3km from Perachori, in the north part of the island, is located the abandoned medieval Paleochora. The region was inhabited since medieval times and until Venetian Rule was the most important settlement of the island.
Today in Paleochora are saved only the remains of residences and Byzantine churches with Byzantine murals inside.
Highly impressive is the region’s architecture with a really defensive style. Houses are one or two decked with no balconies.