A settlement presenting great challenges to researchers, as neither its foundation nor the etymology of its name is known. Surface remains from the Mycenaean period have been identified. The medieval church complex of Saint Demetrios (four churches: Saint Demetrios, Virgin Mary, Saint Nicholas, and Saint Basil/Archangel) dates to the 13th century, with a dedicatory inscription from the late 13th or early 14th century. The complex clearly suggests dense habitation at the time of construction. Pourko appears in sources from the mid-16th century onward. A tradition recorded by the Varipatis family says Pourko was at its peak in the 15th century when it was destroyed and its population slaughtered during a pirate raid—though no written source corroborates this. In more recent times, the settlement appears in the Ottoman census of 1715. The name "Pourko" remains a mystery.
Condensed from Emmanuel Kalligeros's excellent Kytherian Geographical Placenames which is available here
Photo by Nico Gianniotis. "This particular church consists of a cluster of four temples, a unique form of complex (only in Naxos is there a similar case) that makes it one of the island’s major attractions. The orientation is correct only for the southern and the northeast churches, while the two others are facing north." more here: https://www.kythera.gr/en/whattosee/agios-Dimitrios.php
Photo by Nico Gianniotis. "This particular church consists of a cluster of four temples, a unique form of complex (only in Naxos is there a similar case) that makes it one of the island’s major attractions. The orientation is correct only for the southern and the northeast churches, while the two others are facing north." more here: https://www.kythera.gr/en/whattosee/agios-Dimitrios.php
Photo by Nico Gianniotis. "This particular church consists of a cluster of four temples, a unique form of complex (only in Naxos is there a similar case) that makes it one of the island’s major attractions. The orientation is correct only for the southern and the northeast churches, while the two others are facing north." more here: https://www.kythera.gr/en/whattosee/agios-Dimitrios.php
