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Kalavrita Greece is a beautiful small town to the north of the Peloponnese. It is famous for its ski center, located just 15 km far from the town, and its old, byzantine monasteries. The surrounding area is also beautiful and provides great views to the mountains of the Peloponnese and the Vouraikos Gorge.

This small mountainous town can give you peace, calm, breathtaking natural beauty and plenty of historical places to visit.
There are also numerous bars and cafes all over Kalavrita and visitors have far too many choices to spoil themselves. They can have a drink at the cafes and bars or taste the local food in restaurants with extremely picturesque ambience.
If you like skiing in winter, then you have to make a trip up to the Helmos Ski Center and hit the slopes. With over 7 ski lifts and 12 ski-runs, it is a brilliant skiing experience for both experienced and novice skiers.

History of Kalavrita

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The town of Kalavrita is considered to be the symbol of freedom for all Greece.

Known initially as Kynaetha, Kalavrita was recorded in history for the first time in 776 B.C.; the name Kynaetha was attributed to the love for hunting by the inhabitants at that period.

The inhabitants are believed to have followed the Christian faith during the Persecutions by the Corinthians.
An attribute to this fact was the discovery of an icon of the Virgin Mary, believed to have been painted by St. Luke, in Mega Spileo. This led to the building of the famous monastery of Mega Spileo in 961 A.D.

Kalavrita was recorded in history again during the Occupation by the Franks around 1205. In 1208 the castle of Kalavrita was built as a fortress and was considered the capital of the Barony of Kalavrita.

The Franks occupied Kalavrita till 1330, at which time it was liberated by the Byzantine Generals of Mystras. In 1460 Kalavrita fell in the hands of the Turks.
The Turks occupied Kalavrita for a long period of time.
Even though the Venetians managed to gain control of Kalavrita in 1687, the town was back under the Turk regime in 1715.

On the 21st of March, 1821 Kalavrita became the first town to be liberated of the Turk regime.
However, in 1826 Ibrahem with his Turkish troops burned the monastery of Agia Lavra and Kalavrita, killing defenseless people in his path.

Kalavrita managed to pull itself up again and it soon became a self sufficient town.

However, during the Second World War the German army occupied the town and on December 13th 1943 all boys and men between the age group of 13 to 60 were rounded up and confined in Kapis field.
The women, the children and the elderly were locked in the schoolhouse, while the entire town of Kalavrita was set on fire and all the men in the fields were shot.

All over the town there are monuments paying homage to the countless people killed in these unfortunate acts. Today Kalavrita continues to grow, with the strength of the people who managed to survive.

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