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	Chios Greece, Chios island Travel Guide
		Chios Online presents the finest Chios Hotels, Apartments, Studios all over the island.
		Chios Online presents the Top Ten Sights and Beaches of the island.
		Chios Online presents some of them Also check the Chios real estate agencies and real estate offers.
	www.chiosonline.gr (262 words)

	Chios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chios was once occupied by the Persians, and has also been part of the Delian League and the Byzantine Empire, before passing through the possession of the Latin emperors of Constantinople, the Genoese (who called the island Scio), and the Ottoman Turks (who called it Sakız).
		Chios claims to be the birthplace of Homer, Hippocrates the mathematician, and Oenopides.
		Chios is the birthplace of 19th century Ottoman grand vizier İbrahim Ethem Pasha who also had notable descendants (carrying the surname "Eldem" to this day), the most notable among these being the painter Osman Hamdi Bey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chios (1237 words)

	The Sephardic Community of Chios
		The Greek island of Chios is in the Northeastern Aegean sea midway between the islands of Samos and Lesvos.
		Folklore contends Chios was the birthplace of both the Greek poet Homer in 8 BCE, and that of Christopher Columbus in 1451.
		Chios continued under the leadership of the Byzantine government, but later in the 13th century was taken over by two of the Italian Republics, the Venetians (with their unique architecture), and then the Genovese, of whom Chios prospered under.
	www.sephardicstudies.org /chios.html (1962 words)

	Chios' Hotel Owners Association Official Web Site
		Chios soon developed financially and culturally and it is considered as the birthplace of Homer, the greatest poet of all times.
		Chios participated in revolutions and war events until the establishment of Constantinople when, as the first Christian monuments show, it was very developed.
		Chios continues to be the centre of the encounters among Byzantines, Europeans and Turks.
	www.chios-hotels.gr /chios_en.htm (519 words)

	CHIOS
		Chios lies in the Aegean Sea, south of Lesvos, north of Samos and just 5.5km from the coast of Turkey.
		Chios became an important island both in economic and logistical terms and was known throughout the world for it's seafarers and navel power.
		The fortress in the town of Chios, the island's capital is a monument to the struggles of defense faced by the Chian's throughout the centuries.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Chios (514 words)

	Chios
		Geographically Chios lies to the south of the island of Lesvos, north of the island of Samos, and 9 nautical miles from the western coast of the port of Tsesme in Turkey.
		Chios claims to be the birthplace of Omiros, (Homer), the greatest of the Greek poets, and its claim is very strong.
		Chios is the birthplace of great men both in antiquity and in modern times.
	www.greece.org /poseidon/work/islands2/northeast/chios.html (799 words)

	Greece Travel Guides - Chios Greece - Online Travel Guide to Greece & Greek islands - Mykonos - Santorini - Rhodes - ...
		Chios town is the island’s capital and main port.
		Chios town, spread out along the east coast, is the island’s capital and main port.
		Volissos is at the north part of Chios with its ruined Byzantine castle and the Monastery of Agia Markella.
	www.travel-guide-greece.com /greece-guide/Chios/Chios.asp (494 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Chios
		Chios are like vast orchards, in which grow oranges, lemons, and other fruits.
		Chios is one of the sites that lay claim to the honour of Homer's birthplace; the Dascalopetra, or Homer's school, a rock where he is said to have taught, is still shown.
		Chios is also the birthplace of the tragic poet Ion, the historian Theopompus, the philosopher Metrodorus, and many artists; of the Catholics, Giustiniani, a defender of
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03689b.htm (461 words)

	Chios Greece: Travel guide to Chios Island, Eastern Aegean
		is lying between the islands of Chios and Ikaria and is at a short distance by ferry or plain from Turkey.
		Chios in the Eastern Aegean Islands has various fishing villages and some picturesque medieval villages which are kept in excellent conditions.
		Those villages of Chios are called “Mastihochoria” (Mastic Villages) by the locals because there inhabitants used to produce and export big quantities of mastic from the numerous mastic-trees of the area.
	www.greeka.com /eastern_aegean/chios (364 words)

