Mikro Horio description and photos - Greece: Tilos Island (Topic)

Mikro Horio description and photos - Greece: Tylos Island. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Mikro Horio.

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Among the most interesting places on the Greek island of Tilos, which are definitely worth a visit, the abandoned town of Mikro Chorye undoubtedly deserves special attention, nestled on the slopes of a picturesque hill just a few kilometers from the port of the island Livadia.

The history of this city began in the Middle Ages, when people, fearing pirate raids, preferred to settle farther from the coast and mainly on a hill, which certainly gave a certain advantage and practically excluded a surprise attack.

The settlement of Mikro Chorye formed around a small fortress Misaria, built on the top of a hill in the second half of the 14th century by the knights of the Order of St. John, who, having settled on the island, tried to strengthen the old Byzantine fortifications as much as possible and built new ones.

For centuries, the town lived its own measured life, but at the beginning of the 20th century its inhabitants began to gradually leave Mikro Chorye - someone moved to the coastal Livadia, and some even left the island. By 1960, Micro Chorje was finally abandoned and turned into a "ghost town".

And although to this day, only gray ruins have remained from the once flourishing city and the only bright spot that definitely adds color to it is Built in 1861, the snow-white church of Agia Zoni, covered with red tiles and an impressive bell tower, this place has a special charm that attracts guests of Tilos.

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Topic: Mikro Horio description and photos - Greece: Tilos Island.