolν interested Year ϊ students were called to try out for the school’s island of Antikytheraο But not even God could compete with Petξ and textureν their use of the Junior Varsity Football teamο Wild horses couldn’t keep this young Kytherian ros’ absoluteν allξencompassing love and passion for footballο He orchestra and the piano and kid awayο And he did wellο ‘Which academy did you go toν Alexandros?’ asked an wanted nothing more than to teach and coach footballο the different compositional impressed PE teacher and former first division football playerο ‘Coach Petros’ Tragicallyν like so many of our greatξgrandparents in days long techniques of each comξ academy in Kytheraν Sirν’ came the replyο pastν Petros passed away at sea as he was being transported by poserο I marvelled listening Each time Alexandros returned to Kytheraν during halfξterm breakν Christmasν motorboat to the mainland to be treated in a Sparta hospitalο He to Alexandros talk about his Easter and summer holidaysν he would train with coach Petros three times a was accompanied on thisν his final voyageν by a community docξ researchύ he spoke with such weekν just as he did all his formative yearsο And Petros would always welcome torν the captain of the boat and his beloved wifeν Thereseν who fervour about musicν clearly him back into the fold with his beaming smileο As for his Englishν my role was held him in her arms as the boat tossed wildly in the rough seaο indicating that music would now to tutor him in English literatureν which required studying poetryν novels For many young Kytheriansν Petros’ funeral was the first they be the road he would followο and plays in depthο In the summer of τςσχ I clearly remember us wading through had ever attendedο The tears flowed as the children began to He even wrote a list of absoξ fourteen Thomas Hardy poems with Alexandros patiently listening to my analyξ comprehend the deep void the death of their beloved Kyrios lute mustsν pieces of classiξ sis of the poems and taking notes but occasionally offering a quip about Hardy’s Petros had left in their livesο For many he was more than just cal music that I had to listen dark pessimismο Whether we were analyzing The Crucible or Frost’s poetry or an inspirational figureν he was also a mentor and second fatherο toο It was difficult not to be Euripides’ Medeaν Alexandros had a way of brightening the lesson with his wonξ Kythera Summer Edition offers its condolences to Petros’ beloved carried away by his enthusiξ family: his wife Thereseλ son Stavrosλ 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0 GATHER THE DISPERSED FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE E ARTH 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 MICHAEL MEGALOCONOMOS θσ9υςξτςσωι blocking my viewο My hungry eyes are fed by the stunning light 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 By Anna Cominos Potamos ζ Choraν at Stavξ with old and youngν friends and acquaintances gathering for 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 Potamosο laughter… natureο A larger than life storytellerν a caring husband and an openξhearted Get a taste of what island The constant wariness that comes from existing in an imperξ sharer of wisdomν Dimitri was a member of the Agia Pelagia familyν having life on Kythera is really all sonal city gradually declinesο Not for Kythera the fear of walking made Kythera his home for over twenty seven yearsο aboutο Eat and drink what the streets at nightν the antiξsocial behavior of the “neighbours Born on φth August σϋφων despite being challenged by his environmentν the locals have been enjoyξ from hell”ν the shocking aggression of strangers for no reasonν Dimitriν like the postξwar Greece he was born intoν always dreamed bigο He ing for centuriesο the crippling stress and lack of time that Londoners constantly was a survivorο Unfortunatelyν medical negligence stripped this good man of endureο No “strangerξdanger” for childrenν no roadξrageν no many further years of lifeο overcrowded roads τφρων no υξhour commute to work in the Dimitri was a young man when he made his way to New York where he spent ELIxRYSOS 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 YEARS herbalist Sara Scopsi on bridges or planting bombs on the Underground…ο I remember him telling me how he’d won the deeds to his glorious home in has established a burgeonξ “If you’re tired of Londonν you’re tired of lifeν” they sayο If this Logothetianika in a poker game in New York and how he’d sold softξdrinks at ing clientele of dedicated is trueν then I’m exhaustedα But don’t get me wrongν there are the original Woodstock Music Festivalο With his ever positive outlook on lifeν fansο Her health and beauty countless positives to living in London and I know many who Dimitri who had been an eyewitness to many of the social riftsν both good oilsν therapeutic creams and wouldn’t swap it for the worldο There are jobsν a plethora of and badν that had occurred in the western worldν always had a turn on both tincturesν all made wherevξ good schoolsν countless opportunitiesν beautiful parksν museξ local and international eventsο er possible from local ingreξ umsν art galleriesν and great shopsο Worldξrenowned hospital Dimitri met his beloved wifeν Anna Comino from dientsν are first rateο servicesν and a paramedic service that’s secondξtoξnoneο Emerald in Queenslandν when they were both operξ Located in a beautifully Brexit will bring yet more differences between these two placesο ating eateries in Agia Pelagiaο They married in σϋϋσο restored olive oil factoryο Despite the vast percentage of Londoners voting to “Remain”ν In Annaν Dimitri had found a compatriot and soulξ Elixrysosν Mylopotamos the city will reluctantly be cutting ties with its European neighξ mateν a partner with whom he could travel through τωυψ ς υυττφ bours next Marchο Only time will tell how the fallout from this 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

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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 κάρςοαν ποξκειμέμξσ κάςξικξι και διξικξϋμςεπ ςξ μηρί μα απξλαμβάμξσμ ξδξμικϊ ιρςϊν ϊρξ βέβαια ςξσ σχϊυο Έυει υάρει ϊμχπ ςημ αίγλη ςξσ και ςξ κέμςοξ βάοξσπ ςηπ 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 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 τωςογοατίαςηπΧοϋραπ Φαςρέα 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 ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ 

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 ασςϊπ δεμ μπξοξϋμε μα ιρυσοιρςξϋμε ϊςι δεμ ρσμευίρςηκε ρςξ υχοίπ αρταλόπ μα παοαλείξ Κάρςοξ ςηπ Χόοαπ ή ρςξμ εκςϊπ Κάρςοξσ ξικιρμϊ και ϊςι ενέλιπε με πξσμε μα μμημξμεϋρξσμε  ΚΑΘΕ ΑΠΩΛΕΙΑ ΕΜΠΕΡΙΕΧΕΙ ΤΟΝ ΣΠΟΡΟ ΤΗΣ

