Karlovasi has the university and so has a more student orientation. It is also embedded in the more mountainous western part of the island. I spent much more time here as George Mattea and his friends live in this area. I walked around the old town there with George and his girl friend Mytro. Myrto said they build the old town up on the hillside out of sight of the sea so pirates could not see them. The pirates were mostly from Egypt. When a pirate ship was sighted the watches who light fires on the hilltops and then others would do the same warning the villages. The era of the pirates was about 1600 – 1800. We walked from the old town down to the port and had coffee at the port.
Every sailors' duty - after being forewarned about ouzo - is to rush right out and drink as much of it as possible. This looks a lot like the place where I did that ... I think. :S
Posted by: Mick Mather | June 07, 2012 at 04:43 PM
I did some too at this very spot. Thanks.
Posted by: bill Ives | June 08, 2012 at 07:44 PM