Episkopi Gonias (village)

Coordinates: 36°23′06″N 25°27′35″E / 36.38500°N 25.45972°E / 36.38500; 25.45972

SE view from Episkopi Gonias.

Episkopi Gonias (Greek: Επισκοπή Γωνιάς) also Mesa Gonia (Greek: Μέσα Γωνιά) is a village on the island of Santorini in Greece, located 6 km southeast of the capital Fira.[1] It is built on the foothills of Profitis Ilias mountain and had 79 inhabitants according to the 2001 census. Episkopi Gonias was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1956. As a result, most of its dwellers moved near the coast and built the village of Kamari. Today, Episkopi Gonias and Kamari comprise the Episkopi Gonias municipal unit.

The village derives its name from Panagia Episkopi, a nearby 11th century Byzantine church which used to be the seat of the Orthodox diocese of Santorini.

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References

  1. ↑ "Episkopi (Mesa) Gonia". Municipality of Thira Official Tourism Portal. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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