In 2001, my partner and I came to Kardamyli for the first time for a two-week holiday. In 2002 and 2003 we returned, and in that last year, we rented an old 'pirgos' for six months in 2004, to see iif this was the ideal place and if we could find a suitable house. In the summer of 2004, we thus ended up in Kalyves, and in autumn a deal was made, we became the owners of a 'hut' in a questionable state.
From 2005 onwards, we started renovating, which in fact amounted to almost completely rebuilding the house. In the following years, I spent about six months each year in Kalyves and gradually became part of the community.

This section will be dedicated to «The Huts», which is the meaning of the name Kalyves. In time, a section with the history of the village will be added, as well as general information about the village and its surroundings, and a section with the travel reports I sent home from Greece in the first years after the purchase.

Through the links alongside you will be guided further.

Tilburg, January 2011.. ..............................................................................