CHIOS
Capital and harbour of island, Chios, which the allotjni' glamour
of kacreftj'zetaj in the beautiful buildings that him embelishes. It
has 25.000 residents and maintains enough from the monuments of her
history. The perfume of your gum "chases" continuously, from
the big square, in the busy streets and the poly'voi market. Chios
is one from the bigger Jwnjke's cities that have been twinned - her
idea of arhjtekto'njs-you Maria Xyda' - with the Genova for the maintenance
of traditional architecture.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Byzantine Castle in the end of capital, where today the visitor
distinguishes additions of later seasons. In the interior of Castle
exists the grave of Kara' Ali' that ordered the slaughter.
The Library of Korai' with infrequent manuscripts and the collection
stohasti'. In the on floor is found the Art gallery.
The Metropolis of Saint Vjktw'rwn (19th century) and the church of
Saint Isidoro, where were found mosaics (7th century).
The Enepj'grafi Column - Letter of Big Alexandros to their Hjw'tes.
MUSEUMS
Archaeological, with discoveries from the excavations in the island,
as Arhaj!ka' vessels, proj!storjki' ceramics, signs, currencies etc
The Ecnologjko' and Folklore museum of Philippos Arge'-nti, that is
accomodated in the building of Public Library. The Building of Reports
Joystjnja'nj, that includes palajohrjstjanjka' mosaic, post byzantine
murals, pictures and xylo'glypta.
DO NOT FORGET
Do not forget bwnj'sete gum, chewing ga, sweet gum, gently the spoon,
marzipans, ouzo, liqueur, anco'nero, rodo'nero.
ENTERTAINMENT
You will begin your day with kafeda'kj and gum Chios (submarine) in
the harbour. You will eat loykoyma'des and bwnj'sete in the graphic
market, while the midday you they wait for graphic taverns and luxurious
restaurants of in order to geycej'te nostjmje's hjw'tjkis cooker.
The apogeymata'kj you will go down in the harbour for koyventoy'la
with fjli'syhoys and hospitable local, you will eat ice-cream, or
you will go sjnema', until falls the night, when you achieve somebody
from the cultural events with good music that is organised daily.
The continuity vradya's belongs in the dance and the mirth in the
various mpara'kja and centres of amusement.
A beautiful custom revives the eve of Prwtohronja's with agjovasj-lja'tjka
vapora'kja and pajne'mata in the square of city. On 11 November is
celebrated officially the release of island from their Toy'rkoys. The
Ay'
goy'sto is organised the World Congress of Fellow countrymen.
Panigy'rja they become on 6 August of Savior, on 14 May stoy Ag. Isidoro
and on 22 July of Saint Marke'llas.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in the beaches of Chios and southernly to the Ka'rfa.
You might rent marine bicycles and I make. Functions closed gym for
mpa'sket, vo'ley!, te'nnjs. To the beach Karfa', you will go with
urban bus from the city.
Make a campaign in the Plain, flat suburb - extension of city with
perjvo'lja with citrus fruits. It is region with serene beauty and
eywdje's. "You are lost" in in the splendid, elegant and
old genove'zjka mansions, built with cymjanoy'sjki Stone, with beautiful
votsalwte's courtyards, kri'nes, tanks and kata'fyta perjvo'lja with
ma'ggano, that are protected from the tall walls and aylo'cyres with
cyreoy's.
LOCAL NOSTJMJES
Try the kapparosala'ta, omelette with kolokyca'kja and papoytsa'kja
with aubergines hwrja'tjkes. Chios is famous naturally for the gum,
which they develop making chewing ga, sweet of spoon and liqueur,
for the ouzo and the sweets of spoon.
TRANSPORT
With the KTEL of long distance buses are executed itineraries for Pyrgj',
Kw'mi, Emporej'o, Pyrgj', Olympuses, Mesta', Harbour Mestw'n, Ljcj',
Saint Peace, Voljsso', Saintly Marke'lla, ¢gjo Milk Agja'smata,
New Abbey, Anavato', Karda'myla, Marble, Nago'. With the KTEL of
urban buses are executed itineraries for Karfa' - Cymjana', Vronta'do
- Daskalo'petra, Karye's, Vavj'loj, Dafnw'na and Neohw'rj, ¢gjos
of Month. Also, you will find taxi and shops that rent cars and mihana'kja.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Municipality 44380, First Aids 44302, Police 44428, Tourist police
44427, Ljmenarhej'o 26400, Olympic Aviation 24515, Airport 29824,
GREEK TOURISTIC ORGANISATION 76319, GREEK POST 44350, GREEK TELECOME
23599, KTEL of urban buses 22079, KTEL of long distance buses 24257,
Station taxi 41111,.43312, Rural Bank 44321, General 22425, National
23201, National Ktimatjki' 22159, Greece 44227, Commercial 24361,
Jonjki' 23434, Crete 28401, Bank of Faith 20510.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
VOL?SSOS
Crylej'taj as homeland of epic poet of Hostage. It is kefalohw'rj in north
Chios. It abstains 40 km from the capital and has 500 roughly permanent residents.
