The location of the village, and the relative autonomy of the region from central authorities, led to the development of agriculture, crafts and trade. Thus, in the centuries to follow, with the arrival of other new inhabitants – Epirotians, Vlachs and islanders – and with the development of agriculture and trade; the village of Agios Lavrentios grew greatly, reaching a period of prosperity from the end of the 17th century up until the middle of the 19th century.
The Agios Laurentians cultivated olives and fruit trees on the slopes below their village up to the plain between Agria and Lechonia, with the olive trade to all the Balkans and the Danube regions bringing them great profits.