The town of Kalavrita is considered to be the symbol of freedom for all Greece.
Known initially as Kynaetha, Kalavrita was recorded in history for the first time in 776 B.C.; the name Kynaetha was attributed to the love for hunting by the inhabitants at that period.
The inhabitants are believed to have followed the Christian faith during the Persecutions by the Corinthians.
An attribute to this fact was the discovery of an icon of the Virgin |
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The Franks occupied Kalavrita till 1330, at which time it was liberated by the Byzantine Generals of Mystras. In 1460 Kalavrita fell in the hands of the Turks.
The Turks occupied Kalavrita for a long period of time.
Even though the Venetians managed to gain control of Kalavrita in 1687, the town was back under the Turk regime in 1715.
On the 21st of March, 1821 Kalavrita became the first town |
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However, during the Second World War the German army occupied the town and on December 13th 1943 all boys and men between the age group of 13 to 60 were rounded up and confined in Kapis field.
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