Chorio, Othonoi

The settlement was called "Chorio" (English: village) because it was a densely populated area at the time. At the beginning of its existence there were not any other settlements on the island. This name continues until today.

The demonym of the locals is Chorianos - plural: Choriani (Greek: Χωριανός - Χωριανοί). All of them have the same surname (Katechis) as they are relatives.[4]

The first settlers of Othoni came from Paxos and Epirus in the 16 century, and decided to build their homes at this point of the island because of the protection it offered from pirate attacks, being the only place out of sight from the sea.

The main work of the villagers was the olive and oil production as some of them had private oil presses next to their homes. Many of the male population of Chorio were seamen (captains, engineers etc.).[5]

At the top of Othoni, Imerovigli

The houses of Chorio are traditionally made with stone walls and ceramic roofs and they have a lot of similarities with the Corfiat traditional architecture although do not share the Venetian style. They rather tend to relate to the Epirus traditional architectural type. Each of them is close to each other as all the owners are relatives.

The orthodox church of Saint George was built in 18th century at the highest peak of Chorio hill, where everyone can enjoy the view of the other parts of the island, Corfu, Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Ionian sea. Plenty of visitors and locals are visiting the highest peak of Othoni, Imerovigli (392 m height) which is about 2 km on foot from the settlement. Its trail is reopened by private initiatives of "Choriani" and other locals.[6]

Another great place is "Iliovasilema" (sunset) which is about 200 m from Chorio with beautiful view of Adriatic sea.