ΚΑΛΩΣ ΗΛΘΑΤΕ ΣΤΗΝ τχΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ ςηπ ετημεοίδαπ Kythera Summer Editionο ΧΟΡΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΝΗΓΥΡΙΑ Σ’ ασςή ςημ μακοϊυοξμη πξοεία μαπ έυξσμε επιρημάμειν θίνει και ποξςείμει λϋρειπ πξσ ρυεςίζξμςαι με ςα βαθιά οιζχμέμα ποξβλήμαςα ςηπ γοατειξκοαςίαπ και ςηπ αμαξ Ο Δήμξπ Κσθήοχμ ξογαξ Δεσςέοα ψ Ασγξϋρςξσό Διαρκεδάρςε ρςξμ εςήριξ υξοϊ ςξσ νιξκοαςίαπο Τξ κάμαμε και ςξ κάμξσμε επειδή αγαπάμε με πάθξπ ςξ μηρίο Αγαπάμε μόμει ρςιπ τϊ Ιξσλίξσ Σσλλϊγξσ Αβλέμχμα «Ο Φιλϊνεμξπ»ο Κάςχ απϊ ςα αρςέοιαν ρςξ ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ και ςιπ ιρςξοίεπ ςξσπο Τξμ αμεμξδαομέμξ υειμόμα με ςιπ ςοικσμίεπ ςιμηςικέπ εκδηλόρειπ γοατικϊ λιμαμάκι ςξσ Αβλέμχμα ξογαμόμεςαι μια νευχοιρςή ςξσο Τξ γλσκϊ νϋπμημα ςχμ λξσλξσδιόμ ςημ άμξινηο Τξμ ήοεμξ πατλαρμϊ ςχμ ρςη μμήμη ςχμ ωττ βοαδιάν πξσ θα ραπ μείμει για υοϊμια ανέυαρςηο μεκοόμ ςξσ πλξίξσ HMS κσμάςχμ με ςξμ εουξμϊ ςξσ καλξκαιοιξϋο Τξμ έμαρςοξ ξσοαμϊ με ςα άπειοα αρςέξ Σάββαςξ σσ Ασγξϋρςξσό Σςημ Εςήρια Γιξοςή Κοαριξϋ Μηςάξ Gloucester ςξσ Βοεςαξ οιαο Αγαπάμε ςξ ρςοατςάλιρμα ςξσ ήλιξσ ρςιπ παμέμξοτεπ παοαλίεπ ςξσ μηριξϋ ςχμν η ξπξία ξογαμόμεςαι απϊ ςξμ Σϋλλξγξ Μηςάςχμ «Η Μσοςιά» μικξϋ Βαριλικξϋ Νασςιξ ςξ καλξκαίοιν ϊςαμ σπξδέυεςαι τίλξσπν ρσγγεμείπ και επιρκέπςεπο θα μπξοέρεςε μα δξκιμάρεςε μςϊπιεπ πξικιλίεπ και μα υξοέφεςε κξϋο Τξ πλξίξ βσθίρςηκε ΜΕ ΛΥΠΗ ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΑΝΑΓΚΑΣΜΕΝΟΙ μα ςξπξθεςηθξϋμε άλλη μια τξοά ρε μέυοι ςξ ποχίο Πλαςεία «Αλχμάκι»ν Μηςάςα μϊςια ςξσ Καφαλιξϋ ςξ ΚΥΡΙΟθέμαςα ΑΡΘΡΟ πξσ έυξσμ μείμει άλσςα επί δεκαεςίεπο Τα γεγξμϊςα ςξσ πεοαρμέμξσ έςξσπ σϋφσο Τεςάοςη σχ Ασγξϋρςξσό Οπχπ ρε ϊλη ςημ Ελλάδαν και ρςξ μηρί έυξσμ απξκαλϋφει πξλλέπ θλιβεοέπ αλήθειεπο Ο Δήμξπ Κσθήοχμν η Εγυόοιξπ Πεοιξ μαπν ςιμάςαι η Κξίμηρη ςηπ Θεξςϊκξσο Τξ ποχί ςελείςαι Θεία Λειςξσογία ξσρίαν η Πσοξρβερςική Υπηοερία και η Δαρική Υπηοερία απξδείυθηκαμ αμεπαοκείπ Τιπ εκδηλόρειπ θα ςιμήξ ρει με ςημ παοξσρία ρςημ ιρςξοική μξμή ςηπ Παμαγίαπ ςηπ Μσοςιδιόςιρραπ ποξενάουξμςξπ για μα αμςιμεςχπίρξσμ απξςελερμαςικά ςιπ καςαρςοξτικέπ πσοκαγιέπ ςξσ τςσωο Η ςξσ Μηςοξπξλίςη Κσθήοχμ και Αμςικσθήοχμ κοκο Σεοατείμο έλλειφη επικξιμχμίαπ μεςανϋ ασςόμ ςχμ αουόμ μαζί με ςημ έλλειφη ρσμςξμιρμξϋ ςξσ ξ Ποϊεδοξπ ςηπ Δημξκοαςίαπ εμό θα Τξ βοάδσ ςξσ Δεκαπεμςαϋγξσρςξσ διξογαμόμεςαι απϊ ςξμ Σϋλλξγξ αμςιμεςόπιρηπ ςχμ τσρικόμ καςαρςοξτόμν ποξκάλεραμ θλίφη ϊυι μϊμξ για ςιπ Πξςαμξϋν ξ εςήριξπ υξοϊπ ρςημ κεμςοική πλαςεία ςξσ Πξςαμξϋ με παοαρςεί η πξλιςική και αμεπαμϊοθχςεπ ζημιέπ ρςξμ τσρικϊ πλξϋςξν αλλά και για ςημ απόλεια ζχςικόμ ζχμςαμή μξσρική και πξλϋ κέτιο πηγόμ βιξπξοιρμξϋ ςχμ καςξίκχμ ςξσ μηριξϋο ρςοαςιχςική ηγεξ ρ ί α ς ξ σ Σάββαςξ σϊ Ασγξϋρςξσό Ο Σϋλλξγξπ Φοαςριχςόμ διξογαμόμει ΧΑΟΤΙΚΕΣ ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΚΑΤΑΓΡAΦΗΚΑΝ ζχμςαμά απϊ iPhones ςανίδεφαμ ρε σ π ξ σ ο ξ και τέςξπ ςημ υχη ΓΕΩΡΓΟΚΤΗΝΟΤΡΟΦΙΚΗ έκθερη με πλξϋρια δεσςεοϊλεπςα ρςξσπ Έλλημεπ ςηπ διαρπξοάπο Οι τχςξγοατίεπ πξσ απεικξμίζξσμ γ ε ί ξ σ ρσλλξγή αγοξςικόμ και κςημξςοξτικόμ ποξψϊμςχμ καθόπ και καςξίκξσπ ςχμ υχοιόμ μα ποξρπαθξϋμ μα κϊφξσμ και μα καθαοίρξσμ θάμμξσπ για Εθμικήπ υειοξςευμημάςχμ λαψκήπ ςέυμηπο Θα ακξλξσθήρειν ϊπχπ κάθε μα έυξσμ ποϊρβαρη ρε πηγέπ και αμςλίεπν έδειναμ ςημ αδοάμεια και ςημ αμέλεια ςχμ Αμσμαπο υοϊμξν υξοϊπ ρςημ πλαςεία ςξσ υχοιξϋο 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 τωςογοατίαΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ ΤΡΙΦΥΛΛΗΣ ήςαμ ιδιαίςεοα αμεπαοκή και ςξ θέμα ςχμ μεςατξοόμ παοέμειμε πιξ ποξβλημαςικϊ Σάββαςξ ττ Σεπςεμβοίξσό Απξυαιοεςξϋμε ςξ κσθηοαψκϊ απϊ πξςέο Η αμηρσυία και η αμαρτάλεια καλά κοαςξϋμο Ποιμ απϊ υς υοϊμιαν σπήουε καλξκαίοι με ςξμ εςήριξ υξοϊ ςξσ Ενχοαψρςικξϋ – Πξλιςιρςικξϋ η δσμαςϊςηςα ποϊρβαρηπ ρςξ μηρί με πλξίξ απϊ ςξμ Πειοαιά και ςξ Γϋθειξ με ιπςάξ Σσλλϊγξσ Αγίαπ Πελαγίαπο Σςημ Κεμςοική Παοαλιακή Οδϊ ςηπ Αγο μεμα δελτίμια και αεοξπλάμξο Επιπλέξμ ςα ςανίδια με πλξίξ μεςανϋ Κοήςηπ και Πελαγίαπν δίπλα ρςη θάλαρραν απξλαϋρςε εκλεκςξϋπ μεζέδεπν Κσθήοχμ ήςαμ πξλϋ πιξ ρσυμάο Επίρηπ ςα αεοξπξοικά δοξμξλϊγια ήραμ πιξ πσκμά καλϊ κοαρί και πξλϋ υξοϊο 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 ΤΟΠΟΙ ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑΣ αεοξρκάτη μα ποξργειόμξμςαιν γεγξμϊπ πξσ θα ποξχθήρει ςημ ςξσοιρςική και ξικξμξμική αμάπςσνη ςξσ μηριξϋο Πξλλξί μςϊπιξι επιθσμξϋμ μα βοξσμ ςοϊπξσπ Η ΚΕΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΦΟΡΟΥ Για ϊρξσπ επιρκέπςξμςαι ςα Κϋθηοα ςξ ςοίςξ για ςημ επέκςαρη ςηπ ςξσοιρςικήπ πεοιϊδξσο Μια μακοϋςεοη ςξσοιρςική πεοίξδξπ δεκαήμεοξ ςξσ Ασγξϋρςξσν σπάουει μια πξλϋ ιδιαίςεοην άγμχρςη θα ήςαμ ξικξμξμικά επχτελήπ για ϊλξσπο Για μα μπξοέρξσμ ϊμχπ ξι επιυειοήρειπ ρε πξλλξϋπ ιεοή παοάδξρηο Είμαι η Θεία Λειςξσογία ρςημ Κεοά ςξσ μηριξϋ μα επεμδϋρξσμ ρςημ αμάπςσνη σπξδξμόμ και μα διαςηοηθξϋμ ϊλεπ ξι ςξσ Φϊοξσ ρςιπ τυ Ασγξϋρςξσ και ξ ερπεοιμϊπ ρςιπ ττ Ασγξϋρςξσν επιυειοήρειπ αμξιυςέπ για μεγαλϋςεοη πεοίξδξν ποξωπξθέςει ξι επαγγελμαςίεπ μα ρςημ Παλιϊυχοαο έυξσμ ςημ σπξρςήοινη και ςημ αοχγή ςηπ ςξπικήπ ασςξδιξίκηρηπο Οι ιεοξςελερςίεπ ασςέπ ςη ρσγκεκοιμέμη πεοίξδξ ςελξϋμςαι ρςημ ΜΕΧΡΙΣ ΟΤΟΥ ΟΙ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΙ ΥΠΑΛΛΗΛΟΙ γίμξσμ ςελικά σπεϋθσμξι και σπϊλξγξι Παλιϊυχοα εκαςξμςάδεπ υοϊμιαν πάμςα ρςημ ίδια εκκληρία πξσ για ςιπ εμέογειέπ ςξσπ και η Δικαιξρϋμη μα λειςξσογεί ξοθϊςεοαν η Ελλάδα δεμ θα διαςηοείςαι ρε καλή καςάρςαρηο αλλάνει πξςέο Η παγιχμέμη αρθέμεια ςξσ ρσρςήμαςξπ απξδεικμϋεςαι απξλϋςχπ Ο ερπεοιμϊπ για ςα εμμιάμεοα ςηπ Παμαγίαπ ρςημ Παλιϊυχοα απϊ ςημ ποϊρταςη παοαίςηρη ςξσ παγκξρμίξσ τήμηπ και βεςεοάμξσ επιρςήμξμα θα ςελερςεί ρςιπ ττ Ασγξϋρςξσ ρςιπ ω ςξ απϊγεσμα και η Θεία Σςαμαςίξσ Κοιμιζή χπ επικεταλήπ ςξσ Ελλημικξϋ Διαρςημικξϋ Οογαμιρμξϋ θΕΛΔΟι Λειςξσογία ρςιπ τυ Ασγξϋρςξσ ρςιπ ϊ ςξ ποχίο 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 ΦΩΤΟ ΤΟΥ STEPHEN TRIFYLLIS πξσ ςίθεςαι είμαι ςξ Νξρξκξμείξ Κσθήοχμ δεμ διέθεςε μηυαμιρμξϋπ πσοϊρβερηπ Ο Μηςοοπολίςηπ Κσθήοων και Ανςικσθήοων κ.κ. Σεοατείμ οδεϋονςαπ ποοπ θπσοξρβερςήοεπι για ςέςξιεπ πεοιπςόρειπύ Αλλά και ςα ελικϊπςεοα πξσ υοηριμξξ ςην Κεοά ςοσ Φϊοοσ ποοκειμένοσ να ςελέρει ςον Ερπεοινϊ. πξιξϋμςαι για ςη μεςατξοά επειγϊμςχμ ιαςοικόμ πεοιρςαςικόμ απϊ ςξ Νξρξκξμείξ Κσθήοχμ ρςημ Αθήμα ή ςημ Κοήςην έυξσμ πέρει και ασςά θϋμαςα ςξσ Μμημξμίξσ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ MΥΡΤΙΔΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ Τξ εικϊμιρμα ςηπ Παμαγίαπ ρόθηκε διά και ςηπ ελλημικήπ αμξογαμχριάπο Εάμ δεμ είρςε πξλιςικϊπν διάρημξπ ή πξλίςηπ με θαϋμαςξπν ϊςαμ ςξ καοάβιν πξσ ςξ μεςέτεοε απϊ ςημ Κχμρςαμςιμξϋξ μέρξμν θα βοείςε ςξμ εασςϊ ραπ μα μεςατέοεςαι με μηυαμξκίμηςξ ρκάτξπ ή καΐκι με πξλη ρςημ Κοήςην καςαπξμςίρςηκε απϊ ρτξδοή θαλαρρξςαοαυήο Τξ ςξμ ίδιξ ςοϊπξ πξσ ξι παππξϋδεπ μαπ μεςατέοξμςαμ ρε έκςακςεπ πεοιρςάρειπο εικϊμιρμα βοέθηκε «εμ πϊαιπ μσοριμόμ»ο Η Μξμή ςχμ Μσοςιδίχμ παμηξ ΤΙ ΑΛΛΑΞΕ ΛΟΙΠΟΝύ Πξια διδάγμαςα αμςλήθηκαμ απϊ ςιπ καςαρςοξτέπ ςξσ πεοαξ γσοίζει ρςιπ τφ Σεπςεμβοίξσο ρμέμξσ έςξσπύ Η Ελλάδα ενακξλξσθεί μα βσθίζεςαι ρςξ υοέξπ και ςξ υάξπο Ασςϊ ρε ΑΓΙΑ ΜΟΝΗ Αουικά ήςαμ έμα τςχυϊ νχκλήρι ρκεπαρμέμξ με κλαδιάο καμιά πεοίπςχρη δεμ ποέπει μα ξδηγήρει ρε αμέλεια και αδοάμειαο Ο Δήμξπ Κσθήξ Μα ξ Θϊδχοξπ Κξλξκξςοόμηπ έςανε πχπ αμ ελεσθεοχθεί η παςοίδαν οχμ θα ποέπει μα διαθέςει πεοιρρϊςεοα κξμδϋλια για ςημ πσοξποξρςαρίαο Διϊςι θα ςξ υςίρει απη ςημ αουήο Κοάςηρε ςημ σπϊρυερή ςξσν κι έςρι υςίρςηκε για ςιπ τσρικέπ καςαρςοξτέπ σπάουει πάμςα η επϊμεμη τξοάο Ο ποξγοαμμαςιρμϊπ ςξ χοαίξ μξμαρςήοι ςηπ Αγίαπ Μϊμηπο Εξοςάζει ρςιπ ψ Ασγξϋρςξσο ρόζει ζχέπο Ενξικξμξμεί υοήμαςα και δεμ κξρςίζειο Τξ βαρικϊ πξσ υοειάζεςαι είμαι ΑΓΙΟΣ ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ Σϋμτχμα με ςξ ρσμανάοιξ ςξσ σςξσ αιο μα διαθέςειπ ϊοαμαν υοϊμξν ποξγοαμμαςιρμϊν ρςοαςηγικήν δέρμεσρη για ρσμέπεια γεμμήθηκε ρςημ Κξοόμη ςηπ Μερρημίαπ πεοί ςξ ϊϊς μοΧο Έζηρε χπ και κξιμχμική ποξρτξοάο αρκηςήπ ρςα Κϋθηοα και κξιμήθηκε ςξ ϋττ μοΧο Η κάοα ςξσ Αγίξσ ΣΕ ΛΙΓΟΤΕΡΟ ΑΠΟ στ ΜΗΝΕΣ ρςιπ εκλξγέπ ςηπ ςξπικήπ ασςξδιξίκηρηπν ελπίζξσμε τσλάρρεςαι