Ιστορικές φωτο λιμανιών μεταξύ Ακαρνανίας - Λευκάδας [Ρorts between Akarnania-Leukas]

[Nicholas Peppas]

There are some wonderful small islands and natural harbors in the area between Ithaca, Leukada and Aetoloakarnania. Back in the old days when teh roads were not good, ports like Astakos, Mytikas and Zaverda (now Palairos) were standard calls for our smaller, reliable boats that were going all the way to the Amvrakikos Gulf (see also http://www.nautilia.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=53340).

Here is a photograph of Zaverda (now Palairos) around 1995. This region had to be served by ships for a long time as the Akarnanika mountains and the smaller Serekas were a natural barrier with Aetolia... A natural connection by road was to Vonitsa, while the southern road to Astakos was much more difficult to pass.
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[Nicholas Peppas]

Meganisi has become one of the popular stops of Ionian sailing. I have many italian and Swiss friends that will take their boats from Trieste or Ancon and come down all the way to Methoni for 15-20 days of relaxation (hm, hm, I consider this work, not relaxation). Anyhow, Meganisi, Kalamos and Kastos are some of their favorite islands.

Meganisi was kind of forgotten until 1970. In 1930 it has 1,544 inhabitants and was called by the official name Taphos (Eleutheroudakis Encyclopedia, Athens 1930), in honor of the Taphians who lived in the island in the ancient times... I do not think the name was euphonic (for non-Greek speaking people taphos=grave). By 1960, it had 2,800 people in Vathy and Spartohori. It has become a truly beautiful island! In 1960 it was listed as having a passenger connection once a week "...opou proseggizei atmoploio ka0e ebdomada" (Tourist Guide for Greece, 1962)

Here are two photographs from the late 1990s, the first of Vathy (N to NE), the second of Spartohori (N to NW)

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The islands in the back in the second picture are Skorpios, behind it Madouri on the left (Aristotelis Valaoritis' island) and Sparti on the right, and then behind all Lefkada.

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Kalamos is another wonderful small island. In 1930 it was one municipality (koinotita) of the old Demos Karnion of the Ithaca County (eparhia I0akis). In the 1928 census it had 928 inhabitants with an additional 91 in Kefali. Most of them were decendants of people who fled from Akarnania across from Mytikas and also the Zaverda Gulf during the last few years of the Greek revolution (around 1827 and 1828). In fact, from Mytikas to Episkopi on the northern side of the island it is only 1.5 miles.

It is difficult to find any bigger ships stopping in Kalamos in the 1920s and 1930s (and never in Kastos). Typically (as you see below from Petros' schedule on July 29, 1929, the stop would be in Mytikas, the idea being that interested passengers would take a small boat to Kalamos from Mytikas. in the 1962 Tourist Guide for Greece, Kalamos does not even appear!

Of course now things are different and this is a wonderful island!

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[Nicholas Peppas]

It is difficult to find any bigger ships stopping in Kalamos in the 1920s and 1930s (and never in Kastos). Typically (as you see below from Petros' schedule on July 29, 1929, the stop would be in Mytikas, the idea being that interested passengers would take a small boat to Kalamos from Mytikas.

The Petros mentioned above was an 1892 ship that came to Greece in 1926. She was a German ship bulit in Kiel, Germany, by Howaldts Werke and launched in February 1892 with the name Hungaria. Here is her picture as she enters Fiume in 1904. Another drawing of the Hungaria in Fiume is shown in http://www.tankonyvtar.hu/main.php?objectID=6063602

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She belonged to Ungaro-Croata Lloyd and based in Fiume (today's Rijeka in Croatia). Ungaro-croata was a medium size company with 47 vessels in March 1914 and a total tonnage of 22,666 tons (Milan Vego, Austrohungarian Naval Policy 1904-14). Hungaria was a single-screw boat of 54.6 m length and 7.6 m breadth. She had a service speed of 12.5 knots. had The ship was known to the Greek seas at that time as she was calling at Bar weekly and was one of the ships bringing Austrians down to Montenegro during the preparations for the Balkan Wars.

