Chios is situated in northern aegean sea famous for its mastic production
Medieval villages and the 11th century monastery of Nea Moni are the main tourist attractions.
The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Chios .
History of Chios
Museum of Mastic
How to get there
History of Chios
The island was the site of the Chios massacre in which thousands of Greeks were massacred expelled and enslaved by Ottoman troops during the Greek Was of independence in 1822.
Chios town with a population of 30000 is built around the islands main harbor and medieval castle . The current castle was constructed during the time of Genoese and Ottoman rule.
In the southern region of the island are the Mastichochoria the seven villages of Mesta ,Pyrgi, Olymp, Kalamoti Vessia Lithi and Elato. The villages built between the 14th and 16th centuries have a carefully designed layout with fortified gates and narrow streets to protect against the frequent aids by pirates.
Directly in the center of the island in the 11th century monastery of Nea Moni
The monastery was built with funds given by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX
The island climate is warm and moderate
The Chios Basin is a hydrography sub unit of the Aegean Sea adjacent to the island of Chios.
It is believed that Chios received its name from Chios the son of Poseidon by a nymph of the island Archeological research on Chios has found evidence of habitation dating back at least to the Neolithic era.
Chios joined the rest of independent Greece offer the first Balkan was 1912
The leading and most well-known local product is the Mastic its is solely produced in Chios. Chios has also a long tradition in wine and spirit making Chios is also an alive producing island and known for the vanities of its citrus fruits
At the steep slopes of Prophet hill at the seaside settlement of Emperors as archaeological excavations have brought to the right ruins of a settlement dating back to the early years of the 8th century BC
At a low hill of the sheltered bay of Fana are remains of the temple of Apollo of Fana Fanaios Apollon
The site is considered the Delion of Chios
Anavatos is a medieval now abandoned village 16km from Chios
Created in the byzantine era the village was abandoned after the Massacre of Chios in 1822 and the earthquake of 1881
Nea Moni is an 11th century Greek orthodox former monastery complex, now concert Provateia Oros Mt in the island`s interior approximately 15 kilometers from Chios town
According to the tradition it was build on the location where three monks Nikitas loannes and Josif miraculously found the icon of the Virgin Mary hanging from a branch of myrtle
The monastery was early on end owed with privileges
The Genoese domination reduced its wealth but the ottoman era, when was subject directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople.
Museum of Mastic
The museum is located in Pyrgi, south of Chios, in Μastichochória.
The Chios Mastic Museum highlights the productive history of the cultivation and processing of mastic. At the museum you will learn about the traditional cultivation of mastic.
The building is a mixed construction of concrete, stone, wood and steel and consists of two parallel wings, partially embedded into the hillside to follow the natural slope of the terrain. Large timber roofs, angled against the slope, shelter the two wings and create a striking architectural contrast.
HOW TO GET THERE
You can go to Chios by boat from Piraeus and by plane from Eleftherios Venizelos
The boat trip takes several hours and you arrive directly in the city center, while the plane trip takes about 50 minutes and from the airport you will need a taxi or a shuttle bus that takes you to the city of Chios where the hotels are located.
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