Palaiochora

Paliachora (Παλιαχώρα), also known as Palaia Chora (Παλαιά Χώρα) and Palaiochora (Παλαιοχώρα) is an abandoned Medieval settlement on Aegina, one of the islands off the coast of Attica in Greece. Paliachora was the main centre of habitation on the island from the Middle Byzantine period until the beginning of the 19th century. It was built on a peak in the northern part of the island, above the monastery of Agios Nektarios, next to the road from the city of Aigina on the west coast to Mesagros and the Temple of Aphaia in the east. It has been nicknamed the "Mystras of Aigina."

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Palaiochora ranks #5,453 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #66 of the 123 mapped in Greece. The nearest day-trip guide is Athens, 33 km away. It is one of the 31 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.

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