ρςη Μξμή ςξσ Ορίξσ Θεξδόοξσν είμαι πξλιξϋυξπ ςχμ ϊςι ξι πξλίςεπ πξσ καςέυξμςαι απϊ πάθξπ και 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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 με ναπλόρςοεπ και άλλεπ αμέρειπο Επιλέναμε και ραπ ποξξ αλέςα για ΑΜΕΑο Απέμαμςι απϊ ςξ Καφάλι βοίρκεςαι η ςείμξσμε εδό δόδεκα παοαλίεπ πξσ ασςϊ ςξ καλξκαίοι θα βοαυξμηρίδα Χϋςοα θή Ασγϊι 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 ςημ Χόοαν εμό διαθέςει νεξ ρβαρη γίμεςαι με αρτάλςιμξ δοϊμξ και σπάουει άπλεςξπ υόοξπ για τωςοςηπΒΕΝΙΑΣ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ 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 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απϊ ςημ φιλή άρποη αμμξσδιά και πξλϋ οηυά μεοά ρε ςσοκξσάζ υοόμαςαο Γι ασςϊ αμ ΚΟΜΠΟΝΑΔΑ Μια παοαλία τημιρμέμη για ςημ άγοια ξμξοτιά ςηπο παοαλία Καφαλίξσο έυεςε μικοά παιδιά είμαι η ιδαμική παοαλία πξσ ποέπει μα επιρκετςείςεο Τημ Η Κξμπξμάδα βοίρκεςαι αμαςξλικά ςξσ ξικιρμξϋ Τοαβαραοιάμικαο ΜΕΛΙΔΟΝΙ Νξςιξδσςικά ςξσ παοαλία δεμ ςημ πιάμξσμ εϋκξλα ξι άμεμξι καθόπ ποξρςαςεϋεςαι απϊ ςξ απέξ Είμαι ρυεςικά μεγάλη παοαλία με βϊςραλξ και βαθιά μεοάο Η ποϊξ μηριξϋν μεςά ςξ υχοιϊ Δοσξ μαμςι μηράκιν ςα Μακοσκϋθηοαο Είμαι ξογαμχμέμη με ναπλόρςοεπ και ξμποέλεπν ρβαρη γίμεςαι με αρταλςϊδοξμξ και διαθέςει άπλεςξ υόοξ ρςάθξ μόμα βοίρκεςαι ςξ Μελιδϊμιο διαθέςει κατέ και ςαβέομεπ πάμχ ρςξ κϋμα και άπλεςξ υόοξ ρςάθμεσρηπο Τξ μεσρηπο Είμαι ξογαμχμέμη με καμςίμαν ναπλόρςοεπ με ξμποέλεπ Η μικοή απάμεμη παοαλίαν Διακϊτςι είμαι σπξφήτια παοαλία για ςξ βοαβείξ Γαλάζιαπ Σημαίαπο και ςξσαλέςεπο Η Κξμπξμάδα εκςίθεςαι ρςξσπ βϊοειξσπ και αμαςξξ έυει φιλή άμμξ και μικοϊ βξξ Μημ νευμάςε ϊςι σπάουξσμ κι άλλεπ παοαλίεπ πξσ πεοιμέμξσμ μα ςιπ αμακαξ λικξϋπ αμέμξσπο Αμ θέλεςε μα απξλαϋρςε ςημ αμαςξλή ςξσ ηλίξσν ςραλάκιν εμό ςα μεοά είμαι λϋφεςεο Μπείςε με ςξ κιμηςϊ ραπ ρςξ visitkytheraοcom και θα βοείςε ϊλεπ ςιπ ή ςημ παμρέλημξν η θέα ρςξμ ξοίζξμςα είμαι εναιοεςικήο ρυεςικά οηυάο Είμαι ξογαμχξ ρυεςικέπ πληοξτξοίεπο Καλϊ καλξκαίοι και καλέπ βξσςιέπα ΧΑΛΚΟΣ Ψάυμεςε για μια παοαλία πξσ δεμ επηοεάζεςαι καθϊλξσ μέμη με καμςίμαν ξμποέλεπ απϊ ςξσπ αμέμξσπύ Επιρκετςείςε ςξμ Χαλκϊο Βοίρκεςαι ρςα μϊςια και ναπλόρςοεπο Ο δοϊμξπ ςξσ μηριξϋν έυει βϊςραλξν με βαθιά μεοά και σπέοξυα υοόμαξ ρε έμα αοκεςά μεγάλξ ςμήξ ΕΝΑοοο ΠΛΙΤΣ ςα και ξ βσθϊπ ποξρτέοεςαι για snorkelingο Η παοαλία διαθέςει μα ςξσ είμαι υχμάςιμξπ και και ΕΝΑ ΚΛΙΚ ξμποέλεπ με ναπλόρςοεπ και καμςίμαο Η ποϊρβαρη γίμεςαι με ρσμίρςαςαι η ποϊρβαρη με αρτάλςιμξ δοϊμξ απϊ ςξ υχοιϊ Κάλαμξπν αλλά ςα ςελεσςαία υςς φηλϊ ασςξκίμηςξ ςϋπξσ ςζιπο Η ΒΕΝΙΑ ΚΑΡΟΛΙΔΟΥ μέςοα είμαι βαςϊπ υχμαςϊδοξμξπο Ο υόοξπ ρςάθμεσρηπ είμαι ικαξ Η παοαλία ποξρςαςεϋεςαι εκθέςει ςημ ποϊρταςη μξπξιηςικϊπο απϊ ςξσπ αμέμξσπο Ο υόοξπ τχςξγοατική δξσλειά ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥΛΟΥ Θέλεςε μία απϊδοαρη ρε απξμξμχμέμη εοημική ρςάθμεσρηπ είμαι ικαμξπξιξ ςηπ η ξπξία ποξέκσφε παοαλία για μα κάμεςε ςξ μπάμιξ ραπύ Η παοαλία Κσοιακξσλξϋ ηςικϊπο απϊ ποξπξμήρειπ ρσγξ βοίρκεςαι αμαςξλικά απϊ ςξ Καφάλιο Μπξοείςε μα ςημ επιρκετςείξ ΡΟΥΤΣΟΥΝΑΣ Ήοθαςε ρςα υοξμιρμέμηπ κξλϋμξ ςε μϊμξ δια θαλάρρηπ με ςξσοιρςικϊ ρκάτξπ πξσ νεκιμάει απϊ ςξ Κϋθηοαν για μα απξδοάρεςε βηρηπο Μαζί ςηπ εκθέξ μϊλξ ςξσ Καφαλίξσο Είμαι μικοή παοαλία με ποάριμα υοόμαςαν απϊ ςα πλήθη και θέλεςε μία ςξσμ και δϋξ ακϊμα βαθιά μεοά και βϊςραλξο εμςελόπ εοημική παοαλία τχςξγοάτξι με αμάλξγα θέμαςαο veniaυυ@yahooοgr ΚΑψΑΛΙ Η παοαλία ρςξ κξρμξπξλίςικξ Καφάλιν ςξ επίμειξ ςηπ για μα υαλαοόρεςε υχοίπ Απϊ ςιπ τσ Ιξσμίξσν Follow Your Art Galleryν Kapsaliο ποχςεϋξσραπ ςχμ Κσθήοχμν είμαι μία απϊ ςιπ πιξ πξλσρϋυμαρςεπ μα ραπ εμξυλεί καμείπο Τϊςε ςξσ μηριξϋο Έυει φιλή άμμξ και βϊςραλξ με οηυά μεοάν ποξρςαξ επιρκετςείςε ςξμ Ρξϋςρξσξ ςεϋεςαι απϊ ςξσπ αμέμξσπ και είμαι ξογαμχμέμην καθόπ διαθέςει μαν βξοειξδσςικά ςξσ μηριξϋν ξμποέλεπ με ναπλόρςοεπο Παοέυει ειδική οάμπα για λξσϊμεμξσπ ρε απϊρςαρη χ υλμο απϊ ςξμ με κιμηςικέπ δσρκξλίεπ θΑΜΕΑιο Η παοαλία είμαι βοαβεσμέμη με ξικιρμϊ Γεοακάοιο Η εμςεξ λόπ εοημική παοαλία έυει βϊςραλξ και βαθιά μεοά και εκςίθεςαι ιδιαίςεοα ρςξσπ βξοειξδσςικξϋπ αμέμξσπο Η ποϊρβαρη γίμεςαι με υχξ μαςϊδοξμξ και υοειάζεςαι ξπχρδήπξςε φηλϊ ασςξκίξ μηςξ ςϋπξσ ςζιπο Επειδή ςξ ξδικϊ δίκςσξ ρςημ πεοιξυή είμαι δαιδαλόδεπν ραπ ρσμιξ ρςξϋμε μα υοηριμξπξιήρεςε ρσρκεσή GPSο Με καλϊ καιοϊ και ξοαςϊςηςα η θέα ποξπ ςη Μάμη και ςξ ακοχςήοι Ταίμαξ οξ είμαι εκπληκςικήο ΠΛΑΤΙΑ ΑΜΜΟΣ Τξ ϊμξοτξ φαοξυόοι ςηπ Πλαςιάπ Άμξ μξσν ρςξ βξοειϊςεοξ άκοξ ςξσ μηριξϋ έυει μια σπέοξυη καςαγάλαμη παοαλία με άμξ μξ και φιλϊ βϊςραλξο Η παξ οαλία είμαι ξογαμχμέμη με ξμποέλεπ και ναπλόρςοεπ εμό γϋοχ ςηπ θα βοείςε κατέ και ςαβεομάκια με τοέρκξ φάοιο Η ποϊρβαρη γίμεςαι με  ΑΝΤΙΟ ΣΕ ΕΝΑΝ ΥΠΕΡΟΧΟ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΟ ΣΦΥΡΙΓΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΠΑΡΑΔΕΙΣΟ ΤΑ ΔΕΚΑ ΚΑΛΥΤΕΡΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΜΑΣ επιμέλεια ατιεοόμαςξπ Δημήςοηπ Κξσςοατξϋοηπ Ποόςη τξοά ρε γήπεδξ –πάρα με πλαρέ– και ϊλα πήοαμ ςξμ δοϊμξ ςξσπο Τα Αοχμιάδικα ήςαμ ςξ ποόςξ κετάλαιξο Μεςά ακξξ ΚΑΝΕΙΣ ΔΕΝ ΜΠΟΡΕΙ ΝΑ ΔΕΙ ΑΛΗΘΙΝΑ έμαμ ςϊπξ αμ δεμ γμχοίρει ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ ςξσο Φέςξπ υάραμε έμαμ λξϋθηραμ ξ Πξςαμϊπν ςξ Λειβάδι και η Χόοαο Η καθημεοιμϊςηςά άμθοχπξ πξσ ενέτοαζε ςξμ ςϊπξ μαπ με ςοϊπξ βαθϋ και αθϊοσβξο Ήςαμ έμαπ απλϊπ άμθοχπξπν έμαπ ςοστεοϊπ μαπ νεκιμξϋρε ρςξ ποξαϋλιξ ςξσ ρυξλείξσν ρσμέυιζε ρςιπ απξξ παιδαγχγϊπν έμαπ παοαγχγικϊπ άεογξπν έμαπ πιρςϊπ υχοίπ πξλλή θεξλξγίαν έμαπ γήιμξπ υχοίπ –χρςϊρξ– πξλλή γεσμαςιμέπ ποξπξμήρειπ και καςέληγε ρε κάπξια πλαςεία κάςχ ϊοενη για ζχήο Σςξμ ξπξίξ θίρχπ απϊ ρσμαιρθημαςική μχθοϊςηςαι δεμ δείναμε πϊρξ απϊ ςξ τχπ με κξλόμεπ με μαςχμέμα ςα γϊμαςα απϊ ςημ έμςαρη πξλϋ μέςοαγε για εμάπο ςξσ παιυμιδιξϋο Ο Πέςοξπ Γαλαμάκηπ ήςαμ έμαπ ςαπειμϊπ άμθοχπξπν εογαςικϊπν λιςϊπ κι έμςιμξπο Ο κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ δεμ ήςαμ μϊμξ ποξπξμηςήπ αλλά ςασςϊυοξμα και Ακςήμχμν αυοήμαςξπ και κας’ ξσρίαμ άπαςοιπ θλένη πξσ για μέμα είμαι ρσμόμσμη ςξσ ποϊςσπξ για μαπο Πάθξπν πξιϊςηςαν κξσοάγιξν ςιμιϊςηςαοοο μξμίζχ εσπαςοίδηιο Δεμ σπηοέςηρε ρςξμ ρςοαςϊν δεμ υςϋπαγε κάοςαν δεμ πλήοχμε τϊοξσπν δεμ θα ςελειόρχ πξςέο Κάθε ρςιγμή μαζί ςξσ ήςαμ έμα μάθημα απϊ δεμ φήτιζεν δεμ αρτάλιζε ρπίςι κι ασςξκίμηςξν δεμ μέςοαγε έμρημα για ςημ ρϋμςανην ασςά πξσ δεμ μαθαίμξμςαι ρςα ρυξλεία αλλά τςιάυμξσμ αμθοόξ δεμ έςαζεν δεμ πίεζε και δεμ επαιςξϋρεν δεμ έρκσβε ςξ κετάλι ρςιπ σπξυοεόρειπ πξσ πξσπο Άτηρε πίρχ ςξσ μια ρπξσδαία κληοξμξμιά και ςξσλάυιρςξμ διεσκξλϋμξσμ ϊλξσπ εμάπ ςξσπ σπϊλξιπξσπο Υπήονε ρσμεπέρςαςα αμαουικϊπο Έμαπ εσγμχμξρϋμη μπξοξϋμε μα μιόθξσμε πξσ μπξοέραμε μα είμαρςε αμαουικϊπ με αουέπο Χχοίπ αμςαμξιβήν υχοίπ αμαγμόοιρην υχοίπ καςανίχρηο Παμςξϋ μέοξπ ςηπ ασςά ςα ςελεσςαία δέκα υοϊμια γοάτξμςαπ μια ρπξσξ και πάμςα αβϊλεσςξπο δαία ιρςξοίαο Η κηδεία ςξσ έγιμε de facto δημξρία δαπάμηο Καμείπ δεμ ζήςηρε υοήμαςαν κι ϊμχπ Η αγάπη πξσ γεμμήθηκε για ςημ μπάλα απϊ έμαμ ςϊρξ άνιξ βοέθηκαμ ςϊρξι ρσμδημϊςεπ πξσ θέληραμ μα αμαλάβξσμ ςημ ςιμή ςηπ εκτξοάπν μα άμθοχπξ δεμ μπξοεί μα εναμςληθεί ξϋςε ρε μια βάοκα ξϋςε ρε ρηκόρξσμ ςξ βάοξπ ςξσ μξμξμεοξϋπ απξυαιοεςιρμξϋν ςϊρξι πξλλξί πξσ η απαοίθξ έμαμ ςάτξ ξϋςε ρε μία ρελίδαοοο μηρή ςξσπ δεμ υχοάει ρςιπ ρςήλεπ μιαπ ετημεοίδαπο Η μικοή μαπ κξιμχμίαν έρςχ κι Κλόμςι Μπελϊβα εκ ςχμ σρςέοχμν εμεογξπξιήθηκε ποϊθσμα και γεμμαιϊδχοαο Τόοα ρκετςϊμαρςε πξλλάο Τι θα μπξοξϋραμε μα έυξσμε κάμει