In 1910 she was transferred to Veneziana and named the Veneto. In 1913 she was transferred to the Dalmatian-Italian company Ragusea (out of Dubrovnik) and named Zaton (NB: For those not familiar with teh region, Zaton is a bay just outside of Dubrovnik). In this capacity she served the route of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) to Spalato (today's Split), Zara (today's Zadar), Fiume and Capodistria (today's Koper in Slovenia) as well as numerous small islands in then Kingdom of Servia. In 1916 she was requisitioned by the Montenegrins to carry troops from Bocche di Cattaro (today's Kotor) to Albania.

She was first transferred to Greece in 1926, having been purchased by C.N. Muhas Lines. She was named Ionio. One year later she joined the G. Potamianos Line and was finally named Petros. As such, she concentrated on Ionian travel. She is listed as having been scuttled at Porto Heli on April 25, 1941. Checking carefully the date, I can only guess she was the victim of a German bombardment and I am waiting for Ellinis to verify.

Here are some other photos (and deck plans!!!) of this wonderful ship as taken from the Hungarian site http://www.hajoregiszter.hu/?l=sdetails&lang=hun&i=1072

Who said that the Greek passenger ships of the 1930s did not have history and they were only "0alassopniktes"?

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In the picture above, the Hungaria in the port of Fiume with Pannonia in the back

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More about Petros mentioned above. She was a 1892 ship that came to Greece in 1926. She was launched in February 1892 with the name Hungaria. In 1927 Hungaria joined the G. Potamianos Line and was finally named Petros. Here is Hungaria (front) in Fiume with Pannonia in the back
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This site has the whole history of Hungaria and Pannonia, albeit in Hungarian! http://www.uskok.eoldal.hu/cikkek/cikkeim_-irasaim/hajok_-nevek_-hajonevek

Pannonia is well known to the Greeks! She is none else that Lakoniki Lines' Leon of the 1930s! Built in the UK in 1896, she was 779 tons and hhad a length of 67.1 m and breadth of 8.9 m. She was built on behalf of Ungaro-Croata Lloyd and became Sarajevo in 1923 and Eneo in 1926. She came to Greece in 1930 as one of three ships of Lakoniki Lines. She was sunk outside of Alonissos and Kyra Panagia on April 18, 1941

Hungarian (Petros) is shown here

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And here is a typical schedule of Petros from July 20, 1929 along with other passenger ships
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[Nicholas Peppas]

And here is the smallest of the inhabited islands of the region, Kastos. Just 8 sq km in area, it became part of Greece in 1864 along with all other Ionian islands. It has one small village with 301 inhabitants in 1928 and steadily increasing since then

Here is a picture of its harbor

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[Nicholas Peppas]

The first Akarnanian port of the famous Western Greece subsidized line was always Astakos, a pretty little natural port in the area. Here is a still from a late 1990s video.

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One more photograph of the port of the island of Kastos
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[Nicholas Peppas]

Here is a passenger ship schedule for this area in 1887, just 122 years ago!
Menidi is a small village between Vonitsa and Amfilohia. Salaora is now a lagoon and bay NE of Preveza. http://www.visomap.com/place-fr/Ormos+Salaora/9135655
Alexandros was a small village in north central Lefkada. I assume the port served was today's Nikiana (see http://www.travel-to-lefkada.com/place.php?place_id=7)

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Meganisi has become one of the popular stops of Ionian sailing. Meganisi was kind of forgotten until 1970.

Here is a nice photograph of the Papanikolis cave in Meganisi in 1993. here is where the Greek submarine Papanikolis (Captain Milton Iatrides) was hiding when necessary during World War II. Having been in Greece 38 more years than me. I assume you know the story very well and have perhaps visited the cave... If not, here is a comprehensive site http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LJXEh6EzdLMKFHRD43CKDw--?cq=1&p=1203

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[kwtsoulis]

Some other photos from Astakos.I am from this place and I assure you,that after summer I will bring you more including the big port of Platygiali

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Priceless!!! Especially the one with Aghios Gerasimos! We thank you and WELCOME ABOARD our ship!

[Appia_1978]

Καλοσώρισες!!!

