On a sunny Sunday morning, we got the chance to visit Volissos, the largest village in northwestern Chios. After a dizzy drive, we arrived at Volissos. It was a very warm day so we prepared our caps and enough water. The village is built on a hill and its surroundings, […]
Places On Chios Island
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Trip to Kampos 2022 On the Southern part of Chios you will find the area of Kampos. On a sunny spring day, we went to visit this area of the Island. As soon as we entered Kampos, we could appreciate how unique it was. The buildings stand out form the […]
On Sunday, we paid a visit to one of the most beautiful and well preserved medieval villages of Chios, Mesta. Mesta is located in the south of the island and is part of the Mastic Villages or Mastichochoria (Μαστιχοχώρια), a group of villages known for the production of Mastic, a […]
Winter and Christmas are coming closer. It gets colder here, which also means bringing our winter jackets and hats out of wardrobes and of course seeing many beautiful Christmas decorations at the outside of houses. It brings a calming atmosphere. You automatically get in a Christmas vibe. However, due to […]
We took advantage of a warm sunny October day to go on a trip to the south of the island. We started of the day by taking taxis to Pyrgi. Also known as the painted village because of the traditional decorations on the houses. These geometrical shapes are called « […]
On sunday 6th of september 2020, we took the opportunity to discover a bit more about Chios island and went on a trip to Nea Moni. We arrived a bit early therefore leaving us the time to look around and stroll through the abandoned buildings that once were the servants quarters. […]
On a Sunday we dicided to visit the small fishermans village Lagada located just 17 km away from the city of Chios. The City is built at the slope of a hill and originates from the two ancient settlements Koila and Kydianta. Those ancient settlements where built farther up the […]
On the 11th of June we, the volunteers, had the opportunity to do an excursion in the small village Pyrgi which is located in the central south of Chios. As soon as we arrived in Pyrgi, all of us were fascinated by the architecture of the houses because the village […]
This Sunday we decided to discover another part of the island. Since we have not seen much of the north yet we went to Kardamyla which is the biggest village of the northeast in Chios with around 4000 inhabitants. As most of the villages along the cost Kardamyla has an […]
Easter is the most important event in the Greek year. After the 40 day long great Lent the Easter holiday usually comes with several celebrations and ceromonies. It is the time of family barbecues and traditional dances connected with a wenton mood and happiness. All of us were excited to […]
Anavatos is a deserted medieval mountain village in the centre of Chios island. It is reachable via a lonely road going up and down the mountains, passing by the monastery Nea Moni which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and crossing forests and extremely dry areas with barely any vegetation […]
Volissos is a nice little village 40 km away from the main city of Chios. Perfectly located on a very steep mountain with a castle above the city the inhabitants of Volissos were able to spot enemies like pirates early enough to prepare for defense. The castle was built in […]