On a cloudy Saturday in May early in the morning we set off with our backpacks, prepared for the long walk from Katarraktis to the south of the island. On the way we stopped a few times: at a monastery and when the view was just too breathtaking. All the […]
Places On Chios Island
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On Saturday the 11th of November we went all the volunteers together on a small trip over the island. With our director as our guide it happened to be a really nice and educative excursion. Our first stop was in Nea Moni. Nea Moni is an old monastery build in […]
Anavatos is one of many hidden jewels on Chios island. We visited the city in the middle of November but it was still warm enough to enjoy the mystique and history of this place. But even if it had been very cold, Anavatos would have enchanted its visitors anyway. Anavatos […]
If you are up for a nice region with much historic and cultural background I have exactly the right thing for you: The Kampos area! Kambos is located in the south side of Chios Island and is definitely one of the must see spots here. Is has always been and […]
Most of the bigger villages and cities on Chios Island are located in the middle or in the south of the Island, the northern area consists of high, rough mountains. But that doesn’t mean that there is nothing interesting to see: Everywhere on the mountains are yellow, nice smelling flowers, […]
Last saturday we were visiting the leper colony (“Lepokomeio”) just 5 kilometers away from the port of Chios city. Founded by the Genoese conquerors, the leper colony was built in 1378 and one of the first institution of it’s kind. People, infected by leprosy were exiled from the community and […]
January on Chios Island: 17 degrees, almost no rain according to the weather forecast and a few volunteers who wanted to explore the island. So we left home in the morning to visit the famous monastery of Nea Moni (lit.: New Monastery). Nea Moni is part of the UNESCO world […]
Lagada is a small but very picturesque village in the north part of Chios, about 10 km from our place, so is quite easy to reach by bus or on foot. One time in the summer our volunteers decided to combine their hiking hobby with visiting this location – we […]
Anavatos is one of the curiosities of our island and the place that every volunteer has to visit at least one time. The byzantine tower-village situated (Map) in the central part of the island, not far away from our place it’s impressively amazing because of its location on the top […]
Mavra Volia is the most beautiful beach of the island owes its uniqueness above the present volcano, whose eruption covered the beach, to the black stones, unprecedented anywhere else. It was a pleasure to go there, swimming in the crystalline sea, and admiring the view, so beautiful and unique. To […]
Nea Moni is the most important monument of the island, famous all over the world because of the unique golden mosaics that are almost 1000 years old. Dating back to the 11th century, this is one of the three remaining collections left in Greece of the mid-Byzantine period and it […]
The 22nd of July is dedicated to Aghia Markella – one of the most important local saints, who was born in Volissos, in the north-west side of the island. Many pilgrims come here every year from all over the island, together with Chians who live in other parts of Greece […]