A view of Karditsa
(cooperation by Anastasopoulos, , Koutras ,Thomopoulos)
Our city finds itself in the heart of Greece for this it is named Karditsa. It’s a
place full of contradictions, as long as it allocates from the one side the mountains and the lake and from the other the Thessalian plain.
The city of Karditsa that is also the capital of the prefecture is a small, calm city of fifty thousands residents, moderate in growth of technology and modernisation. It is host to three academic faculties (veterinary, constables, and agronomics) and has enough beautiful parks. The biggest is found in the centre of city and it is named Paysilipo, which is one of the most beautiful parts to enjoy your coffee under the shadow of the trees to smooth and to calm down. You have the opportunity to take a beautiful walk to think calmly about your everyday problems seeing peafowls walking beside you and making you company without seeming bothered. A few metres further there is found a playground, where dhildren of all ages, small and big, play, laugh and are defused for a while by the closure of the apartment.
In the centre of the city most squares are found (And most shops, also). Pedestrian zones modern, comfortable and with beautiful flowers connect the 2 bigger of these: the central and the one found in front of the park Paysilipo.
Even if Karditsa is level and squarely city it does not cease having a big circulatory problem, mainly in her centre, because the places of quartering are limited. For this reason the relation of the residents of the city with the bicycle is very good and the Mayor has made special cyclist’s pathways so that local cyclists are served safer.
Modernised, therefore, city with her cyclist’s pathways, parks and pedestrian zones, but also with two folklore museums and a municipal Art gallery, it does not cease being “grey” from the concrete blocks of flats that sprout up daily as mushrooms.
After all, it is a modern city with stressing rhythms that the law of life fixes but with calm rhythms as when someone gets stressed by work, he can enjoy a cup of coffee in one from the many cafeterias that are found in the centre of the city or relax with a drink in a bar.
On the other hand, if you prefer the mountains to the city, then the Lake Plastira, that is found in the mountainous part of the prefecture, is one of the best parts to admire the beauty of the mountain range of Agrafa, where is also found the artificial lake of Nikolaos Plastiras, big general and benefactor of region who envisioned before 50 years her manufacture. He then closed the 2 mountains’ sides and the river’s water could not escape. The result is the artificial lake which is one of the biggest in land artificial lakes and the first that is found in so much altitude by 800 metres up to 1100. In addition the lake helps in the irrigatory channels of the plain as well as in the hydroelectric factory, which is an important source of electric energy.
To the banks of the lake are gathered mountains, which dominate everywhere and for this the tourist growth of region is rapid. The rich services will cater for every selective visitor, as there are numerous of hotels and restaurants for all tastes. Visitors can be occupied with many sports like riding, cycling, jogging and mountaineering.
In conclusion, according the before mentioned, the city has many things to offer to every foreigner visitor.