Painted Village of Pyrgi

Painted Village of Pyrgi


Pyrgi, Greece (GR)
Pyrgi (Greek: Πυργί) is a village on the island of Chios, known as the "painted village" due to the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. Pyrgi is one of the biggest villages on the island, located 25 km south of the island's capital. It is the traditional seat of the Mastic Villages, a group of villages where the residents engage with mastic agriculture. These villages have been added in the representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.
Pyrgi (Greek: Πυργί) is a village on the island of Chios, known as the "painted village" due to the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. Pyrgi is one of the biggest villages on the island, located 25 km south of the island's capital. It is the traditional seat of the Mastic Villages, a group of villages where the residents engage with mastic agriculture. These villages have been added in the representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, en.protothema.gr
By: kkeps

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