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 CHIOS
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.
Chios became an important island both in economic and logistical terms and was known throughout the world for it's seafarers and navel power.
Chios lies in the Aegean Sea, south of Lesvos, north of Samos and just 5.5km from the coast of Turkey.
www.magicaljourneys.com /Chios   (514 words)

  
 Chios island Travel Guide, Chios Greece
Complete presentation of Chios town and all the villages, some of them built in Medieval Times
Chios Online presents the finest Chios Hotels, Apartments and Studios all over the island.
Chios Online presents the Top Ten Sights and Beaches of the island.
www.chiosonline.gr   (223 words)

  
 Ancient coinage of Ionia
The early coinage of Chios, which may be safely attributed to the sixth century B.C. (some specimens may even belong to the previous century), consists in the main of silver didrachms.
Sphinx (Chios ?); Forepart of winged horse (Lampsacus ?); Eagle with head reverted (Abydus ?); Cock (Dardanus ?); Sow (Methymna ?); Horse prancing (Cyme ?); Forepart of bull with head reverted (Samos ?); Forepart of winged boar (Clazomenae?).
As the old town of Smyrna was not destroyed by Alyattes until about B.C. 585, it seems almost certain that it must have taken part in the coinage of electrum; and it is probable that its coins would follow the heavier standard (known as Phocaïc) rather than the lighter standard which prevailed in Southern Ionia.
www.snible.org /coins/hn/ionia.html   (223 words)

  
 Chios island - Aepos Resort - Touristic & Athletic Village - Apartments,studios
A small oasis, just 10 km from Chios town is waiting to offer you a series of service that will make your holidays unforgettable.
Aepos athletic village resort is addressed to the visitor of Chios island who is seeking for a different kind of accommodation and relax.
Chios island - Aepos Resort - Touristic & Athletic Village - Apartments,studios
www.aepos-village.gr /location.htm   (223 words)

  
 The fragrant Island. Chios, Greece
Pirgy, Mesta, Chios town, Kardamila, Anavatos, Avgonima, Volissos, Kalamoti
Chios is known as fragrant flower of the Aegean.
From the first inhabitants from the Early Neolithic Era and Early Bronze Age to the tourist that arrive nowadays, Everybody who came to Chios has fallen in love with this Greek Island.
www.fragrant-chios.com   (223 words)

  
 School of Humanities Classics
At the conference 8 Australian scholars will be discussing the amazing literary versatility of Ion of Chios, a wealthy, upper-crust Ionian Greek traveller, man-about-town and mate to the great fifth century Athenian politicians, generals, tragedians and thinkers: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Socrates, Pericles, Themistocles, Cimon, Archelaus and more.
On September 24, 2004 the Classics discipline at Adelaide University will hold a one day conference on ION OF CHIOS (490-421 BC) (Council Room, Hughes Building, North Terrace campus).
For more information see The Ion of Chios Project or contact:
www.arts.adelaide.edu.au /humanities/classics/index.html   (223 words)

  
 chios car rental chios rent a car hios car rentals greece
Chios (Hios) Town, the capital and port of the island is a delightful town with many interesting historical monuments, a verdant square, an agora and a bustling port.
The island of Chios (Hios) belongs to the North-eastern Aegean Island cluster and is considered to be an ideal holiday resort as it is packed with areas of great natural beauty, archaeological sites and hospitable and friendly inhabitants.
Wandering through the stone-built town of Sidirounda, the traditional settlement of Pyrgi, the scenic village of Nenita, the medieval village Mesta, the green settlement of Karies, the historical town of Kardamila, the hamlet of Vrontados, the beautiful village of Anavatos and the spa of Agiasmata, is an amazing experience.
www.greece-rent-a-car.com /chios.html   (240 words)

