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Pyrgi
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 The entire village of Pyrgi - 25 Km south of the town of Chios - is one of the areas which still stands as it was built. The narrow roads, the innumerable churches, and amongst them the 13th century Byzantine church of St. Apostles in combination with the unique black and white geometrical decor of the outer walls of the houses. -The "xysta" -are the things which enchant the visitor.
It has been designated a listed monument. It keeps its houses tied tightly together in what seems like a closed and compact form. The streets are cobbled and narrow. This type of fortress, a four-cornered structure, was built for protection against the frequent attacks by pirates and Turks, as well as for better cultivation of the mastic bush. It lies in small, treeless valleys far from the sea. The gray houses had doors and windows that faced only the interior of the wall, that is, inside the village. The outer walls contained adjoining parapets with small towers at the corners and only one gate. The inhabitants could enter and leave the village only through a door which can be found today at the location Kato Porta. |
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 At the center of Pyrgi rises the defense tower, where the inhabitants took refuge in the case of attack, using a movable bridge. The streets are narrow , stone-paved, and are connected to the central tower square. At frequent intervals there are transverse archways supporting the structures, as well as vaults and arches supporting the rooms. The functional character of the houses was geared to defense, and thus the inhabitants were able to move about the roofs without being seen. The four-sided shape of these houses, their thick structure, the defense system, the small areas for general use, and their relation to the treeless, natural surroundings, convince us that Pyrgi was built on a fixed plan which may have been imposed by the Genoese.
At Pyrgi and Lithi, one sees scraped designs called Xysta on the facades of the houses. This is a technique of hand-engraving geometric motifs in black and white on plaster. It is based on plastering-sand being applied to the wall, carefully painted white, then scraped with the designs. These Xysta, reminiscent of the Italian Sgraffito, a form of decoration which stems from Genoa, has made the Pyrgi unique. 
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Sightseeing |
Prehistoric Times
Prehistoric Emporio
Ancient Times
Temple of Phanaios Apollo, Temple of Athena at Emporio
Early Christian Times
Phana, Temple of Athena Polias
Medieval Times
Holy Apostles, Virgin Sikelia, Fortress of Apolihni, Pyrgi, Mesta, Olympi, Vessa, Watchtowers
Late Byzantine Times
Churches of Mesta
Post Byzantine and Later Times
Monastery of Zoodochos Pygi, St George Monastery at Pyrgi |
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Date: Σάββατο, 18 Αυγούστου 2007
Yamila Korakis, Santa Fe (Argentina) | | Comment: | I want to meet my family on the web, I don’t have e-mails from them. Their names are Korakis, Lagoudis, I want to meet them on web or by phone. They live in Pyrgi (chios).My grandfather was orthodox priest(Teodoro Korakis)and his wife Maria Lagoudis.if there are any family, please write me. Thanks. | - | Date: Παρασκευή, 27 Απριλίου 2007
xristina kostayos, BsAs Argentina | | Comment: | Ilove greece and send kisses for my family IASSAS | - | Date: Κυριακή, 25 Ιουλίου 2004
cristinacostazos, avellaneda bs as argentina | | Comment: | Ive been here because my family is pyrgusi. I like very much all greece because i am greek bloody from my parents and grandparents and cousins. | - | Date: Παρασκευή, 11 Ιουνίου 2004
Cristina Costazos, Argentina,Buenos Aires | | Comment: | I want to meet my family on the web, I don't have EMails from them. Their names are Kostazos, Lagoudis, Dimitrakis and others, I want to meet them on web or by phone. They live in Pyrgi and Chios city (Jora), or in Athens | - |
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