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ARISTODIMIO (Village) ITHOMI
The district consists of two villages: Aristodimio
and Kalovrissi (Voumazi). Aristodimio was named after the mythical king of the
Messenians, Aristodemus.
According to the tradition, he was buried with his golden carriage
in the particular area. The winter headquarters of the first municipality of Ithome
was in Aristodimio. Visitors are able to admire the architecture, the house of
Capetan Krobas, fighter of the Macedonian war, the parish church of Agios Constantinos
(St Constantine), The Byzantine chapel of Agios Nicolaos (St. Nicholas) (10th
century AD) as well as other sights.
The house of Marinos Liberopoulos (Capetan Krobas), he-ro and martyr
of the Macedonian war is in aristodimio. It is a listed monument according to
the Ministry of Culture. After its restoration, it is a real orna - ment not only
for the village but also for the surrounding area.
This text is cited April 2003 from the Municipality
of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
ARSINOI (Village) ITHOMI
Arsinoi is situated on the west of the Eva Mountain and on the south
of the Ithome Mountain, at
an altitude of 330m, at a distance of 2km from ancient
Messini. It is a small traditional village with several stone houses. Around
746, farmers and stockbreeder inhabited it. Τhe original name of the village is
unknown. Several years later, Arvanites from the villages of Soulima, Trifylia
settled in the village and they were the first to give it the name Syriza, a distortion
of which later gave the name Simiza. The first official appearance of the name
Simiza is in the census carried out by the Venetians in 1700. Based on that census
19 families with 31 men and 29 women lived in the village.
Arsinoi contributed to the 1821 War for the Independence two great
fighters, Yiannis Tsiros and Yiannis Lekkas or Lekopoulos who served as an officer.
Up to 1833 it belonged to the province of Implakia. In 1836 it became part of
the newly founded municipality of Ithome. In the beginning of the 20th century
and up to 1927 it was part of the community of Mavromati and had 238 inhabitants.
From that moment on it became a separate village with 241 inhabitants, until 1998
when it was incorporated in the Municipality of Ithome.
The Primary School of Arsinoi that operated since 1937 moved to a
new building in 1952. The village was linked to the water network in 1958. The
church was built in 1970, which was also the year the community office was built
and the remodeling of the village square begun.
This text is cited April 2003 from the
Municipality of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
DIALISKARI (Small port) GARGALIANI
The 'port' of Dialiskari is situated 6 kms west of Gargaliani
and 2 kms south of Marathos.
It is an ancient town, which according to the researcher and Headmaster of the
local High school, Mr. Sot. Liritzis is the same as the ancient town of Erana
of Stravonas. Mr. Nathan Valmin who has carefully studied the ruins of Dialiskari
has come to the following conclusion: "I am coming across ancient Erana when
I see the ruins of Dialiskari." There are ruins of probably Roman buildings
with mosaic floors and tiled yards and bedrooms.
There are two marble streaked pillars, two capitals of Ionian Order,
ten bases of Ionian pillars and plenty of shards. The small church of "St. Nicolas"
stands just 50 metres southeast of the Port of Dialiskari. It was built by the
survivors of a shipwreck in1900.
This text is cited Oct 2003 from the Municipality of Gargaliani URL below
KEFALINOS (Village) ITHOMI
The village is situated at the foot of the Kapsalas Mountain. It dates
back to the 11th - 12th century AD. Kefalinos, a Norman landowner, to whom it
owes its name, built it.
On the east, opposite the village, lies the Panayia (Virgin Mary)
Mountain. The church "Deposition of the holly belt" dedicated to Virgin Mary is
on its top.
Water is abundant in the Kefalinos village and it springs from fountains
under the shadow of plane trees, on the three sides of the village. The first
fountain called Pano Vryssi (upper fountain) originates from the top of the Kapsalas
Mountain and used to be decorated with two arches out of which only one has been
saved. The second one, Pera Vryssi (far-away fountain), is estimated to be over
700 year-old and consists of two springs. The water of Krya Vryssi (fresh fountain)
comes from a spring under the Holy Altar of the church of Agios (Saint) Athanasios.
Kefalinos is the birthplace of Ilias Kormas, hero of the 1821 Greek
War for the Independence, chieftain of Kontovounia and one of the prominent personalities
of the area.
This text is cited April 2003 from the
Municipality of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
MAVROMATI (Village) MESSINIA
Tel: +30 27240 51436
In the heart of Ancient
Messini, on the western slope of the Ithome
Mountain, lies the village of Mavrommati. It owes its name to the mouth of an
ancient spring- fountain (otherwise known as Clepsydra) and carries with it ancient
legends and traditions of the area. In this same area, you may also visit the
Museum of Ancient Messini and admire a multitude of archaeological findings uncovered
during the many excavations in the archaeοlogical site of ancient Messini. The
Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis (Diana of the Lakes) is situated on the northeast
of the village, on a plateau half way to the top of the Ithome Mountain, at the
location known as "Spelouza".
This text is cited April 2003 from the
Municipality of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
MELIGALAS (Small town) MESSINIA
A significant local centre and a beautiful community in the middle
of a fertile valley with a continuous history from the 11th century onwards.
