page_title: Rakita, Greece
hierarchical_section_title: Rakita, Greece
caption_attribution_description: English: The historic old church of Agia Paraskevi ( Ἁγία Παρασκευῆ) in Rakita. It is dedicated to the holy and glorious Virgin-Martyr Saint Paraskevi.
context_page_description: Rakita is a location in the municipal unit Leontio, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community of Ano Mazaraki. Located at an altitude of about 1,100 m in a plateau near mount Barbas, it is surrounded by fir forests and mountain views. In recent years it has seen an increase in the number of tourists visiting, partly due to improved road access.
  During recent excavations in the region of Rakita an ancient temple, sacred to the Goddess Artemis, was discovered. Also in the settlement lies the historic old church of Agia Paraskevi where the Greek rebels under Theodoros Kolokotronis attended the divine liturgy just before the crucial victorious battle in Kafkaria against the Turkish general Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt.
context_section_description: Rakita (Greek: Ρακίτα) is a location in the municipal unit Leontio, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community of Ano Mazaraki. Located at an altitude of about 1,100 m in a plateau near mount  Barbas, it is surrounded by fir forests and mountain views. In recent years it has seen an increase in the number of tourists visiting, partly due to improved road access. 
  During recent excavations in the region of Rakita an ancient temple, sacred to the Goddess Artemis, was discovered. Also in the settlement lies the historic old church of Agia Paraskevi (built in 1700) where the Greek rebels under Theodoros Kolokotronis attended the divine liturgy just before the crucial victorious battle in Kafkaria against the Turkish general Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. (26 August 1827).
caption: The historic old church of Agia Paraskevi
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