Karvelas
Tower houses with corner 'zematistres', just off the Gytheio–Areopoli road outer Mani
Karvelas is a village of the Gytheio municipal unit at about 115–127 m, the first one reached when turning north off the Gytheio–Areopoli road, near the castle of Passavas. The community also includes the hamlets of Gefyraki and Petrovouni. In 2011 it had 124 residents, down from 191 in 2001.
The village keeps several notable fortified tower houses. The Dimitrakakis house stands out, with its semicircular corner 'zematistres', from which defenders poured boiling oil or water. Areopoli is about 15 km away and Gytheio about 10.
The village keeps several notable fortified tower houses. The Dimitrakakis house stands out, with its semicircular corner 'zematistres', from which defenders poured boiling oil or water. Areopoli is about 15 km away and Gytheio about 10.
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