Location information

Ta Markou

PISPILOUDA (Village) CHIOS
Near the road of Spatounda - Potamia that interconnects the two mountainous areas of Amani and Pelineo, lies Pispilounda. It is a mountainous village by the mountainside of Amani, giving to Pelineo. The archaeological findings of the area are exposed in the Archaeological Museum of Chios town. In about 2km southeast of Pispilounda lies the medieval settlement of "Ta Markou" (meaning buildings belonging to Markos). There are traces of a fortress, a tower, and the church of Panagia, which celebrates in August 15th. This settlement was abandoned after 1928.

Μ. Dimidis, An. Lagou, ed.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Amani URL below, which contains images.

• http://amani.gr/items.asp?id=95 (3 img.)

• http://www.chiosonline.gr/tamarkou.asp (3 img.)