Mesta
E351769
Mesta is a well-preserved medieval fortified village on the Greek island of Chios, known for its maze-like streets and traditional stone architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mesta canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval fortified village
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
fortified architecture
ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ traditional stone architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | protection of mastic-producing population ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| economyType |
mastic-related activities
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arched passages
ⓘ
defensive perimeter of houses ⓘ enclosed village plan ⓘ maze-like street layout ⓘ narrow alleys ⓘ stone-built houses ⓘ well-preserved fortifications ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
local mastic culture
ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
Church of Pammegiston Taxiarchon
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of Taxiarches
|
| hasReligion |
Greek Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Orthodox Christianity
|
| hasTransportConnection | road network of southern Chios ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | traditional settlement of Greece ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
northern Aegean Sea ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Chios regional unit ⓘ |
| locatedInIslandGroup |
North Aegean islands
ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean Islands
|
| locatedInMunicipality | Mastichochoria ⓘ |
| locatedInPeriphery |
North Aegean region
ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean periphery
|
| locatedOn | Chios ⓘ |
| near |
Olympoi
ⓘ
Pyrgi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fortified outer ring of houses
ⓘ
intact medieval urban fabric ⓘ labyrinthine street network ⓘ stone towers and gates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mastichochoria
ⓘ
surface form:
Mastichochoria villages
|
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense against pirate raids
ⓘ
residential settlement ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.