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Emporio is the largest village of Santorini. It is located in the 12 km south of Fira. Emporio in Greek means Trade and probably the village was named so as a local Trade center. In the village is the castle of Goulas from the Ottoman period. According to a legend it was build by monks from St. John in Patmos. In the entrance is the church Agios Nikolaos Marmaritis (St Nikolaos), Marmarits is derived from the greek word for Marble , used to build the church on a place of an ancient temple.
Gavrilou Hill, with eight traditional windmills and byzantine ruins.
Kasteli (Castle), Click image to enlarge
Panagia Mesani Church from the 16th century. Click image to enlarge Festivals Feast of Saint Averkios each year 22 October in honour of Saint Averkios (or Abercius) a bishop in Hierapolis Phrygia in the second century AD. He is considered a protector of wine (during an Apollo festival he destroyed the sculptures of the Greek gods claiming "that the gods, becoming drunk from the wine of the libations offered them, had struck one against another in their confusion") Source: http://www.iconograms.org/sig.php?eid=252 Municipal district of Emporio (Emporion)
Photos Klearchos P. Kapoutsis All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
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