Agios Markos () is a Greek village on the island of Corfu.
Overview
Agios Markos is one of the oldest villages on Corfu. It has two churches: Agios Merkourios (1075), which is today located on private land, and the Church of Christ the Pantocrator (1577) in the center of the village.https://www.corfuland.gr/el/diafora/kerkyra/o-paradosiakos-oikismos-agioy-markoy-me-ti-mageytiki-thea.html Agios Markos was an important settlement during Venetian rule (1386 to 1797). https://www.corfuland.gr/el/diafora/kerkyra/o-paradosiakos-oikismos-agioy-markoy-me-ti-mageytiki-thea.html
In 1962, a landslide severely damaged the village and forced residents to move to the plain of Ipsos, where a new village called Kato (Lower) or Neos (New) Agios Markos was constructed for them.https://blogs.sch.gr/dimagmrc/to-chorio-mas/ Agios Markos was declared a traditional settlement in 1978 and a historical monument in 1996. Since the 1980s, locals have been gradually restoring the village houses to their previous splendor.
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