Καταπληκτικές φωτογραφίες. Ιδιαίτερα η δεύτερη και η τρίτη :D

[.voyager]

Κάποιες φώτος, κατευθυνόμενοι με το ιστορικό πλέον "Δάφνη" που για χρόνια εξυπηρέτησε τη σύνδεση Καλάμου Λευκάδος με το στολίδι της Ακαρνανίας, το Μύτικα (http://www.nautilia.gr/gallery.asp?contentid=2118), για της "Παναγιάς το Κεφάλι", γιορτή στην εκκλησία του εγκαταλελλειμένου χωριού Πόρτο Λεόνε του νησιού. Κάθε πρώτη του Ιούλη ξυπνούσαμε πρωί να μπούμε στο καΐκι του γείτονα για το "Κεφάλι", όπως και μια εβδομάδα πριν για τον ¶η Γιάννη, στον Καστό.
Στην πρώτη φώτο, η σπηλιά που μπαίναμε στη μικρή παραλία μέσα με το φουσκωτό ή τη βάρκα και στη δεύτερη ο μύλος στην Αγραπιδιά κι ο βράχος που σκαρφαλώναμε και βουτούσαμε.
Σχετικά με το Πλατυγιάλι, έχω κάποιες φώτος πριν 12-13 χρόνια, όταν είχε πρωτολειτουργήσει. Θα σκανάρω κάποια στιγμή, εάν ενδιαφέρεται κανείς.

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Κάποιες φώτος, κατευθυνόμενοι με το ιστορικό πλέον "Δάφνη" που για χρόνια εξυπηρέτησε τη σύνδεση Καλάμου Λευκάδος με το στολίδι της Ακαρνανίας, το Μύτικα (http://www.nautilia.gr/gallery.asp?contentid=2118),

Πολυ ενδιαφεροντα αυτα, φιλε voyager. Θα μπορουσες να μας πεις περισοτερα για το Δαφνη, και, ει δυνατον, να μας δειξεις καμμια φωτογραφια;

[Appia_1978]

Συμφωνώ με τον προλαλήσαντα :wink:

[kwtsoulis]

Ευχαριστω για τα καλα σας λόγια.Τωρα που τελειωνω και θα κατεβω για διακοπες θα βαλω και αλλες :p :lol: :rolleyes:

[kwtsoulis]

More photos from Astakos.Including the port of Platygiali

[Nicholas Peppas]

More photos from Astakos.Including the port of Platygiali
I am very impressed with Platygiali. Why was it built? What purpose does it serve?

[gtogias]

I am very impressed with Platygiali. Why was it built? What purpose does it serve?

Μια πάρα πολύ πονεμένη ιστορία. Ξεκίνησε η κατασκευή του την εποχή της αλλήστου μνήμης ΕΤΒΑ με αρκετά μαξιμαλιστικά σχέδια. Ποτέ όμως ως τμήμα ενός γενικότερου σχεδίου ανάπτυξης είτε της περιοχής είτε μιας συγκεκριμένης βιομηχανίας. Σε διαφορετικές χρονικές στιγμές δημοσιοποιήθηκαν διάφορες ιδέες/σχέδια που όμως ποτέ δεν ευοδώθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων και ως διαλυτήριο πλοίων.

Ύστερα από πολλές παλινωδίες σήμερα ανήκει σε όμιλο κατασκευαστικών εταιρειών με ακόμη άγνωστη την πορεία του.

Κατά καιρούς έρεται στην επιφάνεια η ύπαρξη του, είτε γιατί εκεί έγιναν μεταφορτώσεις υλικών (πυρομαχικών) για λογαριασμό των ΗΠΑ, είτε γιατί λειτούργησε ο σταθμός μεταφόρτωσης εμπορευματοκιβωτίων στην πρόσφατη απεργία του προσωπικού του ΟΛΠ κλπ.

