In an altitude of 750m on the slopes of Kozjakas,
14km from Pyli,
there is the village of Kotroni with roughly 520 residents population. The settlement
Loggjes comes under
it, in an altitude of 300m with a population of 140 residents. The main occupation
of the residents is the livestock-farming. In the region there are the sources
of Koziakas Krania, Kagelja and Mana, as well as the tops Ai Ljas with 1600m altitude,
Leykes and Paliomantri with 1500m altitude, from where the whole Thessalian plain
is visible. In the biotopes Omprava and Paliomantri, the fauna is rich in roe
deers, wolves, woodcocks, partridges etc. Buildings of the previous century (1860,
1830) constitute special samples of the architecture of the region. The village
celebrates at the feast of Agia Paraskevi (25-26-27/7) with a three-day revelry
with local foods and in September 7 and 8 (The Birth of Virgin Mary) with revelry
in the square of the village and local flavours.
The settlement Loggjes celebrates on 20-21 May (Agios konstantinos
and Helen) Impressive is the traditional ceremony, the "paschaliogiorta",
the 2nd or 3rd day of Easter, in the church of Prophet Helias, at which phonetic
group of old men and women of the village, sing traditional songs that are danced
with special dances. In the region Krania and Bey a shelter is built, which the
visitor can reach with the paths through firs.
