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LAZARATA (Small town) LEFKADA
Many traditional belfries, each with its own special characteristics, decorate
the churches of Sfakiotes. Two of the most beautiful are those of the churches
of Ayios (Saint) Dionysios and Ayios Spyridon at Lazarata, which were built over
150 years ago. They still stand tall and proud, supporting the bells which call
the Christian population to every service, in moments of joy and sorrow. The church
of Ayios Spyridon was first built in the mid-eighteenth century. It has a white
and gold baroque-style iconostasis with slender columns in the Corinthian order.
The icon of the Archangel Michael in the shutter of the door is most likely a
work of the eminent icon painter V. Sideris (1894).
This extract is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Lefkada URL below, which contains images
KAVALOS (Settlement) LEFKADA
Another important nearby Christian monument is the small, rural church of the
Pantocrater, 1 kilometre north-west of the village of Kavalos. In its door there
are lintels from ancient Greek temples. A huge oak tree in front of the forecourt
is used for the belfry. Next to the church there is the half-ruined 'Kospetos'
windmill and a little further down the two old wells 'of Stenofryas.' From this
point one can clearly see another windmill at the peak of the hill opposite at
Kavalos, which was recently restored.
This extract is cited April 2004 from the Prefecture of Lefkada URL below, which contains images
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