Our organization is placed in the Greek island of Chios. In the next paragraphs we give you some basic info about this location.
Chios is one of the islands of the north-east Aegean, very close to Asia Minor and opposite the Erithrea peninsula, separated from it by the Chios Canal. It is the fifth largest of the Greek islands – it extends to 842 square kilometers (50 km long from north to south, 29 km at it’s widest from east to west) and has a population of about 52.000 people.
The capital of Chios – Chora collects about the half of the population.
The higher top of the island is the one at Pelineo mountain at the north part of the island and it is about 1297 meters high. Other important mountains of the Island are: Provatas and Epos.
The climate of Chios is typical for the Mediterranean, with usual north or north-west strong winds and temperatures not exceeding 28 or 29 degrees Celsius. It has a calm winter and few rains in the summer time. Merchant marine plays a very important role in the economy of Chios.
The main port is the one of the city of Chios, which is capable to host private yachts, too, but there are also some of secondary importance, those of Lagada on the north coastline, Marmaro on the north-east, Mesta on the south-west coast and Limnia situated on the west coastline.
One of the most important products of the island is Mastic, which is uniquely produced on it. It is famous and world – widely renowned for its aroma and taste. Mastic is cultivated in Mastichochoria and exported to many countries. Other products are different kinds of jam, oil, wine, citrus crop and cereals.
For more information about the island visit our website chios.com.
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