Closely droma'kja and his traditional houses lend graphic and romantic from
equal character.Epj'nejo of Voljssoy' are the Ljmja'.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Byzantine Castle, that according to the delivery is work of Veljssa'rjoy
and that according to cry'lo was the residence of Hostage and place of Hjopolj'tjdos
of Saint Marke'llas. The Monastery of Saint Marina, boss of island.
The Abbey Moy'drwn, that was founded the 16th century and the church of Taxja'rhi
with colourful xylo'glypto te'mplo.
ENTERTAINMENT
You will find taverns and bar. Do not lose the big panigy'rj of Saint Marke'llas
on 22 July, that lasts three days and rolls up in
island pilgrims from all Greece. Also, panigy'rja they become on 15 August,
the Virgin Mary, on 6 August, the Savior and on 27 July, the Saint Pantelei'mona.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in the beaches Ljmja', 1,5 km southern and more far in the beaches
Maj'nagros, Corner, Leyka'cja, Limnos and Saint Marke'lla. From the Ljmja'
leave caiques for the Psaras, making daily excursions. Also, you will visit
the near village, Djeyha', where you will see the Abbey Moy'drwn with the
hagiographies 1730.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with long distance bus that begins from Chios.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0274)
Community 21208, First Aids 21223, Police 31222, Harbour station 21292, GREEK
POST 21237, GREEK TELECOME 21399, GREEK TELECOME Ljmjwn 21288.
STAY
Exist very very little rented rooms and apartments.
VRONTAOS
Village of seafoods, this flat town, thing that reveals the statue of "Inconspicuous
Nay'ti" front in the Town hall. It abstains 4 km from the capital and
has 4.000 roughly residents. The houses, attended with particular love from
hospitable nisjw'tes, unfold in big katapra'sjni extent.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Church of Saint Stefa'noy. The Three Windmills, that are maintained in
particularly good situation and today belong in the Municipality Chios. The "Daskalo'petra",
or "Stone of Hostage" that is considered the place of Hostage.
The Grave of man of letters Yannis Byha'ri and the Abbey of Virgin Mary of
Mersjnjdj'oy, where are looked after the vestments of Patriarch Grigórios
of E.
ENTERTAINMENT
You will find taverns and bar. Here are organised "Omi'reja", events
of reason in the Stone of Hostage. Panigy'rja they become on 15 August, the
Virgin Mary of Erycrjani's, while on 24 September it becomes the Virgin Mary
of Mersjnjdj'oy and on 25 March of Virgin Mary of Moytsaj'nis.
CAMPAIGNS – SPOR
For bathroom you will go to the beach of settlement, to the bight of Lw' and
to the Da512
skalo'petra, with the many plata'nja. In the stage "Fafa'lejo" you
can play mpa'sket, vo'ley!, football, or you make classic sports.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with urban bus that begins from Chios.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Municipality 93202, First Aids 92004, Police 92901, GREEK POST 92900, GREEK
TELECOME 92699.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
Also, in the ¢gjo Isidoro Skja'dos functions organised camping.
KARDAMYLA
Separated in two settlements with separate physiognomy are the Karda'myla.
The local architecture characterizes the older Old Village, while the Down
Village, or Marble, is embelished by beautiful mansions and is place of old
seamen and shipowners. Abstain from the capital 28 km and have 1.000 residents.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The churches of Saint Nikolaos Prjnarj'ti and Saint Gewrgj'oy (16th century)
in the On Karda'myla.
MUSEUMS
The Navy, in the Marble.
