The mountain village of Kryovrysi is located 2.5 km northeast of the provincial road in the direction of Neapolis. It is built at an altitude of 470 metres and has about 50 inhabitants. Originally it was called Geroumana ("the old man's mother"), while, later on, it was named Kryovrysi due to the running waters that pass through the village. Two of the most famous fountains are "Kydonia" and "Karagianniki".
In the village, with its picturesque houses, the visitor can see the Primary School, which until recently housed a Textile School with traditional looms. In the centre of the village, the visitor can see the church of Agia Paraskevi, which dates back to 1950. Visitors can also see other churches, such as Profitis Ilias, Agios Dimitrios, Sotira etc.
At Kryovrysi, there is also the "Vasilopoula Tower". According to tradition, she was the daughter of the Roman emperor Justinian I the Great, who suffered from tuberculosis and had to be in a clear atmosphere. So, he came to Kryovrysi, where he built the tower, and after a few years, he died. The most realistic version of the tower is that it was used as an observatory ("vigla") by soldiers from the Despotate of Moreas for any pirate attacks. The tower is also known as "Pantanassa Tower" and is located - built on a rocky hill, a little higher than the villages of Kryovrysi and Pantanassa. There is no road to get to the tower. It can be reached only by hiking, with the nearest starting point being the church of Agios Athanasios.
It is a late Byzantine tower that is identified with the one mentioned in the gold bullion of the co-emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (1405), "Tower of Elikovounos". The tower is two-storey, rectangular in plan, built with bricks. The entrance was through a small rectangular door to the west, while a window was opened on the east side.