	Christopher Columbus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Columbus referred to Chios many times in his Journal, and also to the mastic gum which is cultivated only on this island, and which grows in its red soil.
		Chios was under Genoese rule from 1346 to 1566, and, during Columbus' time, was administered -- though under the sovereignty of Genoa -- by a Genoese chartered company called the "Mahouna." The bank used by this company was the Bank of St. George in Genoa, which was also the bank used by Columbus.
		The houses and buildings of this town are decorated with geometric designs unique to Chios, and more particularly to the mastic growing region where the Genoese had the strongest influence because of their involvement in the mastic trade.
	www.grecoreport.com /christopher_columbus.htm (1357 words)

	Chios, Greece
		The rugged island of Chios (known in Turkish as Sakas Adasa, "Mastic Island") lies in the eastern Aegean, just off the Cesme peninsula on the south side of the Gulf of Smyrna, separated from the Turkish mainland only by the eight km/5mi wide Strait of Chios.
		From 512 to 479, Chios was under Persian rule, and thereafter became a member of the Attic maritime league, but was able to maintain its independence.
		In this period Chios is believed to have had a population of 30,000 free men and 100,000 slaves, and the islanders grew wealthy from viniculture, commerce and industry (Chian beds).
	www.planetware.com /greece/chios-gr-aeg-khio.htm (546 words)

	Chios Island Travel Guide - Alithia Media Group - Chios town,chios city
		The Town of Chios is in the East coast of the island, facing the Erythrea peninsula on Asia Minor.
		In the same area one can see the prison, where the 70 governors of Chios were locked, before they were hanged in 1822, as well as the tomb of Kara Alis.
		The centre of the cultural interest is the Omirion Centre of the Municipality of Chios, which was donated to the island in 1974 by Michael and Stamatia Xyla.
	www.alithia.gr /TourGuide/ChiosTown.htm (726 words)

	University of the Aegean \| Chios University Unit
		The University Unit of Chios is housed in buildings which either were donated to the University by the local society of Chios or are rented by the University.
		Nowadays, the city of Chios, homeland of many ship owners, is the administrative, economic and intellectual centre of the island of Chios and the capital of Prefecture of Chios.
		The city of Chios is connected both by air and by ship (with conventional and high speed ferries) with Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Kavala, as much as with other islands of the Aegean Sea (i.e.
	www.aegean.gr /aegean/en/chios.htm (386 words)

	Chios-Greece 2000
		On Chios the Greek night was held in Avgonyma together with the local people.
		Chios is in our opinion one of the most beautifull Ilands of the nord eageic sea.
		It is one of the most beautifull villages of Chios.
	home.wanadoo.nl /mazawi/Chios_2000.htm (398 words)

	Chios Hios Island North East Agean Greek Island Greece
		In hospitable Chios Island, feel the romance of the middle ages, seel the glory that will still wandering on the heroic island of Psara and allow the Mermaid to welcome you to the picturesque island of ship owners, Inousses.
		Chios Town, start at the northern end of the harbour where the imposing, medieval walls of the old Castle, enclose the old town.
		Large village in the north part of Chios with a byzantine fortress (on the top of the hill where Volissos is built) Homer's residence according to the mythand the place where St. Marcella - the local Saint is worshipped.
	www.thegreektravel.com /chios/index.html (942 words)

	History of Chios Island - Northern Aegean Islands - Holidays in Greece (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chios is known to have been settled at least by the Early Bronze Age but it only enters the main-stream of the Aegean history when the Ionians settle here from about 1100 BC.
		Although Chios formed a loose confederation with the other Ionian city-states and islands, they were conquered by the Persians in the second half of the 6th century BC.
		Christianity took hold and Chios came under the Byzantine Greeks, but Saracens abused the island in the 8th century.
	holidays-in-greece.com /aegean/chi/history.html (441 words)

	Chios Greece - Chios island Map
		Distance from Chios: 30 Km Don't miss: The Church of the Agioi Apostoli (Holy Apostles) which is an exact replica of Nea Moni.
		For many centuries it was the most important religious centre on Chios but was repeatedly destroyed in the 19th century.
		It was plundered by the Turks in 1822 and was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1881.
	hausfay.com /chios.map.php (870 words)

