Copyright (2008) Karavitiko Symposium

The story of why this tree stump is important enough to photograph, ensures:

In the past, a row of large trees had been planted in the verge that lies to the south of the Church of Ayios Haralambos, Karavas.

Southern side wall, Church of Ayios Haralambos, Karavas

Over time the roots raised the cocncrete slab that buts up to the Church on the right.

This caused water to gather against the lower face of the wall, causing, for the first time, moisture to "capillary feed" to the interior of the church.

This problem needs to be rectified as quickly as possible.

The solution is to break up and remove the concrete slab, and to re-lay the slab in a way that allows the water to flow away from the Church walls.

On the front of the building a "raising" of the entry steps, is causing a similar dampness problem at the front of the building.

It is proposed that both problems be rectified simultaneously. This will require considerable funds.

If you can see your way clear to donate some funds to rectify this problem, please send funds to

Father Panayoti Diakopoulos, Karavas, Kythera, Greece.

Or Contact members of the Karavitiko Symposium in Australia;

George <i>Hihlis</i> Poulos

Theo Kapetanios Poulos