Aliveri (Greek: Αλιβέρι) is a town and a community in the island of Euboea, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Taminaioi, and the seat of the municipality Kymi-Aliveri. Aliveri is situated in the eastern part of the island, on the South Euboean Gulf. It is 13 km southwest of Avlonari, 14 km east of Amarynthos and 39 km east of Chalcis. The Greek National Road 44 (Thebes - Chalcis - Karystos) passes through the town.
The community Aliveri consists of the town Aliveri and the villages Anthoupoli, Katakalos, Latas and Milaki. Aliveri is mostly an industrial town. The biggest cement factory of Greece and a power generating plant of the Public Power Corporation (ΔΕΗ) are located in Aliveri. The lignite fired power plant began producing power in 1955. As the lignite seam has been exhausted now, the power plant is using oil. In the area, there is also marble mining industry. Aliveri has a picturesque harbor called "Karavos".
Manners - Customs
Kamara: The second day of Easter Aliveri revives the custom of the vault. After an evening of love is the church Panagitsa, residents of Aliveri wearing a red carnation in his lapel gathered in the churchyard of St. George. There begins a merry dance lampriatikos who draws the foreman, the sweet-voiced most of the gang. The foreman sings every distoicho epanallamvanoun and then in unison the rest. The custom arch, dating from 1850 or so, the legend associated with the bridge of Arta, as the song says-dancer accompanied by the foreman impromptu choir is none other than the town "the bridge of Arta". The custom has its roots in the period of construction of the church of St. George from Epirus masons, who danced the matter in song the day of completion of the temple, or according to other sources the often sung during work.
Economy
Aliveri is the economic center of the region. The activities that underpin the local economy are the following: Manufacturing - Manufacturing: In the works Aliveriou Steam Electric Power Plant Electricity, and the youngest of the cement plant Heracles-Hercules. At the same time, but in some cases the alternative to the above industries, in a significant number of craft and smaller industrial installations.
Trade - Services: The Aliveri where most of the commercial activity of the region and a service center. In the town operates a number of shops, supermarkets, bank branches and six branches telecommunications provider. Agriculture - Livestock - Fisheries: Aliveri not known for a particular agricultural product.
Under mainly grown olives and vines. Also operate small farms, which raise cattle, pigs and poultry. At the port of Aliveri elimenizetai small number of vessels fishing grounds, but the fish production in recent years has grown considerably and continues to grow as the area operated several farms, which grow rapidly.
Energy - RES: In South Evia recent years have seen rapid growth in Ananeosimon energies, new wind farms installed in the area due to increased wind capacity. Aliveri no exception as throughout Southern Evia operates a significant number of wind turbines.
Mining: In the past the region of Aliveri took place intense mining activity. Indeed, the first significant attempt in Greece for the exploitation of lignite deposits in Aliveri started in 1897 and maintained with minor interruptions due to exceptional circumstances until the early 1980's, when the mine Aliveri was closed permanently due to exhaustion of stocks. In recent years, the mining activity is limited to limestone mining for the local cement industry, and the mining of black and gray marble Aliveri.
ENTERTAINMENT - SHOPPING
Aliveri will find many bars-club, cafe in the beautiful cobbled streets and in Karava just 3 km from the center you will find many taverns.
Since Aliveri is the central part of the southern Evia, you will be able to shop locally too Paula and designer shops as well as in cities exypiretithite banks like National, Alpha bank, Commercial etc..
Aliveri will find several SuperMarket as Mrinopoulo, Lidl, Mymarket, Galen Laoutaris etc.
ATTRACTIONS
Sights
Roman Baths and Venetian Tower in the thermal power plant PPC
Rizokastro or Rizopyrgos venecian pyrgokastello Aliveri
Ekklisidio Assumption Aliveri
Red church Aliveri
Mycenaean tomb Katakalou
Venetian Tower Trachili
Dark Cave Tharrounia
Venetian Tower in Milaki
Karavos
The Karavos is about 3 km from Aliveri and is essentially the beach Aliveri picturesque harbor, with many taverns and club ideal for dining and nightlife as you bathe in and incredible beaches.
Lake Dystos
Lake of Dystos located 7 km away from Aliveri and is one of the protected wetlands of Greece. The rich flora comprises more than 70 different species of birds, including ducks, geese, moorhens, herons, etc., most of which use the area as a station in their migratory journey to Africa.
BEACHES
Mourteri
A visit to the beach where you will Mourteri enchanted by the blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the beach Mourteri is one of the longest beaches of Evia with sand and pebbles on the bottom and still is a beautiful wild beach with waves as high as 4 measures as they are exposed to the Aegean, along will find several taverns and cafes.
Korasida
The mountain-sea contrast is very strong here, one of the most picturesque beaches in Euboea, where you can feel free from any encumbrance of everyday watching the deep blue sea, near the beach, you will find the location of drinking water wells Digestive, the source on site is thermal and the water cure of stomach and kidney disease.
Agioi Apostoloi
Holy Apostles beach is most known as the stones from the village, located just above
It is a picturesque port with several cafes and fish restaurants, taste the freshest fish ever ate from the local fishermen and swim in the most peacefull natural harbor cut from the rough waters of the Aegean also visit the nearby beaches scale, Kakolimano, Liani Ammos mouth, hand mills.
Kalamos
A majestic location with 2 successive beaches separated by a cluster of rocks, first beach is called by the locals "good" because it is usually calmer waters, while the second "Wicked" because it is usually more "roughened" the waters.
Ales famous beaches are: St. Mercurius, Aili, Akti Nireos, Gardos, Kakolimano , Aliveriou Kalami, Kalami, Arlona, Campos, Karavos, Klimaki, Koskina, Liani Ammos, Mageiras, Bournias, Pontikou, Rifi, Stomio.
