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AGIANNAKOS (Settlement) CHALKIDA
A small agricultural colony, in about 5 km southerly of Rovies.
Its name is derived from the old church of Saint John (we find it in the 17th
century). Traces of ancient activities are found in this area.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
DAMIA (Settlement) CHALKIDA
It is a village on an altimeter of 300 meters and over, at about 6
km distance southerly of Rovies.
The available signs from very old times (the Stone Age) for people lived in the
area and the name itself of Damia leading to very old times, are information needing
to be detected. The life in the village seems to be assimilated, during the old
times, to the life of a wider area of Orovies and in post-byzantium times, to
the life the dominating existence of the Convent of Holy David - the old man.
The residents today deal with agricultural and veterinary works and the people
according to the census in 1991 are 76.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
DRYMONA (Settlement) CHALKIDA
It is a mountainous village, situated at the northern "exit" of the
Convent of Holy David,
at an altimeter of 600 meters and over.
Drymona, the existence of which has been placed in the 16th century
and after, assimilated to the existence of the Convent of Old Man, is a nice fully
of forests village with a road leading to a little northern site where the waterfalls
of Sepia river, the most beautiful plateau the so called Microlivado (small meadow)
of Dry Mountain, and the
petrified forest of Kerassia
(district of Nilea Community).
The people living in Drymona are about 80, according to the recent
census of 1991.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
KALAMOUDI (Settlement) CHALKIDA
It is a mountainous village, situated at the "entrance" of the Convent
of Holy David.
Kalamoudi is surrounded by signs of life during very old times, nevertheless,
in particular, in Byzantine and medieval times, we find it "fully vivid" in blossom.
Since the 16th century its history has been identified the history
of the Convent of Old Man.
The people leaving in Kalamoudi are about 50, according to the recent
census of 1991.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
KOULOUROS (Settlement) CHALKIDA
Small agricultural and cattle-raising colony, situated near the road
Rovies-Istiaia
(through Voutas) and at a distance
of about 12 km northerly of Rovies, in fully green pine-trees forests bringing
in mind landscapes found in N. Europe. The geomorphology, the name, the surrounding
toponymies, ruins of old colonies and other historical signs, give proof of a
significant course of the village through the ages (specially in the middle ages).
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
MAROULI (Settlement) CHALKIDA
Small agricultural and cattle-raising colony, situated near the road
Rovies-Istiaia
(through Voutas) and at a distance
of about 12 km northerly of Rovies, in fully green pine-trees forests bringing
in mind landscapes found in N. Europe. The geomorphology, the name, the surrounding
toponymies, ruins of old colonies and other historical signs, give proof of a
significant course of the village through the ages (specially in the middle ages).
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
MONI OSSIOU DAVID GERONTOS (Monastery) CHALKIDA
Tel: +30 22270 71297, 71143
At about 12 km southerly of Rovies
and 21 km from the provincial capital of Limni
Community, there is the historical Convent of Holy David, the so called "Old
Man", built on the foot of Kavalaris Mountain (called in another way, Dry
Mountain) and an altimeter of 500 meters. The Convent was built in half of
the 16th century by Holy David himself, on the pre-existent ruins of the ancient
church of Christ's Transfiguration.
During the years of 1821 Revolution against the Turks, the Convent
supported actively the fight and assisted the Leader Captain Angelis Rovios, as
this results from the historic records kept in the Convent. This is the reason
that it was destroyed by Turks in 1823.
In 1877 it was reconstructed and so has continued its living till
today, in the form of a men's convent. Many chapels are built round the Convent,
with the Saint's cavernous hermitage located to the western point, "Agiokeri"
to the southern point, in sites of highest beauty.
In the underground chapel of the Convent's cells, in memory of Saints
Anargyroi, there are wonderful wall paintings of the 17th century.
Recently the figure of the deceased superior of the Convent enviable
father Jacob, was assimilated to the Convent, the world and the devoutness, and
the worshipers don't omit to pay a visit to his grave. The Convent, which was
restored today, welcomes a number of faithful throughout the year.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
PALEOCHORI (Settlement) CHALKIDA
It is a village on an altimeter of 300 meters and over, at about 6
km distance southerly of Rovies.
The available signs from very old times (the Stone Age) for people lived in the
area and the name itself of Paleochori (old village) leading to very old times,
are information needing to be detected. The life in the village seems to be assimilated,
during the old times, to the life of a wider area of Orovies and in post-byzantium
times, to the life the dominating existence of the Convent of Holy David - the
old man. The residents today deal with agricultural and veterinary works and the
people according to the census in 1991 are 54.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Elymnies tourist
pamphlet.
ROVIES (Village) CHALKIDA
Tel: +30 22270 71040, 71208
The ancient place, so called Orovies,
mentioned by historians, the existence of which has been concluded by archaeological
data, was a significant town of N. Evia, at one side of Evoic Bay, a little
westerly of Exomnia (today's Limni)
and Homeric Aeges. In the
city it is situated the famous Oracle devoted to Apollo the Selinountio, which
was thought to be the "most infallible".
This town was partially destroyed during the earthquakes of 426
B.C. (information provided by Thucidides) and then expanded southerly of surrounding
colonies, where the inhabitation has been dated in any period of time.
In Middle Ages (Byzantin-Francovenetian years) this town had been
significant, an historic evidence of that era being its Tower which was built
in the times of Villarduines (13th A.B. century).
Even in the years of Turks' occupation, because of its fertile and
cultivable land, Rovies became the administrative center of our greatest area
(Nahiyie), as this results from information of the 15th century.
Early in 20th century the well-known Paleologos' family was assimilated
to the life and history of this village.
Today, Rovies is a modern nice town of about 1500 inhabitants situated at the
national road Limni-Edipsos
(9km from Limni and 29 km from Edipsos Av.) has been well-known for its olive
production and a significant number of tourists coming here during the summer
months, factors making the town full of life.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Elymnies tourist pamphlet.
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