submitted by Stephen Trifyllis on 02.10.2017
one of the best areas on the island north of potamo is the village of karava which once had an abandace of various fruit and vegetables growing on the steps of those hills surrounded by the homes of the people of karava , some of the houses in the village have been restored but a lot have been left to fall , great shame as they are wonderful old homes from a great past of the island ...
submitted by George Poulos on 16.09.2014
Then, Secretary of the Karavas 'kinotita', Theothori Tzortzopoulos in the foreground. The Patrikio Scholi was also the birthplace of Nick Politis. Nicholas (Nick) George Politis Nick Politis is one of five Australian-Kytherian’s to receive Australian honours in 2014. On the Queen’s birthday he was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia, for significant service to rugby league football as an administrator.
submitted by George Khalil on 06.09.2010
George is competent in a number of trades, including, painting, rendering, tiling, contruction of fences & structures, and general handyman work. He also has the ability to organise other tradesmen, to perform their duties on time and to specification. He always arrives to the job either early or on time, and never lets you down. The walls in the photo are his own construction. George has high recomendations from Polyzoi Theothoros, of Ayia ...
submitted by Peter Bouras on 08.11.2008
The place were the weekly washing was done in past years.
At sunset.
submitted by George Poulos on 27.12.2004
The Entrance Arch to Karavas. One of the prominent features of the "built environment" that makes Karavas unique.
submitted by George Poulos on 09.12.2004
Another very important room in a Kytherian house was the apothiki - storage room. On the left hand side are the doors which lead into the Tzortzopoulos apothiki. Here was kept all the tools needed to farm the land, small hand tools, like hammers and saws, and hardware needs like screws and nails. Also equipment for the farm animals - saddles, mustroukes (muzzles), blankets, etc. Barrels of oil, wine and chipoora were ...
One of the most important features of a Kytherian house is its fournos - oven. The fournos at the Tzortzopoulos patriko spiti lies just outside the kitchen on the lower level. There is a subtle art to making a good fournos. It is not simply a matter of enclosing a space and placing a chimney on top of it. My grandmother Kirranni Koroneos (nee, Souris, Petrouni) also explained to me that you got the best results from a fournos if you picked just ...
submitted by George Poulos on 03.12.2004
In a previous entry I submitted a photograph of the bamboo roof on the Tzortzopoulos "patriko spiti" in Karavas. The use of bamboo, was a traditional method of roofing. Mortar was placed over the bamboo, and then the tiles were set into the mortar. Special "crops" of bamboo were grown in past centuries to provide this base for roofing. This photograph shows the more "modern" method. Flooring type timber is placed across the roof. Mortar is still poured ...
submitted by George Poulos on 28.10.2004
The Patriko skolio, was originally an Agricultural College, designed to teach Karavitithes and Kytherians generally, agricultural science. The thiapontos was George Politis. [See other entries for full history.] It was named after the benefactor who provided the funds for its contruction - Patrikios. It is an iconic building in Karavas's history, and has undergone a number of transformations, and usage changes in the decades after it was ...
submitted by George Poulos on 06.08.2005
Bamboo ceilings in the Tzortzopoulos patriko spiti, "Hlihlis", at the base of the steps leading up to the marmoro in Karavas. The construction of rooves in Kythera was unique. Over the wooden bearer's were placed bamboo strips. Over these bamboo strips mortar was poured. Tiles were then set into this mortar.
submitted by George Vardas on 06.05.2004
A sad fact of life is that many houses and mansions on the island are crumbling as a result of the past exodus of Kytherians from the island. This scene from Karavas is repeated in most areas of the island with deserted houses nestled between occupied residences.
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