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Today we will go far, very far. We will be found suddenly in two beautiful islands that still have not been disturbed and have not been degenerated by the tourist raids and fortunately, for them and for us, have been maintained pure, and clearly majestic.

In Karpathos, the island with the graphic beaches, the good climate and the abundant waters, we will touch harbor as they say… or airport track in order to pass calmly, pleasantly, serenely. That's we hope at least. We learnt that the island was first habitated in Neolithic Season, as it results from the discoveries in the caves and mainly from a stone statue of a feminine deity that is found today in the British Museum. We also learnt that the development of island was his contacts with Crete, mainly the Season of Coper. In Hellenistic and Romanic Season, it was incorporated with Rhodes and it mainly knew important growth charm in her spacious harbor, which offered sure shelter in the romanic fleet. The Byzantine Season it constituted initially part of province of Islands, in order to enter later in the the Crete. In 1204 passed in the Hegemony of Leontos Gabala, in 1282 it devolved in Andrea Maresko and from 1306 it belonged in the sovereign of Crete Andrea Kornaro, until 1537, that pillaged by Barbarosa was delivered in their Turks. Afterwards it followed the chance and the historical course of other Dodekanisa.

Current Karpathos (or Pigagia), is the capital and the main harbor of island, with roughly 2.000 residents and is identified by old, ancient harbor Potidaio or Poseidio. From there we begin following a south-western course to Menetes, in order to continue to Arkasa, with the citadel and the ruins of christianic Saint Anastasia. The street, as we realize, continues to Foiniki and Mesochori. We went up in Spoa and reached up to graphic Olympus. There we felt something different, something divine and perhaps we occupy because the Omiros praising Karpathos, named it “Anemoessa”.

The most northern village of Karpathos, Olympus, maintain primitive customs in the daily life and traditional rules that are lost in the roots of race. The houses go down from the ridge and unfold in the elevations in reasonable distance. The residents have selected the hard landscape and remain with stubborness in the same place. They are Irremovable and not persuaded , for some reason, a certain concealed reason that they do not want to reveal us.

Menetes, are the cleanest village of Karpathos - they are also relative plates with pecuniary fines for careless… The street cuts the village in the middle and the neat houses goes down from slope, clearly and tidy. The residents have poetry and music in their what is and from here come some of the best instrumentalists.

Then, we went to the most southern island of Dodekanisoy, to Kaso. In the island with the incredible beauties, the live traditions and the ancient history. It is found near Karpathos and Crete. The two islands are connected with ferry boat. The settlements, five globally, constitute municipality and they unfold in small basin, open in the notherners, while abruptly low mountains close him in the southerners. The island has ancientest history, as it results from the discoveries in Ellinokamara and took part in Trojan War under the leadership of Kos. The 8th century bc it belonged in Rhodes, while in the classic years it was member of Athenian Society. In the duration of antiquity the island was acquaintance for his naval delivery and the commercial activity of residents, which offered wealths and glory.

Kasioi participated in the opening up the canal of Suez in 1860. Now, the capital has almost 250 residents. Fry is found in the center of villages round the gulf of Boykas, that has form of snake, from where also the name. It was founded in 1840 from the residents of Saint Marina, which is also the village of Kasoy with 550 residents and tidy home , clearly, with flowers they embelish the courtyards. We go therefore to Kaso, and even though the coasts are almost rough and impenetrable, because the rocks abrupt as they fall, leave minimal space for the swimmers. Beautifully it was, hour is however, we return in the furnace of our city.