Lyssarea

Lyssarea is a village in Southwestern Arcadia, Greece. It belongs to the Iraea municipality of Gortynia. It is built on slopped hillsides of “Ai Lias” and “skularas” hills and appears amphitheatric with its old stone houses and tile roofs. The oldest dated house in Lyssarea was built in to 1787. The majority of old inhabitants were builders (Greek χτιστάδες – μαστόροι).

It is located 30 km from Lyssarea – DimitsanaA few kilometers from Lyssarea lies the Ancient Irea (Greek Αρχαία Ηραία). The road directs to Ancient Olympia from Lyssarea(65 km via Lutra Ireas and Liodora)

Until 1928, Lyssarea was known as "Bugiati" (a name of unknown origin). In the 1960s, its population was only 800 people. The central square opened 14 commercial stores and shops. The Lyssarea People’s Association, (Greek Σύλλογος Απανταχού Λυσσαρεωτών, publishes a local journal "Grigrilidi", featuring cultural content four times a year,

tatistics

*Prefecture: Arcadia
*Province: Province of Gortynia
*Municipality: Irea (town hill : Paluba)
*Population: 130(1981) 227(1991) 177(2001)
*Elevation: 700 m
*Postal code: 220 28
*Area/distance code: 11-30-27950-3 (030-2790-3)
*Car designation: TP
*Website: [http://users.sch.gr/geioanni] (in Greek)
*Association: “Lyssarea – people’s association“ {Greek : «Σύλλογος των Απανταχού Λυσσαρεωτών»)
*Newspaper (four times a year): ΓΡΙΓΡΙΛΙΔΙ (Greek)
*Folklore Fests: August 15 (Dormition)

External links

* [http://users.sch.gr/geioanni Website (in Greek)]