The settlement of Kato Dafni began in the early 20th century and before World War II it had less than 20 houses.

Politics and international events receive daily scrutiny by people keeping abreast through radio, television and newspapers.

Nothing escapes the sensitive antennae of these remarkable yet otherwise idle pensioners who have formed closed groups, deep in thought and animated by cultural concerns.

Kato Dafni's water was considered to have therapeutic properties and before the cortisone era many used it to treat skin diseases.

Dafni has been visited by famous contemporaries including the Italian poet and Nobel laureate Eugenio Montale.