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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, […]

Kardamyla

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The borough of Karadamyla is built on the site of ancient Kardamilis, 28 kilometers from the city of Chios. Giving around 2000 inhabitants a home the town is divided into two settlements. The houses have a deep traditional architecture: Narrow streets, curbstone alleys and covered passages are typical Greek features. The same accounts for the houses mainly built with stone and decorated with flowers and plants. The upper and older section is surrounding the steep hill, the lower village called Marmaro is located on the coast covered by a beautiful bay and around 2 kilometers  away from the old settlement. It has […]