Kitries
Encyclopedia
Kitries is a village located in Messenia
, Greece
. It is part of the community Doloi within the municipality West Mani
. Kitries is located southeast of Kalamata
and NNW of Areopoli
on a by-road off the road linking Kalamata and Areopoli. Kitries sits on the Mani peninsula
. The village lies next to the Messenian Gulf
, backed by hills.
Much of the population is rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with some business also relating to restaurants, education and bars. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population left after the war in the 1950s. The settlement features a restaurant by the sea and several attractions. Olive groves cover the area around Kitries and hills eastward. The area is nicknamed the "Dark Taygetos" because the sun is hidden by the mountains until the mid morning hours. Kitries also features a lighthouse on Cape Kitries. The ERT
television programme called Menoume Ellada
(Living in Greece) featured Kitries in January 2006.
Messenia
Messenia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, implemented 1 January 2011...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is part of the community Doloi within the municipality West Mani
West Mani
West Mani is a municipality in the Messenia peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kardamyli. It comprises the western part of the Mani Peninsula.-Municipality:...
. Kitries is located southeast of Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
and NNW of Areopoli
Areopoli
Areopoli is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece. The word Areopoli means "city of Ares", the ancient Greek god of war. It was the seat of Oitylo municipality. Areopoli was called Tsimova by the invading Slavs during the 7th century AD...
on a by-road off the road linking Kalamata and Areopoli. Kitries sits on the Mani peninsula
Mani Peninsula
The Mani Peninsula , also long known as Maina or Maïna, is a geographical and cultural region in Greece. Mani is the central peninsula of the three which extend southwards from the Peloponnese in southern Greece. To the east is the Laconian Gulf, to the west the Messenian Gulf...
. The village lies next to the Messenian Gulf
Messenian Gulf
The Messenian Gulf is a sea that is part of the Ionian Sea. The gulf is circumscribed by the southern coasts of Messenia and the southwestern coast of the Mani peninsula in Laconia. Its bounds are Venetiko Island to the west and Cape Tainaron to the southeast...
, backed by hills.
Much of the population is rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with some business also relating to restaurants, education and bars. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population left after the war in the 1950s. The settlement features a restaurant by the sea and several attractions. Olive groves cover the area around Kitries and hills eastward. The area is nicknamed the "Dark Taygetos" because the sun is hidden by the mountains until the mid morning hours. Kitries also features a lighthouse on Cape Kitries. The ERT
Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation is the Greek state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of EBU.Since 70's ERT is part of the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by EBU...
television programme called Menoume Ellada
Menoume Ellada
Μenoume Ellada is aired Monday to Friday at 2pm on ET1 and 01:00 GMT on ERT World . This program showcases beautiful Greece and all it has to offer...
(Living in Greece) featured Kitries in January 2006.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 102 |
| 2001 | 99 |
External links
- Kitries Lighthouse
- http://www.qsl.net/sv2ael/sv2ael.files/faroi/details/kitries.htm