Place of Execution

One of the city’s most significant monuments and sacred pilgrimage sites is the Execution Site, located on Kapí Hill, east of the town of Kalavrita (500 meters from the center), on the road to the Ski Center.

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On December 13, 1943, the German occupiers led men aged 14 and older to the ridge of Kapí, where they were executed.

Today, a large cross stands on Kapí Hill, commemorating this horrific crime. The columns surrounding the central area bear the names of the families of the executed. In the catacomb, small votive lamps hang, each representing one of the families of the victims.

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Adjacent to the catacomb is a stone sculpture of a grieving mother, emblematic of the municipality and a symbol of human resilience. It was created by Anna Vafeia, a student at the Fine Arts School at the time. The sculpture holds symbolic significance for the heroic women of Kalavrita—the mothers, sisters, grandmothers, and daughters—who, through extraordinary effort, struggled to rebuild the completely destroyed town.

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Every year, on December 13, following the memorial service at the city’s cathedral, a solemn procession concludes at the Site of Sacrifice, where a commemorative prayer is held and the fallen are honored.