{"id":40773,"date":"2024-03-02T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/karpathos\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T17:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T15:00:24","slug":"karpathos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/karpathos\/","title":{"rendered":"Karpathos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The remoteness of Tristomo bay, and most of Karpathos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The island has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age<\/strong> (4000 – 2800 BC). Homer called the island \u201cINEM\u00d3ESSA\u201d, because of the strong winds (\u00e1nemoi) in the area. There are many findings from the Minoan Age (3000 – 1400 BC). The island was the next station on from K\u00e1sos for the Cretans. The Myceneans succeeded the Minoans. Homer writes that K\u00e1rpathos sent ships, along with the other Dodek\u00e1nisa islands, to fight with the Greeks in the Trojan War. <\/p>\n\n

The island was colonised early in the first millennium BC<\/strong> by the Dorians. They founded the towns of Vryko\u00fas, Ark\u00e9eia, K\u00e1rpathos and Pot\u00eddaion. In the beginning of the 5th century BC, the Athenian Alliance was founded and the island became a member. During the war between Sp\u00e1rti and Athens, the island remained on the side of Athens. In the following centuries saw Roman rule and the Byzantine Empire. Afterwards, the island was raided by the Persians, Saracens, Arabs and other pillagers who plundered the unprotected islands of the Aegean. <\/p>\n\n

K\u00e1rpathos finally relaxed from the 10th century BC<\/strong>, when the Byzantines uprooted the Saracens from Crete (the 19th century French historian Schlumberger wrote that the Byzantine victory over the Saracens was one of the greatest services to mankind). However, when the Byzantine was dissolved by the Franks in the 13th century BC, the island passed into their hands and then into the hands of the Turks in 16th century.<\/p>\n\n

K\u00e1rpathos made their presence known during the Greek Revolution<\/strong> against the Turks in 1821. However, in 1824, after the Turkish massacre of K\u00e1sos, the island once again subjugated to their rule, afraid that their unarmed population would have the same fate. Even though the Greek Nation was founded, K\u00e1rpathos, along with the rest of the Dodek\u00e1nisa remained under Turkish rule up until the Italians took over in the first half of the 20th century. In 1947, under their own Revolutionary Movement, K\u00e1rpathos managed to liberate itself and K\u00e1sos, and became part of the Greek Nation, the first of all the Dodek\u00e1nisa islands.<\/p>\n\n

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The impressive and unique village of Olympos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Sightseeing:<\/strong> You simply must visit this island and the island of K\u00e1sos. It is an unforgettable experience, and you will relive the \u201cgood old days\u201d. Peaceful days free from stress. Humane days where \u201cglobalisation\u201d meant hospitality, not money or profit, or for the selected few to live at the expense of all the others.<\/p>\n\n

Each village of K\u00e1rpathos has its own colour, with the most distinguished being the village of \u00d3lympos<\/strong> (\u00c9lympos). Throughout the whole island but even more distinctly in \u00d3lympos, the language has acute Doric elements. The village of \u00d3lympos with its houses of K\u00e1rpathian architecture, rich decorations, traditional female clothing and preservation of age-old traditions is a living museum (do not forget the celebration of Panag\u00eda with song and dance that starts on the 15th August and lasts for three days). The fame of \u00d3lympos is worldwide and attracts visitors from all around, fortunately without the village losing its colour. <\/p>\n\n

Celebrations:<\/strong> The island of K\u00e1rpathos shows devoutness towards age-old rites and traditions. The folk celebrations of the island, the first being in \u00d3lympos, are well known for their charm. \u201cMantin\u00e1des\u201d (improvised couplets, a version of what a rap song would be in rural Greece), folk music (the island has a rich musical tradition), food, wine and dance are the basic elements of the feast. For further information, as to the times and places were the celebrations are held, inquire at the Municipality of K\u00e1rpathos (22450 22427) and you will be rewarded for your efforts.<\/p>\n\n

Flavours:<\/strong> There are many nice flavours such as \u201cMyzithr\u00f3pita\u201d (pies made of the white cheese myz\u00edthra), \u201cMakaro\u00fanes\u201d (hand made pasta), stuffed lamb baked in a traditional oven and many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The island has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age (4000 – 2800 BC). Homer called the island \u201cINEM\u00d3ESSA\u201d, because of the strong winds (\u00e1nemoi) in the area. There are many findings from the Minoan Age (3000 – 1400 BC). The island was the next station on from K\u00e1sos for the Cretans. The Myceneans succeeded the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[740,744],"tags":[452,916],"class_list":["post-40773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodecanese","category-islands-of-karpathos-and-kasos","tag-history","tag-karpathos","category-740","category-744","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40774,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40773\/revisions\/40774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}