At southwest corner of the U-shaped harbour, the late 19th century church of Agios Georgios Tou Pigadiou, Saint George of the Well built next to what once one of the harbour's most important fresh water sources.
This is just one of at least five churches and chapels dedicated to Agios Georgios (Saint George) on Katellorizo, not to mention the chapel on the islet of Agios Georgios off the coast of Mandraki harbour (see photos of Mandraki on gallery pages 223 and 224).
Behind the narrow coastal strip on which the centre of Kastellorizo harbour stands, the steep limestone cliffs rise dramatically to a rugged plateau around 200 meters above sea level.
Map of Kastellorizo harbour
(part of our detailed map of Kastellorizo)
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1 main harbour of Megisti
2 police station, post office, municipal hotel
3 Agios Georgios church, Nikolaos Stamatiou school, travel agent
4 ferry landing, harbour police, tourist information, bank, duty free
5 coast guard, mosque, path to Lycian tomb
6 Megisti museum, path to Lycian tomb
7 Knight’s Castle, Saints Nicholas & Dimitrios, hamam, windmill
8 Horafia, Platea Panagia, churches, Santrapeia school, Despina sculpture,Taverna Mediterraneo
9 Mandraki harbour and cemetery
10 stairs to clifftop view
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Agios Georgios Tou Pigadiou
(Saint George of the Well)
plaque on the outer wall
of the church. |
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