Historic Photos from Karyes (Arahova)
The photo gallery below comes from the volume "Karyatika" (1), 1950. They reflect views from the settlement of Karyes (Arachova) with its neighborhoods (mahalades), the everyday life of its inhabitants, the destruction left by the German occupiers during the 2nd World War, as well as from the reconstruction projects that followed in the village. Soon, more photos will be added in the gallery and our aim is to continuously enrich it.
Their quality is not particularly great, as the photos are small and the printing of the issue contribute to their bleariness. However, following their digital processing, they can show enough information of the life in Karyes during the first half of the 20th century
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Settlement Views of Karyes from the First Half of the 20th Century
 The upper settlement (pano mahalas) close to main square |
 The plain and the bridge |
 Pinigoura settlement from "kotrona" (big stone) |
 Koutsomahalas settlement |
 The upper settlement (pano mahalas) - roloi (clock) |
 The upper settlement (pano mahalas) - Agios Andreas |
 Rahi settlement |
 From Ai Giannis (St. John) Church |
 The "Steno" (narrow) pathway |
 The "Steno" (narrow) pathway |
 The Iliopouleio Clock |
 The Iliopouleio Clock |
 The crossroads |
 The crossroads |
 The crossroads |
 The crossroads |
 Steno pathway entrance from main square (today Arvanitis' cafe). On the left Postman V. Kardaras. |
 Main square (old form) and the plane. On the right the old Agios Andreas (St. Andrew) church. |
 The grandstand in main square (old form) |
 Fest in Rahi square |
 The cafe (kafeneio) in Rahi square |
 The grove at Agia Paraskevi |
 The Papastavros' water-dam during its construction |
 The destroyed Papastavros´ water-dam after a massive amount of storm-water from Deiros river |
 The construction of the old water-tank |
 The water of the aqueduct reaches Agios Andreas square(St. Andrew) |
 The water of the aqueduct in waterfall of Steno |
Karyes Destroyed after their Burn Down from the Germans in 2nd World War.
 Interior of burned house |
 House (Kaperonis') in Rahi square |
 Papastavrides and Papastavros (today tavern) houses |
 The destroyed Iliopouleio Clock |
 Road recostruction during the reconstruction period |
 School building with its western side demolished |
 Rahi settlement (after the reconstruction) |
 Crossroads, Al. Karygiannis house, the today Karyes Folkore Center |
Everyday Activities in Karyes People's Life
 Plowing with cattle |
 Threshing in Vergatsoula |
 Grain-shaking in Vergatsoula |
 Grain-shaking in Ardamis' thresh |
 Grain separation in Darmos thresh |
 The Grape Harvest |
 The Grape Harvest |
 Breeders returning from winter pastures of Mani |
 Modernisation of Apiculture |
 The top water-tap (Panagia). Water supply with barrels in a summer afternoon. |
 The lower water-tap (Sakali). Water supply with barrels. |