The present-day settlement of Kato Livadi consists of many smaller hamlets, the principal and oldest of which is referred to in sources as Koutsakas or Koutzakas. Kato Livadi and its newer settlements are included and examined together in the entry for Livadi.
Condensed from Emmanuel Kalligeros's excellent Kytherian Geographical Placenames which is available
here
This magnificent photo was taken on Sept 29th 1946 at the Hotel Empire in New York City on the occasion of a celebration dinner for kytherians living in New York. My Grandfather George Caravousanos is the bald gentleman on the right hand side at the front.(Many may recognise relatives in this picture)Picture Copyright 2004 Tony Caravousanos, Dublin, Ireland.
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Such initiatives and achievements are not an everyday occurrence. You least expect them on a small island like Kythera.
But the local parish with the contribution of a prominent businessman from Australia, made a small sports ... miracle, happen!
By his initiative he has created facilities for football, tennis, basketball and volleyball! The financial expenditure was significant. It all began with the church donating a plot of 12 acres for the project. It was an initiative of the parish and father Panagiotis who has a great love and concern for the island's youth. (Father Panagiotis and other contributors are fans of Olympiakos – which is befitting on an on an island with so many reds elements.
The church council began funding the project, but is was completed with the beneficence of Peter Magiros, Managing Director of Frutex. Peter has house in Kythera and visits every summer; making the trip from Australia.
The rationale of the church and the Magiros family (- comprising 5 children and 17 grandchildren!) was to do something for the children of Kythera and encourage them to get get involved in sport. Before these facilities were built, all the children played in paddocks and..... fields. Now they have somewhere to work out!
A football coach from Melbourne, Australia, trains at least 100 children from second grade to C Grade at the facility. This has helped foster the local championship, in which 10 teams participate. They organisers are now seeking a a basketball coach. There is a great interest in basketball on Kythera, especially amongst the girls.
At the ayiasmos (opening / blessing) – many Kytherians took the opportunity to work out; displaying their skills. See the Image Gallery of all new sports venue on Kythera:
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Σε ένα νησί λίγων χιλιάδων κατοίκων η τοπική ενορία και ένας επιφανής ομογενής δημιούργησαν ένα αθλητικό... θαύμα! Διαβάστε το θέμα για τα Κύθηρα στο Gazzetta.gr.
Τέτοιες κινήσεις και πρωτοβουλίες δεν τις βρίσκεις κάθε μέρα. Πόσω μάλλον σε ένα μικρό νησί σαν τα Κύθηρα.
Και όμως η τοπική ενορία με την συμβολή ενός επιφανούς ομογενούς επιχειρηματία από την Αυστραλία έκανε ένα μικρό αθλητικό... θαύμα!
Με την δημιουργία εγκαταστάσεων για ποδόσφαιρο, τένις, μπάσκετ και βόλεϊ! Μία δαπάνη πάρα πολύ σοβαρή. Όλα ξεκίνησαν και έγιναν σε ένα οικόπεδο 12 στρεμμάτων της εκκλησίας. Μία πρωτοβουλία της ενορίας και του πατέρα Παναγιώτη, που από τα... γεννοφάσκια του είναι φίλαθλος του Ολυμπιακού (σ.σ. σε ένα νησί με έντονο ερυθρόλευκο στοιχείο) και με μεγάλη αγάπη και ενδιαφέρον για το νησί και τη νεολαία του.
Το εκκλησιαστικό συμβούλιο ξεκίνησε την χρηματοδότηση του έργου, που ολοκληρώθηκε με την γενναία ενισχύση του ομογενούς επιχειρηματία, Παναγιώτη Μάγειρου, που έχει σπίτι στα Κύθηρα και το επισκέπτεται σχεδόν κάθε καλοκαίρι, κάνοντας το ταξίδι του από την Αυστραλία.
Η λογική και της εκκλησίας και του ομογενούς από την Αυστραλία (με τα 5 παιδιά και τα 17 εγγόνια!) ήταν να κάνουν κάτι για τα παιδιά των Κυθήρων και να τα σπρώξουν να ασχοληθούν με τον αθλητισμό. Βλέπετε, πριν φτιαχτούν όλες αυτές οι εγκαταστάσεις τα παιδιά έπαιζαν σε αλάνες και... χωράφια. Τώρα έχουν κάπου να αθληθούν!
