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Pagondas

Southwest of Myloi, on the eastern slopes of Karvounis mountain you’ll find the village of Pagondas, 12 km away from Pythagoreio. Following this road you’ll go to the village of Spathareei and further up to Pyrgos where you’ll meet the main road. There are two explanations or the origins of its name. One mentions that it comes from the ancient word “pagon – da” meaning “land of the springs” and the second one that it derives from the homonymous village in Euboea where its first inhabitants are reported to be descended from.

The residents are mostly farmers producing mainly olive oil. The village is oriented towards the southeast facing the straights of Mykali and the Asia Minor coast.

Iraion is a settlement of Pagondas. It is by the sea, to the south of the village and it’s a well developed tourist destination. The name Iraion comes from the near-by temple of goddess Hera. It was one of the biggest temples of antiquity with a length of 108,73m, width of 54,8m and it was supported by 133 columns. Today only one of them stands. Starting from the temple, the ancient “sacred road” continued towards Pythagoreio.

Iraion has 496 residents and along with the settlement of Kolona which has 35 residents belongs to Pagondas.

Its highest ever-recorded population was recorded in the 1940 census, 2631 residents.
 

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