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The Nea Moni Museum

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One of our must-sees is the Monastery of Nea Moni! It is beautiful and impressive at the same time. People that come to Chios love the amazing view it offers to the visitors. At the Monastery is also the museum of Nea Mon and is located in an old two-storey cell. Unfortunately, due to looting and the irreparable damage caused during the massacre of Chios in 1822, the treasures are scarce. Ecclesiastical textile items, woven and folk embroideries, post-Byzantine icons and silver works ornate the collection of the museum. What the museum takes pride in is the famous “pefki”, a silk […]

The Citrus Museum in Kampos

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”Citrus memories” is a museum where documents and historical elements of local citrus fruits are presented. It constitutes a dynamic space for exhibitions in the ground floor of an estate where the visitor can be informed about different topics, like the cultivation of citrus fruits every season of the year, the agricultural tools and the production methods used in Kampos, the varieties and the properties that make tangerines and other citrus fruits as special as them.     You can also get informed about the society and people who constituted the main factor for the development of the unique myth […]

The Maritime Museum of Chios City

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In Chios City you can find an old traditional house from the 19th century. It is owned by a couple of Anastasios and Marouko Patera. In there the Maritime Museum of Chios which was donated in 1991 is housed. Chios is well-known for its large maritime history, countless sailers and ship owners are original from Chios. The museum shows this part of Chios’ history with remarkable collections of the exhibits, portraits of sailing ships and steam boats, photographs and models of ships from the naval life and navigation equipment complete the impressive collection. In the courtyard of the museum there […]

The Archaeological Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Chios opened its doors in 1999. It is located in a building with 3 floors and uses a total area of 2,500 square meters which includes exhibition rooms, workshops and offices. The exhibition space houses finds from the Neolithic era to the Classical and Roman period. In the first floor are exhibits of the prehistoric Chios, vases and sculptures originating from the 8th century BC are presented as well as tombstones and inscriptions. The second floor houses pottery, metalwork and architecture samples. The third floor hosts contemporary exhibitions. A cafeteria is disposed and there are rooms […]

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, […]

Byzantine Museum of Chios

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You are not only interested in the beauty of Chios Island, but also hungry for some history? Then let’s go to the just renovated Byzantine Museum in Chios City! The museum is housed in the 19th century mosque in the heart of Chios City. Its extensive collection covers a long period from the Christian times to the 17th century with sculptures and marble tombs from the Jewish cemetery and has been discovered on the island and donated from private collections. It might not be the biggest museum you ever saw but nevertheless gives you an interesting insight in the rich history […]