Afetes


The dewy 'piazza of love' with its five plane trees is dominated by the church of St. John the Baptist (its feast day is 29 August), which was built in 1755 by the Epirot craftsman Zoupaniotis and completed after 1803. It has wonderful icons on the carved and gilded wooden screen, religious paintings by an unknown popular artist and scenes in marble on the exterior.
The place is rich in history, attested by the fine old houses, the neo-classical buildings, the three arched bridges built in stone, the cobbled streets, the great chimney of the olive press, built of porcelain and brick, the Halorema ravine, the fountains, the little chapels of Aghios Konstantinos (feast day 21/5), Aghios Panteleimon (27/7), the Panayia (Virgin), the Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah) (20/7) and Aghia Eirini Chrysovalantou (28/7) at Ampovos.
In summer there are fascinating cultural events staged at Afetes, and many local customs are revived, such as the Klidona or 'fortune-telling' tradition on 24/6. The main products of the village are olives, oil, apples and pears.

 

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