Mastic, citrus and the market
Food
Why this plan
A day built around what the island actually produces: mastic in the south, citrus in Kampos, and the town market in between.
The day, hour by hour
What time do you land?
09:30The town market
The lanes behind the waterfront: mastic in every form, sun-dried tomatoes, cheeses, ouzo and the mastic shops of the co-operative.
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The lanes behind the waterfront: mastic in every form, sun-dried tomatoes, cheeses, ouzo and the mastic shops of the co-operative.
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10:45Kampos and the citrus estates
Walled estates of orange and mandarin behind high stone walls, with waterwheels and courtyards. Several estates serve their own preserves and juice.
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Walled estates of orange and mandarin behind high stone walls, with waterwheels and courtyards. Several estates serve their own preserves and juice.
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12:30Chios Mastic Museum
Above Pyrgi: how the resin is cut, cleaned and sold, done seriously and well. The best half hour on the island for understanding what mastic is.
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Above Pyrgi: how the resin is cut, cleaned and sold, done seriously and well. The best half hour on the island for understanding what mastic is.
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14:00Lunch in Pyrgi or Olympoi
Village cooking in the mastic country — mastic in the sweets rather than the mains, and tomato in everything else.
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Village cooking in the mastic country — mastic in the sweets rather than the mains, and tomato in everything else.
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15:45Back to the port
Mastic, sweets and ouzo travel well; fresh citrus may not clear customs on the way back.
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Mastic, sweets and ouzo travel well; fresh citrus may not clear customs on the way back.
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Back on the quay by 15:45
That leaves the last hour before a sailing at 16:45 for passport control and boarding.
That leaves the last hour before a sailing at 16:45 for passport control and boarding.
Before you plan around it
Estate visits in Kampos and the mastic co-operative keep their own hours and some require booking. Do not build the day around one address without checking it.
Be back at the quay a clear hour before the return sailing. Passport control, ticket collection and the queue for boarding all take longer than the walk suggests, and the boat does not wait.
Estate visits in Kampos and the mastic co-operative keep their own hours and some require booking. Do not build the day around one address without checking it.
Be back at the quay a clear hour before the return sailing. Passport control, ticket collection and the queue for boarding all take longer than the walk suggests, and the boat does not wait.