Karpathos Island history information • Lefkos, Pigadia, Arkasa, Diafani, Ammoopi, Olympos
APERI Karpathos |
| When dangers from sea eliminated, the capital of the island was moved from Aperi - which could not be seen from the sea - to Pigadia which was situated on the seaside.
But nobility from those times still remained... And Aperi is the seat - the smallest in Greece - of the Archbishop of Karpathos and Kasos. Although the majority of the inhabitants of the village have migrated - mainly to the United States – it is remarkable how the people have maintained their houses according to tradition. Nothing seems abandoned or deserted although most people don't live in the village all year round. On the contrary. A picturesque village lays on the green hillsides. Aperi village includes the seasonal settlements of Achata and Kyra Panagia, two from the knownest pictures of Karpathos worldwide. |
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