Μάλιστα στο ποδόσφαιρο υπάρχει προπονητής από την Αυστραλία, που προπονεί τουλάχιστον 100 παιδιά από Β' Δημοτικού μέχρι Γ' Λυκείου. Μέχρι που γίνεται τοπικό πρωτάθλημα με την συμμετοχή 10 ομάδων! Και αναζητείται και ένας προπονητής μπάσκετ, καθώς υπάρχει πολύ μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον στο νησί ειδικά από κορίτσια.
Στα εγκαίνια πάντως και οι μεγαλύτεροι βρήκαν την ευκαιρία να αθληθούν, δείχνοντας τις ικανότητές τους. Δείτε στην Gallery φωτογραφίες από όλους τους νέους αθλητικούς χώρους στα Κύθηρα:
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The ancestors of the Gianniotis family had flat rocks protruding from their walls as steps for the convenience of tending to their terraced properties in Kato Livathi. The steps begin from the lower right hand corner of the wall.
My mother-in-law, Katina Megaloconomos -88 years of age and her sister, Stratoula 94 years old, enjoying each others company on Kythera after many, many years apart.
My grand father EMMANUEL AND. MEGALOKONOMOS was born in Kythera in 1856.
I want to know the names of his parents and also if he had any
brothers or sisters.
Thank you
this church with a look out is at kato livadi,in a quite area with views of kombonada, kaladi, paliopoli and avlemonas, would be perfect if you were to go late afternoon.the chuch celebrates on the 29th august.
The Roussos family of Kato Livadi has been making beautiful hand made and hand painted pottery for generations. The entire Roussos family work together to create a wide selection of pieces which can be purchased at their studio in Kato Livadi or at their showroom in Hora.
This image is part of a photographic documentary series entitled “One Year on Kythera”. “One Year on Kythera” was created by photographer Kristina Williamson, who spent one calender year living on Kythera, documenting the lives of Kytherians today; what aspects of traditional life remain in practice and in what ways the island is changing.
For more information on this project please visit www.oneyearonkythera.com
Hi my name is Claire Murphy nee Caravousanos. My brother Tony Caravousanos introduced me to this web site. I am looking forward to visting Kythira in June 2005 to find my roots with my Greek/American family.
My father Nicholas Cassimaty who came from Kato Livathi migrated to Australia in 1922. He had a brother George who lived in New York, Spiro, Emmanuel and Panayioti (who lived in Australia), sisters, Maria Callegeros and Chrisoula Paspalas (who lived in Kythera) and Stavroula Samios who lived in Australia.
The family parachoukli is "Tzamourthis". I'm unsure of the derivation of this nickname can anyone enlighten me?
Also my Uncle George Cassimatis left for New York before my father was born in 1904.
He passed away in 1958. Can anybody furnish me with any information/photos about his life in the USA?
The Tzannes family ("Pateros") photograph was taken in Kythera in 1928 and sent to the older sons Stratis & Jack who were in Australia. The final photo was spliced with Stratis & Jack (far right)added in Sydney and then sent back to Kythera as a New Year Greeting in 1929.
Family members are (back row left to right)Maryo Travis (USA), Spiro Tzannes (my papou), Manoli Tzannes, Con Tzannes (Australia), (front row left to right) Dimitri Tzannes (Greece), Kosma Tzannes (my father), Kalomira Tzannes (my yiaya), Anetta Cassimati (Kythera), Jack Tzannes (Australia) and Stratis Tzannes (Australia).
The photograph of course, includes the famous bridge at Katouni.
Of more interest to me for this submission is the alloni or milling circle in the lower, right hand side.
Allonya were extremely important architectural structures by which grain was "sorted" and milled.
A book could be written about the allonya of Kythera. To the best of my knowledge, by the end of year 2004, not a single picture of an alloni had been submitted to kythera-family; nor a picture from the early 20th century of a alloni in use to create flour.
Which is very surprising given the importance of the structure(s) to provide food for Kythera's inhabitants.
What does you family illoni look like?
Has it been well maintained?
Do you have a vintage photograph of a alloni being worked by Kytherians and their animals?
This Byzantine icon of the Panaghia with Christ is presently on display at the magnificent Museum of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art of Kythera in Kato Livadi. According to the museum's website, it is a portable icon from the Castle of Mylopotamos, probably owned by a Venetian official. It is thought to date back to the middle of the 17th century and is an icon influenced by the Cretan School.
