Karytaina | Karitaina (Καρύταινα | Καρίταινα) Peloponnese Arcadia, Greece (Drone)

Encompass a birds-eye/drone view of the mid-13th-century castle and the 12th century Church Panagia. Both located in the village of Karytaina or Karitaina, Greece. This village is depicted on the reverse of the Greek 5000 drachmas banknote. This castle was one of the first strongholds during the Greek War of Independence in 1821. Theodoros Kolokotronis used it as a base of operations in the Peloponnese. This is my grandmother's home village (Kostopoulos Family).
Karytaina or Karitaina (Καρύταινα or Καρίταινα) is a village and a community in Arcadia, Greece. Karytaina is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Alpheios, near its confluence with the Lousios. The village dates back to the Middle Ages, but its history is unknown before the Crusader conquest ca. 1205. Karytaina became the seat of a barony under the Frankish Principality of Achaea, and the Castle of Karytaina was built in the mid-13th century on a steep rocky outcrop by Baron Geoffrey of Briel. The area returned to Byzantine control in 1320, and came under Ottoman control in 1460. After a brief period of Venetian rule (1687-1715), Karytaina returned to Ottoman control, and prospered as an administrative and commercial centre. Karytaina and its inhabitants were among the first to rise up during the Greek War of Independence of 1821-29. Today Karytaina is a protected traditional settlement and has, alongside the remains of its Frankish castle, several other medieval and Ottoman monuments.
Karytaina is 54 km (34 mi) from the capital of Arcadia, Tripoli, 20 km (12 mi) from Megalopoli and 17 km (11 mi) from Stemnitsa, built on the slopes of the hill of Achreiovouni, some 550 m above sea level.
The town was formerly the seat of the municipality of Gortyna, which also included the villages of Atsicholos, Katsimpalis, Kotylio, Kourounios, Kyparissia, Mavria, Sarakini, Vlachorraptis, Zoni, Palaiokastro, Karvounari, Kryoneri, Kalyvakia, Strongylo, Palatou. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Megalopoli.
Κarytaina has been listed as a protected traditional settlement. Its unique townscape has earned Karytaina the moniker of the "Greek Toledo", and was depicted on the reverse of the Greek 5000 drachmas banknote in 1984-2001.
The main sight is the 13th-century Frankish castle, built at the top of the hill, with its highest point rising above the town. It consists of a triangular circuit wall, over 110 m in the long sides and ca. 40 m at its base, and a central structure which served as the barons' residence, built above the castle cistern. The castle was repaired by Kolokotronis, who erected a small church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and built his house outside the walls.
Also to the Frankish period, but repaired by the Byzantine lord Raoul Manuel Melikes in 1439/40, dates the 50-meter-long (160 ft) bridge that crosses the Alpheios over five arches. The town also has several churches, of which the most notable are the cathedral of the Annunciation (Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου Evangelismós tis Theotokou), built-in 1878; the 11th-century Church of St. Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος Áyios Nikólaos); the 15th-century Church of the Life-giving Spring (Ζωοδόχος Πηγή Zoodóchos Piyí), distinguished by its tall bell-tower; the church of St. Athanasios, at the entrance of the town, dedicated to Karytaina's patron saint, who was the bishop of the city in the early 18th century. Further landmarks also include ruins of Byzantine-era towers and of a Turkish bath, and the large Kavia cave (σπήλαιο Κάβιας spíleo Kávias). Karytaina hosts several events in August, most notably the annual Women's Bazaar.
Nearby sights include the Lousios Gorge. Apart from its natural beauty, which includes the Vrontou waterfall, the gorge is also notable as the "Mount Athos of the Peloponnese" on account of the many monasteries that dot its walls.
A complete history of the village is provided at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karytaina
Greek articles featuring this video can be seen at the links below:
www.gargalianoionline.gr/%CE%...
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Very nice footage

[@olgavallejo4507]

Hi, I loved the images. What a place, so much history! Can I use part of your video in Literature classes for my students? The use is without commercial purpose, just to reinforce what they are learning. Credits will be given as well. I will also understand if you do not allow it and, regardless, I thank you for your attention.

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Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the video. I would be happy to have my footage used for your educational purposes. I also appreciate the credits.
Interested to know how this is incorporated into your class.

[@olgavallejo4507]

@@giannispentzos I am very grateful for the kindness of authorizing me to use your video in class. I teach Literature to high school students in Brazil. Much of the literature follows classical Greek (and Roman) models. I have already spoken, for example, in Parnassianism, about Mount Parnassus and showed the corresponding region in Greece. Now I'm talking about Arcadism and I was looking for videos about Arcadia and the Peloponnese, when I found yours. I think it would be ideal (but unreal, of course) if all classes could provide some kind of VR immersion, as in the videos about ambiences that we find here on CZcams, so that the students could really feel the surroundings in which a special artistic movement emerged.
Many times then, when we talked about literature, we would be taken to Greece, rs, since literary models are quite often inspired by the classics or are influenced by Greek mythology. But also to distant places in Asia or Africa, whose influence reaches Portuguese literature (I refer to the language, because we also study that of Portugal like that of Brazil, or of Angola and Mozambique).
So your video will be used to provide students with that kind of experience. I usually create an atmosphere (historical period music, for example, landscapes, famous places, historical facts). Your video, Mozart's music and one of Brazil's first independence movements, called Inconfidência Mineira, will intertwine in class over the next week, so I want to finally take this moment to thank you again, for your kindness, or as we say here: muito obrigada!