🏝️ The Greek Island homes hidden from pirates
Ikaria's mountain refuge strategy against Mediterranean raiders
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Ikaria, northeastern Aegean Sea, Greece
- Strategy: Inland settlement to appear abandoned from sea
- Period: Medieval through early modern era piracy
- Current status: Mountain villages inhabited, modest coastal tourism
Ikaria is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea that developed an unconventional defense strategy by relocating settlements ...