Kadi

The village of Kadi takes its name from a tower, not the other way around. At the centre of the settlement, beside the church, stands a Venetian tower from the 15th century. During the Ottoman period, the local Turkish lord, who held the title of "Kadi", made his residence here, and the village adopted the name from him. The Venetians had governed the Frankish territory of Chalkis since 1383, and until their rule ended in 1470, they raised many such towers across the region. This one survives as a fairly typical example of that defensive architecture, though it now sits quietly among village life rather than watching over a frontier. Its condition is described as average, and it remains a modest, sturdy reminder of a brief but significant Venetian presence in central Greece.