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 […]
Excursions
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At the beginning of April 2022, I went on an excursion through the neighborhood and nature of Vrontados together with the 5th and 6th class of the Primary school. For both, children and teachers, that was a good opportunity to get a break from the everyday school life while learning […]
On the second of December the 4th and 5th class of the third elementary school visited the Folklore Museum in Kallimasia. In the morning we departed with a big coach from the main road in Vrontados. During the bus ride that took approximately 30 minutes one of the boys gave […]
Chios island is known worldwide for its mastic production and the numerous products, that can be manufactured from this yellow resin. Since many centuries the mastic tree is solely cultivated on Chios which has made mastic an important element of the islands culture. In 2014 this significance has even been […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Wednesday the 12th of June, the whole school of Agios Georgios went to the nearby park Κλειδού, where the children played games and could compete against each other. Together with students from 6th grade and our volunteer, the sports teacher prepared a little parkour which the children had to […]
On Wednesday the 12th of June the 3rd primary school of Vrontados made a day trip to Volissos, the largest village in the northwest of the island. Surprising for us was that not only students and teachers came along, but also parents, siblings and grandparents joined the trip. With three […]
On Monday 10th of June, the children of the 3rd kindergarten of Vrontados made an excursion to Daskalopetra. As we arrived at a time the kids normally eat their snacks, the first thing we did was have a small break, where everyone had the chance to eat whatever they had […]
On the 22nd of February one of our volunteers accompanied the first and second graders of the 3rd Primary School of Vrontados. The Excursion started at 8:30 am, when the children got picked up from the school by a bus. They then drove to the city of Chios, where the […]