γι’ ασςϊμο Είκξρι Ο ΔΙΚΟΣ ΜΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΟΣ ΠΕΤΡΟΣ 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 Ήμαρςαμ ακϊμα ρςα Αοχμιάδικα ςϊςεν ποιμ απϊ πεοίπξσ δεκαπέξ ςξσ αμθοόπξσο μςε υοϊμια ϊςαμ ποχςξαουίραμε ποξπϊμηρη με ςξμ κϋοιξ Πέςοξο Έμα ποάγμα με βαραμίζειό Πϊςε θα μάθξσμε μα αμαγμχοίζξσμε ςημ ανία ςχμ αμθοόπχμ ϊρξ είμαι καιοϊπύ Όυι Ήςαμ έμα απϊγεσμα πξσ ρυεδϊμ ϊλα ςα παιδιά είυαμ έοθει μα καςϊπιμ εξοςήπο Πϊςε θα μάθξσμε μα αγαπάμε ϊυι λϊγχ εμξυόμ αλλά λϊγχ πληοϊςηςαπο Νξιόθχ ϊςι μέμξσμε “παίνξσμε μπάλα” θϊπχπ ςξ λέγαμε εμείπ ςϊςει και μα κάμξσμε λίγξι κι ξ καθέμαπ μαπ πλέξμ είμαι ξ ςϊπξπ μαπ ξλϊκληοξπο Απ ατήρχν ϊμχπν μα μιλήρξσμ καλϋςεοα ξι καθ’ ϋλημ μια ποξπϊμηρηο αομϊδιξιν ςα παιδιά ςξσο Σςη διάοκεια ασςήπ ςηπ ποξπϊμηρηπ εγόν ςξ παιδί με ςα μακοιά μαλλιάν είυα κλχςρήρει δϋξ απϊ ςιπ καλϋςεοεπ μπάλεπ μέρα ρςα ΕΝΑ ΑΞΕΧΑΣΤΟ ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙ παμϋφηλα δέμςοα δίπλα απϊ ςξ γήπεδξο Ο κϋοιξπ δεμ είπε ςίπξςα και ρσμευίραμε ςημ ποξπϊμηρη καμξμικάο Μϊλιπ έτσγαμ ϊλα ςα Ο Πέςοξπ Γαλαμάκηπ γεμμήθηκε και μεγάλχρε ρςημ Ασρςοαλίαο Απϊ μικοϊπ παιδιάν εγό και ξ κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ πεοιμέμαμε ςημ μηςέοα μξσ και νεκίμηρε ςξ πξδϊρταιοξ παίζξμςαπ ρε ςξπική ξμάδα κι εμ ρσμευεία ρπξϋδαρε έςρι ξ κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ απξτάριρε μα μξσ βάλει μια άρκηρη με ποξπξμηςική παίομξμςαπ δίπλχμα Α΄ καςηγξοίαπο Είυε παοακξλξσθήρει ακϊμα κόμξσπο Έςοενα μιαν δσξν ςοειπ τξοέπ γϋοχ απϊ ςξσπ κόμξσπ και ρεμιμάοια απϊ μεγάλξσπ δαρκάλξσπ ςξσ πξδξρταίοξσ ρε διάτξοεπ υόοεπ και είυα ήδη κξσοαρςεί αοκεςάο Τξσ είπαό «Κϋοιεν δεμ μπξοό άλλξν μάλιρςα ρςη Μέκκα ςξσ πξδξρταίοξσν ςη Βοαζιλίαο κξσοάρςηκα»ν αλλά εκείμξπ μξσ είπε μα ρσμευίρχο Ξαμαέςοενα Σςα Κϋθηοα ήοθε ποιμ απϊ είκξρι υοϊμιαν ςξ σϋϋϊο Απϊ ςη ρςιγμή πξσ έτςαρε άλλεπ πέμςε τξοέπ και πεοίμεμα πόπ και πόπ ςη μάμα μξσ για μα ρςξ μηρίν νεκίμηρε μα ποξπξμεί πξλλά παιδιά πεοπαςόμςαπ απϊ ςη Χόοα ϊπξσ ρςαμαςήρει ασςϊ ςξ μαοςϋοιξο Όςαμ ςελικά ήοθεν ήμξσμ έςξιμξπ έμεμεν μέυοι ςα Αοχμιάδικα ϊπξσ βοιρκϊςαμ ςξ χΧχο Αογϊςεοαν έκαμε ςιπ ποξξ μα ρχοιαρςό απϊ ςημ κξϋοαρη αλλά εκείμξπ μξσ είπε «’Αλλεπ πξμήρειπ ρςξ νεοϊ ςξσ Λειβαδίξσ σπϊ αμςίνξεπ ρσμθήκεπν κι έπειςα απϊ πξλλά ςοειπ τξοέπ και ςέλξπα»ο Δεμ μπξοξϋρα μα ςξ πιρςέφχο Κϊμςεφα υοϊμιαν ϊςαμ απξκςήραμε καιμξϋογιξ γήπεδξ με τσρικϊ υλξξςάπηςαν ποξπξξ μα λιπξθσμήρχο Μια αιχμιϊςηςα μξϋ τάμηκαμ ασςξί ξι ςοειπ γϋοξιο μξϋρε εκεί ςα παιδιάο Συεδϊμ κάθε μέοα παοέδιδε μαθήμαςα πξδξρταίοξσ κι Έςοευαν έςοευα και δεμ ρςαμαςξϋραο Όςαμ επιςέλξσπ ςελείχρα ήςαμ πάμςξςε ρσμεπήπο Ακϊμη μξσ είπε «Εμςάνει Αλέναμδοε τςάμει για ρήμεοαο Ασςϊ ρε έβαλα και με κακξκαιοία πήγαιμε με ςα μα ςξ κάμειπ για ςιπ δσξ μπάλεπ πξσ κλόςρηρεπ ρςξ δέμςοξ αλλά πϊδια ρςξ γήπεδξν μϊμξ και μϊμξ πιξ πξλϋ για μα καςαλάβειπ ςημ φσυική και ρχμαςική ρξσ δϋμαμηο για μα εμημεοόρει κάπξιξ παιδί Μϊλιπ νεπέοαρεπ ςξμ εασςϊ ρξσα»ο πξσ πιθαμόπ μα είυε απξταρίρει Τϊςε δεμ καςάλαβα ακοιβόπ ςι ρήμαιμε ασςή η τοάρη θήμξσμ μϊμξ μα πάειο Σςημ καοιέοα ςξσ ρςα ένι εςόμι ϊμχπ ςόοα πια πξσ μξσ ναμαέουεςαι ρςξ μσαλϊ ασςϊ Κϋθηοα έμαθαμ πξλλά παιδιά ςξ πεοιρςαςικϊν ρσμειδηςξπξιό ςημ ανία πξσ είυε χπ ποξπξμηςήπ πξδϊρταιοξ και μάλιρςα είυε αλλά κσοίχπ χπ άμθοχπξπο Ο κϋοιξπ Πέςοξπ για εμάπ ςα παιδιάν ποξχθήρει ξοιρμέμα ςαλέμςα απξςελξϋρε έμα ρημαμςικϊ κξμμάςι ςηπ παιδικήπ μαπ ηλικίαπ και ςξσ μηριξϋ ρςημ Αθήμαν για μα δεμ θα νευαρςεί πξςέ απξ καμέμαμο δξκιμάρξσμ εκεί ςιπ ικαμϊςηςέπ Αλέναμδοξπ Κσοιακϊπξσλξπ ςξσπο Απϊ ςη δεκαεςή εμπειοία μξσ δίπλα ςξσν καςάλαβα ϊςι χπ ποξξ Απονομή ςοοπαίοσ - Ένα βήμα πίρω απϊ ςην ομάδα πξμηςήπ είυε σφηλέπ απαιςήρειπ απϊ ςα παιδιά και δίδαρκε μεθξδικά και με ρχρςϊ ςοϊπξ ςημ πξδξρταιοική ςευμικήο Απϊ ςημ άλλην βέβαιαν έλεγε πξλλέπ τξοέπ αρςεία –με ςξ δικϊ ςξσ 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 λιξ πξσ είυε υαοαγμέμξ ςξ ΕΥ ΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΣΘΑΙο πξδξρταιοιρςήπο Όμειοξ πξσ Ποοπονόνςαπ και καμαοόνονςαπ ςα παιδιά ςοσ 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 ΑΝΤΙΟ ΚΟΟΥΤΣ 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 Έτσγε έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ ςελεσςαίξσπ οξμαμςικξϋπ ςξσ πξδξρταίοξσ γεϋμαςα μάπ υοξμξμεςοξϋρε ρε μια δϋρκξλη διαδοξμήν απϊρςαρηπ πεοίπξσ πξδξρταίοξσ ρςα αρήμαμςα θκαι ϊυι μϊμξιν έμαπ γεμμαιϊδχοξπ άμθοχπξπ και ποαγμαςικϊπ πέμςε υιλιξμέςοχμο Τξ απξςέλερμαν έπειςα απϊ ςξ ρκληοϊ ασςϊ ποϊγοαμμαν Κϋθηοαο μαυηςήπ ςηπ ζχήπο Αγάπαγε ςξ πξδϊρταιοξ ϊρξ ςίπξςε άλλξ ρςξμ ήςαμ μα μπξοό μα βγάλχ έμαμ αγόμα πξδξρταίοξσ εμεμήμςα λεπςόμ με ρυεςική Η ςϋυη μαπ μα βοεθεί εδό κϊρμξ και ασςϊ ήςαμ ταμεοϊ ϊςαμ κξιςξϋρεπ ςιπ τλϊγεπ πξσ εσκξλίαν κάςι αδιαμϊηςξ για εμέμα ποχςϋςεοαο Για ϊλα ϊρα έκαμε ξι ξικξμξμικέπ ξ καλϋςεοξπ ποξπξμηςήπν έβγαζαμ ςα μάςια ςξσ καθόπ μίλαγε για ασςϊο Η αγάπη ςξσ ήςαμ ςξσ απξλαβέπ ήςαμ πεμιυοέπ και δεμ αμςαπξκοίμξμςαμ ξϋςε ρςξ ελάυιρςξ ρε δάρκαλξπ και άμθοχπξπ ςξσ αμιδιξςελήπο Τξ έκαμε μϊμξ γιαςί ςξ λάςοεσεν δεμ πεοίμεμε ςίπξςα ασςϊ πξσ ποξρέτεοεν γεγξμϊπ πξσ ταμέοχμε ϊςι δεμ ήςαμ τιλξυοήμαςξπ κι κϊρμξσ δεμ μπξοεί μα πεοιξ χπ αμςάλλαγμαο Και μεςέδχρε ασςήμ ςημ αγάπη και ρε δεκάδεπ απξδεικμϋει πχπ ϊνςι έκαμε ήςαμ καθαοά απϊ ςημ αγάπη ςξσ για ςξ πξδϊρταιοξ γοατείο Απ ελπίρξσμε λξιπϊμ παιδιά πξσ πέοαραμ απϊ ςα υέοια ςξσο Ήμξσμ έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ και ςα παιδιάο ϊςι θα ρσμευιρςεί ςξ παμηγϋοι ςελεσςαίξσπ μαθηςέπ ςξσο Ήςαμ έμαπ απϊ ςξσπ ελάυιρςξσπ πξσ Τξ ςελεσςαίξ καλξκαίοι είυα ςημ εσκαιοία και ςημ ςϋυη μα πεοάρχ πξλϋ υοϊμξ πξσ εκείμξπ νεκίμηρε και δεμ ςξσπ ανίζει απϊλσςα ξ υαοακςηοιρμϊπ ‘‘κϋοιξπ’’ο μαζί ςξσ και ήμξσμ ιδιαίςεοα υαοξϋμεμξπ πξσ είυα έμαμ ποξπξμηςή δίπλα μξσ «θα ςξμ γοάφξσμε ϊλξι ρςα Σε εσυαοιρςό πξλϋ Κϋοιε Πέςοξ για ϊρα μξσ δίδανεπ ρε ασςϊ πξσ ςξμ εμπιρςεσϊμξσμ ραμ παςέοαο Θσμάμαι ςα αρςεία ςξσ αλλά και ςιπ ρξβαξ παλιά μαπ ςα παπξϋςρια»ο ςξ μικοϊ υοξμικϊ διάρςημα πξσ πέοαρα μαζί ρξσο Λσπάμαι οέπ ρσζηςήρειπ πξσ κάμαμε μαζί πάμχ ρςα ποξβλήμαςα ςηπ ξμάδαπ και ςιπ Σςαμαςάχ εδόν γιαςί ακξϋχ πξσ έτσγεπν αλλά είμαι διπλά υαοξϋμεμξπ πξσ σπήονεπο Και αμηρσυίεπ ςξσ για ςξ μέλλξμ ςηπο Πεοιςςϊ μα πχ πχπ για ϊλξσπ ςξσπ παοαπάμχ μια τχμή πξσ λέειό «Okν πεοήταμξπ πξσ ρε γμόοιραο Θα ζειπ για πάμςα ρςιπ καοδιέπ μαπο λϊγξσπ θκι άλλξσπ πξσ δεμ εκτοάζξμςαι εϋκξλα με λϊγιαι ασςϊ ςξ καλξκαίοι that’s enough Γιχογάοα Αμςίξοοο θα μείμει υαοαγμέμξ αμενίςηλα μέρα ρςημ καοδιά μξσο μξσ»ο Αθαμάριξπ Κξσςοατξϋοηπ Γιόογξπ Μεγαλξκξμϊμξπ Νικϊλαπ – Εομέρςξ Κξσςοατξϋοηπ Η ΦΩΤΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΑΦΟΡΑα 

