View of monastery Zoodohos Pigi (Chryssopigi), the most important orthodox shrine of Sikinos island, Cyclades, Greece

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Zoodohos Pigi -also called Chryssopigi- is a female monastery built in 1690 on the edge of a cliff over the Aegean, and considered an important shrine for locals. Chryssopigi was a refuge for the inhabitants each time Sikinos was raided by the pirates, that is why for security reasons it was constructed to look like a castle surrounded by high walls

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Size: 3856px × 5920px
Location: Chora village, Sikinos island, Cyclades, Aegean sea, Greece, Mediterranean sea, Europe
Photo credit: © GERMAINE ALEXAKIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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