Palea Peritheia
Sign in to savePerithia, also called Palia Perithia (Old Perithia) is a village on the Greek island of Corfu, which was declared a monument in 1996. The town is located in the northeast of Corfu at the foothills of Mount Pantokrator.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Κασσωπαίων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων
- Country
- Ελλάς
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +3
- Elevation
- +440
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- Korfu (GR), Palea Peritheia, Agios Spiridon -- 2018 -- 1037.jpg
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Perithia, also called Palia Perithia (Old Perithia) is a village on the Greek island of Corfu, which was declared a monument in 1996. The town is located in the northeast of Corfu at the foothills of Mount Pantokrator.
== History == The first written records of Perithia date back to the 14th century. However, it is assumed that Perithia was inhabited for much longer. In its heyday, Perithia was one of the wealthiest places on the island and had up to 1,200 inhabitants. There were about 130 houses and eight churches.