 Kehries could be characterized as a junction connencting the eastern with the western coasts of Evia, establishing, thus, ideal conditions for anyone who wish to spend his vacations here, combining the green forest of the village with the freedom of choice among the coast of Aegean or Evoic Seas.
Traditions and legends have combined the history of the small fountain, found in the situation where the medieval village, so called Ligdia, and the passing there of the legendary knight, Erotocritos.  The area which during the times of Turkish occupation was a Kara-Ali's estate was assigned, after the liberation, to the hands of the resolution fighter, Angelos Tombazis. Then, after a decision of the Greek Goverment in 1925 it was assigned to the landless farmers of the area. |
