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Esodia Theotokos Church | Chios | The Scarved Monument of Snakes Island

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

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Rock of Saint Markella | Chios

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.

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Traditional Pottery in Armolia | Chios

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

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Pyrgi Village | Chios

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

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Agios Isidoros Pantoukios Church | Chios | One of the Thirty Most Beautiful in Greece

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.

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Anavatos Village | Chios | The Climbing Towers

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

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Ancient Windmills | Chios

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

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Mesta Village | Chios

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