This village dates back to Venetian times and is a protected area. It is reached from the end of the
Ipsos resort through Pirgi and up to the left where there is a left hand turn. Here is the Panorama bar
with beautiful views over Ipsos, the sea and beyond. Often misinterpreted as the “Moonjuice bar” or
the “Moonshine bar”, the Panorama has a reputation for excellent homemade wines. The welcome is
engaging, the vista hypnotic, the barrels of local krassi intoxicating. As you amble around the main
road you will notice new houses tiered downward and the old village above. Take a walk upwards
and you will be amazed at the architecture of the Venetian buildings. Many are deserted and falling
down but still show evidence of a rich past. Old mansions, a decrepit church and walkways with
tumbling bougainvillea stand alongside and contrast with the renovations. Here lies the Orthodox
church of Yperageia Theotokos Lampovitissa (Virgin Mary Lampovitissa); the stunning painting of
whom hangs in the Byzantine museum in Athens and was painted between 1610 and 1690. The
panigiri is held on 8th September.
Footnote by Aleko Damaskinos.
In the early sixties the villagers were re-housed at the foot of the hill about 3km away, behind Ipsos
beach, because the mountainside subsided in various places. This new settlement is known locally as
“the swallower” or “the one that swallows” and it is from here that the underground streams found their
way to the village of Agios Markos. The damage to the houses was beyond repair since enormous cracks
appeared in the walls and in some cases the foundations slid down the hill. When the villagers were re-housed by the state, they kept their old homes as well as their land. Although the houses are now in a state of total collapse; the olive trees and other fruit trees, that are on the land near their original houses, are still tendered by their owners today. All this information was kindly supplied from the books written by Steve Ford and the money raised from sales of these goes to Corfu Charities. Please use the link below to download your own copy and find more information on all the villages listed and more from Steve
Ipsos resort through Pirgi and up to the left where there is a left hand turn. Here is the Panorama bar
with beautiful views over Ipsos, the sea and beyond. Often misinterpreted as the “Moonjuice bar” or
the “Moonshine bar”, the Panorama has a reputation for excellent homemade wines. The welcome is
engaging, the vista hypnotic, the barrels of local krassi intoxicating. As you amble around the main
road you will notice new houses tiered downward and the old village above. Take a walk upwards
and you will be amazed at the architecture of the Venetian buildings. Many are deserted and falling
down but still show evidence of a rich past. Old mansions, a decrepit church and walkways with
tumbling bougainvillea stand alongside and contrast with the renovations. Here lies the Orthodox
church of Yperageia Theotokos Lampovitissa (Virgin Mary Lampovitissa); the stunning painting of
whom hangs in the Byzantine museum in Athens and was painted between 1610 and 1690. The
panigiri is held on 8th September.
Footnote by Aleko Damaskinos.
In the early sixties the villagers were re-housed at the foot of the hill about 3km away, behind Ipsos
beach, because the mountainside subsided in various places. This new settlement is known locally as
“the swallower” or “the one that swallows” and it is from here that the underground streams found their
way to the village of Agios Markos. The damage to the houses was beyond repair since enormous cracks
appeared in the walls and in some cases the foundations slid down the hill. When the villagers were re-housed by the state, they kept their old homes as well as their land. Although the houses are now in a state of total collapse; the olive trees and other fruit trees, that are on the land near their original houses, are still tendered by their owners today. All this information was kindly supplied from the books written by Steve Ford and the money raised from sales of these goes to Corfu Charities. Please use the link below to download your own copy and find more information on all the villages listed and more from Steve
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Location:Epar.Od. Pirgiou-Korakiana, Ag. Markos 490 83, Greece