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Foods of Chalkidiki: Part 3 Monastery Cuisine and Lifestyle Special Feature: Ancient Greek Technology - Minoan Bronze Adze-Axe
What's New: Sterling Silver & Gold Plated Jewelry, Children's DVDs & Books in Greek, Greek Music, Adult DVDs & Books in Greek. August's Recipe: Sauteed Shrimp or Mussels with Mastiha Vegetables and Feta
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August's Recipe:
Sauteed Shrimp or Mussels with Mastiha Vegetables and Feta


Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, 4 Tbsp, if you 're using shrimp
  • 1 medium fennel bulb, finely chopped
  • 5 scallions, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 fresh chili pepper (or less, to taste), seeded and finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Mastiha liqueur
  • 24 medium whole shrimp or 40 mussels in the shell, debearded and scrubbed
  • 1-2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup crumbled feta

Preparation:

1. Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large, nonreactive skillet over medium-high heat and add the sliced fennel, scallions, bell pepper, and chili. Pour in the Mastiha liqueur. Cover the skillet and cook for 7-10 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. If there isn't enough liquid in the skillet, add up to 1/2 cup water.

2. If using shrimp: In a separate skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat and saute the shrimp until bright pink. Transfer the shrimp into the skillet with the vegetables.
Add the lemon juice and feta, reduce the heat to medium, cover and continue simmering until the cheese melts completely and the sauce is creamy. Serve immediately.

3. If using mussels: Add the cleaned mussels to the skillet with the vegetables. Cover and steam until they open, discarding any that don't. Add the lemon juice and feta, reduce the heat to medium and continue simmering until the cheese melts completely and the sauce is creamy, 4-5 minutes.

Serve immediately.

Serves 4

Mastiha Cuisine by Diane Kochilas, in Greek & EnglishExcerpts and Photography from: Mastiha Cuisine by Diane Kochilas, in Greek & English

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 August's Article
 Foods of Chalkidiki: Part 3 Monastery Cuisine and Lifestyle


Monastery Cuisine and Lifestyle

Monastery cuisine means meat-free cuisine. Meat is never eaten in these monastic communities. Fish may be served on important holidays, either boiled, grilled, in soup, or in lemon sauce. The everyday menu, however, includes vegetables of every kind, and beans, all prepared with olive oil.

During periods of fasting, the fare consists of cooked pulses, vegetables, pastry dishes, and rice, but no olive oil. The monks maintain that the secret of good food is slow cooking over a low heat, unless you are cooking fish, which can stand a bit more heat. Monks who live in small communities outside the monasteries are also permitted to eat poultry or game.

Originally, there were two main directions of monastic life on Athos. Some monasteries practiced an idiorrhythmic lifestyle, whereby each monk retains his own property. This gave rise to a distinction between poor and rich monks, some of whom even employed servants. The others were cenobitic monasteries, where the monks lived according to a common set of rules, embracing poverty, celibacy, and obedience. Since 1990, all the monasteries on Athos are of the latter school. The monks take their daily meals together.

These form part and parcel of the religious services since they consider that praying and eating belong together. Depending on the monastery, the evening meal may be attended by any visiting pilgrims. The evening mass is followed by a meal in the refectory (trapeza), which is often second only to the church itself in the sumptuousness of its decor.

The fare will consist of a simple vegetarian meal, accompanied by water. During the meal, one of the monks reads from the Holy Bible, while the remainder observe silence. Then the abbot will signal the end of the meal and the monks will process back to the monastery church for the continuation of the religious services.


Olibanum, also known as frankincense, is the gum resin obtained from various Arabian and African trees (genus Boswelliii) of the bursera family.

The monks do all their own cooking. Vegetables, and less frequently fish, are cooked slowly over an open fire in a real wood-fired oven.

The monks set off early in the morning to collect fresh wild herbs and vegetables for the monastery kitchen, some of which are unique to the Athos peninsula.
Chalkidiki fisherman out to sea
The monks eat dinner together at the end of the day.
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Excerpt from:
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by Vasiliki Stathes

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Minoan Bronze Adze-Axe
     
  Bronze Adze-Axe from Crete (1500 B.C., LM IA). It was used as well at the domain of carpentry and timberfelling, as at metalwork. Its use continues till the roman time under the form of ascia (gr. i£6f <a£ivri), as it is represented on roman reliefs.

