Karkinagrio

Karkinagri (or Karkinagrio) is located in the southwest of the island of Icaria. It is the first village on the coast line as you entering the Icarian Sea. Villagers count on fishing and farming as Karkinagri is isolated from other villages.

It is a wonderful sightseeing place, with crystal-clear waters and spectacular mountains.

Facts

Karkinagri is a Greek village on the Island of Ikaria (a.k.a. Icaria) that lies in the Aegean Sea.

[http://www.icaria.gr/ikaria1.gif] Karkinagri is located in the southwest corner of Ikaria near Kavo Pappas.

Past

Karkinagri is one of the more recently developed villages on the island. Although its natural port sea front majestic beauty have always been an attraction to would be settlers, it wasn't safe during times of war. In the past Ikarians were famous for making their house out of rocks to disguise themselves from pirates. Karkinagri was completely to close to the shore to even be considered a possibility for inhabitance. All that changed though with the passing of older times when pirates still romed the seven seas.

Present

Today it is inhabited by a small number of villagers. The population expands substantially in the summer with the advent of vacations and trips to visit family members.

The village has little in the way of amenities due in part to the lack of fresh water and unreliable electricity supply. The villagers and their families seem to make due though.

The nightlife in Karkinagri is rather simple, consisting of three choices, Turn in for bed, or choose one of the two local bars affectionatley labeled the "Up Bar" and the "Down Bar" referring to their altitude in relation to the center of town.

Karkinagri is a place many people call home. The number of people who live abroad whos roots lie in karkinagri is actually larger than the number of people who live there year round. Many of those people who live abroad