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Today was confirmed the weather hadn’t eased up so we would be staying in the hotel in Karystos another night. Thanos had our walked planned still to show us some of local area.

He got us a mini bus and shuttled us up to the Church Εκκλησία, a little church that is mainly used for the Shepards and to give praise to the stock for the season.
Across the road was a local slate area of brown and grey slate. The southern part of Evia is made up of either slate or Marble.

We walked down along a fire track to the beach, kokkinis, which Thanos has planed time for us to have a swim. We also had lunch here that he hit us that was made fresh from the local bakery.

After a swim and lunch, we walked and met the mini bus along the road. He took us up to Castello Rosso. During the Greek Revolution of 1821 many battles were fought for possession of the castle.
The first fort on the imposing hill called Montofoli, was built by the Byzantines in 1030. According to one version, medieval Castello Rosso was built on Byzantine foundations by the baron Ravano dalle Carceri, from 1209-1216. It was captured by the Franks and purchased at a later stage by the Venetians who occupied it for 104 years. Later, during the Ottoman period (1470-1830), it was fortified more majestically by the Turks. Under the church in Castello Rosso, they uncovered a well with fresh water (mainly how the people in the castle survived) it is believed to be written in the Odyssey the church on the hill with the well underneath.

We walked back down the hill towards the town, Thanos picking us grapes and various other fruit from trees hanging into the street! He’s very passionate about his countries food.

He told us to meet up at 7pm for a special place for dinner… Katie and I tried to go to a couple of jewellery shops that were not open so drowned our sorrows from the bakery that Thanos got us the donuts from with another donut!
Thanos took us too Geusiplous which Chef Giannis Baxevanis owns multiple restaurants worldwide. The venue looks simple from the front, walk out the back and your in an alfresco dining. This used to be a ice block making warehouse, during WWII was bombed by the Germans and the roof was never fixed due to technology advancing and not needing ice blocks for boats, so the area left to sit until Giannis brought it and made expansion to his resturant.
Dinner was amazing and would come back just for this venue!Weiterlesen