Church Agios Dimitrios

Exploring Greek orthodox in afytos.. Agios dimitrosh..kassandra halkidiki, Greece.

Afytos Village Halkidiki: The small seaside village of Afytos is located 46 km south of Poligiros, capital of Halkidiki, the northern side of the Kassandra peninsula. It is known as a traditional village with great vibes, beautiful paved alleys. You should definitely visit the ruins of the Ancient Afytos in the wider region as well as a folklore museum. Also there are many remarkable churches around the village, the amazing springs of Moudounou, Vrysitsa.

Afytos village was a flourishing city-state in the ancient times, had even minted its own coin, with the depiction of Ammonas Zeus on the one side, whose 4th century temple still lays in the area, a taurus on the other. Furthermore, Afytos village contributed a lot to the Greek War of Independence, counting many war victims among its residents.

The special architectural feature of Afytos is that its houses are stone-built, have an inscription on it, which usually indicates the date of their construction, the name of their owner. Among the buildings of the village, there stands the church of Agios Dimitrios, constructed in 1859 in the central square, having a wooden roof with a dome.

The tranquility of Afytos, nearby beautiful beach make it popular in summer. That is why this small village of Kassandra peninsula is so well-developed in terms of tourism. Its facilities include a variety of hotels, apartments, rooms to let, as well as a good number of restaurants, taverns, cafes, most of which provide great views to the Toronaios Gulf. The beach of Afytos is long, sandy, its waters are crystal clear, surrounded by verdant hills.

Greek Orthodox Church In Athytos

- This video is about a greek orthodox church in Athytos, also known as Afitos or afytos.

This is one of the towns in Kassandria that is not 100% touristy. There is a mix of tourist stuff plus real Greek lifestyle in Athytos.

It's a lovely little town and I passed by this Church several times and decided to film what I could.

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Macedonian Revolution - Emmanouel Pappas (1773-1821). 2/2

Macedonian Revolution
Emmanouel Pappas (1773-1821). 1/2
In Spring of 1821, he led 4.000 Macedonian fighters and landed to Chalkidiki, in Agion Oros, where on May 23 he started the Revolution, after all the leaders where grouped in the Koutloumousiou monastery. Quickly, the rise spread to Polygyros, Arnaia, Ormylia, Sithonia, and the area of Kalamaria. Pappas was then named Leader and Defender of Macedonia and divided his force in two parts, the first under his leadership, moved towards Apollonia in order to intercept Ottoman forces moving from Constantinople and the second under Stavros Chapsas, through Arnaia and the mount Cholomon, reached Sedes outside Thessaloniki. After some impressive accomplishments in the beginning, where he managed to liberate the most part of the peninsula and even to threaten Thessaloniki, his lack of communication with Karatassos and the propinquity of Chalkidiki to Thessaloniki, where massive Ottoman troops were stationed, enabled the Ottomans to move against him with large forces. At first, Chapsas not having enough forces to advance, retreated to Vasilika, Thessaloniki near the monastery of Agia Anastassia where on the homonymous battle was outflanked and overrun by superior Ottoman forces. Chapsas, chose not to leave but to fight and with 68 men he put up a desperate struggle of which none survived.
Pappas was then forced to withdraw in Pallene and entrench in the town of Kassandra, where on October 30 he was attacked by a 14.000 men corps, lead personally by Mehmed Emin Pasha, Vali of Thessaloniki. Despite his efforts, the town was seized and burned, alongside many villages, however Pappas, on November with many locals, managed to sail towards Hydra, but during his trip he died of heart attack. His defeat, along with the repression of Karatassos' revolution in Naoussa in April, 1822 marked the end of the Greek war of independence in North Greece. He is considered one of the most significant members of the Greek Revolution, being proclaimed hero of the Greek nation, during the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.