Excerpt from:
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by Ailos Publications
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Radevou Sto Pallas Live, Mario Frangoulis & Alkistis Protopsalti (2 CD)
 Adult Books in Greek
Inferno, by Dan Brown, In Greek

Inferno, by Dan Brown, In Greek
To Peplo, by Petropoulou Marina, In Greek

To Peplo, by Petropoulou Marina, In Greek
Idia i mana soy egines!, by Katerina Mananedak, In Greek

Idia i mana soy egines!, by Katerina Mananedak, In Greek
My Greek Drama, by Gianna Angelopoulos, In English

My Greek Drama, by Gianna Angelopoulos, In English
Gianna, by Aggelopoyloy Gianna, In Greek

Gianna,
by Gianna Angelopoulos, In Greek
Na Me Perimeneis, by Kate Fernival, In Greek

Na Me Perimeneis, by Kate Fernival, In Greek
Rosida Pallakida, by Kate Fernival, In Greek

Rosida Pallakida, by Kate Fernival, In Greek
Sti Skia Toy Aygerinoy, by Sofia Vojko, In Greek

Sti Skia Toy Aygerinoy, by Sofia Vojko, In Greek
Kathodos aggelon, by Susan Ee, In Greek

Kathodos aggelon, by Susan Ee, In Greek
To Aparaitito Fos, by Papaliou Dorina, In Greek

To Aparaitito Fos, by Papaliou Dorina, In Greek
Me Lene Ntanta, by Lena Manta, In Greek

Me Lene Ntanta, by Lena Manta, In Greek
Zoi kai Thanatos tou Konstantinou Palaiologou, by Filipos Filipou, In Greek

Zoi kai Thanatos tou Konstantinou Palaiologou, by Filipos Filipou, In Greek
Pantremenes, by Sfakianakis Άris, In Greek

Pantremenes, by Sfakianakis Άris, In Greek
 I Diki ton Eksi- 60 Meres pou allaksan mia hora, by Giannis Kapsis, In Greek

I Diki ton Eksi- 60 Meres pou allaksan mia hora, by Giannis Kapsis, In Greek
I Kardia Thymatai, by Katie Economou, In Greek

I Kardia Thymatai, by Katie Economou, In Greek
Ouranopetra, by Yiannis Kalpouzos, In Greek

Ouranopetra, by Yiannis Kalpouzos, In Greek
Esi den eisai Petrolouloudo, by Sofia Thomopoulou, In Greek

Esi den eisai Petrolouloudo, by Sofia Thomopoulou, In Greek
Diatrofi Gia Mia Kalyteri Zoi, by Moylinos Giorgos, In Greek

Diatrofi Gia Mia Kalyteri Zoi, by Moylinos Giorgos, In Greek
 O Polemos tis Olgas, by Phil Kafkaloudis, In Greek

O Polemos tis Olgas, by Phil Kafkaloudis, In Greek
Oi kairoi tis Mnimis, by Theodoris Papatheodorou, In Greek

Oi kairoi tis Mnimis, by Theodoris Papatheodorou, In Greek
I Nea Elliniki Kouzina se 88 Sintahes (New Greek Cuisine 88 recipes), by Vasilis Kallidis, In Greek

I Nea Elliniki Kouzina se 88 Sintahes (New Greek Cuisine 88 recipes), by Vasilis Kallidis, In Greek
Bathi Beloudino Skotadi, by Evaggelia Efstathiou, In Greek

Bathi Beloudino Skotadi, by Evaggelia Efstathiou, In Greek
O Telefteos Horos, by Victoria Hislop, In Greek

O Telefteos Horos, by Victoria Hislop, In Greek
Eftihia Edo I Ligo Pio Pera, by Thaleia Kounouni, In Greek

Eftihia Edo I Ligo Pio Pera, by Thaleia Kounouni, In Greek
Kouvediazontas me ton Andrea, by Giannis Kapsis, In Greek

Kouvediazontas me ton Andrea, by Giannis Kapsis, In Greek
Dyo fores Athoa, by Elena Xouzouri, In Greek

Dyo fores Athoa, by Elena Xouzouri, In Greek
Zoniana Gold, by Paraskevas Akamatis, In Greek

Zoniana Gold, by Paraskevas Akamatis, In Greek
64 Edodima, by Dimitris Skarmoutsos, In Greek

64 Edodima, by Dimitris Skarmoutsos, In Greek
I Istoria enos Stratioti (1918-1922), by Christo Karagiannis and Filipos Drakontiadis, In Greek

