Zyfias, Chios, North Aegean
Pyrgari of Zyfias
| Location: |
| On a hill NW of the village Zyfias in Chios island, between the chapels of Agia Aleousa and Agioi Theodoroi |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| North Aegean Chios | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Chios • Zyfias | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 195 m (Relative Height≈80 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| around 15th cent. | GENOAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower House |
Rather Poor
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Remains of a Genoan tower complex above the chapel of Agia Eleousa on the top of a hill northwest of village Zyfias of central Chios island.
Zyfias is one of the Kambochora of Chios. Kambochora is a group of villages in the fertile south-central part of the island. The organisation of the production by the Genoans, in the 14th and 15th centuries, brought growth, wealth and increased demand for fortified tower-houses and mansions.
This tower was part of a complex with a fortified perimeter that once included also the chapel of Agia Eleousa.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | September 2016 |
Sources
- Photographs from Panoramio user Manolis Roxanas
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| Entrance: |
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