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Saint George’s church is the central church of the village of Pera Triovasalos. If you visit it, it is worth observing the marble plate overlooking the entrance of the church depicting Saint George riding his horse, its marble icon screen and the mosaic by the folklore artist Petros Rapanakis which is in the church yard.

When you visit the church of Saint Spyridonas or the church of Saint George on Easter Sunday, you can watch the ‘’burning of Judas”, a custom dated from the early Christian times and which is revived until the present day. This custom is combined also with the custom of “baroutiou-gun powder” as the young people of the two villages, of Triovasalos and Pera Triovasalos, throw dynamites in a space between the two churches, each one contesting for the title of the winner. The winner is the village that will make most of the noise and that will blow up most of the dynamite.

Plakes, the small village with the white houses and alleys, is situated between Plaka and Triovasalos. It was built at the foot of the Castle and is name originated from the fact that the region was level (“Plakes” means straightening). Should you go to Plakes, you can visit the island’s church dedicated to Saint Haralabos, where you will see the icon of Panaghia Akradiotissa, one of the island’s oldest icons. Finally, from Plakes you can go easily and quickly to the amazing beach of Plathiena.
 
 

Cemetery of the upper villages
In Triovasalos, on the road leading to Plaka, you will see a cemetery of a special architecture; it is the cemetery of the upper villages: of Plaka, Plakon, Trivasalos, Pera Triovasalos and Trypiti. This cemetery is of a very original architecture, as its tombs are shaped like a small church.

A beach with fine white sand and deep blue sea.

Triovasalos and Pera Triovasalos

Setting out from the port and before we reach Plaka, the first villages we find are Triovasalos and Pera Triovasalos.
These two almost continuing villages have been created on two neighboring hills, they are densely populated and amphitheatrically built, whereas they have a considerable commercial activity. In Triovasalos, ‘’Karavodromos’’ constitutes the island’s focal point, where banks, public services, cafeterias and commercial shops are located. Lastly, in Triovasalos and in Pera Triovasalos, you can visit the two significant churches of these villages: the church of Saint Spryindon and the church of Saint Georgerespectively.

A seaside settlement with a small, yet organized beach, appropriate for swimming and fishing. It is full of tamarisks and a creek surrounded by “syrmata”. At its edge, after the fishing houses, you will see the deserted ladder used for loading and the Church of Saint Nikolaos.

Saint Spyridonas (Aghios Spyridonas)
The church of Saint Spyridonas is the central church of the village Triovasalos and it is united with the church of Saint Marina. The church of Saint Spyridonas is very interesting as it is of a special architecture with four big arches. In it you will see icons from the ruined churches of the old Zefyria city, as well as the icon “The King of Kings” painted by the well-known hagiographer Skordilis.

When you visit the church of Saint Spyridonas or the church of Saint George on Easter Sunday, you can watch the ‘’burning of Judas”, a custom dated from the early Christian times and which is revived until the present day. This custom is combined also with the custom of “baroutiou-gun powder” as the young people of the two villages, of Triovasalos and Pera Triovasalos, throw dynamites in a space between the two churches, each one contesting for the title of the winner. The winner is the village that will make most of the noise and that will blow up most of the dynamite.

Mantrakia is another fishing village with “syrmata” and summer houses situated 5km northwest of Plaka.
In the settlement there are  rooms to let and a restaurant, whereas within a very short distance there is the beach of Sykia, which is a small beach of almost 150m with dark gray pebbles and deep blue water.
 
 

Mantrakia is another fishing village with “syrmata” and summer houses situated 5km northwest of Plaka. In the settlement there are  rooms to let and a restaurant, whereas within a very short distance there is the beach of Sykia, which is a small beach of almost 150m with dark gray pebbles and deep blue water.