I Istoria enos Stratioti (1918-1922), by Christo Karagiannis and Filipos Drakontiadis, In Gree
k
Agnadevo ti Zoi, by Stavroula Zervoulakou, In Greek

Agnadevo ti Zoi, by Stavroula Zervoulakou, In Greek
Isterografo Zois, by Eleni Tsamadou, In Greek

Isterografo Zois, by Eleni Tsamadou, In Greek
To Spiti Twn Skiwn (The House of Shadows), In Greek

To Spiti Twn Skiwn (The House of Shadows), In Greek
Omorfa Plasmata (Beautiful Creatures), by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, In Greek

Omorfa Plasmata (Beautiful Creatures), by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, In Greek
Oi Epta Ouranoi tis Eftihias, by Thodoris Papatheodorou, in Greek

Omorfo Skotadi (Beautiful Darkness) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stone, In Greek
Oi Epta Ouranoi tis Eftihias, by Thodoris Papatheodorou, in Greek

Omorfo Haos (Beautiful Chaos) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stone, In Greek
 Stainless Steel Jewelry
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Stainless Steel Bracelet - Sandblasted Greek Key Motif Links
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Rubber and Stainless Steel Bracelet - Greek Key Motif Cut Out
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Rubber and Stainless Steel Bracelet - Greek Key Motif Cut Out
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Rubber and Stainless Steel Wristband - Greek Key Motif
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Rubber and Stainless Steel Bracelet with Accordion Hinge Opening - Greek Key Motif
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Rubber and Stainless Steel Bracelet with Accordion Hinge Opening - Greek Key Motif (3 Color Options)
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Rubber and Stainless Steel Bracelet - Greek Key Motif Cut Out
Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)

Stainless Steel Bracelet - Greek Key Motif Links
Large Gold Plated Greek Cross

Gold plated Stainless Steel Greek Cross (19 mm x 31.7 mm)
Stainless Steel Greek Cross Large (31.7 mm x 44.4 mm)

Stainless Steel Greek Cross Large (31.7 mm x 44.4 mm)
 Traditional Greek Costumes
Mani Costume for Women Style 641227*

Mani Costume for Women Style 641227*
Souliotisa Costume for Women Style 641229

Souliotisa Costume for Women Style 641229
Vlach Costume for Women Style 641012

Vlach Costume for Women Style 641012
Vlaha Costume for Girls Size 8-16 Style 643115*

Vlaha Costume for Girls Size 8-16 Style 643115*
Epirus / Vlachopoula Costume for Girls Size 8-16 Style 643121*

Epirus / Vlachopoula Costume for Girls Size 8-16 Style 643121*
Fustanela Metsovo Men's Greek Costume 642123

Fustanela Metsovo Men's Greek Costume 642123
 
Lemnos Kehagias Men's Greek Costume 642011

Lemnos Kehagias Men's Greek Costume 642011  
Vlachos Men's Greek Costume 642019

Vlachos Men's Greek Costume 642019
Vrakoforos Costume for Boys Size 6-14 Style 644112*

Vrakoforos Costume for Boys Size 6-14 Style 644112*
Armatolos Kleftoyria Men's Greek Costume 642125

Armatolos Kleftoyria Men's Greek Costume 642125
Epirus Costume for Girls Size 8-16 Style 643119*

Epirus Costume for Girls Size 8-16 Style 643119*
Embonas Rhodes Island Costume for Girls Size 6-14 Style 643111*

Embonas Rhodes Island Costume for Girls Size 6-14 Style 643111*
Corfu Green Costume for Women Style 641217*

Corfu Green Costume for Women Style 641217*
Arahova Roumeli Men's Greek Costume 642121

Arahova Roumeli Men's Greek Costume 642121
Cyprus Costume for Men Style 642129*

Cyprus Costume for Men Style 642129*
Cyprus Costume for Women Style 641221*

Cyprus Costume for Women Style 641221*
Ebonas Rhodes Island Costume for Women Style 641211*

Ebonas Rhodes Island Costume for Women Style 641211*
Corfu Purple Costume for Women Style 641219*

Corfu Purple Costume for Women Style 641219*
Epirus Black Vest Costume for Women Style 641031*

Epirus Black Vest Costume for Women Style 641031*
Epirus Embroidered Costume for Women Style 641093*

Epirus Embroidered Costume for Women Style 641093*
Amfiklia Costume for Women Style 641223

