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Τhe courtyards were surrounded by high stone walls with a central gateway. Somebody could meet a traditional stone oven, a recess for the water pot, called “stamnostatis”, many flower pots, and sometimes a special place for chicken or bigger…

The land of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, was studded with structures and threshing fields which attest the strong land cultivation of that years. According to witnesses in the area were around 30 threshing fields. In summer under the hot sun…

People used to go out in the fields end enjoy themselves in large groups on Green Monday which is the first day of the fasting period before Easter.

In the beginning and until the middle of 20th century, Agios Athanasios was a small rural community that has been evolved into a small village with a population of 400 people. The residents’ main occupation was agriculture particularly the…

The so called ‘Vlokka’s well’, the furthest northern end of the village. In the old years, shepherds of the village along with their livestock, spent the whole summer in the surrounding area Those days the shepherds were not allowed to descend…

The establishment of “Agios Athanasios Cooperative Savings Bank” (SPE) in 1929 as a result of an initiative of only a few visionary habitants had contributed enormously to the multilevel development of the community throughout the 80 years of its…

Τhe old cultivation way by the use of traditional wooden plow, drawn by oxen (1950 AD).

Habitants of Agios Athanasios who voluntarily joined the colonial British army forces to fight the fascism in the Second World War.

People in Agios Athanasios used to organize excursions to the countryside quite often and prepared the traditional “souvla” (pieces of meat cooked on charcoal )and they enjoyed themselves, eating and singing till late in the afternoon.

Amateur young people performing - APEN Club – Agios Athanasios