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Kastelli is the fortified preserved settlement of Emporio village. It was built in the inland of Santorini at the times of the Venetian occupation. The purpose of the castle was to protect the island’s inhabitants from pirates like Hayreddin Barbarossa who raided Santorini at 1537. Kastelli is a compact settlement with narrow streets, paths covered with arches, deadlocks and basements, terraces and courtyards.
In Kastelli the time seems like it has stopped. Anyone who walks through the village feels that he lives in another era. During the day one can’t stop admiring the unique architecture of the settlement.
Jean Paul Sartre accompanied by Simon de Beauvoir visited Kastelli during his 1937 vacation. Inspired from the settlement, he wrote his first theatrical project «Les Mouches».
Nowadays Emporio village has spread outside the Kastelli towards the sea and offers all the necessary modern conveniences such as supermarkets, shops, a pharmacy, taverns etc. Kastelli, however, has remained untouched by commercial activities, being the best preserved and most inhabiteed castle on the island, and offers only two picturesque traditional cafes.
