Through The Eyes of Hugh Sackett

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Landscape of Káristos and Ochi Mountains See all items with this value

This is a view of the Ochi Mountains from the town of Karistos below them. Off to the right above the town sits the Kokkinokastro. See all items with this value

Káristos (inhabited place) See all items with this value

Architecture

Landscape

The modern Greek town of Karistos lies not too far from the Ancient Greek town of Carystus which is named in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad. Carystus was the site of several battles during the Peloponnesian War and ended up being attacked by Athens for refusing to join the Delian League after the conclusion of the Persian Wars. Carystos was known for its marble which was quarried from the surrounding Ochi Mountains. The later Venetian castle that is pictured, Castle Rosso, is close to the marble mines.

January 1977