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The second largest church in the village of Pyrgi, of a unique exterior decoration with the traditional scarf technique.

The rock of the myth of Markella (later Saint Markella), whose father had a lust for her and she died on an effort to fly away.

Chios island has a tradition in the ceramics art, which can be found in several villages of the island, Armolia being the center.

Pyrgi is the village known as the "painted village" due to the special decoration of its houses.

The church of Agios Isidoros Pantoukios is north of Chios town, on the site where the 1st church of Chios was founded in the third century.

Anavatos is a byzantine deserted naturally self-defensed tower-village on a rock of Chios island.

The ancient windmills of Chios are the remainings of an early 20th century small industry for leather products.

Mesta is one of the Mastic Villages, the group of villages in South Chios where main activity is the cultivation of the mastic.

Stamatios Krimigis, born in Vrontados village of Chios island, is a Greek-American scientist, expert in space exploration

Nea Moni is a monastery of the 11th century, having been recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mastic Chios is a resin obtained from the mastic tree of Chios. It is known as the "tears of Chios" and it has a bitter pine-like flavor.

The Castle of Chios is a medieval citadel in chora, situated adjacent to the main port of Chios and its east side borders with the sea.

The mastic tree is a small tree growing up to 4 m, cultivated only in Chios for its aromatic resin, the mastic.

Mikis Theodorakis is a famous songwriter - composer who has written over 1000 songs and has scored the epic "Zorba the Greek" and "Z".