Palaiochora, Aegina

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Palaiochora, Aegina is a historic hilltop settlement on the Greek island of Aegina, known for its many ruined Byzantine churches and panoramic views.

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Label Occurrences
Palaiochora, Aegina canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
hilltop settlement ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ
accessibleFrom Aegina Town by road and footpath ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
declinedIn 19th century ⓘ
flourishedIn Byzantine period ⓘ
Frankish period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
Venetian period ⓘ
governedBy Municipality of Aegina ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfChurches around 30 ⓘ
originally about 365 churches (tradition) ⓘ
hasBuilding church of Agios Dionysios ⓘ
church of Agios Georgios ⓘ
church of Agios Nikolaos ⓘ
church of Metamorphosis tou Sotiros ⓘ
church of Panagia Foritissa ⓘ
hasFeature fortified layout ⓘ
narrow paths ⓘ
ruined houses ⓘ
hasHeritage Byzantine churches ⓘ
post-Byzantine churches ⓘ
hasViewOf Aegina Town ⓘ
Agia Marina bay ⓘ
linked to: Bay of Agia Marina

Saronic Gulf ⓘ
Temple of Aphaia area ⓘ
historicalRole medieval capital of Aegina ⓘ
knownFor Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
many ruined churches ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
religious heritage ⓘ
languageUsedHistorically Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Aegina ⓘ
Attica region ⓘ
Saronic Gulf ⓘ
locatedNear Aegina Town ⓘ
Agia Marina, Aegina ⓘ
linked to: Agia Marina
locatedOn hill ⓘ
partOf Byzantine heritage of Greece ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Greece

cultural heritage of Aegina ⓘ
region Islands regional unit of Attica ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
hiking destination ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
usedAs refuge from pirate raids ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monastery of Agios Nektarios → locatedNear → Palaiochora, Aegina ⓘ
Municipality of Aegina → contains → Palaiochora, Aegina ⓘ
Municipality of Aegina → hasHistoricSite → Palaiochora, Aegina ⓘ