ENTERTAINMENT
Exist taverns and bar. The more important panigy'rja and local events become
the Virgin Mary the Dekapentay'goysto, the Savior of 6 August, in the Marble
of Saint Marke'llas on 22 July, in the On Village. "Kardamy'lja" they
are cultural events from the Municipality with concerts, theatre, athletic
fights, lectures, reports of painting k.a.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
Enjoyable is the koly'mpj in the beaches Nago's and Gja'sonos, while an other
beach are the Vlyha', region in which exist enough rented rooms, restaurants,
taverns, cafeterias and discotheque.
Also, apart from the beaches it deserves you visit the graphic settlement of
Nagoy', where existed ancient temple, while very near is found also the Gjo'skjnas,
where it is said that prosa'raxe the Ja'sonas with I am late.
La'trejs the walk you will go also the ydrovjo'topoys to places Limnos and
Pa'rpanta, with the pleasant environment that offers jubilation and calm. You
will see nerohelw'nes and birds, walking ana'mesa in bloomed perjvo'lja.
TRANSPORT
Also, you will find taxi and shops that they rent mihana'kja.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0272)
Municipality 22203, First Aids 22488, Police 22222, GREEK POST 22303, GREEK
TELECOME 22399, National Bank 22249.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
AG?ASMATA
It abstains 61 km from Chios, it has ljgw'teroys from hundred residents, with
ky'!rjo characteristic the jamatjke's sources. It is found in northern utmost
Chios, epj'nejo the village Ke'ramos.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in the beach of settlement. Also, you will go to the village
Ke'ramos, near in which existed mines of antimony.
JAMATJKES SOURCES
Exist jamatjke's sources with ferrous waters, that function at the duration
of Summertime, with the care of Municipality Chios.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with long distance bus that begins from Chios.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0274)
Greek Telecome 71225.
STAY
Exist rented rooms.
AGIO GALA
Mountainous village with few residents, 62 km from the capital. It causes
impression because he is built above in pla'twma a rock, under the mountain
Amani's. Characteristic is the cavern, where were found human traces from the
Lj'cjni Season.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The old ekklisa'kj of Virgin Mary of Agjogaloy'sajnas, in the entry of natural
cavern. It is dated from 13th - 14th aj. of Byzantine Season. You will admire
the exceptional hagiographies and xylo'glypto te'mplo. Really however impressive
it is that in the depth of cave you will see a half small ekklisa'kj of Saint ¢nnas.
Little hamilw'tera we find the Byzantine ekklisa'kj of Saint Calelaj'oy,
with from equal splendid murals and ancienter te'mplo Chios (1711).
TRANSPORT
You will reach with long distance bus that begins from Chios.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0274)
Greek Telecome 21249.
THYMIANA
Interior village, 8 km from Chios, with 1.600 residents, been famous for the
a lot of quarries and the beautiful beaches. From the quarries para'geto the
cymjanoy'sjki Stone, material that was used for htj'sjmo the mansions of Plain.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Church of Saint Eystratj'oy, which htj'stike from cymjanoy'sjki Stone,
in Byzantine rythm. The Ruins of Tower of Age'lastoy.
ENTERTAINMENT
You will watch the cultural events that become in the duration of all all of
time from the cultural association of village and include theatrical representations,
dances and songs, even projections of films. Particular interest has the
feast of "Mo'stras", that becomes last Sunday of Apokria's, with
representations from the persecution of pirates and traditional hjw'tjkoys
dances from the young persons of region. Panigy'rja they become on 6 August
of Savior, 1 July of Saint Anargy'rwn and on 4 September of Saint Ermjo'nis.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
The Cymjana' "are shared" the beaches with Chios. Thus, with the
legs, or with bus, you will go for bathroom to the Karfa', where you will beautifully
find and taverna'kja and restaurants and in the Big Ljmjw'na, that abstains
hardly three kilometres.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with urban bus that begins from Chios and passes also from the
Karfa'. Also, you will find shops that rent cars and mihana'kja, in the Karfa'.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Community 31232, Police 31211.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
KALAMOTI
Kefalohw'rj with medieval colour, where sometimes the cyclone tej'hi. The
narrow droma'kja, two-storied houses with the elaborately skaljste's doors,
maintain the medieval style of village. It is found in the southern department
of island, where they exist said "Mastjhohw'rja" and it abstains
28 km from Chios, with 900 residents.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The church of Virgin Mary Agrelopoy'sajnas, with murals 14th aj.She is built
outside from the village. Department medieval Walls, that are saved in the
western end of village and the Ruins of Medieval Castle in the village Armo'lja,
that abstains three kilometres.
