Sunday Times Travel Quiz Q24a

[netfamily]

Has anyone found the definitve answer to Q24a yet? There was one strand talking about sgraffito houses somewhere in Europe - We really need to end these 10 days of misery!

[owner2]

That was me. I think it's Greece.more specifically the village of Pyrgi on Chios Island.it can be easily checked on Google.

[muscroft]

I'm not totally convinced but it is a better bet than Rajastan - I hope you are right and wish you luck.

[muscroft]

I'm sure it's the islamic influence so it really could be anywhere in the mid east with influence of islam. Yemen is still a prime example but there is a lot of this sgraffito (literally "scratched") work all over Iran, Iraq etc. But Greece is the one you would think of last and least so as Pyrghi had a lot of this influence in the 15th/16th c., then maybe that is the right answer.

[david99]

24a - building design and 'colours' in Chios are wrong.

[Bonzo]

They seem to think it is Pyrgi, Greece on the uk.rec.competitions newsgroup. So go for it.

[netfamily]

Ok owner2...you may be right... a search on google for Pyrgi brings up houses that look quite similar in design...I think we are going to go for Greece unless someone else has a better answer with proof

[maccal]

I've found the picture!!! DEF. Greece.

[tortor]

Hi Maccal, please could you let me know how to find the exact picture. Would like to see it to be totally certain.

[maccal]

www.almay.com. Do a search on Chios and the picture is there. Hooray!!!

[maccal]

Sorry www.alamay.com - too many notes surrounding me here!!

[tortor]

thanks for the help but with www.alamay.com just get a yahoo domains website. am i typing it in correctly?

[maccal]

sorry- fingers not working properly- www.alamy.com. Search Chios, picture on second page.

[tortor]

thank you. what a beautiful sight finally after 2 weeks of searching! Any idea about Q22? thought i had it sorted but now wondering if cyprus and malta are actually nation states.

[maccal]

Malta not a nation state. What else you got??