The mountain village of Karvouni, with its stone houses, is located on a hill and is only 7 km from Kyparissia. It is built at an altitude of 359 meters and has about 20 permanent residents. In ancient times, the settlement area was part of the kingdom of Nestor, King of ancient Pylos.
According to local tradition, the village got its name from the large quantities of charcoal extracted by the locals from the forests. Others argue that the name came from Ibrahim's threat to make the village "charcoal" (to burn it to ashes - in other words), a threat that ultimately did not occur. It is said that the original location of the village (Palio Karvouni) hosted its first inhabitants from Mani and Arcadia. The visitor can see the ruins of old houses at this place, while the neighbouring hill is called Agios Nikolaos from the homonymous church that once existed there. In the village's current location (Neo Karvouni), its inhabitants began to settle in the early 1900s.
In the village, the visitor can see the church of Agios Georgios, where a big festival takes place on the day of his celebration. Finally, at a short distance from Karvouni, the Monastery of Panagia Katsimikada dominates the area, built at an altitude of 450 meters.
