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ALMYROPOTAMOS (Village) EVIA
Tel: +30 22230 53012
Fax: +30 22230 53816
Almyropotamos is the most notherly village of the Municipality
of Styra, located close to the border with the Municipality
of Dystos in an area of great interest. It has 500 residents and is set in
a rocky hillside in front of the valley which spreads out from the Dipotamo river.
The coastal hamlet of Panagia
belongs administratively to Almyropotamos, as does the islet of Kavalliani.
Many commentators identify Kavalliani as the ancient Glaukonissos, in the soil
of which the Olympic winner Glaukos, son of Dimilos, was buried by his fellow
Karystians.
The palaeontological survey in the valley of Almyropotamos has uncovered
many important finds which belong to mammals of the so-called Picermius fauna.
These are mainly the remains of small-bodied horses which were no higher than
1.30 metres tall and had three toes on each foot. According to specialists, Picermius
fauna belongs to a steppe environment and has an Asian origin; it is dated to
around 13 million years ago.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
MESSOCHORIA (Village) KARYSTIA
Tel: +30 22240 53274
Messochoria, of the Municipality of Styra, took their name from one
of the villages. These villages, aside from Messochori
itself, are Riza, Souristra, the Charitides and Korfiotes, which is located on
the height. Along with the hamlets of Raptei
and Tsakei they have a population
of around 600.
The villages are located around 3.5 km from the Aegen
Sea and have two exits onto the discharges of the small dry streams, where
there are the bays of Almyriki (or Armyrorychi) and Limnionas. During the German
occupation, Greek and British members of the resistance escaped to the Middle
East from these bays and that at Tsakei. The bay of Limniona with its clean sand
has today developed into a summer resort.
There is a stone fountain with a vaulted arch at Kamara. This village
was known as Paleochori in Byzantine times. The hermitages of St. Dimitrios, St.
Nicholas and St. George, with a vaulted arch in the sanctuary, are still standing.
In the ravine there are the remains of a watermill which was built in 1890. A
trip to the ruins of the Monastery of the Evangelism of Tsakei, which today still
functions as a monastery due to the presence of one nun, is worth a visit.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
NEA STYRA (Port) EVIA
Nea Styra has today evolved into a summer resort with great prospects
for further development. It was once however nothing more than the seaport of
Styra and a beautiful coast.
The first settlement with the name of Gkisouri, was built in 1895. It took the
name of Nea Styra in 1940.
Today, Nea Styra is served by one of the ferry lines which connect
southern Evia with shores of eastern Attica. There are also regular car ferries
to and from Agia Marina on
the opposite coast.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
NIBORIO (Settlement) KARYSTIA
Nimborio,as it was more commonly referred to on maps, is one of the
small coastal settlements of Styra, located on the borders of the Municipalities
of Styra and Marmara.
Its name comes from the amalgamation of the worlds "neo" and "emborio". During
the Byzantine period, emborio referred to the "skala", the port where the transportation
of produce took place. The coast of Nimborio is magically enchanting.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
POLYPOTAMOS (Village) KARYSTIA
Tel: +30 22240 51122
The village of Polypotamos is located exactly in the center of the
most narrow section of Evia (6 km. wide). The roofs of the houses are covered
in a type of tile which is abundant in the area.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
STYRA (Municipality) KARYSTIA
The Municipality of Stira includes the narrowest section of the island
of Evia. Stira, the main
town of the Municipality, is located 89 kilometres south-east of Chalkida.
Mount Kliosi (685 metres) and its foothills create an idyllic landscape in the
region, completing the picture provided by the lace-like coast of the gulf of
Evia and the bays of Almiropotamos
and Nea Stira. The small Stouronissia
islets give the impression that they are guarding the bay of Stira from the western
side. The largest of these is the island of Stira (ancient Aigileia), whilst smaller
ones are the islets of Verdouni, Agios Andreas and Fonia or Funias.
Further south, in front of the bay of Almiropotamos, is Kavalliani,
which many identify with Pliny's Glauconnissos. The Municipality of Stira (with
a population of over 3000) today comprises a territory of 188,583 stremmata including
within its boundaries its main city Stira and the parishes of Almiropotamos, Messochoria,
Nea Stira and Polypotamos.
Smaller hamlets are Kapsala,
Panagia - built near the promontory
which, according to the geographer Ptolemy, the ancients called Leon - Lefka,
Nimborio and others.
There are beautiful beaches both on the Aegean coast of the island,
and on the coast of the gulf of Evia. The Stouronissia are an ideal spot for small
trips and fishing. A visit to the Drakospita (dragon houses) is a must for any
visitor to Stira.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
STYRA (Village) EVIA
Modern Styra is a beautiful and well cared for market town, which
also acts as the seat of the Municipality of Styra. It lies at a distance of around
four kilometers from the sea and Nea
Styra. Important historical monuments of the medieval and modern periods are
the Castle of the Armenians and the two small churches found inside of it. The
stone-covered church of St. Nicholas, built in the early 1800s, is located at
the peak of the hill on which the castle lies, and the hill takes its modern name
from the church. The Church of the Virgin Mary of the Castle was, as two inscriptions
near the entrance testify, rebuilt in 1746 on the ruins of an earlier single-aisle
covered basilica.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Styra tourist pamphlet.
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