  
 Beaches in Chios, Agia Fotia, Agia Paraskevi, Agia Irene, Agia Markella, Daskalopetra, Bella Vista, Elinta, Emborios, Karfas, Nagos
Agia Fotini is a seaside settlement, which is located at about 11 kilometers from Chios town.
At about four kilometers from the north -east side of Chios town is the coast of Agia Paraskevi ("Tagma").
The homonymous beach is one of the most beautiful of Chios Island with the pebbled seabed and the limpid waters.
www.travelinfo.gr /chios/beaches.htm   (848 words)

  
 GRECIAN CASTLE, Chios, Greece - Discount Hotel Reservations
The Grecian Castle Hotel is located on the coastal road towards the airport, across the shores of Asia Minor, and just one kilometer from Chios-town.
GRECIAN CASTLE, Chios Description: Hotel Consists of five buildings true to the medieval architecture of Chios adapted to the needs of today.
Book your hotel room at the GRECIAN CASTLE, Chios with us and save up to 75% OFF normal room rates.
www.stayxs.com /new/booking/hotel_detail.asp?wsid=9&hhm_id=5100   (848 words)

  
 The Internet Classics Archive The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
This intention they carried into effect; Strombichides, Onamacles, and Euctemon sailing against Chios, which fell to their lot, with thirty ships and a part of the thousand heavy infantry, who had been to Miletus, in transports; while the rest remained masters of the sea with seventy-four ships at Samos, and advanced upon Miletus.
The same winter the Athenians in Samos, having been joined by thirty-five more vessels from home under Charminus, Strombichides, and Euctemon, called in their squadron at Chios and all the rest, intending to blockade Miletus with their navy, and to send a fleet and an army against Chios; drawing lots for the respective services.
This order being disregarded, Astyochus made an attack upon the town, which was unwalled, and having failed to take it was himself carried off by a strong gale to Phocaea and Cuma, while the rest of the ships put in at the islands adjacent to Clazomenae- Marathussa, Pele, and Drymussa.
classics.mit.edu /Thucydides/pelopwar.8.eighth.html   (6921 words)

  
 Indian Christianity
On the approach of the fleet the inhabitants fled the town, and a landing being effected, it came to be known, through a monk found in the church, that the Relics of the Apostle Thomas reposed under a slab bearing an inscription and the figure of a bust.
Ughelli gives an account of the removal from Chios to Ortona à Mare, but by some strange fatuity and ignorance of elementary geography he describes the removal as having taken place by sea from Edessa.
A Turkish fleet under Ali Pasha captured the town on Thursday, 1st August 1566; the town was sacked by the enemy, who burnt and destroyed the churches, including that of the Apostle.
www.indianchristianity.com /html/chap4/chapter4b.htm   (14937 words)

  
 Psara_e.html
The island of Psara is connected by sea to the town of Chios and Limnia.
The island is located 12 miles northwest of Chios, its 500 inhabitants live in the village of Psara, which is the only one on the island, and their main occupation is shipping or fishing.
The homeland of renowned admirals and seafarers and the place where the nautical tradition of Greece flourished, the island of Psara played a leading role in the Greek resistance against the Turks during the Greek War of Independence of 1821.
www.touristorama.com /Psara_e.html   (122 words)

  
 Chios forum: Chios Greece - TripAdvisor
We are also planning a trip to Chios this summer and would love more info too.
It's splendid but far from the town and located in the northern part of the island.
The village of Volissos is supposed to be a great place to stay, but I don't know many more details....still in the research process.
www.tripadvisor.com /ShowTopic-g189476-i2411-k98420-Chios_Greece-Chios_Northeast_Aegean_Islands.html   (122 words)

  
 Zorbas Apartments - Volissos, Chios, Greece
Volissos is located in a distance of 40 Klm from Chios town, in the Northwest part of the island, while its port, Limnia, is connected with Psara island, three times per week during summer.
Yiannis Zorbas - Volissos, Chios, Greece- 82103
A Medieval Castle is overlooking the village of Volissos, which is built on the slopes of a hill viewing the waters of the blue Aegean Sea.
www.chioszorbas.gr /zorbas/volissos.asp   (122 words)

