We, "the Sandokannetjes", love to travel to Greece, so also in the summer of 2021 we did.
We visited beautiful area"s and places and decided to hide some caches on places we think you should visit.
Today we took the car and drove to the village Karitaina.
Before you arrive in the village you wil cross a bridge.
When you take a good look, you will see the old bridge of Karitaina underneath it.
Just a few meters before the bridge, there's a small parking place.
From there you can follow the path to the old bridge. It's just a short walk.
When you go down you will arrive at an old wooden bridge. Don't be afraid, you can cross over! 
If you don't dare, here is how to reach the cache:
A dirt road starts at N37 28.850 E 022 02.939. There is plenty of parking space just opposite the road.
Walk along the dirt road, turn left at the old sign and in 10 min you are at the Byzantine bridge.
From there it's easy to get to the old bridge and the tiny chapel.
Don't forget to visit the chapel, take the stairs and you can get in!
About the bridge:
The five-arched stone bridge was also called the "The Bridge of the 5000 drachmas" because it was depicted on the back of the most famous banknote in the drachma years.
The bridge was rebuilt in 1441 by a descendant of a great Byzantine family, Raul Manuel Melikis. At one point the lord found himself in the Alphios River, which passes under him and wanted to go from one bank to the other, through the bridge. However, the bridge was almost destroyed and Melikis fell into the rushing waters and almost drowned. Because he was saved at the last minute, miraculously, he decided to rebuild it. The Byzantines used to build small churches at the bases of the bridges, to guard them.
At one of the bases of the bridge of Karytena, is the small church of the Nativity of the Virgin, in which there was an inscription with the name of Meliki and the date of reconstruction of the bridge, which was destroyed over time. From 1830 engravings, it seems that the bridge then had a large curve like a saddle, while later it is depicted straight, which proves that other changes were made during the 19th century.
Tradition has it that there was a small slit in the bridge through which passers-by left their obol for the chapel. The coins ended up on the bridge, directly behind the icon of the Virgin Mary, which was inside the temple.
The bridge, after all the interventions, had five unequal arches between them, reaching 12 meters in height and 50 meters in length. Its largest arch was almost 9 meters wide. Today, three of the five arches survive. The middle one exploded during the Civil War. The part of the old bridge that is missing, has been completed by a wooden section, while the crossing is done by a new modern bridge.
About the cache:
The cache is a small plastic container in a plastic bag. There is a logbook inside, no pencil.
Close it carefully!
The cache will be maintained by locals, so if there's something wrong, please let us know.
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Enjoy life,
Enjoy caching!