καλύβα
Kalyva
The place
καλύβα (Kalyva, "Hut") in the Central Macedonia periphery, Polygyros/Arnaia area (Chalkidiki, Sithonia peninsula, Greece), at 444 m altitude, southern foothills of Cholomondas. Continuous Greece cluster (batches 260-404). Traditional Halkidiki shepherd's hut (kaliva) (Polygyros, population 6000, the capital + Arnaia, population 4000, a craft village + Cholomondas, 1165 m + Chalkidiki, 3 peninsulas — Kassandra/Sithonia/Athos — 2900 km², 100,000 inhabitants + iconic heritage of Mount Athos, UNESCO 1988, an Orthodox monastic republic of 20 monasteries dating from the 10th century, access restricted to men + heritage of the Macedonian Greeks (a Hellenic people of 11 M, Greek-speaking + iconic heritage of Macedonia, Alexander the Great 356-323 BC, Pella, an iconic empire, Aristotle of Stagira 384-322 BC + iconic heritage of the Greco-Turkish War 1919-1922, the Asia Minor catastrophe, Smyrna, 1.2 M refugees settled in Chalkidiki + iconic WWII heritage, Nazi occupation 1941-1944, the winter famine of 1941-1942, 300,000 deaths + the ELAS resistance + the Civil War 1946-1949, KKE communists versus royalists, 158,000 deaths + the colonels' junta 1967-1974, Papadopoulos dictatorship + iconic heritage of the debt crisis 2010-2018, Troika memorandum austerity, iconic Grexit narrowly avoided + PASOK/ND alternation + Syriza's Tsipras 2015-2019 break with austerity + Mitsotakis's ND 2019-present, conservative + iconic heritage of Melina Mercouri 1920-1994, iconic + Vangelis 1943-2022, Chariots of Fire 1981, Blade Runner 1982, iconic + Nana Mouskouri 1934, iconic).
The setting
Central Macedonia Polygyros/Arnaia Chalkidiki Sithonia peninsula Greece 444 m southern foothills of Cholomondas, continuous cluster batches 260-404, kaliva shepherd's hut Halkidiki + Polygyros 6000 capital + Arnaia 4000 craft village + Cholomondas 1165 m + Chalkidiki 3 peninsulas 2900 km² 100,000 inhabitants + Athos UNESCO 1988 Orthodox monastic 20 monasteries 10th c. men-only iconic, Macedonian Greeks Hellenic 11 M Greek-speaking + Macedonia Alexander 356-323 BC Pella iconic Aristotle of Stagira 384-322 BC + Greco-Turkish War 1919-1922 Asia Minor catastrophe Smyrna 1.2 M refugees Chalkidiki + WWII occupation 1941-1944 winter famine 1941-1942 300,000 deaths + ELAS + Civil War 1946-1949 KKE royalists 158,000 deaths + Junta 1967-1974 Papadopoulos + debt crisis 2010-2018 Troika austerity iconic Grexit avoided + PASOK/ND + Syriza Tsipras 2015-2019 break + Mitsotakis ND 2019+ + Mercouri 1920-1994 + Vangelis 1943-2022 Chariots of Fire 1981 Blade Runner 1982 iconic + Mouskouri 1934.
