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Old Alonnisos – Chora from the air
The ancient, fortified Chora of Alonnisos was the centre of habitation until 1965 when a heavy earthquake caused the people to move down to the coast. These photographs were taken 11 years later, in December 1976.
Old Alonnisos – coast and countryside
What else can I show you, what more should I say: I lived the simple life of the old days with the islanders and it was without the comfort as it is common nowadays. And yet, the people I knew, we all did’nt want more, we were content . And there were no TV adverts,…
Old Alonnisos – Patitiri waterfront
Visions from the old days when Chora was the main settlement and down at Patitiri waterfront only these few buildings existed.
Endemic cattle of the Northern Sporades archipelago
On the Northern Sporades Archipelago, all the indigenous stock of cattle became extinct in the early 1990s. This invaluable loss of genetic material is one of the tragic consequences of Greek ignorance and indifference.