PYRGOS Pyrgos village is located 8km. far from Fira (Thera), at the highest point of the island, on the mountain Profitis Ilias. It's famous for its venetian castle "Kasteli", and for the incredible panoramic view of the whole island.

Kasteli, the once medieval fort of the island, was built by the Venetians in the 13th Century, during their occupation on the island. They built the castle on the top and their houses around the hill to protect themselves against island attacks, but in 1537 a pirate called Barbarosa captured the island and handled it over to the Sultan of Turkey. Pyrgos has lots of churches and the houses are arranged amphitheatrically surrounding the remains of the Venetian castle.

It's a saying that Pyrgos has more churches than houses, more donkeys than people and more wine than water.