  
 Thasos Greece - Greek Holiday Destinations - IndigoGuide Travel
In Limenas (also known as Thasos Town) you can see plenty of evidence of the island's ancient history in the ruins of the once-great city upon which the present town was built.
North Eastern Aegean Islands: Chios > Ikaria > Lesvos > Limnos > Samos > Samothraki > Thasos
Thasos has been continuously inhabited since the 7th century BC and was a mighty city state in ancient times thanks to a plentiful supply of valuable natural resources.
www.indigoguide.com /greece/thasos.htm   (540 words)

  
 chios greece hotels chios apartments, studios, rooms for rent hios greece
You will meet the complex on the way to Mastichochoria, only 7 km from the town of Hios in the area of Kampos.
, while for breakfast there is a variety of biological fruits, juices and famous preserves of Hios.
In the center the stone paved yard welcomes you and after that the alley leads you to a delightful roaming through the
www.united-hellas.com /tourism/neislands/chios/perleas   (259 words)

  
 The Investment Framework Article 3
For the purposes of implementing the law, the boundaries of the Lavreotiki zone were demarcated by joint decision 37349/5.11.91 (Government Gazette 950/B/91) of the Ministers of National Economy, of Environment, Town Planning and Public Works and of the Interior.
The eparchies of Kalamata and Messini of the Prefecture of Messinia, Lesbos, Limnos, Ai Stratis, Chios, Samos, Icaria, Inousses, Leros, Kalymnos, Nissyros, Tilos, Symi, Chalki, Astypalaia, Leipsi,Agathonisi, Arkoi, Pserimos, Psara, Fourni, Karpathos, Kassos, Samothrace and Kastellorizo.
The eparchies of Kalamata and Messini, Lesbos, Limnos, Ai Stratis, Chios, Samos, Icaria, Inousses, Leros, Kalymnos, Nissyros, Tilos, Symi, Chalki, Astypalaia, Leipsi, Agathonisi, Arkoi, Pserimos, Psara, Fourni, Karpathos, Kassos, Samothrace and Kastellorizo.
www.hri.org /MFA/economy/etba/article3.htm   (850 words)

  
 Grecian Castle Hotel, Chios, Greek Islands
The architecture of the Grecian Castle Hotel complex follows the distinctive Chiotiko medieval and modern style, surrounded by beautiful gardens, overflowing with colorful flowers The Grecian Castle Hotel is located on the main road, close to the airport and just a ten minute walk to the city, Chios town.
The recently renovated Grecian Castle Hotel is a modern and comfortable resort that offers warm Chios hospitality.
The Grecian Castle Hotel offers style and comfort to meet the expectations of today's traveller combined with the charm of the Aegean Islands.
www.magicaljourneys.com /Chios/chios-hotels-grecian.html   (850 words)

  
 Chios, Grecian Castle Hotel - Fegoudakis
Located close to the airport on the main road, Grecian castle is just ten minutes walk from the city, Chios town.
This renovated showpiece graces the roads of Chios island, offering its guests a very exclusive atmosphere in a breath-taking setting.
The architecture of the complex, which consists of five buildings, follows the distinctive Chiotiko medieval and modern style which contrasts against the well tenderd gardens, overflowing with colorful flowers.
www.greciancastle.gr   (850 words)

  
 EASD - Athens 2005 Historical Info
One of the most impressive Byzantine Monasteries in Greece is Nea Moni, located in the pine-covered mountains west of Chios Town.
The Cape Pounda in Turkey and the peninsula of Erythraia where Tsesme is, are only 3.5 nautical miles away.
Remains of the glorious Byzantine period are found in the numerous medieval castles, fortresses and watch towers (called vigles in the local dialect) scattered all over the island.
www.easd2005athens.gr /scripts/cultural/xios.php   (850 words)

