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Modern Description: Shortly after the watershed, as the road descends to the south side of the island, you come to the half-inhabited, half-abandoned settlement of Episkopí (100 mins.). Surface finds in this area suggest that it was settled both in prehistoric times and later in the Roman and Early Christian period. The church of the Koimisis tis Theotokou has a forecourt with columns and spolia from an earlier Byzantine structure: the name ‘Episkopí' could possibly be interpreted as suggesting an episcopal presence in Byzantine times. The village was favoured by Hydriots in the last two centuries as a retreat for its cooler climate in the summer and for hunting in the autumn. Today it is a settlement of scattered houses and chapels, olive groves and walled enclosures. A path continues for a further thirty minutes to the east of Episkopi descending to Nisiza Bay on the south coast.
Trismegistos Geo: 37921

Info: McGilchrist's Greek Islands

(From McGilchrist’s Greek Islands, © Nigel McGilchrist 2010, excerpted with his gracious permission. Click for the books)

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