Greengrocer in Pyrgi, Chios

A wondering greengrocer selling vegetables and fruits from the back of his pick up track parked in a street in Pyrgi, Chios. In the background a typical local house with the decorative motives in the facade- Xysta or sgraffito.

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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A wondering greengrocer selling vegetables and fruits from the back of his pick up track parked in a street in Pyrgi, Chios. In the background a typical local house with the decorative motives in the facade- Xysta or sgraffito.<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