Pyrgi street scene

An elderly woman entering her old house in an alley in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.

Pyrgi in Chios is known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. The village still keeps its medieval style and together with the other Mastichochoria (Mastic Villages) are in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO

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An elderly woman entering her old house in an alley in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece. <br />
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Pyrgi in Chios is known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. The village still keeps its medieval style and together with the other Mastichochoria (Mastic Villages) are in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO