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| Sights
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|  SERIFOS (Village) SERIFOS |
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Castle in the Seriphos Chora
This defensive settlement is built on a hill by the Seriphos port.
In the 15th century this was the see of the Venitian rulers of the island and
specifically of the Picchieli.
This defensive settlement still preserves its medieval fortification.
Although Seriphos was ruled by three Venitian families, the Giustigniani, the
Ghizi and the Picchieli, this is the only remnant of them that still exists.
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| | KOUTALAS (Settlement) SERIFOS |
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Cave of Koutala
At the wesr of the village which is undeveloped and not visitable.
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Church of Panagia (Virgin Mary), 10th-11th cent.
The most important Byzantine church on the island is that of the Panagia
(Virgin), built between 950 and 1000, in the village of the same name, 4 kilometers
north of Hora. Unfortunately, little has been preserved of its once splendid frescoes.
This extract is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Serifos tourist pamphlet.
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White Tower
Eight kilometers west of Hora lies Megalo Horio (Big Village), built
on the site of the ancient capital of the island. Nearby one can see the ruins
of a Hellenistic tower known as Lefkos Pyrgos of Aspropyrgos (White Tower), while
at the place called Kastro tis Grias (the old woman's castle) some traces of walls
and houses are visible. The area once held the key to the island's economy; it
is here that the iron ore was mined. The metal was loaded onto boats from the
little port of Megalo Livadi, situated in a protected cove on the southwest coast,
and shipped to various destinations. Further south, on the Cyclop's Hill are the
ruins of a second Hellenistic tower, called Psaropyrgos.
This extract is cited May 2003 from the Municipality
of Serifos tourist pamphlet.
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