A festival takes place every September as well as in carnival season,
complete with wine and food for all visitors and plenty of dancing.
The nearby community of Zevgolatio
also hosts carnival activities.
North of Meligalas are the communities of Melpeia, a beautiful, green
area with numerous springs and a cool summer.
This text is cited March 2004 from the Prefecture
of Messinia tourist pamphlet.
MONI VOULKANOU (Monastery) ITHOMI
Tel: +30 27240 51258
The new Holy Monastery of Voulkano was founded in 1625 in the east part of Ithomi
and was restored in 1967 by the Metropolitan Chrysostomos Themelis. In the centre
of the yard there is the church in the shape of a domed cross dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin Mary the Voulkaniotissa whose name came from the miracle icon of
the Blessed Virgin Mary which according to tradition is dating back to the 14th
century and is the work of the Evangelist Loukas. The Holy Monastery is for men
only and is celebrated on the 15th August. On the day before the celebration there
is vespers and a vigil. On the 20th September the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
is carried in a religious procession of 20 km, from the church of the Monastery
of Voulcano to the church of the Source of Life in Messini in the area of Panigyristra
where it is displayed for 9 days for people to pay their respects.
PROTI (Island) MESSINIA
This is a beautiful small island opposite Gargaliani.
It is only one mile from the shore. It has no water and it is inhabited. It is
used for the winter grass of the sheep. Its name, Proteas, is from the son of
the sea God Poseidon.
This island is of great archaeological importance. There are ruins
of the acropolis of either of Mycenaean or pre classical time with walls and a
circling castle. In the point "Grammeno" there are about 30 signposts
of wishes for fair voyages throughout the Post Classical, Roman and Byzantine
era. These signposts have wishes of the various salesmen who had been there with
their boats in order to survive from storms and asked the gods to offer them safety
during their voyages. In the island there is also a small chapel dedicated to
fair voyaging and Artemis and there has been built a small church to honour Virgin
Mary.
During the thriving of piracy, Proti was used as a hideout by the
pirate Katoulias, and it was in Proti that the battleship, "Spetsai"
anchored in 1899 to survive from a heavy storm in the Ionian Sea.
This text is cited Oct 2003 from the Municipality of Gargaliani URL below, which contains images
REVMATIA (Village) ITHOMI
A view of Revmatia whose former name was Loumi was established by
Christian nomads, Arvanites, between 1360 and 1405 AD and built in a low land
of overwhelming natural beauty among mountains. The houses are typical of traditional
architecture. Kalamata to
Revmatia is 40 kilometres with the KTEL buses making transport easier.
This text is cited April 2003 from the
Municipality of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
VALYRA (Small town) ITHOMI
Jeferemini changed its name to Valira on 4 November 1927. Its new
name originated from Valira later called Mavrozoumena, the tributary river of
Pamisos. Until then it was part
of the prefecture of Mikromani. The school of the village opened in 1862 and the
first teacher was Dionisios Kastoulidis.
In 1839 Valira was the headquarters of the Derron municipality, which
consisted of Valira and Skala. In 1840 the municipalities of Derron and Steniklaro
were abolished and later incorporated in the municipality of Ihalia, which had
already been established in 1835.
Today Valira is the headquarters of the newly established Municipality
of Ithome.
This text is cited April 2003 from the
Municipality of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
ZERBISSIA (Village) ITHOMI
West of the Arcadian Gate lies the village of Zerbissia. It is situated
in a magnificent location with a beautiful view to the fertile plains of Messinia.
Water is abundant in the village that is full of shadowy plane tress and fruit
trees. Zarbissia and the Kochyli (or Lakakoukia) settlement form a separate municipal
district. The village is semi mountainous and is built amphitheatrically, on a
slope, at an altitude of 500m approximately. The spring known as "Seha" is on
its sloping part. Tradition has it that the spring was named after the daughter
of an Aga, who drowned herself in its waters during the Turkish occupation.
Ruins of a prehistoric castle lie on the top of the Kochyli Mountain.
The ruins of the old village dating back to the Middle Ages, lie on the north
of the village at the "Pisso Rouga" location. Several Byzantine tombs were discovered
in the contemporary village, at the square of the village church dating back to
1958. Foundations of an old Byzantine aqueduct were found next to "Seha". An over
one metre wide old water pipe (called "Chtiri"), crosses the old settlement at
the "Piso Rouga" location, goes through a tunnel in a hill (called "trypa" "hole")
and ends up right outside the western wall of Ancient Messini.
The churches of Ayios (saint) Spyridon in the cemetery of the village
(a few of its wall paintings have been saved), Ayia (saint) Paraskevi, Ayios (saint)
Dimitrios, etc. are also very interesting. The scenery is enchanting in the locations
"Krya Vryssi (cold fountain)", "Vryssi Mouriki (Mourikis fountain)", "Vryssi tou
Lykou (wolf's fountain)" and "Megali Vryssi (big fountain)" as well as in the
waterfalls of "Kremasi (overhanging)" and "Paliomylos (old mill)", etc.
This text is cited April 2003 from the
Municipality of Ithomi tourist pamphlet.
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