Μόλιστα και το Γαναδιό τα πέτρινα χωριά

Описание: Molista and Ganadio are located 25 kilometers after Konitsa on the road to Kozani, in the foothills of green Smolika. According to others, it is Molista with its two settlements. Be that as it may, these are three beautiful villages in a completely forested environment. It is not historically documented when these villages were built, even though the archaeological dig brought to light lykythous with 3,000-year-old ash. Initially, however, the residents of the area lived in a settlement called Molista. It is said that a smallpox epidemic decimated them and they were forced to relocate, thus creating the other two settlements. Due to the mountainous terrain, some engaged in animal husbandry and others in stone-making. The crews of the time were called "packs" and some had gained a great reputation, such as V. Harisiadis and A. Serifis from Molista, A. Papadimitriou and A. Dokos from Ganadio and N. Katsikis from Monastiri. But there were also many who immigrated mainly to Romania, but also to Egypt. Imagine that at the time when there was no post office in Konitsa, there was one in Molista (the only one in the area) for immigrants to send remittances home. The beautiful old stone-built mansions that you will see in the villages are due to these immigrants. However, non-mansions also have their beauty. The simple houses are rectangular, two-story and stone-built. In many places they have elements of a fortress. They are located next to each other and in many the tiled roofs are united. In all three villages the inhabitants in the winter are few and mostly elderly, while in the summer they come alive as many return to their homeland for holidays. As you understand, these are not cosmopolitan places. Only in Molista is there a guest house with a restaurant. In the others you will be comfortable with whatever you find in the village cafe. Walk through all three villages to get to know them and enjoy your coffee or a tsipouro in their beautiful squares. The Monastery is located at an altitude of 950 m. Molista at 870 m. and Ganadio at 850 m. Also visit the surrounding springs. In the Monastery, the Pigadi, Draziou, Yoga springs, next to the Nativity of the Virgin church and the Platonos spring. In Molista there are countless springs, but the most picturesque is the Fountain of Agios Nikolaos next to the church under the big oak trees. She is the one who "welcomes" you as you enter the settlement. In Ganadio, the Natsaioi fountain that supplies the whole village with drinking water. The Pam church. Taxiarchon in Ganadio, a three-aisled basilica from 1870 built on the ruins of another older one. The belfry has the form of a tower and was built in 1856 from the "bunch" of Harisiadis, the 4 arched stone bridges that exist in Ganadio. They were built around 1890 and are still used today for the passage of the residents, the three-story house after the tower of Xinos which was built in 1860 and is located next to the square of Ganadio. Xinos was a rich merchant from Ganadio who with his own expenses built the Church of the Holy Taxiarchs, the Girls' School and the School.
Μόλιστα και το Γαναδιό βρίσκονται 25 χιλιόμετρα μετά την Κόνιτσα στον δρόμο προς Κοζάνη, στις υπώρειες του καταπράσινου Σμόλικα. Κατ’ άλλους είναι η Μόλιστα με τους δύο οικισμούς της. Οπως και να ‘ναι τα πράγματα, πρόκειται για τρία πανέμορφα χωριά μέσα σε ένα απόλυτα δασικό περιβάλον.Δεν είναι ιστορικά τεκμηριωμένο πότε κτίστηκαν αυτά τα χωριά παρ’ όλο που η αρχαιολογική σκαπάνη έφερε στο φως λυκήθους με τέφρα 3.000 ετών.Αρχικά, πάντως, οι κάτοικοι της περιοχής έμεναν σε έναν οικισμό που λεγόταν Μόλιστα. Λέγεται πως μια επιδημία ευλογιάς τούς αποδεκάτισε και αναγκάστηκαν να μετοικήσουν, δημιουργώντας έτσι τους άλλους δύο οικισμούς. Λόγω του ορεινού εδάφους κάποιοι ασχολήθηκαν με την κτηνοτροφία και άλλοι με το κτίσιμο της πέτρας. Τα συνεργεία της εποχής λέγονταν «μπουλούκια» και κάποια είχαν αποκτήσει μεγάλη φήμη, όπως του Β. Χαρισιάδη και του Α. Σερίφη από τη Μόλιστα, του Α. Παπαδημητρίου και του Α. Ντόκου από το Γαναδιό και του Ν. Κατσίκη από το Μοναστήρι.Υπήρξαν όμως και πολλοί που μετανάστευσαν κυρίως στη Ρουμανία, αλλά και στην Αίγυπτο. Φανταστείτε πως την εποχή που στην Κόνιτσα δεν υπήρχε ταχυδρομείο, υπήρχε στη Μόλιστα (το μοναδικό στην περιοχή) για να στέλνουν οι μετανάστες τα εμβάσματα στο σπίτι τους. Στους μετανάστες αυτούς οφείλονται τα όμορφα παλιά πετρόκτιστα αρχοντικά που θα δείτε στα χωριά. Ομως και τα μη αρχοντικά έχουν την ομορφιά τους. Τα απλά σπίτια είναι ορθογώνια, διώροφα και πετρόκτιστα.