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The Astypalean traditional houses are similar to those of the Cyclades.
Moreover, the cycladic colour seems as though it surpasses the Dodecanese
colour around the island.
The most interesting part of the house other than the fireplace and
the divisions of the walls is the wooden loft in the far part of the room decorated
with lace, woodwork, which was used as a bed. It has a height of about two metres
and to reach it, one must climb a ladder, which is formed by three wooden trunks,
one placed on top of the other.
Next to the bed, three or four rows of carved, wooden shelves make
up the "Krijola", on which the most beautiful and the best glassware
of the housewife are kept.
The wooden ornamentation of the bed, the "Krijola", the
door and window cases, and the ceiling is a sample of the excellent woodcarving
craftsmanship was developed in Astypalea.
One of the most characteristic pieces of work of this art is the carved,
wooden ceiling of one of the houses inside the Castle the only one which has been
saved today.
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Municipality
of Astypalea tourist pamphlet (1999).
The Venetian Castle, with its two whitewashed churches, stands proudly
at the top of the peninsula proclaiming the onset of the development of the settlement.
As the centuries progressed little white houses began to appear outside
the walls of the Castle, which covered the hill and reached the port of Pera
Yalos joining together to form a mosaic of our island’s history.
The portrait of Chora with its white body and ocean blue heart, leaves the visitor speechless because of its beauty and harmony. The Castle takes up all the plateau at the top of the hill. That densely
built group of houses there made up the Middle Ages settlement. Today, only a
few of the houses have survived, the out sidewalls of which make up the walls
of the Castle. Only on the south side there is a strong battle tower, which is
known by the name "Serai". Inside the Castle, among the scattered columns
and the carved stones, two beautiful churches, Panagia of Castro (the Holy Virgin
of the Castle) and Agios Giorgios (Saint George) stand.
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Municipality
of Astypalea tourist pamphlet (1999).
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