  
 Erythrae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Litri) was one of the twelve Ionian cities of Asia Minor, situated 22 km north-east of Cesme, on a small peninsula stretching into the Bay of Erythrae, at an equal distance from the mountains Mimas and Corycus, and directly opposite the island of Chios.
The town was said to have been founded by Ionians under Knopos, son of Codrus.
Erythrae was the birthplace of two prophetesses--one of whom, Sibylla, is mentioned by Strabo as living in the early period of the city; the other, Athenais, lived in the time of Alexander the Great.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erythrae   (259 words)

  
 GNTO-Greek Islands-Siros-Historic Facts
In the 13th century, Siros was occupied by the Venetians, who built the Medieval town of Ano Siros and converted the locals to Catholicism.
In 1822, the island was stormed by the people of Psara and merchants from Chios, who came here because they were prosecuted by the Turks.
Siros, first inhabitant in the Neolithic Era, has been one of the centres of development of the Cycladean civilization.
www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/cyclades/siros/history.html   (259 words)

  
 Photos from Chios
Once inside the town, it's completely enclosed by the rock walls
Mesta is an amazing midaeval village, built completely out of rock
www.stanford.edu /~jbudman/Greece/chios.html   (170 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Chios
One of the Sporades in the Ægean Sea, separated from the mainland of Asia Minor by a strait five miles wide in its narrowest part; also the chief town of this island.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03689b.htm   (170 words)

  
 detail.asp?Prodid=TM8
Includes historical facts, town map, and information in Greek, English, German, Italian, and French.
GreekShops.com : Greek Products : City Maps : Road Map of Chios - Inousses Psara
Greekshops.com does not make any guarantees on the accuracy of these maps nor the age of this publication.
www.greekshops.com /detail.asp?Prodid=TM8   (70 words)

  
 CHRISTOPHER A LONG - The Kampos, Chios & The Vlasto Estates (1)
Not for nothing did the C11th Byzantine emperor Constantine lX (Monomachos) establish his colossal Nea Moni monastery in a dramatic cleft in the mountains just a couple of miles inland from Chios town, thus rendering Chios 'holy'.
For this reason too, from the C11th to the C15th, Christian Byzantine nobles (such as the Rallis, Rodocanachis and Coressis) sought sanctuary on Chios as the Turks steadily encircled Constantinople – eventually taking Europe's grandest city in 1453.
www.christopherlong.co.uk /per.chioshouses.html   (70 words)

  
 Chios Island, Miniotis Lines, Greece - Turkey ferries, ferry services in Aegean sea,Greece
The remains of the Basilica of Thyatira are in the center of the town.
Tradition has it that St.John brought the Virgin Mary to Ephesus after the Crucifixion, and that she lived in a small stone house.
The Third Ecumenical Council was held in the Basilica of he Virgin Mary in Ephesus in 431 AD.
www.miniotis.gr /SevenChurches.asp?NAVID=7   (462 words)

  
 Chios Island-Ionia Touristiki Travel Agency-Chios tours,accomodation,hotels,car rentals
On the way to Chios town, the guests, can drive from the west coast of the island, visit the village of Sidirounda and experience the beauty of the nature which will be unforgettable.
Volissos is the most superb village in the North - West of Chios.
After Volissos we visit the Agia Marcela Monastery which is situated near the beach.
www.ioniatouristiki.gr /excursions.htm   (462 words)

  
 Chios Island,Chios Holidays,Serafim Travel Agency-hotels,apartments,studios,rent a car
Volissos Studios – Apartments / Homerus Houses situated in the village of Volissos, 42 km from the Airport and 40 km from Chios Town.
Traditional accommodations (2 studios and 7 apartments for 2-4 pax, 7 maisonnettes for 2 – 4 pax and a house for 5 pax) with nice furnished some with air-condition and equipped with kitchenette and bathrooms with shower/WC, living room.
www.chiosholidays.com /volissos.htm   (462 words)

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