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Pyrgi Village (Chios)
38° 13.6′ N · 25° 59.9′ E
The 'painted village': every façade scratched in black-and-white geometric xysta patterns, around a 12th-century Byzantine church of the Holy Apostles.
Practical
Inland from Emporios and Komi (buses run from Chios Town to Pyrgi). Seat of the mastic municipal unit (Wikipedia). Kafeneio-ouzeri on the main square (greektravel). Petrol station and a Proton supermarket on the edge of the village (OSM). Combine with the Mastic Museum 2 km away.
Best for
Half-day from an Emporios or Komi anchorage
Nearby
- Chios Mastic Museum1 NM away
- Emporio Archaeological Site (Chios)2.5 NM away
- Emporios Waterfront Tavernas2.7 NM away
- Komi Beach (Chios)2.7 NM away
- Emporios Bay & Mavra Volia Snorkel (Chios)2.8 NM away
- Emporios Cove & Mavra Volia (Chios)2.8 NM away
- Mavra Volia Black Pebble Beach (Chios)2.9 NM away
- Olympi Village & Cave (Chios)3.6 NM away