δσμεπ όοεπ και ημέοεπ αμά ΑΝ OΧΙ ΕΜΕIΣν ΤOΤΕ ΠΟΙOΣύ 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 ρςη ανιξπξίηρη ςχμ σλικόμ πσοκαγιάπο Ποξρέυξσμε γϋοχ μαπ και δεμ επαμαπασϊμαρςε ειδικά • Δεμ υοειάζεςαι μα γίμει ςίπξςα χπ ποξπ ςημ απξκαςάρςαρη ςηπ πσοκαξ και αμθοόπιμχμ πϊοχμ και ρςημ αμςιπσοική πεοίξδξ θσ Μαΐξσ χπ υσ Οκςχβοίξσιο γιάπ ςξσ τςσω καθόπ η βλάρςηρη πξσ κάηκε βοίρκεςαι ρε μια διαδικαρία καςαγοάτξσμε ρσγκεκοιξ Φσρικά σπάουξσμ και πεοιπςόρειπ εμποηρμξϋ απϊ ποϊθερηο δσμαμικήπ τσρικήπ αμαγέμμηρηπ ϊπχπ ρε κάθε μερξγειακϊ ξικξρϋρςημαο μέμεπ εογαρίεπ πξσ ποέπει Ασςέπ ποέπει μα ενεςάζξμςαι με ρςξιυείαν κάθε πεοίπςχρη νευχξ Επξμέμχπ δεμ απαιςξϋμςαι αμαδαρχςικέπ εογαρίεπ παοά μϊμξ πεοιτοξϋξ μα εκςελερςξϋμ ρε ποξληξ οιρςάν με μηταλιϊςηςα και υχοίπ σπεοβξλέπ και κξοϊμεπ ρσμχξ οηρη ςηπ πεοιξυήπ απϊ αλλαγέπ υοήρηπ γηπ και παοάμξμη βϊρκηρηο Η πςικϊ επίπεδξο Μπξοεί δε μξριξλξγίαπ πξσ απξποξραμαςξλίζξσμο Και δεμ είμαι σπεοβξλή μερξγειακή τϋρη θα κάμει ςα σπϊλξιπααα μα πεοιλαμβάμει πξλλά ϊςι απξςελξϋμ μεοικέπ τξοέπ μια βξλική πξλιςική δικαιξλξγία ρε • Ίδοσρη γοατείξσ Πξλιςικήπ Ποξρςαρίαπ ρε επίπεδξ Δήμξσ και καςάλληλη απϊ ςα μέςοα ποϊληφηπ κσβεομηςικϊ επίπεδξ για ςα κεμά και ςιπ αμεπάοκειεπ ςξσ ρσρςήξ ρςελέυχρη ςξσν βάρει ςξσ άοθοξσ συ ςξσ Νο υςσυρτςςτν ποξκειμέμξσ πξσ αματέοθηκαμ παοαξ μαςξπ ποϊληφηπ και καςαρςξλήπ δαρικόμ πσοκαγιόμο μα ρσμςαυθξϋμ ρυέδια και μα εταομξρςξϋμ δοάρειπ αμςιπσοικήπ ποξξ πάμχο Ο οϊλξπ ςξσ Κοάςξσπ βέβαια δεμ είμαι αμεληςέξπο Κοίριμα θέμαςα 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 θήρξσμ και ςα σπϊλξιπα για ςημ αμςιπσοική ποξρςαρία ρςξ μηρίο Πόπ επιςσγυάμεςαι η ποϊληφηύ θwwfοgrρfiresι μπξοεί καμείπ 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  ΑΡΜΟΝΙΑ ΦΥΣΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΗΜΕΝΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ ΠΕΡΙ ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΤΟ ΒΑΡΒΑΚΙ ΣΚΕψΕΙΣ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗ ΦΩΤΙΑ ςηπ Δϊμμαπ Κξμςαοάςξσν Αουιςέκςξμoπ ΕΜΠ ςξσ Νίκξσ Τριϊπελα ςξσ Γιάμμη Ποχςξφάλςη ΠΟΛΛΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΟΙ ΕΠΙΤΥΧΗΜΕΝΟΙ ΣΥΝΔΥΑΣΜΟΙ ήςαμ και είμαι έμα ρσμευέπ ρςξίυημα ρε ϊλεπ ΗΜΟΥΝ ΠΟΛΥ ΜΙΚΡΟΣ ΤΟ σ9ωςν ρςη μεγάλη τχςιά πξσ νεκίξ έυξσμ ακξϋρει για ςη Μαδαξ ςιπ εκτάμρειπ ςηπ αμθοόπιμηπ δοαρςηοιϊςηςαπν απϊ ςιπ αμθοόπιμεπ ρυέρειπ και μηρε απϊ ςημ Αγία Μϊμη και καςέληνε ρςα Μσοςίδιαο Ασςϊ πξσ γαρκάοη χπ έμαμ ςϊπξ ενχξ ςιπ κξιμχμικέπ ποξβξλέπ ςξσπ έχπ ςημ επέμβαρη ρςξμ τσρικϊ υόοξο θσμάμαι πιξ έμςξμα είμαι ςξμ ρπαοαγμϊ ςχμ αμθοόπχμ για ςιπ ςικϊ και μακοιμϊ αλλά λίγξι Εμ αουή ήμ ξ τσρικϊπ υόοξπο Πξσ καςξικήθηκεν δημιξσογήθηκαμ ξικιρμξίν πεοιξσρίεπ πξσ έυαμαμο Τϊςε δεμ σπήουε ςξσοιρμϊπ και ξι Τριοιξ έυξσμ βοεθεί εκείο Υπάουει υςίρςηκαμ κςήοια ξ ποόςιρςα καςξικίεπ ξ με γμόμξμα ςιπ υοηρςικέπ αμάγκεπν γόςεπ ζξϋραμ ςιπ ξικξγέμειέπ ςξσπ απϊ ςα υχοάτια πξσ εκείμεπ ϊμχπ έμαπ «ρσμςξπίςηπ» μαπ ςιπ καιοικέπ ρσμθήκεπ και ςξμ ποξραμαςξλιρμϊν ςα διαθέριμα σλικά και μέρα ςιπ ημέοεπ καίγξμςαμο Ελιέπν αμπέλιαν ρπαοςά και πεοιβϊλιαο Ασςά ξ ξπξίξπ δε διρςάζει μα ςανιξ καςαρκεσήπο ήςαμ η ζχή ςξσπ και ασςά ςξϋπ εμδιέτεοαμο Εκεί ερςίαζαμ ςιπ δέφει πάμχ απϊ σχοςςς υιλιϊξ Έςρι καςαλήγξσμε ρςημ διαμϊοτχρη ςηπ ιδέαπ ςηπ αουιςεκςξμικήπν έμμξια για ποξρπάθειέπ ςξσπν γι’ ασςά πξμξϋραμο μεςοα ςξ υοϊμξ ποξκειμέμξσ πξλλά υοϊμια παοενηγημέμη και ρε πξλλξϋπ άγμχρςηο Η αουιςεκςξμική ραμ Καμία ρσζήςηρη γι’ ασςϊ πξσ ρήμεοα λέμε δάρξπο Όμχπ δάρη μα μξιοάρει ςη ζχή ςξσ αμάξ ρϋλληφη είμαι μία αλλά με διατξοεςικά υαοακςηοιρςικάν πξσ διαμξοτόμξξ σπήουαμ και ςϊςεο Και ρε μεγάλη έκςαρη μάλιρςαν αομξμικά μαζί μερα ρςιπ δϋξ υόοεπο Φσρικά μςαιν αδιάκξπαν ρε ρυέρη με ςξμ ςϊπξ και ςξμ υοϊμξν με ςιπ παοαμέςοξσπ πξσ με ςιπ καλλιεογημέμεπ εκςάρειπο Πόπ σπήουαμ ασςά ςα δάρη ςϊρα δε μιλάμε για άμθοχπξ αλλά αματέοαμεο Οι υοήρειπ επεκςάθηκαμν η ςευμξλξγία ποξυόοηρεν ξι αμάγκεπ υοϊμια και πξιξπ ςα ποξρςάςεσεύ Ασςξί ξι ίδιξι άμθοχπξι πξσ η ζχή για έμα γεοάκιν ςξμ Μασοξξ άλλαναμο ςξσπ ςξϋπ επέβαλλε άλλα ποάγμαςαο Μέρα ςξσπ ϊμχπ γμόοιζαμ πεςοίςη θFalco eleonoraeιν Η αουιςεκςξμική επιρημξπξιήθηκε ραμ έμμξιαν ραμ ςέυμην ραμ επιρςήμην ραμ ςημ ανία ςηπ ιρξοοξπίαπ ρςημ τϋρηο Ποξρςάςεσαμ και ςξ δάρξπ πεοιρρϊςεοξ γμχρςϊ ρςημ έοεσμαο παο’ ϊλξ πξσ δεμ ςξσπ ήςαμ άμερα απαοαίςηςξ για ςξμ βιξπξοιρμϊ πεοιξυή ςχμ Κσθήοχμ χπ Σϋμθεςη η λένη και πξλσρϋμθεςη η ξσρίαο Πξλλξί αμαγάγξσμ ςημ «καλή αουιξ ςξσπο Ήςαμ έμποακςα τσριξλάςοεπ και γμήριξι τίλξι ςξσ δάρξσπο Βαοβάκιο ςεκςξμική» ρςημ εναςξμικεσμέμη αιρθηςικήν με απλξϋρςεοα λϊγια ρςξ «μξσ Θα ςξσπ ξμξμάζαμε ποόιμξσπ ξικξλϊγξσπο 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 Μιλόμςαπ για ςα Κϋθηοα ςξσ ρήμεοαν η κοιςική πξσ δέυεςαι ςξ μηρί ρε ρυέρη ςξσπν μα ποξρςαςέξ οχμ και Κοήςηπ μα απξςελεί με ςξ δξμημέμξ πεοιβάλλξμ είμαι κας’ αουάπ πξλϋ θεςικήν ϊςαμ κοιςήπ είμαι ςξ φξσμ ςιπ πεοιξσρίεπ απϊ ςιπ ρημαμςικϊςεοεπ για μη έμπειοξ μάςιο Ο πιξ εναρκημέμξπ παοαςηοηςήπ θα έδιμε ςξμ υαοακςηοιρμϊ ςξσπ και είυαμ ςξμ ςξ είδξπ ρε ϊλξμ ςξμ κϊρμξο Ο μϋλοπ ςοσ Βελόνη, ϊπωπ ήςαν ποιν καςαρςοατεί «εσποεπέπ και καλϊ ρε ρϋγκοιρη με άλλα μηριά»ο ςοϊπξο Τα υχοάτιαν ςα Τα ποόςα βαοβάκια έουξμςαι απϊ ςη μεγάλη πσοκαγιά ςο σ98ς. Ο αουιςέκςξμαπ θα παοέμεμε διρςακςικϊςεοξπν θα νευόοιζεν θα δίκαζεν θα απέοξ μξμξπάςιαν ξι ασλέπ ρςημ Ελλάδα ςξμ Αποίλιξ οιπςε και θα ποϊςειμεο ςχμ ρπιςιόμ ήςαμ πάμςα καθαοάο Υπήουαμ μαμςοϊςξιυξι ξι ξπξίξι και ςα ςελεσςαία τεϋγξσμ Θα ποξρπαθήρχ μα ποξρεγγίρχ ςξ θέμα απϊ μια εμδιάμερη θέρηο ρε ρσμδσαρμϊ με ςημ υαμηλή βλάρςηρη λειςξσογξϋραμ πξλϋ ςξμ Νξέμβοιξο Ολϊκληοξπ ξ Τξ μηρί έυει μία καςαγεγοαμμέμη αουιςεκςξμική ιρςξοίαν έμα πξικίλξ τσρικϊ απξςελερμαςικάο Εκεί υςσπξϋραμ ςημ τχςιά με κλαδιά και με παγκϊρμιξπ πληθσρμϊπ ςξσ πεοιβάλλξμ με πξλλξϋπ και διάρπαοςξσπ ξικιρμξϋπ και μια ςάρη αϋνηρηπ ςξσ ανίμεπο είδξσπ πεομάει ςξ υειμόμα δξμημέμξσ υόοξσ απϊ καςξικίεπ επξυιακήπ υοήρηπ και ςξσοιρςικά καςαλϋξ Οι άμθοχπξι ςχμ υχοιόμ ήςαμ μξικξκϋοηδεπ ςξσ ςϊπξσ ςξσπο ςξσ ρςη Μαδαγαρκάοηο Τα μαςαο Ξέοαμε πόπ μα κιμηθξϋμ ρςξμ υόοξν πξϋ μα πεοιμέμξσμ ςημ τχςιά πξσλιά ςανιδεϋξσμ μϊμα Αρυέςχπ ςξσ αμ είμαρςε επαγγελμαςίεπν είμαρςε ϊλξι υοήρςεπο Με ποξρχπικέπ και πόπ μα ςημ αμςιμεςχπίρξσμο Τόοα πεοιμέμξσμε ςξσπ άμςοεπ ςξσπ θακϊμα και ςα μικοά αμάγκεπ και ποξςιμήρειπν πλημ ςχμ αμςικειμεμικόμν με διατξοεςικά βιόμαςα ςηπ ΕΜΑΚ για μα πάμε ρςα απϊκοημμα ρημεία μα ρβήρξσμ μιαμ πξσ δεμ έυξσμ ναμακάμει ςξ και καςαγεγοαμμέμεπ εικϊμεπν με διατξοεςική παιδεία και διατξοεςικξϋπ ρςϊξ ερςία πξσ μπξοεί μα τξσμςόρει και μα τέοει ςημ καςαρςοξτήο ςανίδιαι και ατξϋ διαρυίρξσμ υξσπο Τξ έμςξμξ υςϋπημα ςηπ καμπάμαπ ρςημ εκκληρία ήςαμ ςξ ρήμα ϊλη ςημ Ατοικήν καςαλήγξσμ Σε ρυέρη πάμςα με ςξμ δξμημέμξ υόοξ έμαπ κξιμϊπν εϋλξγξπ αλλά και τιλϊξ ρσμαγεομξϋο Όλξιν μα ϊλξιν ςοέυαμε μα τξοέρξσμ καςάλληλα ρςξ μεγάλξ μηρί ςξσ Ιμδικξϋ δξνξπ ρςϊυξπ είμαι ξι επιςσυημέμξι ρσμδσαρμξίο Σσμδσαρμξί πξσ έυξσμ ραμ οξϋυαν παπξϋςρια κι έμα ποιξμάκι απαοαίςηςα ρςξ υέοιο Και ρε χκεαμξϋο Μια διαδοξμή η απξςέλερμα ςημ μαςιά πξσ νεκξσοάζεςαιν υχοίπ ρκέφηο Και ςξ ρςξίυημα ςξσ υοϊμξ ελάυιρςξ ήςαμ μποξρςά ρςη τχςιάο Είπαμεν παμςξϋ σπήουαμ ξπξία είμαι πάμχ απϊ ωοςςς ρυεδιαρςή είμαι μα παμςοέφει ιρςξοίαν δηλαδή παλιϊ και καιμξϋογιξν μα ρσρυεξ καθαοά μξμξπάςια πξσ ςα γμόοιζαμ ϊλξι πξλϋ καλάο Τόοα πεοιμέξ υιλιϊμεςοαν πάμχ απϊ μέοη ςίρει αμαλξγίεπ ϊγκχμ αλλά και δξμημέμξσ και αδϊμηςξσ υόοξσν μα ρεβαρςεί μξσμε απϊ κάπξιξμ πξσ θα έοθει απϊ ςημ Πελξπϊμμηρξ ή απϊ ςη πξσ βλέπξσμε ρσμήθχπ ςημ κλίμακα ςχμ μέχμ επεμβάρεχμ ρε ρυέρη με ςξ πεοιβάλλξμ αλλά και με ςα Μακεδξμία μα βοει κάπξια μξμξπάςια ή αγοξςικξϋπ δοϊμξσπ και ρςα μςξκιμαμςέο ϊπχπ η στιρςάμεμα κςίρμαςαν μα σπξλξγίρει ςιπ λειςξσογικέπ εσκξλίεπν μα ρσμσπξλξξ πξλλέπ τξοέπ μάλιρςα μέρα ρςη μϋυςαο Αλλά μα πάει πξϋύ έοημξπ Σαυάοαν ςα σφίπεδα γίρει ςημ ποξρχπική αιρθηςικήν εμ καςακλείδι μα ρυεδιάρει με «μέςοξ»ο Τι ήςαμ ασςϊ πξσ μαπ άλλανε ςϊρξ πξλϋύ Γιαςί μέμξσμε θεαςέπ ςηπ Αιθιξπίαπν η ραβάμα ςηπ Μέςοξ πξσ μα πεοιξοίζει ςιπ κάθε είδξσπ σπεοβάρειπ και δεμ εμμξό ςξ μϊμιμξ με βεομξϋδα και ραγιξμάοα και με ςξ iξPhone ρςξ υέοι μα αμεβάξ Ταμζαμίαπ και ςα κξοαλλιξξ ή παοάμξμξν έυξσμε δει άλλχρςε παοαμξμίεπ ιδιαιςέοχπ καλαίρθηςεπο Αματέξ ζξσμε τχςξγοατίεπ ρςξ facebook κάμξμςαπ κοιςική ρςξσπ άλλξσπ γεμή μηριά ςχμ ρςεμόμ ςηπ οξμαι ρε σπεοβάρειπ πξσ αγγίζξσμ ϊοια σπεοβξλήπ ή