ENTERTAINMENT
TAVERNS - BAR
Panigy'rja they become on 7 July of Saint Sunday and on 26 July of Saint Friday.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
For bathroom you will go to the Kw'mi, that is the epj'nejo village.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Community 71221, First Aids 71277, Police 71222, GREEK POST 71223.
STAY
Exist minimal hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
KARYES
Full from running waters that them give dew and dense vegetation. It abstains
6 km from Chios and has 600 residents.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
It deserves you visit the most important Byzantine monument of region, the
New Abbey. It is a woman's cloth monastery, dedicated in the Koj'misi of
Virgin Mary. Aytokratorjko' building and space of mental ana'tasis, the Monastery,
with the brilliant worldwide samples of Byzantine architecture, mosaics and
hagiography, constitutes monument of exceptional importance.
Appreciable are also the monasteries of Zwodo'hoy of Source and Saint Fathers.
ENTERTAINMENT
At the duration of Summertime in the central square they become vradye's dance
from the cultural association of village. Panigy'rja they become on 22 July
of Saint Marke'llas, on 29 August of Saint Ioannis and Zwodo'hoy of Source.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
From the New Abbey, the street continues also "finishes" in the kastrohw'rj
Anavato's. Are a settlement on citadel, medieval natural fortress, with a unique
picture of peacefulness in a ypovlitjko' and wild environment, with cry'loys
and history. Today it has few residents and has been characterized preservable.
In the Byzantine Season and on Ottoman domination it was famous for the production
of timber, with which it supplied also in Istamboul.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with urban bus that begins from Chios.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Community 79306, GREEK TELECOME 24971.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
MESTA
Pane'morfo medieval kastrohw'rj, the "Live village yesterday", with
closely droma'kja, dense layout, heavy architecture, graphic kama'res, arcs,
terraces and circular turrets. A medieval village, which the houses of shape
wall. The few residents maintaining in very good situation, maintaining live
the delivery, combining romantic atmosphere with the modern life. It southly-western
abstains 35 km of Chios.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Church of Big Taxja'rhi, trj'kljti royal that is found in the centre of
village and is the bigger church of island. Also, you see also the Church
Old Taxja'rhi, with xylo'glypto te'mplo 1833
ENTERTAINMENT
Panigy'rja they become on 8 November, the Brigadiers and the Dekapentay'goysto,
the Virgin Mary.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
For bathroom you will go to the beaches Port Mestw'n, to the Saint Peace, to
the Ljcj'. Make a excursion in the Fana', where apart from your bathroom you
will see also the relic of temple of Fanaj'oy Apollo, that was founded the
same season with holy in the Delos.
NENITA
It abstains 20 km from the capital and has 1.000 residents. Graphic mastjhohw'rj,
built in the end of ey'foroy plateau, from in the old days the region.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Monastery of Brigadiers, where it functions and xenw'nas for the hospitality
of women.
ENTERTAINMENT
Panigy'rja they become on 15 August, the Virgin Mary and 1 July, the Saint
Anargy'rwn.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in the beaches of Waterfall, Vokarja' and in the Grj'dja. The
Waterfall is a village that also deserves you visit. It was founded in the
beach after the earthquakes the 514 1881.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Community 61451, First Aids 61277, Police 61222, GREEK TELECOME 61253, Xenw'nas
of Abbey of Brigadiers 61469.
STAY
Exist hotels and minimal rented rooms.
PYRGI
Impressive architecture in the trjw'rofa houses bigger than medieval mastjhohw'rja
characterizes the zwgrafjsto' Pyrgj'. Gewmetrjka' forms and subjects from the
nature in white - black, "xysta'" they characterize the facades of
houses of village with the strange culture and the wealth of folklore elements. "Xysta'" it
is a art from the season of Fragkokratj'as, that becomes with kale'mj and piroy'nj.
The houses are built round the central square of village, circular, shaping
a wall. It abstains 25 km southern from the capital and has 1300 residents.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The ruins of Medieval Square Castle, the Fortress with the four bulwarks.
In the Emporej'o you will see ruins of medieval tower, fortress with 4 bulwarks,
relic from citadel Gewmetrjki's of Season and relic of proj!storjkoy' settlement.