[Nicholas Peppas]

Μια πάρα πολύ πονεμένη ιστορία. Ξεκίνησε η κατασκευή του την εποχή της αλλήστου μνήμης ΕΤΒΑ με αρκετά μαξιμαλιστικά σχέδια. Ποτέ όμως ως τμήμα ενός γενικότερου σχεδίου ανάπτυξης είτε της περιοχής είτε μιας συγκεκριμένης βιομηχανίας. Σε διαφορετικές χρονικές στιγμές δημοσιοποιήθηκαν διάφορες ιδέες/σχέδια που όμως ποτέ δεν ευοδώθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων και ως διαλυτήριο πλοίων.

Ευχαριστω πολυ

[Nicholas Peppas]

Καρτ ποσταλ. Ζαβερδα, ποιος ξερει ποτε

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[Appia_1978]

Όμορφο χωριό :D

[Nicholas Peppas]

Παλια καρτ ποσταλ του Αστακου αγορασμενη (με πολλες αλλες) μπροστα απο το Πανεπιστημιο Humbolt του Βερολινου (του παλαι ποτε Ανατολικου). Εκει τα Σαββατα γινεται μια γεναια παρουσιαση παλιων βιβλιων, χαρτων, φωτογραφιων και αλλων.

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[Nicholas Peppas]

Meganisi has become one of the popular stops of Ionian sailing. I have many italian and Swiss friends that will take their boats from Trieste or Ancon and come down all the way to Methoni for 15-20 days of relaxation (hm, hm, I consider this work, not relaxation). Anyhow, Meganisi, Kalamos and Kastos are some of their favorite islands.
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Καρτποσταλ απο το Μεγανησι
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www.delcampe.net

[Nicholas Peppas]

Kalamos is another wonderful small island. In 1930 it was one municipality (koinotita) of the old Demos Karnion of the Ithaca County (eparhia I0akis). In the 1928 census it had 928 inhabitants with an additional 91 in Kefali. Most of them were decendants of people who fled from Akarnania across from Mytikas and also the Zaverda Gulf during the last few years of the Greek revolution (around 1827 and 1828). In fact, from Mytikas to Episkopi on the northern side of the island it is only 1.5 miles.

It is difficult to find any bigger ships stopping in Kalamos in the 1920s and 1930s (and never in Kastos). Typically (as you see below from Petros' schedule on July 29, 1929, the stop would be in Mytikas, the idea being that interested passengers would take a small boat to Kalamos from Mytikas. in the 1962 Tourist Guide for Greece, Kalamos does not even appear!

Of course now things are different and this is a wonderful island!

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Βρηκαμε ενα ωραιοτατο βιντεο για τα πλοια και πλοιαρια της Καλαμου απο το 1924 μεχρι το 1940 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA9xp_fajDk

[Nicholas Peppas]

Παλια φωτογραφια του Μυτικα.

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[Ellinis]

Ενα παραφορτωμένο μότορσιπ, μάλλον λεγόταν ΣΤΡΑΤΗΣ, στο λιμάνι του Αστακού στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του '50.
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πηγή (http://www.astakos-news.gr/2016/10/blog-post_30.html)με περισσότερες φωτογραφίες, όπου διαβάζουμε "το λιμάνι του Αστακού αναπτύχθηκε σε ένα από τα πιο αξιόλογα εξαγωγικά λιμάνια, χάρη στα βελανίδια της περιοχής Ξηρομέρου, που εξάγονταν από εκεί στα εργοστάσια βυρσοδεψίας στην Ελλάδα, στην Ιταλία και άλλες ευρωπαϊκές χώρες.

Το εξαγωγικό αυτό ενδιαφέρον αποδίδεται στο γεγονός ότι τα κύπελλα των καρπών της βελανιδιάς, που προέρχονταν από την περιοχή του Ξηρόμερου, θεωρούνταν τα καλύτερα της Ελλάδας για την περιεκτικότητα τους σε δεψικές ουσίες.

Το Ακαρνανικό βελανίδι μεταφέρονταν κυρίως στο εργοστάσιο Ε. Σουρλάγκα στη Μυτιλήνη, στην Ανκόνα, τη Βενετία, το Λιβόρνο, τη Τεργέστη, την Αγγλία, τη Πορτογαλία ακόμα και τη Δανία…"