Chios
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Chios, also known as Scio in English, is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from the An
Chios Prefecture
Buildings in Pyrgi covered with sgraffito (local name: Xistà)
View of the village of Mesta
Chios Municipal Park, with a statue of Konstantinos Kanaris
Nea Moni of Chios
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Nea Moni is an 11th-century Greek Orthodox former monastery complex, now convent and history museum, located on the island of Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The complex is located on the
Chios
…its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is "the Mastic Island". Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North…
A view of the complex in 2013
View of the monastery interior
11th-century mosaic of the Arrest of Jesus, in the monastery
The Three Marys mosaic, dated from 1100 CE