Symi Neoclassical Architecture and the Painted Mansions of the Harbour
Symi neoclassical architecture defines the face of this small Dodecanese island. Tall mansions painted in ochre, deep red, pink, blue and pastel rise in tiers around the harbour of Gialos and climb the hill of the old town of Chorio. Merchants and captains built them in the nineteenth century from the wealth of sponge diving, … Read more