Amfiklia Costume for Women Style 641223
Traditional Hand-Crafted Red Leather Tsarouchia Shoes w/ Rubber Sole for Greek Costume

Traditional Hand-Crafted Red Leather Tsarouchia Shoes w/ Rubber Sole for Greek Costume
Traditional Hand-Crafted Black Leather Tsarouchia Shoes w/ Rubber Sole for Greek Costume

Traditional Hand-Crafted Black Leather Tsarouchia Shoes w/ Rubber Sole for Greek Costume
Traditional Tsarouchia Greek Costume Shoe Covers (Red)

Traditional Tsarouchia Greek Costume Shoe Covers (Red)
 
Traditional Tsarouchia Greek Costume Shoe Covers (Black)

Traditional Tsarouchia Greek Costume Shoe Covers (Black)
 Magnets
Greece Flag Blue Shield Magnet

Greece Flag Blue Shield Magnet
Greece Flag and Map Shield Magnet

Greece Flag and Map Shield Magnet
Greece (Hellas) Flag White Shield Magnet

Greece (Hellas) Flag White Shield Magnet
Mykonos Windmill Magnet Style 469

Mykonos Windmill Magnet Style 469
Mykonos Port Magnet Style 469

Mykonos Port Magnet Style 469
 Greek Islands Clothing
Greek Islands - Lesvos Sweatshirt Style D582A

Greek Islands - Lesvos Sweatshirt Style D582A
Greek Islands - Kefalonia Sweatshirt Style D587A

Greek Islands - Kefalonia Sweatshirt Style D587A
Greek Islands - Dodecanese Sweatshirt Style D583A

Greek Islands - Dodecanese Sweatshirt Style D583A
Greek Islands - Tinos Sweatshirt Style D591A

Greek Islands - Tinos

Sweatshirt Style D591A
Women's Greek Islands - Lefkada (Lefkas) Sweatshirt Style D592A

Women's Greek Islands - Lefkada (Lefkas) Sweatshirt Style D592A
Greek Island Zakynthos Tshirt Style D597A

Greek Island Zakynthos

Tshirt Style D597A
Greek Island Chios Tshirt Style D593A

Greek Island Chios

Tshirt Style D593A
Greek Island Halkidiki (Chalkidiki) Tshirt Style D593A

Greek Island Halkidiki (Chalkidiki) Tshirt Style D593A
Greek Island Lefkada (Lefkas) Tshirt Style D592A

Greek Island Lefkada (Lefkas) Tshirt Style D592A
Greek Island Tinos Tshirt Style D591A

Greek Island Tinos Tshirt Style D591A
Children's Apparel and Toys
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Tablet in Greek Language Age 3+

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Tablet in Greek Language Age 3+
59 Magnetic Lower Case Greek Letters w/ Wooden Case 3+, By Desyllas Games

59 Magnetic Lower Case Greek Letters w/ Wooden Case 3+, By Desyllas Games
Gramma Gramma – Greek Word Board Game, by Desyllas Games, Ages 7-11, In Greek

Gramma Gramma – Greek Word Board Game, by Desyllas Games, Ages 7-11, In Greek
Cosmopoly – Greek Cities Board Game, by Desyllas Games, Ages 12+, In Greek

Cosmopoly – Greek Cities Board Game, by Desyllas Games, Ages 12+, In Greek
Kyvolekso, Greek Word Game, By Desyllas Toys, In Greek

Kyvolekso, Greek Word Game, By Desyllas Toys, In Greek
 Ancient Greece I Love Greece Parthenon Sweatshirt Style D647

Ancient Greece I Love Greece Parthenon Sweatshirt Style D647
 I Love Greece Sweatshirt Style D649

I Love Greece Sweatshirt Style D649
Ancient Greece Spartan Warrior Children's Sweatshirt Style D34

Ancient Greece Spartan Warrior Children's Sweatshirt Style D34
Ancient Greece Spartan Molon Labe Sweatshirt Style D129

Ancient Greece Spartan Molon Labe Sweatshirt Style D129
Ancient Greece Alphabet Sweatshirt Style D120

Ancient Greece Alphabet Sweatshirt Style D120
Ancient Greece Pericles Sweatshirt Style D53

Ancient Greece Pericles Sweatshirt Style D53
Greek Islands Landscape Children's Tshirt Style D430

Greek Islands Landscape Children's Tshirt Style D430
Greek Islands Landscape Children's Tshirt Style D429

Greek Islands Landscape Children's Tshirt Style D429
 Greek Islands Landscape Children's Sweatshirt Style D48

