Pyles is the smaller, demographically, village, built in the western side of the island, has a panoramic view to the neighboring historical island of Kasos and the mountains of Sitia. It is Located 15 km from Pigadia and it is literally drowned in the green from its many crop fields and each evening, one can enjoy there a splendid sunset!

The most important church of the village is the church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which is celebrated on August 15th ..A unique agricultural museum not only to Karpathos but to most of the Greek islands is located in the village of Piles. Visitors to the museum can experience the natural and very ecologically friendly way of living in the Karpathian countryside of the not so distant past.