It is very easy to find Patrika, coming from the port or airport of the island. Follow, with South direction, the road to Chios Mastixoxoria and South. Once you exit the city limits you will meet in order Thymiana village and then Neochorion, Kalimassia, Kataraktis, Nenita, Bouno, Koini and next are Patrika Village. For some villages a ring road has been created so you go outside the village.
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Nera Patrika village you will see a sign guides you turn left to the village center. Follow the road for 30 meters where you will see in front of you the church of Ag. Georgios. Follow the uphill road and you are in the village square. Traditional house “PATRIKA VILLAge” located 30 metres of the main plaza.
Patrika is located in the heart of South Chios. Nearby the beautifull beach of Lilikas, Komi and Mavra Volia which one of the top 5 beaches in Europe.
From Patrika you need only 5-20 minutes driving to Pyrgi, Olympoi and Mesta.
ΗISTORY
The exact date that the village was built remains unknown, however, references made by travelers and historians indicate that the village was built around 1050. Legend has it that the first family to inhabit this village left the village of Kalamoti and searched for an area with better weather conditions. They came upon this hill and built a tower in which to reside in. This is the first house of the village belonging to the family “Mendona.”
The village, in its time, was a typical castle-village that was customary during that period. The houses were connected, each built right next to the other, without any windows or exterior doors. This architecture formed the protective wall, thus forming a castle village. Still in existence today are the stone balconies and windows that were built following the era of pirates.
Inside the castle village today are two chapels. One belongs to Aghios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) and the other to Taxiarchi (the Archangel). These were also made from stone and were connected to houses thereby bonding them together. However, what differentiates these chapels from the houses is the fact that they are both shorter in height and can be distinguished by visitors.
Today, visitors walk through the corridors of the village in awe of the ancient stone built houses, the cozy corners with opened and closed shutters, the multiple colored attic windows, in addition to the plethora of reconstructed shells that conceal within their walls popular art treasures such as pillars and fireplaces.
There is a restaurant / cafeteria located in the village square.
The village celebrates the festival of St. John on August 29th.
Geographical Data
Type of location: Listed traditional settlement, Medieval settlement
Postal Code: 82102
Tel: +30 22710
Altitude: 200 meters
Longitude: 26o 03′ 37.99″ E
Latitude: 38o 14′ 10.73″ N