Chiopedia · Eastern Aegean
Chios
Χίος · Sakız · Scio
An island of mastic, stone, sea and history.
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Before the heatEarly light is the reason to be out: the mosaics at Nea Moni before the coaches, and the incised façades of Pyrgi while the sun is still low enough to rake across them.
Nea MoniFounded in the mid-11th century under Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, Nea Moni is renowned for its…→PyrgiPyrgi is Chios's most visually distinctive mastic village, its streets lined with façades patterned in…→KamposSouth of Chios Town, Kampos is a walled landscape of citrus gardens, stone mansions, courtyards, wells…→
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Seasonal note · August
The mastic harvest is under way in the southern villages, and the diaspora is home. The meltemi can close the small boats for days at a time.
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