Vouniatades

Although historical records from the south date back to the 14th century, there is evidence that the
rulers from Epirus were there in the 13th century. Villages such as Vouniatades, Vragionatika and
Chlomatiana may even have a history going back as far as 1000 AD. The villages in this area were
populated on the hills for security and to escape piracy but also for a clean water supply, from the
nearby mountains. Vouniatades is a small pretty village with lovely views to the hillside villages of Ano
and Kato Pavliana and Kato Garouna. Just north of Agios Mattheos, the nearest resort is Agios Gordios
west. It is perched on a hill at 100 metres above sea level and has a population of around 240. The
church here is the Orthodox church of Saint John.
The village festival is held on 24th June and although the village is small it attracts locals from all the
neighbouring villages, as they have a live band and of course lamb on the spit. The panigiri here goes
on until the early hours of the morning.
Whenever I go southwest from Pelekas I use the road that leads through Vouniatades and always stop
for a break and a walk around the small square. The road winds up to the village and down again like
a snake: many people go through and must think that it is a nice village, without having a thought to
stop. This summer I passed through in the light warm evening sun and stopped at the café, for a drink
and a talk with the locals.
Do you want to practice your Greek language? Then this is a great place to come and have a coffee or
an ouzo with the locals and walk around the village to view the surrounding countryside and nearby
hilltop villages. All this information was kindly supplied from the books written by Steve Ford and the money raised from sales of these goes to Corfu Charities. Please use the link below to download your own copy and find more information on all the villages listed and more from Steve