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Perithia
Perithia was built in Byzantine times around the 14th century when people fled their coastal homes in fear of the pirates raiding there coastal villages. Even when this threat subsided the villagers were still not able to return to their original villages and homes due to an outbreak of malaria carrying mosquitoes. At one time Perithia had over 1000 inhabitants, today only a few families remain.
The last Sunday in July sees a procession, when the icon of the Virgin is carried around the village in memory of the time in 1863 when the Virgin is believed to have intervened to save the village from an epidemic.
(Thanx to Arillas!)
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