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MAKRINITSA (Village) VOLOS
Makrinitsa reached its peak in 18th and 19th century, when in 1881
became the center of its ex-municipality. Its town-planning organisation is based
on a fundamental powed street called "back bone",that starts from Koukourava (in
300m altitude) and goes up to Kakouna (800m). A second cobbled path network leads
to the very last house of the most widthdrawn neighborhood. In the center of the
village the big flagged square in altitude of 630 m, is shadowed by enormous long-lived
platans, adorned with a unique water fountain (1809) decorated with rich stone
sculptures. Dated since the 18th and 19th century, the majority are three-floored,
stone built in their biggest part, apart from sections of the last floor that
are more lightly constructed (tsatma). They have a fortress shaping with few and
armored windows in the basement, that multiply in the upper floors. They have
loopholes, gates, bars, scalders and defensive small towers. The ground plan is
shaped depending on the needs of the family and the weather conditions. The basement
was used for the yearly food storage. The middle floor with the many fire places
was for the family's winter stay and the floor with the glory the kiosk and the
"Lounge" for the summer stay. Such mansions are preserved in Makrinitsa like Vaigi
Koukourava (1761), Hajikostas, Topalis, Tsibouki, Xiradaki, Mousli, Mavrou and
many more .
This text is cited September 2004 from the Community of Makrinitsa URL below, which contains images
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