So, the outskirts of Statos can send out mixed signals as to whether the place is abandoned or not. If you drive down a side-road, there will likely be a face appearing from somewhere to see what you are up to. However, as you progress down the main road, the place becomes a bit more of a ruin.

That track leads to a working farm.

The road through Statos is still in use. This probably explains why the area is still in such good nick. However, it wasn't always like that though. I remember when we first found Statos, a few years ago now. We had been geocaching near Choulou, and found one (now archived) at the Agios Georgios Church. After we had logged the cache, we continued down the track to the bottom of the Ezousa Valley. It was a very odd experience, as the route was very overgrown. There were a number of water mills down there, and some gorgeous vegetation. However, as we progressed further and further into the valley, it got bumpier and bumpier.

Eventually, we came across a couple of farm buildings, and headed in their direction. It became apparent that they had been abandoned themselves for some time, but we followed the track that led to the buildings, and it eventually led us up into Statos.

It was a scary ride though. The track had not been used for some years, and there was a lot of erosion. It basically began to give way beneath the wheels of the car. Fortunately though, we were able to escape into Statos. We were quite surprised when we found ourselves in an abandoned village. I remember though, that we took the road to Panagia. There had been some erosion there too, with good chunks of it missing. That has since been repaired.

The bottom line is, provided you stick to the main road, you can drive through Statos in any car now.

There is even an old church. But is it abandoned?