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SIGHTSEEING ->
TRADITION AND...LOTS MORE!
Traditional Festivals
- On June 21st, at Saint Apostles’ Peter and Paul Monastery, a three-day fair and other religious festivals take place. Similar festivals take place on August 23rd at the Chrysinos
Monastery.
- During the first ten days of August, the Cultural Society organizes a series of shows
Monuments of Folklore Culture
- Traditional watermills in Palaiochori, Chrysomilia, Kleinos and Kalogriani
- Traditional stone-built houses of the 18th century in Aidona
- Saint Georgios’ arched bridge, of the 18th century, at Kleinos. Near the springs of Kleinovitikos river, a watermill, which was in use in the old days, has recently been restored in order to be set in use
again.
- A domed fountain at the location “Grigori” (Kleinos area) and a stone-built fountain at “Lampousia” place in
Palaiochori.
- The only scheduled natural monument, the great elm-tree (ulmus Minor) in Aidona.
Celebrations – Shows
- Aidona Municipal Department: July 26th, the celebration of Saint Paraskevi’s Monastery built in the 18th century with a beautiful bell-tower dating back to 1884.
- Glykomilia Municipal Department: The celebration is on August 15th with a three-day traditional
fair.
- Kalogriani Municipal Department: The celebration of saint Nikolaos’ country church, 3Km away from the village and the celebration on August 15th, lasting three
days.
- Kleinos Municipal Department: On June 29th the celebration of Saint Apostles’ Monastery with a three-day fair as well as the Holy Spirit’s Day when the country church, 5Km far from the
village, celebrates.
- Palaiochori Municipal Department: On September 14-16th, there are celebrations for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the patron saint of the village, saint
Vissarion.
- Chrysomilia Municipal Compartment: It celebrates on August 15th with a three-day fair
Natural beauty
It is a landscape of unique natural beauty which is part of the Nature Net (Natura) 2000. The mountains in the area are Triggia and Koziakas, which are covered with fir and oak-tree forests. At the riversides of Penios’ tributaries, Palaiochoris and Kleinovitis, various species of riverside vegetation grow, such as plane-trees, wild woodbines and blackberry bushes. The naked sub-alpine regions are covered with mossy vegetation and they serve as mountainous grasslands. Many species of wild fauna live in these forests: bears, wild boars, wolves, hare, partridges, magpies and hawks, whereas, in the mountainous rivers, there lives the mountainous trout. The European Path of Hyper-Border Passages E4 crosses the Municipal Department of Glykomilia.
Athletic Activities
The visitor can try climbing, walking and skiing in the alpine regions and get close to nature. In the Municipal Department of Glykomilia, there is a Koziakas hiking shelter (1,800m) and in the Municipal Department of Kleinos at the location “Anoixiatika” (1,400m), the hiking shelter of Triggia. Visitors can also go hunting in Koziakas reserve and trout fishing in Kleinovitis and Palaiochoritis rivers.
Buy and Try
In the cafes and the taverns, visitors can try roast lamb on the spit, kokoretsi, spinantero in the cafes and the taverns and drink local wines and tsipouro. They can also buy mountainous apples, walnuts, honey, vegetables and cream cheese.
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