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Castle
of Psachna. It is located in the region Paleopsahna or
Castri, in a location that holds in check of the area of
Psachna to Chalkida, in an altitude of 210 meters (Hill of
Profitis Ilias).
Tower
of Psachna.
Ruins of a square Venetian Tower (location of Agia
Paraskevi).
Tower
of Triada. Venetian tower to the S.E. of Triada.
Ruins
of the temple of Agia Triada. Ruins of a
paleochristianic building construction, on which a small
rectangular chapel was reconstructed.
Residence
of Kriezotis. The house of general N. Kriezotis, who
owned Triada after the accession of Evia to the Greek state
in 1833.
Folklore
museum of Psachna. Newly-founded, but interesting
museum.
Vrisakia.
The place in which the Greek revolutionists under the
leadership of Govios, achieved a glorious victory over the
Turks in 1821. A year later, (spring of 1822) at the same
place, Aggelis Govios fell to the battlefield of honor.
Tower
of Politika. Well-retained Venetian tower. It is located
in the centre of Politika.
Monastery
of Panagia Perivleptos of Politica. It is located in a
small distance from Politica. The Old Monastery (1025) is in
constant operation.
Monastery
of Panagia Makrimallis. Old Monastery (today a nunnery)
near the settlement Makrimallis, 7 Km north of Psachna.
Monastery
of Agios Ioannis Kalivitis. It is 4 Km on the NW of
Psachna. The cathedral of the monastery was constructed on
the remains of an anterior paleochristianic Basilica, with a
lot of sculptures of the first-Byzantine period, fixtured in
the walls.
Gulch
of Agali. It is located near Paliouras, on the edges of
Dirfis.
Skounteri.
Picturesque village of Steni, with remains of a Venetian
tower and small churches.
Tower
Mostra (Pissonas). Venetian tower at the centre of the
village.
Old
monastery of Eria.
It is located 1,5 km western of Kathenoi, in a gully full of
plain-trees, at the place where the sources of the Venetian
aqueduct of Chalkida are. It is located 1, 5 Km on the west
of Katheni in a gully full of platan trees. The monastery
seized to operate in 1840. The catholic is the only
construction which still stands.
Historical
and martial museum of Liaskos (Kontodespoti) . An
extremely interesting collection with great variety of guns,
documents, outfits and other collectibles of historical
significance in a well-looked-after and modernly designed
place.
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