A plant gave its name to this village.
Place of pepper, the red pepper where the industries of the village
produce "mpoukovo". The pepper became synonym of village. Today from
the buildings of cottage industries and the two watermills that existed in the
village have only remained ruins. The residents in their majority are farmers,deal
with agriculture the viticulture.Grapes are produced in big quantities. Apart
from the grapes asparagusesare produced in big quantities and vegetables.
The village is found on the road Aridea
- Loutraki.
Two settlements belong today in the community of Piperia. Ano Rodonia
with 100 residents and Mikroxori that has been abandoned.
In the villagethere are some cottage industries, as traditionally
called "raki Distilleries".
