{"id":4829,"date":"2019-04-19T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4youth.gr\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2019-04-19T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:06:03","slug":"visit-of-lovokomeio-leper-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/4youth.gr\/index.php\/2019\/04\/19\/visit-of-lovokomeio-leper-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit of Lovokomeio Leper Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the 17th<\/sup> of April, the students from the 5th<\/sup>\ngrade from the school Panagia Erithiani visited the very first leprosy hospital\nin Greece,\nwhich is located around 20 minutes south of Vrontados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once arrived, we were welcomed by our guide for the day and walked down\na little path to the leprosy hospital which was founded in the 14th<\/sup>\ncentury. Unfortunately, there are only ruins left, although the municipality\nwants to restore it. The hospital consisted of two parts: the back part, which\nis the original building and the front part, which was added later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hospital was founded by rich ship owning families, as they wanted to\nseparate leprous people from the healthy population. The building was quite\nluxurious for that time, as there were only single rooms, providing a bathtub\nand hot water access. Another indication for the fortune of Chios Island\nis that the columns in the entrance area were imported from London and the whole building is decorated\nvery nicely, having painted ceilings in most of the rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lovokomeio Leper Colony is located in a little valley with a small stream. In the past, there were also two bridges in order to cross the valley, although they don\u2019t exist anymore nowadays. These were frequently used, as olives were cultivated on the other side of the valley. In the back of the glen, you can also see the ruins of an old byzantine church which has sadly been destroyed during the great massacre of Chios, like many other sights on the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students visited the whole colony and also had a little maths lesson afterwards. Their task was to find as many geometrical shapes in the building and the area in general, like circles, right angles or squares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n