The architecture of Ikaria is indeed peculiar and unique in the Aegean and therefore not very known and studied both Greek and foreign researchers, as other Greek islands.
Characteristic of Ikaria is the very large residential dispersion. He has over 70 settlements, densely built throughout the island. From the early 16th century AD up to the 19th century, so the residents may not be visible to enemies, especially the Turks and the pirates fled the coastal areas of the island and withdrew to the mountains, where he created the so-called hidden settlements. Such are found mainly in western Ikaria and elsewhere, as in Manganitis in Lagkada in Pezi, Messaria and Perdiki. Many were those who used residential cavities of granitic tumors ('louroi can be'), who were usually single-spaced, with dimensions as a room ('Arches').
In the eastern part of the island was known respectively as 'chostokelia'. There was based and the popular phrase "home as to choreis and place as to look at it." Therefore, in order to maintain a secret settlement not build big buildings and sparse one another. For this reason, every house had its own farm with crops and stood at a distance from the others and together create neighborhoods ('neighborhoods'). These later became its own the church and school, and took their name from the families who have created and maintain this even today as Mavrikato, Glaredo, Mavrato etc.
The houses of Ikarioton, for many centuries it was known as 'cast', ie with pitched roofs plates inclined parallel to the ground and one-room, mostly rectangular. The walls were built with stones that were nearby, while the roofs was an opening 'the anefantis' where ventilated home. Around there yard walls of dry stone which hid the house. Older homes had a fireplace, only two opposing stones and a hand-mill, while major equipment were the jars that were buried in the ground and were used to store oil and wine. Beds were not at home and people laid the animal skins on the floor to sleep.
Characteristic of Ikaria is the very large residential dispersion. He has over 70 settlements, densely built throughout the island. From the early 16th century AD up to the 19th century, so the residents may not be visible to enemies, especially the Turks and the pirates fled the coastal areas of the island and withdrew to the mountains, where he created the so-called hidden settlements. Such are found mainly in western Ikaria and elsewhere, as in Manganitis in Lagkada in Pezi, Messaria and Perdiki. Many were those who used residential cavities of granitic tumors ('louroi can be'), who were usually single-spaced, with dimensions as a room ('Arches').
In the eastern part of the island was known respectively as 'chostokelia'. There was based and the popular phrase "home as to choreis and place as to look at it." Therefore, in order to maintain a secret settlement not build big buildings and sparse one another. For this reason, every house had its own farm with crops and stood at a distance from the others and together create neighborhoods ('neighborhoods'). These later became its own the church and school, and took their name from the families who have created and maintain this even today as Mavrikato, Glaredo, Mavrato etc.
The houses of Ikarioton, for many centuries it was known as 'cast', ie with pitched roofs plates inclined parallel to the ground and one-room, mostly rectangular. The walls were built with stones that were nearby, while the roofs was an opening 'the anefantis' where ventilated home. Around there yard walls of dry stone which hid the house. Older homes had a fireplace, only two opposing stones and a hand-mill, while major equipment were the jars that were buried in the ground and were used to store oil and wine. Beds were not at home and people laid the animal skins on the floor to sleep.