1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁Ky par iss ia ▁continued ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁name ▁Ark ad ia ▁till ▁its ▁destruction ▁by ▁I bra him ▁P asha ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁Greek ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁when ▁re built ▁it ▁res umed ▁its ▁ancient ▁name ▁Cy par iss ia , ▁by ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁called . ▁Some ▁remains ▁of ▁ancient ▁walls ▁may ▁be ▁trac ed ▁around ▁the ▁modern ▁castle ; ▁and ▁below ▁the ▁castle ▁on ▁the ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁hill , ▁near ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁George , ▁are ▁some ▁fragments ▁of ▁columns . ▁On ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁sea - sh ore , ▁a ▁fine ▁stream ▁r ush es ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁rock ▁and ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁sea ; ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁above ▁is ▁a ▁bas in ▁with ▁a ▁spring ▁of ▁water , ▁near ▁which ▁are ▁some ▁stones ▁belonging ▁to ▁an ▁ancient ▁structure . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁ancient ▁f ount ain ▁sacred ▁to ▁D ion ys us , ▁which ▁P aus an ias ▁perce ived ▁near ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁P yl us . ▁ ▁Historical ▁population ▁ ▁Fam ous ▁residents ▁Dim it rios ▁P its in is ▁( 1 9 2 5 – 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Doctor / General ▁Sur geon ▁ ▁Konst ant inos ▁Lam pr in op oul os ▁( 1 8 9 3 - 1 9 6 5 ), ▁politician , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Pat ras ▁ ▁The