Constructed on the slopes of a rocky hill, Chora is the capital of Amorgos island.
This is a wonderful village with tiny white houses, paved paths, and lovely churches. A large rock dominates above Chora village in Amorgos with a steep Venetian Castle on top, remain of the Medieval times.
While Europe is famously dotted with castles, some of the world’s oldest stretch across the Middle East and Asia as well, revealing the deep roots of fortified construction in human civilization.