σπεοβάρειπ ρςημ ανιξλϊξ ‘‘πξσ δεμ κάμξσμ ρχρςά ςημ δξσλειά ςξσπ’’ύ Μξζαμβίκηπο Σςξ γσοιρμϊν ξι γηρη αμαγκόμ και ποξςεοαιξςήςχμν με απξςέλερμα ςημ μξμξμεοή ικαμξπξίηρη • Πιρςεϋχ ϊςι μεγάλη εσθϋμη για ςημ ρσμαιρθημαςική απξνέξ Μασοξπεςοίςεπ ςηπ Ελλάδαπ αιρθηςικόμ και ϊυι μϊμξ επιλξγόμν υοήρςη ήρκαι ρυεδιαρςήο Ασςά απξςελξϋμ μχρην αλλά και ςημ επιυειοηριακή αμαπξςελερμαςικϊςηςαν τέοει διαλέγξσμ άλλη διαδοξμήο μια κλαρρική πεοίπςχρη απόλειαπ ςξσ μέςοξσ διϊςι ςξ «δικϊ μξσ αουιςεκςξμικϊ ςξ «ρϋρςημα ςξσ ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ»ο Τξ ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ ήςαμ και είμαι Απϊ ςα αμαςξλικά παοάλια απχθημέμξ» και ςξ «ϊμειοξ» ςξσ ιδιξκςήςην αμ δεμ ςαιοιάζξσμ μεςανϋ ςξσπ δεμ η εϋκξλη λϋρη γι’ ασςξϋπ πξσ βαοιξϋμςαι μα δξσλέφξσμο Τξ ςηπ Ατοικήπν πεομξϋμ ρςη «ακξσμπξϋμ» ρςξμ πεοιβάλλξμςα υόοξ και καςαλήγξσμ ρε παοατχμία πξλλόμ ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΥΕΤΑΙ ξδήγηρε ςξσπ αμθοόπξσπ ρςημ εγκαςάλειφη ςξσ υεορϊμηρξ ςηπ Αοαβίαπ επιπέδχμο δάρξσπ και ςηπ ποξρςαρίαπ ςξσο και ατξϋ διαρυίρξσμ ςιπ Εμείπ λξιπϊμ ξι ρυεδιαρςέπ αλλά και ξι υοήρςεπ για ςξσπ ξπξίξσπ ρυεδιάζξσμε • Οι ςευμηςέπ αμαδαρόρειπ ήςαμ και είμαι για θεαμαςική καςαξ υόοεπ ςηπ Μέρηπ Αμαςξλήπ ξ απξτεϋγχ μα υοηριμξπξιήρχ ςημ λένη πελάςεπ ξ ξτείλξσμε μα θσμϊμαρςε μάλχρην αλλά δεμ επιςσγυάμξσμ ξσριαρςικϊ ρςϊυξο Εκςϊπ απϊ θΙροαήλν Σσοίαν Λίβαμξι και πχπ ςξ κάθε κςήοιξ δεμ ατξοά μϊμξ ρςξμ ιδιξκςήςη ςξσ ή ρςξμ δημιξσογϊ ςξσ ελάυιρςεπ πεοιπςόρειπ ρςξυεσμέμχμ παοεμβάρεχμ για σπξβξήξ ςημ Τξσοκίαν μπαίμξσμ ρςξ αλλά ρε ϊλξσπο Τα κςήοια έυξσμ ϊφειπ και ταίμξμςαιν έυξσμ διάοκεια και μέμξσμ θηρη και ϊυι για αλλαγή ςηπ υλχοίδαπν δεμ ποξρτέοξσμ ςίπξςαο Η Αιγαίξ απϊ ςα αμαςξλικάο και επηοεάζξσμ ςημ ρσμξλική εικϊμα ςξσ ςϊπξσ πξσ βοίρκξμςαιο Άοα μαπ εμδιξ τσρική αμαδάρχρη γίμεςαι ρϋμτχμα με ςημ ςάνη και ςημ αμάγκη Αμ δείςε ςη ρκξϋοα ριλξσξ ατέοξσμ ϊλξσπν εμάπ και ςξσπ επϊμεμξσπ και ςξσπ μεθεπϊμεμξσπο ςηπ τϋρηπν πιξ γοήγξοα και ιρξοοξπημέμαο έςα εμϊπ βαοβακιξϋ μα παίξ Απ ποξρπαθήρξσμεν απϊ ϊπξια θέρη και αμ βοιρκϊμαρςε μα δημιξσογξϋμε • Πεοιμέμξσμε μα μπει μια τχςιά για μα ςοέυξσμε μεςά ρε καμάξ ζει με ςξμ άμεμξ πάμχ απϊ κςήοια έυξμςαπ πλήοη ρσμείδηρη ϊλχμ ςχμ ποξδιαγοατόμ και ιδιαιςεοξςήςχμ λιαν ρε ρσρκέφειπ και μα νξδεϋξσμε υοήμαςα πξσ δεμ σπάουξσμο ςξ μηρίν αμαλξγιρςείςε πϊρα καςά πεοίρςαρην δηλαδή ςχμ αμαγκόμν ςξσ ςξπίξσν ςξσ ςϊπξσν ςηπ ρϋγυοξμηπ Να απξταρίζξσμ άλλξι απϊ ςα γοατεία ςξσπ για ςξμ ςϊπξ πξσ θασμαρςά μέοη έυει δει και ςευμξλξγίαπν ςχμ ξικξμξμικόμ δεδξμέμχμο Κςήοια εσποξράομξρςα ρε αλλαγέπ επιλέναμε μα ζξϋμεο Η δξσλειά ςξσπ δεμ είμαι μα μαπ επιβάλξσμ ίρχπ αιρθαμθείςε μια μικοή υοήρεχμν κςήοια για μα ςα υαιοϊμαρςε και ϊυι για μα ςα δείυμξσμεν και ιδιαίςεοα ςιπ απϊφειπ ςξσπν αλλά μα ποξρςαςεϋρξσμ ςξμ ςϊπξ μαπο ζήλεια πξσ δεμ έυεςε κι ερείπ αμ ποϊκειςαι για καςξικίεπν ρπίςια ποξρχπικά και με ποξρχπικϊςηςαν ρπίςια για Κι επειδή τχςιέπ σπήουαμ και θα σπάουξσμ καλϊ είμαι μα μημ 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 ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΠΤΗΡΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΤΑ 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 Η ποόςη ποοργείωρη ρςο αεοοδοϊμιο ςων Κσθήοων ςο σ97σ ΦΩΤΟΤΟΥθc.ιΕΜΜ. ΣΟΦΙΟΣ ρςξμ ςοξυϊ αμςίγοατα κσθηοαψκόμ ΤΟ ΑΕΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ με εμέογειεπ ςξσ ποξηγξϋμεμξσ Δημάοξ ρυεδίχμν η μηςέοα ςξσπν η Γοηγξοίαν υξσ Θϊδχοξσ Κξσκξϋλη ξμξμάρςηκε ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΟΥΣ ΩΝΑΣΗΣο αμαλαμβάμει ςξ σάλχμα ςχμ κεοαμικόμ Σςημ ςελεςή ςηπ ξμξμαςξδξρίαπ ςξσ ξ επιυειοημαςίαπ κο Γεόογιξπ Χαςζηπλήπ εμό η Μαοία ςα ζχγοατίζει επιδένιαο Τξ ΧΕΙΡΟΠΟIΗΤΑ ΠΑΓΩΤA και αμακξίμχρε ϊςι αμαλαμβάμει ςξ κϊρςξπ για ςη δημιξσογία και ςξπξθέςηρη εογαρςήοι ςηπ ξικξγέμειαπ είμαι αμξιυςϊ ασθεμςικέπ κοέπεπ απϊ αγμέπ μαομάοιμξσ αμδοιάμςα ςξσ αείμμηρςξσ Αλέναμδοξσ ρςξμ Αεοξλιμέμαο για ϊλξσπ κάθε μέοαο Επιρκετθείςε ςξ ποόςεπ ϋλεπ υχοίπ ρσμςηοηξ Μεςά απϊ γοατειξκοαςικέπ καθσρςεοήρειπ ςα απξκαλσπςήοια ςξσ αγάλμαξ για μα διαλένεςε ςα δόοα ραπ απϊ μια ςικάο Ίρχπ ςξ μϊμξ ρημείξ ςξπ θα γίμξσμ επίρημα ςημ Κσοιακή ϊ Ιξσλίξσ τςσϊ και όοα σςους πομο πξλϋ μεγάλη ρσλλξγή παοαδξριακόμ κεοαμικόμο ρςημ Ελλάδα πξσ ποξρτέξ Εογαρςήοι Κάςχ Λιβάδιν ςηλο τωυψςξυσστφ οει ςιπ ασθεμςικέπ αλμσοέπ Εκθερη Χόοαν ςηλο τωυψςξυσφςτ κοέπεπ ςηπ Βοεςάμηπν ςιπ «galettes» πξσ απξκςξϋμ ςξ ΣΗΜΕΙΑ ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΟΣ ρκξϋοξ υοόμα ςξσπ απϊ ςξ Ο ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΒΟΔΕΝΑΣ ςα μαϋοξ αλεϋοι ςξσ ταγϊπσξ Ο ΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΟΣ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ είμαι εικαρςικϊπ ςελεσςαία δέκα υοϊμια ζει οξσν pop θυχοίπ γλξσςέμηι καλλιςέυμηπο Ζει και εογάζεςαι ρςημ Αθήμαο Έογα ςξσ και εογάζεςαι ρςημ Αθήμα πξσ υοηριμξπξιξϋμο έυξσμ εκςεθεί ρε ρημαμςικά ιδοϋμαςα και γκαλεοί ςξσ και ρςα Κϋθηοαο Τα Κϋθηοα είμαι για ςξμ Γιόογξ έμαπ ςϊπξπ πξσ Οι κοέπεπ ρσμδσάζξμςαι με ενχςεοικξϋν ϊπχπ ρςιπ Βαριλικέπ Ακαδημίεπ Τευμόμ ςηπ αγαπάν αλλά κι έμαπ ςϊπξπ πξσ ςξμ εμέπμεσρε μα αρυξληθεί ασθεμςικϊ καπμιρςϊ απάκι Σκχςίαπν ςηπ Βξοείξσ Ιολαμδίαπν ςηπ Δσςικήπ Αγγλίαπν με ςημ ςέυμηο Καθόπ ςοιγϋοιζε ρςιπ παοαλίεπ και ςιπ ακςέπ ςξσ απϊ ςα Στακιάν γοαβιέοα ρςημ ΤΑΤΕ Gallery θΛξμδίμξιν ρςξ Μξσρείξ Μπεμάκην μηριξϋν παοαςηοόμςαπ Νάνξσν αμςζξϋγιαν καοαμεξ ςξ Γαλλικϊ Ιμρςιςξϋςξ Πξλιςείεπν ρςημ Ιαπχμίαν ςημ ςιπ πέςοεπν ρκέτςηκε λχμέμα κοεμμϋδιαν αβγϊν Ιρλαμδία και αλλξϋο ϊςι θα μπξοξϋρε μα ςιπ κάππαοη και μπαυαοικά απϊ Τξ τςσω εογάρςηκε χπ επιρκέπςηπ καλλιςέυμηπ ρςημ υοηριμξπξιήρει για μα διάτξοα μέοη ςηπ Ελλάδαπο Βαριλική Ακαδημία Τευμόμ ςηπ Δσςικήπ Αγγλίαπ ρςξ τςιάνει κξρμήμαςαο Τξμ Μποίρςξλ παοξσριάζξμςαπ ςξ έογξ ςξσ ‘I am not here’ εμςσπχρίαρε ϊςι ασςέπ project ερςιάζξμςαπ ρςξ ρυέδιξ και ςη δσμαμική καλξ ξι πέςοεπ είυαμ ρμιλεσξ λιςευμικόμ ρσμεογαριόμ και δικςϋχμο ςεί απϊ ςη Μερϊγειξ Η δξσλειά ςξσ εοεσμά κσοίχπ ςξ ρυέδιξ και ςιπ μξοτέπ και είυαμ απξκςήρει μια ςξσν απϊ ςημ ακαδημαψκή ςξσ εκδξυή έχπ και ςιπ μέεπ αίρθηρη απαλϊςηςαπο πειοαμαςικέπ εταομξγέπ και ςη υοήρη ςξσ χπ μέρξ διακίμηρηπ ςηπ πληοξξ Χοηριμξπξιεί κσοίχπ τξοίαπο Παοάλληλα εογάζεςαι χπ ρυεδιαρςήπ και ρκημξγοάτξπ ρςξ υόοξ ςηπ ακοσλικά υοόμαςα και διατημιρςικήπ παοαγχγήπ και ρςξμ έμςσπξ ςϋπξ χπ εικξμξγοάτξπο ζχγοατίζει με πιμέλξο Δεμ υοηριμξπξιεί ηλεκςοικά εογαλείαο Σςα Κϋθηοα θα παοξσριάρει μια εμϊςηςα έογχμ απϊ ςα ςοία ςελεσςαία υοϊμια Κάθε κϊρμημα είμαι μξμαδικϊν ςϊρξ για ςξμ ίδιξν ϊρξ και για ςξμ καλλιςευμικήπ δημιξσογίαπ ςξσν η ξπξία μεςανϋ άλλχμ θα πεοιλαμβάμει κσοίχπ κάθε άμθοχπξ πξσ ςξ τξοάο Η δξσλειά ςξσ είμαι ασρςηοόπ υειξ αρςικά ςξπία και ρκημέπ ςηπ καθημεοιμήπ ζχήπν αλλά και Κσθηοαψκά θέμαςαο οξπξίηςη και ςξ μέςαλλξ πξσ υοηριμξπξιεί ςξ αρήμιο Χοηριμξπξιόμςαπ ςημ ακξσαοέλα χπ άμερξ εογαλείξ καςαγοατήπ δημιξσογεί ΣαÀςαν κεμςοικϊπ δοϊμξπ ρςη Χόοαν ςηλο ψ9ωϊοψτψσχςν εικϊμεπ βαριρμέμεπ ρςημ παοαςήοηρη και ϊυι απαοαίςηςα ρςημ αμαζήςηρη ςηπ fρb saitajewelryν eshopό etsyοcomρshopρSaitaJewelry αιρθηςικήπ ςέοφηπ ςξσ θεαςήο Τα Κϋθηοα απξςελξϋμ για ςξμ καλλιςέυμη ςξμ ιδαμικϊ ςϊπξ έμπμεσρηπ και διαοκξϋπ αμαζήςηρηπν καθόπ και ςξμ ραγημεσςικϊ Σςα εναιοεςικήπ πξιϊςηςαπ εοχςικϊ υόοξ ϊπξσ αεμάχπ μεςαπλάθεςαι η αλληγξοία πξσ ασςά εκτοάζξσμο ΦΑΤΟΥΡΑΔΑν ΟΠΩΣ ΠΑΛΙΑ υειοξπξίηςα παγχςά παοξσξ Εκθερη ζχγοατικήπ βΣημεία ξοίζξμςξπβν Πμεσμαςικϊ Κέμςοξ Πξςαμξϋν Κσοιακή ριάζει μία αποϊρμεμη ρσλξ τ9ρω έχπ και Κσοιακή χρϊο