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Aliki (αλυκή) is a village in the north west coast of Peloponnese(Πελοπόννησος). An estimate of 150 people live permanently there, whose economy is based a hundred percent on fishing. A small number of tourists visit Aliki every summer to spend relaxing vacation by the beach.

History and Econony
In 1865 Aliki had many storerooms filled up with acorns that people would sell and do business with. A hundred and twenty years ago the were customs that was responsible for the tracking and shipping of salt and acorns, the main income of the place. The first people to habit Aliki came around 1900-1905 and by 1920 there were 4 families living there whose children got married to each other, so as a result all residents are relatives. Now all residents of the village are making a living through fishing keeping the tradition alive by owning their parents boats. No more than 50 people were living in Aliki by 1940, and by 1991 an inventory revealed more than 200 people living in the area. Aliki has the same traditions as every other Greek place.