Greek Islands Landscape Children's Sweatshirt Style D48
Greek Islands Landscape Children's Tshirt Style D431

Greek Islands Landscape Children's Tshirt Style D431
 Beauty Care & Greek Food
 
Papoutsanis Luxury Greek Soap Marine, 6 pack

Papoutsanis Luxury Greek Soap Marine, 6 pack
Papoutsanis Luxury Greek Soap

Papoutsanis Luxury Greek Soap "Levanda" (Lavender) Scent, 6 pack
Papoutsanis Luxury Greek Soap Tabac, 6 pack

Papoutsanis Luxury Greek Soap Tabac, 6 pack
 Mythology Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Crete 2 liters

Mythology Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Crete 2 liters
Monastiri White Grape Preserves 16oz. (453 grams)

Monastiri White Grape Preserves 16oz. (453 grams)
Mastihashop Shower Gel w/ Mastiha Oil and Aloe (8.45oz)

Mastihashop Shower Gel w/ Mastiha Oil and Aloe (8.45oz)
 My Yiayia's Fig Spoon Sweets 16oz.

 
My Yiayia's Fig Spoon Sweets 16oz.
Old Fashion Greek Candy - MEZ Mint Pastilles

Old Fashion Greek Candy - MEZ Mint Pastilles
 My Yiayia

 
My Yiayia's Bitter Orange Spoon Sweets 16oz
Fine Semolina 400 gr (14 oz.)

Fine Semolina 400 gr (14 oz.)
Mastihashop Loukoumia w/ Rose Petal (12 oz.)

Mastihashop Loukoumia w/ Rose Petal (12 oz.)
Kolionasios Authentic Greek Baklava

 
Kolionasios Authentic Greek Baklava "Gianniotiko" style, box of 6, 240g
Greek Mountain Tea Net Wt. 40 gr.

 Greek Mountain Tea Net Wt. 40 gr.
Arosis Organic Greek Giant Beans from Small Family Farms (400g)

Arosis Organic Greek Giant Beans from Small Family Farms (400g)
Arosis Greek Lentils from Kastoria (500g)

 
Arosis Greek Lentils from Kastoria (500g)
New Arrivals for Greek Sports Fans
 AEK Athens Adjustable Baseball Cap

AEK Athens Adjustable Baseball Cap
Olympiakos (OSFP) Adjustable Baseball Cap

Olympiakos (OSFP) Adjustable Baseball Cap
Panathinaikos (PAO) Adjustable Baseball Cap

Panathinaikos (PAO) Adjustable Baseball Cap
Greek Time - Parthenon West View Wall Clock

Greek Time - Parthenon West View Wall Clock
Greek Time - Parthenon South View Wall Clock

Greek Time - Parthenon South View Wall Clock
Greek Time - Greek Flag Wall Clock

Greek Time - Greek Flag Wall Clock
A.E.K. Greek Sports Team Worrybeads on Metal Chain

A.E.K. Greek Sports Team Worrybeads on Metal Chain
Olympiakos Greek Sports Team Worrybeads on Metal Chain

Olympiakos Greek Sports Team Worrybeads on Metal Chain
P.A.O. ( Panathinaikos ) Greek Sports Team Worrybeads on Metal Chain

P.A.O. ( Panathinaikos ) Greek Sports Team Worrybeads on Metal Chain
A.E.K. Greek Sports Team Wristband

A.E.K. Greek Sports Team Wristband
Olympiakos Greek Sports Team Wristband

Olympiakos Greek Sports Team Wristband
P.A.O. ( Panathinaikos ) Greek Sports Team Wristband

P.A.O. ( Panathinaikos ) Greek Sports Team Wristband
Greek Flag Wristband

Greek Flag Wristband
Greek Time - AEK Wall Clock

Greek Time - AEK Wall Clock
Greek Time - Panathinaikos Wall Clock

Greek Time - Panathinaikos Wall Clock
 Vintage Greek City Photo & Advertisement Posters
This month we are adding posters from your favorite regions.
To pre-order any posters from these particular regions please contact us.

