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ANDRAVIDA (Small town) ILIA
It is an agricultural large village, 3 km to the northwest of Pyrgos,
with a population of 3,579 inhabitants. It is situated in a fertile plain. During
the Frankish domination, it was the capital of Moria princedom the brightest and
richest village. It was the episcopal see of the bishop of Olenis.
It was the place where aristocrats from Europe would come to exercise in riding.
The sights are:
The neoclassical house of the Koutsouri family.
The remnants of the Frankish church of Santa Sophia (the sanctum and
two chapels), which was built in 1230 A.D. The coronation of the successors of
the princedom took place in this church.
The Franc church of Santa Sofia.
This is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
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