# The most beautiful villages in Greece

From the islands to the mountains: the villages on CNN's list, plus Monemvasia.

- 42 votes · 18 items
- Feb 6, 2021 · Χριστίνα Παπαδάκη
- https://even.best/en/l/3641/the-most-beautiful-villages-in-greece

## Top 18

1. **Papingo, Zagori** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Stone houses below the Towers of Astraka.
2. **Chora, Folegandros** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Castle quarter and squares on the cliff edge.
3. **Ano Syros** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Medieval settlement above Ermoupoli.
4. **Monemvasia, Laconia** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Medieval fortified town on the rock.
5. **Assos, Kefalonia** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fishing village on an isthmus below the Venetian castle.
6. **Arnaia, Chalkidiki** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Traditional mountain village with mansions.
7. **Oia, Santorini** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Cave houses on the caldera and the famous sunset.
8. **Stemnitsa, Arcadia** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Stone village on Mount Mainalo with a silversmithing tradition.
9. **Lindos, Rhodes** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — White houses below the acropolis.
10. **Apeiranthos, Naxos** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Marble-paved lanes in the mountains.
11. **Gytheio, Laconia** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Port of the Mani with neoclassical houses.
12. **Archanes, Crete** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Restored village near Knossos.
13. **Kastro, Sifnos** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fortress village above the Aegean.
14. **Agios Georgios Nilias, Pelion** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pelion village with mansions and views of the Pagasetic Gulf.
15. **Katastari, Zakynthos** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hill village overlooking the Alykes bay.
16. **Pyrgi, Chios** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Sgraffito patterns on the façades, a mastic village.
17. **Litochoro, Pieria** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — At the foot of Mount Olympus.
18. **Kalarrytes, Tzoumerka** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stone village perched over a gorge.

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