Karavostamo

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Karavostamo is a seaside village in Ikaria. It is composed of an upper and lower village and is situated in the northern part of the island east of the municipality of Evdilos. It has approximately 485 inhabitants. It has small houses amphitheatrically built, two big churches, plethora of chapels, nursery, primary school, modern oil press, streams with the crystal clear waters, old watermills, air filled with butterflies and beautiful beaches. The traditional "Pigi tou Halika," Halika Spring, stands just off the main road in an enchanting lush landscape. Historically it was the central meeting place of the villagers. Here they would fill their pitchers with water, wash their clothes, rest, and discuss village issues.

This exclusively seafaring settlement has many interesting folklore elements to display. In the upper village with the farm houses surrounded by terraces, some cultivated and some not, one can view scenes from the villager's daily lives such as the drying of figs in the sun, the making of onion strings for winter usage, and the shelling and drying of nuts and almonds. There is also a "kamini" or place where charcoal is produced, one of the few still existing in Ikaria which has had a long standing tradition in the field since before the WWII. [1]