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 « […]
Places on Chios Island
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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. […]
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 the 17th of April, the students from the 5th grade from the school Panagia Erithiani visited the very first leprosy hospital in Greece, which is located around 20 minutes south of Vrontados. Once arrived, we were welcomed by our guide for the day and walked down a little path […]
Last Sunday, some of us volunteers decided to use the sunny weather and walk to a close village in the North of the island, Lagkada, which is located around 10 kilometres north of Vrontados. We started after breakfast and enjoyed the nice view. Walking to Lagkada from Vrontados, you walk […]
Last sunday, we combined exploring Chios Island and getting water by making an excursion to a spring in the north of the island.
Chios Island is well known for one thing: the mastic. But did you know that it actually can only be produced in the south of our Island? This and many other things can be discovered in the Mastic Museum near the village Pyrgi.
Last Saturday, we had the chance to explore our island a little further. Our first stop was the abandoned village Anavatos.
Last Saturday, the volunteers of Vrontados had the chance to visit the biggest village in the north-west part of the island: Volissos. But it was not only the village, the whole way to go there was a big adventure.
The first of May is an international bank holiday, and we volunteers had the chance to spend the whole day in the south-west of Chios Island. Together with our mentors we visited different villages and heard more about the history of Chios.