Nisyros.
Nisyros.
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605. Nisyros, Mandraki castle (Νίσυρος, το κάστρο στο Μανδράκι)
605. Nisyros, Aghia Triada at Nikia, wall painting (Νίσυρος, Αγία Τριάδα
στη Νικειά, τοιχογραφία)
605. Nisyros, Panagia Speliane and part of the castle (Νίσυρος, Παναγία
Σπηλιανή και τμήμα του Κάστρου)
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Nisyros.
Nisyros was at its peak in the Early Christian years. At least
eight basilicas have been detected, but not excavated, at
Mandraki (1), capital of the island, and at Paloi (2). Parts of
mosaic floors and mainly scattered marble architectural ele-
ments – all imported, as there is no marble on Nisyros – attest
the island’s wealth.
Panagia Phaneromene at the Kardia site (5), a simple, tetra-
style, cross-in-square church with dome, dates from the Mid-
Byzantine period (late 11th-early 12th c.). This nearly ruined
church features very few surviving wall-paintings. Sections of
a marble altar screen embedded in the catholicon of the Pana-
gia Speliane monastery at Mandraki (1), possibly originating
from an earlier church at the same site, are from the Mid-Byz-
antine era. The twin church of Saints Constantine and Mamas
at Misochori (4), with sparse wall-paintings of the 12th-13th c.,
and Agia Triada church at Nikia (7), completely covered with
decoration of the 15th c., are the most important monuments
