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HÍOS TOWN STAY

ΧΊΟΣ Archontiko Perleas
This stylish mansion,
g @ Egéou 41; Dimokratías n Kanári 18; 22713 50514 fitted out in dark wood,
Híos town, like the eponymous island, was settled in offers well-appointed
the Bronze Age and was colonized by the Ionians from rooms and a
Asia Minor by the 9th century BC. The site was chosen gourmet breakfast.
⌂ 1 km (0.5 mile) N of
for its convenient position for travel to the Anatolian Thymianá ∑ perleas.gr
mainland opposite. Few buildings predate the 1881
earth quake, but there are several museums and relics ¡¡¡
from the town’s past, which includes the rather well-
preserved Byzantine kástro, the bustling bazaar at the Medieval Castle
Suites
top of Roïdou, as well as the ornate Ottoman fountain, Skilfully refurbished,
which dates from 1768. this medieval structure
contrasts its stone walls
with soft furnishings.
1 northwest side of the walls. ⌂ Centre of Mestá
Behind the walls, Ottoman-era
Kástro houses line the narrow lanes of ∑ mcsuites.gr
what were once the Muslim ¡¡¡
⌂ Maggiora # Daily
and Jewish quarters of the
The most prominent medieval town; after the Ottoman
feature of the town is the conquest in 1566, Orthodox
kástro, a Byzantine fortress Christians and Catholics were
improved by the Genoese required to live outside the
after they acquired Híos in walls. Also inside are a disused 2 "
1346. Today the kástro lacks mosque, restored Turkish Giustiniani Palace
the southeasterly sea rampart, baths and a small Ottoman ⌂ Kástro ¢ Closed for
which fell prey to developers cemetery, which contains the renovation
after the deadly earth quake in grave of Ottoman Admiral
1881. Its most impres sive gate Kara Ali, who com manded This small 13th-century
is the southwesterly Porta the mas sa cre of locals on Híos building is now a museum
Maggiora; a deep dry moat in 1822. He was later killed primarily showcasing fres-
runs from here around to the aboard his flagship. coes and icons.
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