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  • The streets of the medieval village of Pyrgi in Chios with houses covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives.<br />
<br />
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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  • The streets of the medieval village of Pyrgi in Chios with houses covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives.<br />
<br />
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
    090924_488.jpg
  • The streets of the medieval village of Pyrgi in Chios with houses covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives.<br />
<br />
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
    090923_440.jpg
  • The streets of the medieval village of Pyrgi in Chios with houses covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives.<br />
<br />
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
    090923_380.jpg
  • The streets of the medieval village of Pyrgi in Chios with houses covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives.<br />
<br />
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
    090923_433.jpg
  • An elderly woman clearing the mastic drops in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_422.jpg
  • An elderly woman clearing the mastic drops in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_410.jpg
  • A group of women clearing the mastic drops outside their homes in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090924_482.jpg
  • An elderly woman clearing the mastic drops in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_418.jpg
  • A group of women clearing the mastic drops outside their homes in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090924_479.jpg
  • An elderly woman clearing the mastic drops in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_415.jpg
  • An elderly woman entering her old house in an alley in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_397.jpg
  • An elderly woman clearing the mastic drops in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_408.jpg
  • An elderly woman clearing the mastic drops in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.  The resin of the tree fells on a layer of sand. Once the sand is cleared the solidified mastic drop has to be cleared manually from foreign bodies, chunks of the trunk and small pebbles. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_406.jpg
  • An elderly woman entering her old house in an alley in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_398.jpg
  • An old woman feeding a cat in an alley in the medieval village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece.<br />
<br />
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 watchtower in Trachili, on the west coast of Chios island. <br />
<br />
The medieval tower was build by the Genoese and it was part of Chios defence fortification and observation network, that continued to operate until the middle of the 18th century protecting and warning the island from pirate attacks. There use to be 30 towers on the coasts of the island.
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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 />
<br />
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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  • Two local women sitting outside their front doors chatting in the afternoon in the village of Pyrgi, Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_321.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_358.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_346.jpg
  • A watchtower in Trachili, on the west coast of Chios island. <br />
<br />
The medieval tower was build by the Genoese and it was part of Chios defence fortification and observation network, that continued to operate until the middle of the 18th century protecting and warning the island from pirate attacks. There use to be 30 towers on the coasts of the island.
    090923_532.jpg
  • Men sitting outside a house in the medieval village of Pyrgi in Chios Greece.
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  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090924_534.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_447.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_362.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_357.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_359.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_333.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_329.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_326.jpg
  • A typical front house door in the medieval village of Mesta, Chios, Greece
    090923_019.jpg
  • Fosse Dionne (Dionne Pit) is an ancient wellspring located in Tonnerre district of France. <br />
<br />
This natural spring has been built up into a grotto since Roman times. The spring was used in Roman times to supply clean water to a nearby palace and  later in medieval times it became the focal point around which a settlement developed.
    101112_300.jpg
  • Fosse Dionne (Dionne Pit) is an ancient wellspring located in Tonnerre district of France. <br />
<br />
This natural spring has been built up into a grotto since Roman times. The spring was used in Roman times to supply clean water to a nearby palace and  later in medieval times it became the focal point around which a settlement developed.
    101112_323.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Pyrgi in Chios, Greece. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_335.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_468.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_467.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_461.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_348.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_319.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_311.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_314.jpg
  • House covered with xysta (sgraffito) decorative motives in the village of Pyrgi, Mastichochoria of Chios. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_318.jpg
  • A typical front house door in the medieval village of Mesta, Chios, Greece
    090923_069.jpg
  • A man drives his tricycle through the narrow alleys of the medieval village of Mesta, Chios, Greece
    090923_012.jpg
  • Fosse Dionne (Dionne Pit) is an ancient wellspring located in Tonnerre district of France. <br />
<br />
This natural spring has been built up into a grotto since Roman times. The spring was used in Roman times to supply clean water to a nearby palace and  later in medieval times it became the focal point around which a settlement developed.
    101112_335.jpg
  • Fosse Dionne (Dionne Pit) is an ancient wellspring located in Tonnerre district of France. <br />
<br />
This natural spring has been built up into a grotto since Roman times. The spring was used in Roman times to supply clean water to a nearby palace and  later in medieval times it became the focal point around which a settlement developed.
    101112_298.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Pyrgi in Chios, Greece. <br />
<br />
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
    090923_390.jpg
  • There villagers drink their morning coffee under the arches of the narrow alleys of Mesta village in Chios island, Greece.
    090923_099.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Mesta in Chios, Greece.
    090923_301.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Mesta in Chios, Greece.
    090923_242.jpg
  • A typical house of Mesta Village, Chios,  with buttresses.
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  • Overview of Mesta Village in Chios island.
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  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Mesta in Chios, Greece.
    090923_305.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Mesta in Chios, Greece.
    090923_303.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Mesta in Chios, Greece.
    090923_299.jpg
  • Tomatoes hung to dry on a wall of an old house in the village of Mesta in Chios, Greece.
    090923_241.jpg
  • A typical house of Mesta Village, Chios,  with buttresses.
    090923_213.jpg
  • A local woman walks under an arch in in Mesta village in Chios island, Greece.
    090923_091.jpg
  • There villagers drink their morning coffee under the arches of the narrow alleys of Mesta village in Chios island, Greece.
    090923_098.jpg
  • A typical window with a vine growing just outside for shade in the summer  in the medieval village of Mesta, Chios, Greece
    090923_038.jpg
  • A street greengrocer in one of the alleys of the medieval village of Mesta, Chios, Greece.
    090922_129.jpg
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