Kato Archimandrita
Published 21st of October, 2018
To The Ruins!
Anyway, let's leave the church behind us and head to the ruins. This was the first building, notable for the odd holes in its wall, that look like some sort of shelving.
The Road Ahead
Looking down the road, it is clear that for some reason, the majority of the village is on the right hand side. There were about three levels of houses going into the slope, but only scattered buildings on the left.
On The Left...
This was one of them. Later on, you come to the water mill, but most of the left is field.
Eyes Right
So we will concentrate on the right. It is immediately clear that there was no electricity here, nor water flowing to the houses. Compare this to the house by the church, which now has both running water and electricity. I imagine if that was availble in the 60s then this village wouldn't have been abandoned. You will also observe similar phenomena in the abandoned TC villages. I have been told that in those instances, they missed out on electricity because the inter-communal violence in the 60s prevented the work crews from gaining access to the villages. But why did Kato Archimandrita miss out?
Home Fires
Whatever the reason, the locals had no power. They had plenty of fireplaces though. You will see many of these in the village.
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