	Chios, September 2003
		Chios also has some very specific architectural designs, like the houses decorated with "sgraffitte," commonly seen in the city of Pyrgi.
		Back in the city of Chios, the municipal park hosts lots of statues, including this one.
		And of course, when you visit a Greek island, you need to sit down in a "kafeneion." Here is one of the largest on Chios, near the municipal park.
	radio.weblogs.com /0105910/categories/sidebars/2003/09/25.html (331 words)

	chios greece travel information, hotels, car rentals, pictures, map chios greece
		During your stay at Chios it is indispensable for you to visit Anavatos, which is a region of non-identical beauty, full of history, art and legends.
		You can travel to the island of Chios, which is considered to be an ideal resort for your vacations, either by boat from Piraeus or by airplane from Athens.
		From the island of Chios you will also be able to visit the islands of Lesvos and the town of Thessaloniki by plane, while by boat you can visit, apart from Lesvos and Thessaloniki, Limnos, Samos, Inousses, Psara, Syros, Kos, Rhodes, Kavala, Alexandroupoli and Volos.
	www.united-hellas.com /tourism/neislands/chios/info.htm (335 words)

	Kato Phana Archaeological Project, Chios (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The island of Chios lies in the eastern Aegean, more or less due east of Athens and, nowadays, some eight and a half hours distant by sea from Piraeus.
		The island’s ancient and modern capital, Chios town, is situated in the middle of the eastern shore, sheltered by, and facing, the Asia Minor coast.
		The site of ancient Phanai, modern Kato Phana, is located on the south west coast of Chios at a spot where the ancient Greek geographer Strabo (xiv.i.35) attested the presence of a temple to Apollo.
	www.arts.usyd.edu.au /departs/archaeol/chios (231 words)

	Chios Energy Healing ( Aura and Chakra Healing ) - Alternative Medicine / Holistic Health
		Chios Energy Healing is a relatively new yet very comprehensive energy healing system which employs powerful and effective aura and chakra healing techniques, nearly all of which are unique to Chios.
		Chios Master Teachers: Be sure you are teaching according to the latest Certification Requirements.
		Chios Energy Healing is Administered by The Chios Institute, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation.
	www.chioshealing.com (526 words)

	Chios Greece - Chios Island Complete Guide by Chiosnet
		Chios Greece - Chios Island Complete Guide by Chiosnet
		Car Rentals, Chios accommodation, lodgings, hotels, apartments, rooms, studios, chios rent a car, chios travel agencies.
		Chios Cultural centers, libraries, schools, non-profit organizations and clubs
	www.chiosnet.gr (131 words)

	Chios Travel Information and Services for your holidays, vacation or honeymoon by Windmills Travel
		Crescent-shaped, with its inward-curving shore facing the Aegean, Chios’ lower slopes of the volcanic chain that cuts it in two are thickly cultivated with olives, fruit, vines and, above all, mastic trees.
		Beyond Pirgi, on the south coast, are the ruins of an Archaic temple of Apollo at Kato Fanon; further east are the Early Bronze Age remains of Emborio, partly submerged.
		To the north of Chios town, the main coast road passes through Vrontados, where a vast hewn-stone cube is said to have served Homer as a seat when discoursing to his pupils.
	www.windmillstravel.com /destination.php?id=8&type=island (462 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Chios Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Some sources suggest it is the result of crossbreeding between local sheep of the island of Chios and breeds from Anatolia, possibly the Kivircik and Daglic breeds.
		The Chios is typically white with fl, occasionally brown, spots around the eyes, and on the ears, nose, belly and legs.
		The mature size of the ewes is typically 105 - 155 pounds (48-70 kg) and rams from 145-200 lbs (65-90 kg) indicating regional differences.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/sheep/chios/index.htm (288 words)

	Chios Town
		he town of Chios is the capital of the island of Chios and the biggest town in it.
		The tomb of Kara Alis is one of them, together with the prison, historically important because it hosted 70 governors of Chios before they were hanged in 1822 during the Turkish massacre.
		The center of the cultural interest is the Omirion Center of the Municipality of Chios, which was donated to the island in 1974 by Michael and Stamatia Xyla.
	www.chios.com /island/villages/chios.htm (652 words)

	Deep-sea robot photographs ancient Greek shipwreck - MIT News Office
		The wooden vessel may have succumbed to a storm or a fire, or maybe rough weather caused the cargo of 400 ceramic jars filled with wine and olive oil to shift without warning.
		At Chios, Singh and his engineering team programmed SeaBed to run slow, precise tracklines over the shipwreck site, which had been located by a sonar scan performed by the Greek Ministry of Culture in 2004.
		Much of the true value in cargo ships such as the Chios wreck is the information they provide about the networks that existed among the ancient Greeks and their trading partners.
	web.mit.edu /newsoffice/2006/archaeology.html (1126 words)

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