Tuesday, May 30, 2023

GR-94128

I thought I had more official cards from Greece but this is actually only my second official from there! 
This card is from Pyrgi, a village on the Greek island of Chios, known as the "painted village" due to the decoration of the buildings, called xistà.
 
GR-94128, sent by Nikos.
Theotokou Church is one of the buildings decorated in this unique style that consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. 
Pyrgi is the traditional seat of the Mastic Villages, a group of villages where the residents engage with mastic agriculture. These villages have been added in representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. - in: wikipedia

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