Serifos.
Serifos.
THE ISLANDS
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580. Serifos, Panagia, Koimisis of the Theotokos, wall painting (Σέριφος,
Παναγία, Κοίμηση Θεοτόκου ή Παναγιά, τοιχογραφία)
tected location, survive remnants of the Palaiokastro fortress,
also known as Kastro Kefalou and Kastro Orias (1). It was the
medieval capital of Kythnos and the seat of Frankish lords.
As concluded from historical testimonies and surviving rem-
nants, it was established in the 13th c. and maintained until
the 16th c., when it was laid waste by the Turks. Parts of the
walls that complement the natural fortification, mainly close
to the gates, are preserved in ruins. Of the N and S gates,
only the latter survives and was more easily accessible via a
track that leads to the fortress. Within the walls are the ruins
of numerous houses, churches, cisterns and other structures,
as well as two barrel-vaulted, single-nave churches that are
preserved: Aghia Triada, with a fragmented layer of frescoes
that can be dated to the second half of the 13th c. and Eleousa
church, incorporated in a tower that was contemporary with
the church and may have been the seat of the Latin bishop.
580.
Serifos.
There are sparse remains from the first Christian years on Seri-
fos. Scattered architectural elements, mainly columns below
the modern church of Aghia Irene at the Koutala site (3), are
dated to the Early Christian period. Early Christian and Byzan-
tine architectural components have been reused in the walls
of the Christ and Panagia church at Kastro (1). The most sig-
nificant Mid-Byzantine monument on Serifos is the Koimesis
of the Theotokos church, also known as Panagia (5). It is a
domed, cross-in-square church with Mid-Byzantine sculptures
of good quality. In the middle apse stands a built bishop’s
580. Serifos, Panagia, Koimisis of the Theotokos (Σέριφος, Παναγία,
Κοίμηση Θεοτόκου ή Παναγιά)
580. Serifos, Pounti, Saint George (Σέριφος, Πουντί, Άγιος Γεώργιος)
580. Serifos, Valsamo, Aghios Stephanos (Σέριφος, Βάλσαμο, Άγιος
Στέφανος)
