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Antiquity

Chios Castle – Το Κάστρο της Χίου

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Near by the centre and the port of Chios next to the main square you can find one of Chios’ most important and interesting ornaments – the Castle (Kastro) of Chios, also called Fortress of Chios Island (Frourion tis Chiou). Because of this and the fact that it is just beautiful in the region of the old castle, everybody, tourist and inhabitant, enjoys visiting and watching the charming castle. We know that the castle is existent since the Hellenistic era (end of 4th c. B.C. – 30 B.C). Findings from archaeological excavations proof that.  Always since that time the castle […]

Kourounia

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The village of Kourounia consists of four settlements (mahalades) and lies just behind the village of Egrigoros and about eighteen kilometers away from Volissos.   The region is famous for the production of a local wine called kourouniotiko, which is said to come from the well-known ‘Ariousian’ wine of the antiquity. It embraces Kourounia and the mountainsides surrounding. Lately, the local authorities have made some efforts to revive the production of this wine variety to produce the 21st century ‘Ariousian wine’. The cultural tradition of the region is also pretty important – prove for that are the items of the noteworthy ecclesiastical museum, […]