| Walk west out of Kalives and take the first left under the coastal highway. Left again brings you onto a bizarre collection of buildings fashioned from small stones - known as Koumos or Stone House. This has been the work of Khavaledakis Yorgos since 1990 when his wife Evaggelia suggested he build a stone table. Stones and rocks were carried down from the nearby White Mountains have been used to build all manner of mosaic-covered buildings and objects including a shepherd's roundhouse, a small museum, church, throne, olive oil press, treadmill, flour mill,a mock cave and even toilets. An upturned tree suspended in mid-air and a rock in the shape of a soldier complete with tin hat, gun and shell cases are just some of the weird offerings on view at the site. Add a stone constructed taverna, coffee room, outdoor tables and benches and dozens of small stone sculptures which include a man generously peeing into a pond and you have the makings of an interesting excursion. |
