[01] Astropalia - Mia petaloyda sto Aigaio

H Xwra ths amfiqeatrika xtismenh, stefanwmenh apo to epiblhtiko benetsianiko kastro ths, einai apo tis omorfoteres toy Aigaioy. H Astypalaia einai h ``gefyra'' poy enwnei tis Kyklades me ta Dwdekanhsa.

Anemomyloi, spitia xtismena me benetsianikh arxitektonikh, h Panagia h Portaitissa, kokkina gerania, kai boykambilies synqetoyn ton mageytiko pinaka ths Astropalias .

Oi arxaioi thn apokaloysan ``Trapeza twn Qewn'' kai san tetoia den mporei para na htan ploysia kai proklhtikh pros oles tis aisqhseis.

Ploysia se istorikes mnhmes se paradosiakes ekfraseis, kai se fysikes omorfies h Astypalaia h Astropalia gia toys ntopioys , me apotypwmeno to perasma twn aiwnwn panw ths, tyligmenh stoys qryloys gia to polytragoydismeno kastro ths, einai enas agaphmenos proorismos .

Symfwna me thn myqologia h Astypalaia kai h Eyrwph htan kores toy Foinikos kai ths Perimhdhs. Gia ta polla kai myrobola loyloydia ths kai gia toys karpoys ths oi arxaioi thn apokaloysan ``Qewn Trapeza''. Opws kai twra etsi kai tote to meli ths htan onomasto.

Oi Rwmaioi thn onomazan ``ixqyoessan'' gia ta polla kai kala caria ths enw o Plinios apodidei sta saligkaria toy nhsioy qerapeytikes idiothtes.

Fhmismenh apo thn arxaiothta gia tis spanies geyseis ths kai toys afqonoys karpoys ths gonimhs nhsiwtikhs ghs paramenei akoma enas gastronomikos paradeisos. To safran, to polytimo mpaxariko twn Byzantinwn eydokimei sthn Astypalaia kai xrhsimopoieitai eyrytata sto nhsi, dinontas mia nea arwmatikh diastash stis paradosiakes geyseis toy topoy. Ejairetikes astakomakaronades, zymarika, caria mageiremena me safran, glykies tyropites, ntopia tyria kai agno boytyro, poy paragoyn oi kthnotrofoi toy nhsioy.

Mexri ton 19o aiwna h Xwra htan o monadikos oikismos twn neoterwn xronwn ths Astypalaias. Oi alloi oikismoi poy yparxoyn shmera, dhmioyrghqhkan sth qesh agroikiwn. Oi megalyteroi einai to Libadi kai h Analhch h Maltezana opws thn apokaloyn giati opws lene prwtokatoikhqhke apo Maltezoys peirates.

H Xwra ths apo tis omorfoteres toy Aigaioy einai ktismenh panw se mia xersonhso, enw sthn koryfh ths stekei agerwxo to Benetsianiko Kastro me tis dyo kataleykes ekklhsies. Me to perasma twn xronwn o oikismos toy Kastroy arxise na katrakyla ejw apo ta teixh kai stis plagies toy lofoy mexri to limani toy Pera Gialoy.

Jexwristo stolidi ths Xwras einai oi 8 anemomyloi, konta toys brisketai kai to paradosiako kafeneio ths Xwras.

To nhsi xwrizetai sto Mesa kai to Ejw nhsi me mia ammoyderh lwrida ghs, poy oi ntopioi onomazoyn Steno, mhkoys 100 metrwn.

Polles einai oi paralies poy sxhmatizoyn oi dantelwtoi ormoi ths, gyrw apo thn Astypalaia. O Agios Kwnstantinos, oi Batses, ta Kaminakia, o Agios Giannhs, o Panormos, h Paxia Ammos, mporeite omws na parete ta kaikia apo to limani gia na pate se paralies pio erhmikes kai na apolaysete to mpanio sas.

H Panagia h Portaitissa apotelei to qrhskeytiko kentro toy nhsioy kai to megalytero toy proskynhma. Edw ton Dekapentaygoysto ginetai kai to megalytero panhgyri.

To prwto brady, thn paramonh ths Panagias, meta ton esperino, ginetai glenti ston peribolo ths ekklhsias, anhmera ejw apo thn ekklhsia mageireyoyn arni gemisto kernwntas episkeptes kai ntopioys, enw thn epomenh diorganwnontai ta paradosiaka paixnidia ``koykania'' me diafora aqlhmata kai diaskedastikoys diagwnismoys.

Kaqe xrono o Dhmos diorganwnei to Festibal Astypalaias poy dhlwnei parwn kai ayto to kalokairi -gia 13h xronia- proteinontas stoys episkeptes alla kai stoys katoikoys toy nhsioy, mia seira synayliwn, qeatrikwn parastasewn kai eikastikwn drwmenwn, wste mazi me tis diakopes toy na tragoydhsei, na sygkinhqei, kai na stoxastei.

Stis 5 Aygoystoy qa brisketai sto nhsi gia mia synaylia o Foibos Delhborias, enw stis 24 toy idioy mhna qa dwsei synaylia o Kwsths Marabegias.

Oi fetines ekdhlwseis einai afierwmenes sth mnhmh toy eklipontos dhmarxoy Thloy Tasoy Aliferh.

Mazi me to Festibal kai o Politistikos Syllogos Astypalaias diorganwnei ta ``Majoylia'' (Majoyl = sygkomidh toy etoys), mia seira drasewn poy perilambanoyn qeatro, moysikh kai eikastika, enswmatwmenes sthn idea ths aytoorganwshs, toy eqelontismoy kai ths enisxyshs erasitexnikwn kai neanikwn prwtoboyliwn.

Prosqetes Plhrofories

Phgh: Fwnh ths Elladas

Reportaz: Nota Xatzhanastasioy

Epimeleia: Banessa Dhmopoyloy

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Eidhsh: 18191

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