wwwοnectariosstamatopoulosοcom ΣΤΟ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΜΑ STAVROS ρςη Χόοα θα μπξοέρεςε μα λξγή ϊπχπ ασθεμςική βαμίξ ποξμηθεσςείςε ςη γμήρια ΦΑΤΟΥΡΑΔΑ γεμάςη λια Μαδαγαρκάοηπν γμήριξ απϊ ςα σπέοξυα αοόμαςα ςηπ καμέλαπ και παγχςϊ κατέ και μία εμςσξ ΕΝ ΕΞΕΛΙΞΕΙοοο ςξσ γαοίταλξσν πξσ είμαι η ρσμέυεια πχριακή μαϋοη ρξκξλάςαο ςηπ παλιάπ ρσμςαγήπ πξσ έτςιαυμε ΕΧΟΝΤΑΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΩΣΕΙ ΚΑΙ ΖΗΣΕΙ ρ’ έμα πξλσάρυξλξ αρςικϊ πεοιβάλλξμν έμξιξ Απϊ ςιπ γεϋρειπ δεμ λείπξσμ χθα επιςακςική ςημ αμάγκη σπέοβαρηπ ςξσ μη ικαμξπξιηςικξϋ πλέξμ «παλαιξϋ» εδό και σχς υοϊμια η ξικξγέμεια ςξσ ξι γαλλικέπ αματξοέπ ρε Βοεςςξϋ ρςξ Λιβάδιο και ςημ αμάγκη μα δόρχ έμα καιμξϋογιξ μϊημα ρςη ζχή μξσ με «μέξσπ ρςϊυξσπ» βιξλέςα ή καρίπ και γεϋρειπ και επιδιόνειπν βιόμξμςαπ ςημ ποαγμαςικϊςηςα κξμςά ρςημ κσθηοαψκή Φϋρηο Η παοάδξρη ρσμευίζεςαια ποξπ ςιμήμ ςξσ μηριξϋ ςχμ STAVROSν Χόοαν Τα Κϋθηοαν ςα ξπξία γμόξ Κσθήοχμ ϊπχπ ςα τϋλλα οιρα για ποόςη τξοά ποιμ ςηλοό ψ9ωψοψϊςϊϊφν τωυψςξυσϊχω ρσκιάπο απϊ σφ υοϊμιαν με γξήςεσξ Όλα ςα ποξψϊμςα παοαρκεσξ ραμ αμέρχπο Τξ μηρί απξξ άζξμςαι καθημεοιμά απϊ ςημ ςέλερε για μέμα μια αςελείξ ξμάδα ςξσ BON BON ρςξ διάξ χςη πηγή έμπμεσρηπ και ταμξ εογαρςήοιξ ςξσ καςαξ δημιξσογίαπο Ο ςϊπξπ ασςϊπ ρςήμαςξπο είμαι ρίγξσοα έμα μχραψκϊ Bon Bon Fait Maisonν ςξπίχμ με μξμαδική βιξξ Χόοαν ςηλο τωυψς υσφσϊ πξικιλϊςηςαν βαθϋρκιχςα ταοάγγια και δαμςελχςέπ ακςέπν για μα πεοιξοιρςό μϊμξ ρ’ ασςά ςα λίγαο Τξ μχραψκϊ ή φητιδχςϊ είμαι έμα έογξ Τέυμηπ δημιξσογημέμξ με φητίδεπν μικοά δηλαδή κξμμαςάκια τσρικόμ πεςοχμάςχμ και ρμάλςξσν ςα ξπξία ςξπξξ θεςξϋμςαι ρε ςριμεμςέμιξ σπϊβαθοξ για μα δημιξσογηθεί ρςη ρσμέυεια έμα καλλιςευμικϊ έογξο Απ θσμηθξϋμε ϊςι ςα φητιδχςά χπ έογα Τέυμηπ μάπ ξδηγξϋμ χπ ςξμ χξ πο Χο αιόμαο Αρυξλξϋμαι με ςξ φητιδχςϊ εδό και σϊ υοϊμιαο Τι ρημαίμει ϊμχπ φητιδχςϊ για μέμαύ Κάθε πέςοα είμαι έμα ξλϊκληοξ ρϋμπαμο Καθόπ παοαςηοόν ρςοιτξγσοίζξξ μςάπ ςημ ρςημ παλάμη μξσν αιόμιεπ υαοάνειπ και γεχμεςοικά μξςίβα με άπειοεπ υοχμαςικέπ απξυοόρειπν ϊλα ασςά με ποξκαλξϋμ μα επιλένχ ςημ πλεσοά ασςή πξσ θα μπξοέρει μα εμαομξμιρςεί με ςξ ρϋμξλξ ςξσ έογξσ μξσο Τξ ςριμεμςέμιξ σπϊρςοχμα λειςξσογεί ϊπχπ έμαπ καμβάπ πάμχ ρςξμ ξπξίξ ξ καλλιςέυμηπξφητξθέςηπ υοηριμξπξιεί ςημ παλέςα ςηπ τϋρηπν δηλαδή ςιπ φητίδεπν για μα ρσμθέρει ςξ καλλιςευμικϊ δημιξϋογημά ςξσο Η διαδικαρία ςηπ ρϋμθερηπ νεκιμά με πξλλά ποξρυέδια αρποϊμασοα ή έγυοχμαν εμό μεςά ακξξ λξσθεί η ρσγκέμςοχρη και η ςανιμϊμηρη ςξσ σλικξϋοοο Γιαςί ςξ έογξ «υςίζεςαι» ριγάξ ριγάο Απαοαίςηςη ποξωπϊθερην μα γίμεςαι με Αγάπην Θέληρην Υπξμξμήν και Σεβαρμϊο Έςριν ςξ άφσυξ γίμεςαι έμφσυξο Αλίκη Ρήγξσ Λίγεπ ρκέφειπ με ατξομή ςημ ςελεσςαία αςξμική μξσ έκθερη με ςίςλξ «ΕΝ ΕΞΕΛΙΞΕΙ» ρςημ γκαλεοί “Follow your Art” Καφάλι ξ Κϋθηοα ωξυσρϊρτςσϊο 0 ΚΥΘΗΡΑΪΚΕΣ ΓΕΥΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΤΟΞΟΤΗΣό ΑΞΕΧΑΣΤΕΣ ΓΕΥΣΕΙΣ ΓΕΥΣΕΙΣ ΜΕΛΙΣΣΟΚΟΜΙΑ «ΑθάΜΑΡΙ» ΣΤΟΝ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΟ ΔΡΟΜΟ ΤΟΥ ΛΙΒΑΔΙΟΥ λειςξσογεί απϊ ςξ σϋωϋν υειμόμα ΟΝΕΙΡΟΥ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΪΟΝ ΠΟΥ ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΕΙ ΤΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑ είμαι ρίγξσοα ςξ ξ καλξκαίοιν ςξ ερςιαςϊοιξ “Τξνϊςηπ” ςξ ξπξίξ και απξςελεί ρςέκι γαρςοξμξξ μέλιο Για πεοιρρϊςεοα απϊ υς υοϊμια σπηοεςξϋμε ςημ μελιρρξξ ΔΕΝ ΝΟΕΙΤΑΙ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ρςα μικήπ απϊλασρηπο Ο Γιάμμηπ Καοαξ κξμία ρςξ μηρί και έυξσμε καςατέοει μα γίμξσμε ςξ ρσμόμσμξ Κϋθηοα αμ καμείπ δεμ επιξ βξσράμξπν μαζί με ςημ ξικξγέμειά με ςξ καλϊ μέλιο ρκετςεί και δεμ δξκιμάρει ςξσν παοαδίδξσμ κάθε βοάδσ μαθήξ απϊ ςη θασμάρια “ρσλλξγή” μαςα γμήριαπ ελλημικήπ κξσζίμαπ πξιξςικόμ κσθηοαψκόμ ποξξ και ϊυι μϊμξν υοηριμξπξιόμςαπ αγμά ψϊμςχμ ςξσ Σςαϋοξσ θκαςάξ κσθηοαψκά ποξψϊμςα και ποξρτέοξξ ρςημα «STAVROS»ι κξμςά ρςξ μςαπ ςριοιγόςικξ βαοελίριξ κοαρίο Αουαιξλξγικϊ Μξσρείξ ςηπ Η επιμξμήν η γμόρη και ςξ μεοάκι Χόοαπο Εδό και πξλλά υοϊμια ςξσ Γιάμμη επιβοαβεϋςηκαμ ςξ τςσω ξ Σςαϋοξπ Εμμαμξσήλ φάυμει καςακςόμςαπ ςξ Βοαβείξ Πξιϊςηςαπ ρε ϊλα ςα υχοιά ςξσ μηριξϋν και Γμόρηπ ρςξμ παμελλαδικϊ διαξ γμήρια ςριοιγόςικα παοαξ γχμιρμϊ ςξσ Estiatoriaοgrο δξριακά ποξψϊμςα γεμάςα Ακοιβόπ δίπλα ρςξ ερςιαςϊοιξ ρςξ καςάρςημα Παοαδξριακόμ ποξψϊμςχμ Τξνϊξ απϊ ςξ ϊμειοξ ςξσ “παλιξϋ” ςηπν ςηπ Ετηπ ΚαοαβξσράμξσξΒεμέοη και ςξσ ρσζϋγξσ ςηπ Χαοάλαμπξσν διαςίξ θεμςαι ϊλα ςα ποξψϊμςα ςηπ κσθηοαψκήπ γηπ πξσ με γμόρη και μεοάκι ρσλλέγει ξ Χαοάλαμπξπ διαςοέυξμςαπ ϊλξ ςξ μηρίο Ποόςα ξ Γιάμμηπ με ςημ Ελέμη και ςόοα με ςημ Μαοία και ςημ Τξ μεοάκι ϊμχπ ςηπ ξικξγέμειαπ δεμ ρςαμαςά εδό αλλά επεκςείμεςαι και ρςξ Αθαμαρίαν ρςαθεοά ρςξ ίδιξ μέοξπν μέρα ρςα δοξμάκια ςξσ υχοιξϋ εογαρςήοιξ παοαδξριακόμ ζσμαοικόμν ϊπξσ παοάγξμςαι ϊλα ςα είδη ζσμαοιξ μαπν ραπ πεοιμέμξσμε μα δξκιμάρεςε ςξ μέλι μαπ ςημ όοα πξσ κόμ με αγμά σλικά θγάλαν ασγάν ριμιγδάλιι και ςιπ παοαδξριακέπ ρσμςαγέπ ςχμ βγαίμει απϊ ςημ κσοήθοαο Ανέυαρςη εμπειοία ποιμ επιλένεςε δόοξ γιαγιάδχμο Τα ζσμαοικά Τξνϊςηπ θα ςα βοείςε ρε ϊλα ςα καςαρςήμαςα ςοξτίμχμ για ςξσπ αγαπημέμξσπ ραπο Η μελιρρξκξμία δεμ είμαι εσκαιοιακή ςχμ Κσθήοχμο απαρυϊληρη αλλά ςοϊπξπ ζχήπο Παοαδξριακά ποξψϊμςα ΤΟΞΟΤΗΣν Λιβάδιν ςηλο τωυψςξυσωϊσν ψ9φφξψωσϊχ9 Μαοία και Αθαμαρία Ποχςξφάλςη Απλσμϊοι ρςα Μηςάςα τωυψςξυυςσςν ψ9ωωψ9τωφχ ΑΝΟΙΞΤΕ ΤΑ ΓΛΥΚΑ ΠΑΝΙΑ και ςξσ ανεπέοαρςξσο Σςξ ΦΥΡΡΟΓΗ ΕΙΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΚΕΦΤΕΙΤΕ ςξ παρίγμχρςξ ιεοϊ ποξρκϋξ καςάρςημά ςξσ μαπ δίμει ςημ μημα ςηπ Παμαγίαπ Μσοςιδιόςιρραπν είςε επιλέξ εσκαιοία μα απξλαϋρξσμε ΚΑΛΩΣ ΗΡΘΑΤΕ ΣΤΑ ΚΥΘΗΡΑν ςξ μηρί ςηπ Ατοξδίςηπ και ςξσ νεςε μα υαλαοόρεςε ρςημ απξμακοσρμέμη παοαξ με μάςιαν μϋςη και ρςϊμα ςημ ξσοάμιξσ έοχςαο Καςά λία Μελιδϊμιν θα βοείςε μποξρςά ραπ ςα τξσρκχξ ποαγμαςικά μεγάλη πξικιλία ςημ παοαμξμή ραπ ρςξ μέμα λεσκά παμιά εμϊπ πλήοχπ αμακαιμιρμέμξσ πξςόμν γλσκόμ και ποξψξ μηρί μαπν μημ παοαξ αμεμϊμσλξσό είμαι ςξ εογαρςήοιξ και εκθεςήοιξ ϊμςχμ πξσ διαθέςειο Γιαςί λείφεςε μα επιρκεξ Τ Μαίαλ ςξ ρπίςι ςχμ παοαδξριακόμ γλσκόμ μϊμξ εκεί μπξοείςε μα δξκιξ τςείςε ςξ καςάρςημά ςηπ Μαοίαπο Σε ρσμεογαρία με ςξ ρϋζσγϊ ςηπ μάρεςε θρςημ κσοιξλενίααι ςα μαπ για μα γεσςείςε Γιόογξ πξσ ρσλλέγει ρςη τϋρη ςα πεοιρρϊςεοα πεοιρρϊςεοα απϊ ςα ποξψϊξ ςα μξμαδικά κσθηοαξ σλικά πξσ υοηριμξπξιεί η Μαοία για ςα γλσκά και μςα ςξσ μηριξϋ με κξσςαλάκι ψκά ποξψϊμςαν μεςανϋ ςα ςξσοριά ςηπν έυει ξογαμόρει μια ξικξγεμειακή και πιαςάκιν ϊπχπ ρςξ ρπίςι ςχμ ξπξίχμ νευχοιρςή επιυείοηρη πξσ πεοιλαμβάμει ςα δσξ παιδιά ςξσπν ςηπ γιαγιάπα Σίγξσοα κάπξια θέρη καςαλαμβάμει η ςξμ Αμςόμη και ςημ Ελέμηο Σςξ υόοξ ςηπ Μαοίαπ απ’ ϊλεπ ςιπ γεϋρειπ θα ραπ Φαςξσοάδαο ρςιπ Καλξκαιοιμέπν θα μπξοέρεςε μα ποξμηθεσξ ρσμαοπάρειο Ποϊκειςαι για ςξ καςεξ ςείςε αμσγδαλχςά και οξζέδεπν πάρςα μήλξσν νεοξςήγαμα θγμχρςάν αλλξϋ Σςξ “STAVROS” θα δξκιμάρεςε νξυήμ ηδϋπξςξ ςηπ κσθηοαψκήπ αοιρςξκοαςίαπν ςξ ξπξίξ νσπμά χπ δίπλεπιν ςα πεοιζήςηςα γλσκά ςξσ κξσςαλιξϋ ρϋκξν κσδόμιν ραγκξσίμι και ςη Φαα θηδϋπξςξ μξρςαλγικέπ μμήμεπ απϊ άλλεπν οξμαμςικέπ επξυέπο Η μξμαδική πεογαμϊςξν καθόπ και μια ρειοά ςξσοριά ϊπχπ αγκιμάοαν κάπαοη και κοίςαμξο απϊ κσθηοαψκϊ ί και ςηπ γεϋρη και άοχμα ξτείλεςαι ρςξ ϊςι είμαι τςιαγμέμη εν ξλξξ Ο μϋλξπ ςηπ Μαοίαπ και ςξ γλσκϊ εογαρςήοιϊ ςηπ ραπ πεοιμέμξσμο καμελξγαοϋταλαιν ςιπ ρπιξ κλήοξσ απϊ ςρίπξσοξ και δεμ πεοιέυει υοχρςικέπ ή ρσμςηοηςικάο Παοαδξριακά εδέρμαςα Τηπ Μαοίαπν Καλξκαιοιμέπν τωυψςξυσσϊϊ ςικέπ Μ θκαοαμελχξ Η παοξσρία ςξσ γαοϋταλλξσ και ςηπ καμέλαπ ϊυι μϊμξ ςηπ δίμξσμ Χόοα τωυψςξυσψωϊ ξ Mariaηs Sweets ζ Moreν Λιβάδιν τωυψςξυ9ςωω μέμα αμϋγδαλαιν ςξ Μμ ςημ γεϋρη και ςξ υοόμα αλλά και δέμξμςαι αομξμικά με ςημ ρπιοξ ίλ ςξσπ Ρ και ςα ςάδα ςξσ μαμςαοιμιξϋο Ανίζει μα ρημειχθεί πχπ η γμήριαν κσθηοαξ ESPRESSO BAR «ΤΟ ΚΑΜΑΡΙ» Καα θπαοαδξριακά ψκή Φαςξσοάδα τςιάυμεςαι απϊ ςρίπξσοξ και ϊυι απϊ ξιμϊπμεσμα γλσκά ςηπ Χόοαπι ςα γλσκά πξςξπξιίαπο Ακϊμαν η κλαρική ταςξσοάδα έυει μϊμξ μια γεϋρην ΕΑΝ ΘΕΛΕΤΕ ΝΑ ΔΟΚΙΜΑΣΕΤΕ ςξμ Espresso ςηπ ζχήπ ραπ απϊ ςξσπ ειδιξ κξσςαλιξϋ Μιλ ςημ ΚαμέλαξΓαοϋταλλξξΜαμςαοίμιο Οπξιαδήπξςε άλλη «γεϋρη» κξϋπ ςξσ κατέν παοαλλαγέπ και Μα Αί θοοο δεμ μπξοεί μα ξμξμάζεςαι Φαςξσοάδαο Ελάςε ρςξ καςάρςημά μαπ ρσμςαγέπ απϊ υαομάμια ενχςικά αμ ςα ποξλάβεςειν Κξστέςξ “Φσοοξγή” για μα ςημ δξκιμάρεςεα και άοχμα πξιϊςηςαπ και γεϋξ και Σϋκξο Δξκιμάρεςε ςξ ΦΥΡΡΟΓΗν Πξςαμϊπ ζ Χόοαν ςηλο τωυψςξυυψχφν ψ9ωτξσσϊψχψ ρηπν ςϊςε ϊςαμ θα έοθεςε ρςξ εκλεκςϊςεοξ θσμαοίριξ μέλι Μσλξπϊςαμξ για μα θασμάρεςε Κσθήοχμ και Αμςικσθήοχμ ςξμ καςαοοάκςην ςξσπ μεοϊξ και ςξ θοεπςικϊςεοξ μέλι πξσ ΧΕΡΟΒΟΛΟ ΣΤΟΝ ΠΟΤΑΜΟ μσλξσπν ςξ ηλιξβαρίλεμα ρςξ σπάουειν ςξ οεικϊμελξο ΕΝΑΣ ΜΙΚΡΟΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΕΙΣΟΣ για κάρςοξ ςηπ Κάςχ Χόοαπν ελάςε Ο Σςαϋοξπ ϊμχπ δεμ ποξρτέξ πέμπςη ρσμευϊμεμη υοξμιά ρςξμ μα μαπ βοείςε ρςη λιμμξϋλα με οει μϊμξ γεσρςική πξιϊςηςα Πξςαμϊν ϊπξσ μπξοείπ μα βοειπ ςιπ πάπιεπ ρςξ espresso bar «ςξ Καμάοι»ο Σε έμα κςίοιξ υςιρμέμξ ποιμ ςξ σϋςς και μξμαδικϊςηςαο Σςξμ ίδιξ υειοξπξίηςα τσςικάν θεοαπεσςικά δξκιμάρςε τοέρκα υειοξπξίηςα γλσκά ϊπχπ ασθεμςική pannacotta και μηλϊπιςα υόοξ διαθέςει και εκλεκςά ποξψϊμςα και είδη δόοχμο νευχοιρςήν παγχςϊ Kayak με Βάτλα πξσ μϊμξ ρςξ Καμάοι θα βοείςεο Επίρηπ ποξψϊμςαοοο πμεσμαςικήπ Μξμαδικά υειοξπξίηςα δεομάςιμα ποχιμάν κοέπεπν ελατοά ρμάκπ και club sandwichesν ποαγμαςικά παγχμέμη εογαρίαπα Δεκάδεπ βιβλία πξσ ραμδάλια έυξσμ εςξιμαρςεί για εράπν μπϋοαν milkshakes espressoν αλλά και cocktails με τοέρκα τοξϋςα ϊλη μέοαν απεσθϋμξμςαι ρ’ ασςξϋπ πξσ ρςιπ πιξ αμςαγχμιρςικέπ ςιμέπ ςηπ ρςη δοξρεοή ασλή μαπο φάυμξσμ πξιϊςηςα και μϊμξα αγξοάπο Τξ κάθε έμα μξμαδικϊα Τασξ ΤΟ ΚΑΜΑΡΙν Μσλξπϊςαμξπν ςηλοό 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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 ξ Θαλάρριξ καγιάκό Ακξλξσθήρςε έμπειοξσπ ξδηγξϋπ ρε παοάκςιξ θεί ςξ τ 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 ΑΥΤΟΣ Ο ΕΥΛΟΓΗΜΕΝΟΣ απϊ ςξ Θεϊ και ςη τϋρη ςϊπξπν ςξ μηρί ςχμ Κσθήοχμν αλλά αμ θέλεςε μα γμχοίρεςε ςημ άγοια ξμξοτιά ςξσν ακξλξσθήξ Οι τξιςηςέπ και ξι ρσμξ έυει πξλλά ρσγκοιςικά πλεξμεκςήμαςα πξσ εμείπ πξσ ςα ζξϋμε δεμ δίμξσμε ρςε ςξσπ υχμαςϊδοξμξσπ με έμα καςάλληλξ off road ασςξκίμηςξο μεςέυξμςεπ θα παοακξξ μεγάλη ρημαρίαο Ο επιρκέπςηπ πξσ μπξοεί μα ρσγκοίμει ϊμχπ με άλλα μηριά Τα Δσςικά Κϋθηοα έυξσμ απίρςεσςεπ διαδοξμέπα 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 Ìáíþëçò ÊáóéìÜôçò ôçë./fax 2736-0-31735, êéí. 6944-889838 δσρκξλίεπ για ςη υόοα μαπ ςξ μηρί έυει μα αμςιπαοαθέρει έμα μξμαδικϊ ρσγκοιξ Url: realestate-kythera.gr e-mail: [email protected] ςικϊ πλεξμέκςημαό αμθοόπξσπ ραμ ςξμ Σπϋοξ Καριμάςηο Για κοαςήρειπό ψ9ωφξςττςω9

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GEOGRAPHY ζ POPULATION LOCAL PRODUCTS Kythera θCerigoι is situated στοχ nautiξ ATHAMARI Honeyν Mitataο Athanasia ζ cal miles from Cape Malea θLaconiaιν Maria Protopsaltisν the southern tip of the Peloponneseο υυςσςν ψϋωωξψϋτωφχ The island is τϊφ sqοkm in area with ψψ CHRISTOFOROS pure thyme honeyν villages and a population of υνυχφο Kalokairinesν υϊσςςν ψϋυωοςσςψωφ FIRROGI Quality wines ζ fatouradaο AUTOMATIC DIALLING CODE Potamos υυψχφν Chora town square τωυψξςξ ψϋωτξσσϊψχψ TO PATITIRI Tsikalaria ψϋφφξωωςσψσ HOW TO GET TO KYTHERA STAVROS Choraν υσϊχων ψϋωψξψϊςϊϊφ BY SEA from Piraeusν Gythion ζ SYMοοVENI Mylopotamosν υφυωϊ Neapoli • from Neapoli FρB PORFYξ TIS MARIAS Chora υσψωϊν Kalokairines υσσϊϊν Livadi υϋςωω ROUSA Neapoli τωυφξςξτφςςφ • TOxOTIS Livadiν traditional local prodξ Kythera τωυψξςξυσυϋςο Timetable uctsν herbs ζ pasta υσωϊσ pο τσο BY PLANE OLYMPIC AIR ϊςσ ϊςσ ςσ ςσν υσυϋςν υσϊφϊν υυτϋτ TRANSPORT TRAVEL AGENCIES Toρfrom mainlandο Single ζ part loads Manolis ζ Paula Kalligerosν Karvounades KYTHIRA TRAVEL ferry boat ζ Olympic Air υϊστςν ψϋυωξφωςϋσσν ψϋυωξφωςϋσυ ticketsν Choraν υσυϋς ζ Potamos υσϊφϊ CAR TROUBLE? WHERE TO STAY Karvounades Road assistance ζ Towingν HOTELS Panayiotis Kassimatis AGIA PELAGIA ξ Kythea Resortν υϋσχς υϊςωςν ψϋφφοτϊωυφς Pelagia Aphrodite υυϋτψ Kondolianika Takis Kassimatis υϊςϊω ψϋωϋξυυςςϊψ Romantica υυϊυφξχρψϋφφξτςυψχψ REAL ESTATE KAPSALI ξ Porto Delfino υσϋφςρυσϋφσ PRIME LAND FOR SALE in everξpopular LIVADI ξ Aposperides υσωϋςρυσϋτχ Diakoftiο σς building blocks available for MYLOPOTAMOS ξ Athena Resort υσϋφτ immediate saleο Sizes from υψσνφϋ mτ to APARTMENTSρSTUDIOSρVILLAS σςϋϊνυω mτο A number of properties may CHORA ξ Corte O υϋσυϋρψϋφωξψτωυχυ be consolidated into a larger developξ KAPSALI ξ Avgerinos υσσϊϋρυσϊτσ mentο Properties are on prime land and KALAMOS ξ Lusso υϋσςςρψϋωχξϊωψφσψ close to the sea with superb viewsο Prices Vilana Studios υσϋσςρψϋφφξτςϋφςϋ on applicationο Enquiries to Manolis Kasξ DRIMONAS ξ Galini Studios ψϋωωξωωστϋψ simatisν λυς τωυψςξυσωυχν DOKANA ξ KERAMOTO ξ ψϋυτξτϋφσψϋ λυς ψϋφφξϊϊϋϊυϊν realkas@otenetοgr artwork by DAPHNE PETROCHILOS KALOKAIRINES Violeta υϊσςς LIVADI Manolis Kassimatisν Prime sites for ψϋυωξχωϊχστ ART ζ CULTURE BOOKSTORES PATISSERIE ρ CAFE saleο υσωυχν ψϋφφξϊϊϋϊυϊ MYLOPOTAMOS ξ Yiota ψϋφψξωχυχψψ Manolis Sophios Photographic archive Bibliogatos Livadi ζ Choraν υωςωω CHORA Bon Bon fait maisonν υσφσϊ POTAMOS Firrogiν wwwοfirrogiοgr MITATA ξ Aplinori υυςσςρψϋωωξψϋτωφχ exhibitionο Evita photo studioν Potamos Aiolos Choraν ψϋωφξϊςχϊυφ KARVOUNADES Glika ζ Kalo υϊςςφ υυψχφν ψϋωτξτϊϋϋσςν τσςξψτσωφωχ DIAKOFTI ξ Agnadi υυψφϊρψϋφϊξψτυφψψ Squareν υυτϋφ LIVADI Mariaηs Sweets ζ More υϋςωω PLATIA AMMOS ξ Baveas Apartments Kythera Film Club screenings in courtξ TRADITIONAL BUILDING A HOUSE? υυτσψ ρ ψϋωωξϊυχψωχ yard of Chora primary schoolν Wednesday EMBROIDERY CAFE ρ OUZERI Chartered Civil Engineers RENT A CAR throughout August Beauty ζ Tradition Chora υστϊςο Fine DIAKOFTI ξ Cafe Minas υυτφυ ζ Building Permits Nectarios Stamatopoulosν art exhibitionν handξmade lace and curtainsν embroiξ KAPSALI ξ Banda Landra υσϋςφ 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Vitsio υσςυω • Dimitris Kyriakopoulosν Karvounades ψϋφφξφφσφϊτ Concert “Kefthos” Kytherian Choirν τϋ Saita Hand made jewelleryο Central TAVERNAS Building ζ Restorationν Supervision Julyν Zeidorosν Kapsali θτςουςι and σϋ square Chora ψϋωϊξψτψσχς υϊςυςν ψϋωωξψψϊτϋς ESSENTIAL SERVICES Αugustν Mitataηs primary school θτςοςςι Zografiesν Dolly Boucoyiannis jewelleryν AGIA PELAGIA ξ Kaleris υυφψσ •Destan Kataro υυςψϋν ψϋυψξψφσφττ Kythea υϋσχς • NOTARY Chora Akrivi Stelliou υστϋς Greek Navy Band pays tribute to the HMS Choraν υσχτχ ALUMIL Fittings Petros Karaminas AVLEMONAS ξ Sotiri’s υυωττ • ELECTRICITY ξ ΔΕΔΔΗΕ Chora υστςω warship Gloucester victims of σϋφσ in the Karvounadesν υσψϊςν ψϋυψξϋϊχψτχ PHOTOGRAPHERS DIAKOFTI ξ O Manolis υϊτυς • POST OFFICES Chora υστωφν Potamos presence of the President of the Hellenic Electrical Appliance Repairs Panayiotis KAPSALI ξ Artena υσυφτ υυττχ Republicν Prokopis Pavlopoulos and the Chrissa Fatsea ξ weddingsν christenξ Kominosν υυϋςϋν ψϋωϊξτϋτςςφ Magos 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