The Churches of Saint Apostles, 12th aj. with the original murals of also Saint
Dimitrios in Rabbet-lja, with most beautiful te'mplo. MUSEUMS
The Folklore Museum of Association "Korai's", that includes rich
material from rural tools, types of craftsmanship and a big file from the customs
of village.
ENTERTAINMENT
Big panigy'rj becomes the Dekapentay'goysto, the Virgin Mary, with gle'ntj
and traditional dances, as well as on 23 August in the Ennja'mera.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
For bathroom you will go with bus to the beaches of Emporej'oy and to the Black
Vo'lja. Can make excursion in the Fana' and in the village Armo'lja with
the small stone lodges and the delivery in the pottery.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with long distance bus that begins from Chios.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0271)
Community 72303, First Aids 72465, Police 72222, GREEK TELECOME 72399.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms - apartments that you will find in the end of
region.
THAT YOU WILL GO
With plane of Olympic Aviation from Athens (Western airport) in 50 ' with flights
all the year. Plirof.: OLYMPIC AIRWAYS Athens 9363363 - 5, OLYMPIC AIRWAYS
Chios (0271) 24515, Airport Chios (0271) 23998, GREEK TELECOME 144.
With ferympw't from Piraeus in 10 hours. Dense itineraries all the Summertime,
more thinly the Winter. Plirof.: Ljmenarhej'o Piraeus 4226000, Agency Piraeus
4177453, 4179822. With ferympw't from Rafina in 6 hours and 45 ', itineraries
all the year. Plirof.: Ljmenarhej'o rafi'nas (0294) 23300, ote 143.
INTERCONNECTIONS
With plane of Olympic Aviation, Chios is connected with Mitilini and Thessalonica.
Plirof. OLYMPIC AIRWAYS Chios (0271) 24515.
With ferympw't by Rafina, Chios is connected all the year with ¢gjo Eystra'tjo,
Limnos, Mitilini, Samos, Patmos and Kavala.
With ferympw't the line Aegean, exists connection with Ojnoy'sses, Samos, Psaras
and Tsesme' Turkey. Plirof.: Ljmenarhej'o Chios. (0271) 44433. With dolphin,
Chios is connected all the year with Plwma'rj Lesvos and Samos. Plirof.: Agency
Chios (0271) 20160, 21604.
SMALL DRIVER
BWNJSETE Gum Chios in chewing ga, sweet of spoon and in liqueurs. Ouzo, marzipans,
anco'nero, rodo'nero. In the Anavato' bwnj'sete honey, aromatic vo'tana and
traditional heavy sticks. Splendid ceramic, yfanta' and pa'njnes dolls from
the Woman's cloth Cooperative Kalljmasja's.
MARINAS
If you have ship, you will tie up in the harbour of Chios, where exists and
station of supply, in the Port Mestw'n, in the Karda'myla and in the Ljmja'.
HISTORICAL MAKES
The discoveries of island testify that Chios prwtokatojki'cike in the end of
Neoljcjki's of Season (the 4000 - 5000 p.H.). excavations however in the
Emporej'o, the Fana' and Chios brought in the light discoveries from the
Season of Coper, that reveals the permanent katoj'kisi of island. It appears
that the older residents were the Pelasgoj' and the Ka'res. According to
the delivery, the island took his name from the grandson of Mj'nwa and girl
of Ojnopj'ontos, the Hjo'na. Wine-pj'wn is considered the first settler of
island, that taught in the residents the viticulture, that it helped in the
acne of island. Also, according to the delivery, in the Daskalo'petra it
taught always 1/4miros. the 9th aj. came in the island the J'wnes from Evia,
beginning the growth of Chios, in order to reach in her bigger acne the 6th
aj. p.H. Were developed the trade, the shipping and the arts. Of course,
ancient Chios sygkatele'-geto.stjs 12 cities of Jwnjki's Sympoljtej'as. Her
conquest by their Pe'rses, the 545 p.H., meant also the interruption of acne.
Then becomes member of first Athenian Alliance of Delos the 477 p.H., and
the second 378 p.H., while the 336 p.H. it is occupied by the Macedonians.
Follow the Romen, in order to begins finally the long Byzantine period. In
1172 are occupied by their Enetoy's and in 1346 from their Genove'zoys, that
found first etaj rej'a for the exploitation of gum. The Turks conquer the
island in 1566, granting to them a lot of privileges for the exploitation
of gum. The Hjw'tes rose in 1822 and finally were released 1912.