Aegean Islands Region - Lemnos
Crete Region - Chania
Crete Region - Herakleion
Cyclades Island Region - Amorgos
Cyclades Island Region - Andros
Cyclades Island Region - Ios
Cyclades Island Region - Keaa
Cyclades Island Region - Kimolos
Cyclades Island Region - Kithnos
Cyclades Island Region - Meloss
Cyclades Island Region - Mykonos
Cyclades Island Region - Naxos
Cyclades Island Region - Paros
Cyclades Island Region - Santorini
Cyclades Island Region - Siphnos
Cyclades Island Region - Siross

NEW!   Cyclades Island Region - Tinos

Dodecanese Region - Kalimnos
Dodecanese Region - Kos
Dodecanese Region - Patmos
Dodecanese Region - Rhodes
Dodecanese Region - Symi
NEW!   Greece Mainland - Aitoloakarnania
NEW!   Greece Mainland - Aitoloakarnania Mesologgi
NEW!   Greece Mainland - Evritania Karpenisi
NEW!   Greece Mainland - Fthiotida
NEW!   Greece Mainland - Fthiotida Lamia
Greece Mainland - Karditsa
Greece Mainland - Magnesia, Volos, Pelion
Greece Mainland - Voiotia
Ionian Islands Region - Kefalonia - Argostoli
Ionian Islands Region - Kefalonia
 Featured Destination
Islands of the East Aegean (Part 2)

 
Chios

GEOGRAPHY

South of Lesbos (27 nautical miles) lies one of the most beautiful isles of the Aegean, Chios. It covers an area of 842 sq. km., has 213 km. of coastline and a population of 48,700. Chios is a separate Prefecture including the smaller islands of Oinouses, Psara, Antipsara and Pasas.

It is 146 nautical miles from Piraeus with which there is a daily car and passenger ferry link. Once a week the boat on the Piraeus - Kavala route calls there, connecting Chios with Thessaloniki. There are also links with Lesbos, Syros and, again via the Kavala - Piraeus line, with the Dodecanese, Crete and the Cyclades.

There is a local service to Psara, Oinouses and, in the summer, to Qesme in Turkey. Daily flights to and from Athens. The island's terrain is semi-mountainous (highest peak Pelinaios, 1297 m. a.s.l.) with several valleys intersecting the mountain ridges.

The coast follows the configuration of the ground, steep rocky cliffs in the west and north and flat, sandy shores in the south and east. The mild climate, verdant vegetation, traditional villages and many monuments attract an ever-increasing number of visitors, even though tourist facilities are not particularly developed. The east and southeast parts of the island are the most densely populated and more villages are concentrated there, whereas the north is only sparsely settled.

HISTORY

In antiquity the island was known as Makre and Pityousa and has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 8th century BC Ionian colonizers settled here, developing a significant civilization so that the island's floruit endured until the 6th century BC. During the Persian Wars Chios was captured by the enemy, afterwards it joined the Athenian League and then passed to the Macedonians.

It was eventually taken by the Romans. In Byzantine times it belonged to the Thema of the Aegean and, like all the islands, was a victim of constant piratical attacks. It was a bone of contention between the Venetians and Latin emperors and in 1344 passed to the Genoese, under whom it experienced a new period of acme, commercial and economic, mainly due to its monopoly in the trade of mastic. It was ruled by several noble families, the most important being the Giustiniani.

In 1566 Chios was captured by the Turks, who granted it special privileges which prevailed— until the 1821 War of Independence. In 1822 the Chi-otes were massacred by the Turks, which event, along with the later earthquake in 1881, wrought the destruction of many of the island's monuments. Chios was liberated in 1911 and incorporated in the Greek state. Adamantios Korais and Yannis Psycharis were both from Chios.

SIGHTS-MONUMENTS

The island's capital, Chios is also its main port and is located more or less in the middle of the east coast of the island. The oldest quarter is that around the castle, built in Byzantine times (10th century), many Genoese and Turkish influences are also preserved. In addition to sections of the ramparts, towers and a gate are also preserved.

The wall was separated from the harbour by a moat, which no longer exists. Within the walls is the old Turkish quarter, ruins of the Giustiniani palace, the mausoleum of the Turkish admiral, Kara All, who ordered the 1822 massacre, a Byzantine chapel, Byzantine cistern and Turkish baths. Notable monuments in the town include the Early Christian basilica of St. Isidore, in which a significant 7th century mosaic floor was found, and the cathedral (metropolis).

In the Korais library, one of the finest in Greece, there is a collection of rare books and manuscripts and, on the second floor, the Philippos Argentis collection of folk art is displayed. There is also an Art Gallery and Archaeological Museum in which finds and coins from excavations throughout the island are exhibited.

South of the town of Chios (6 km.) is Kampos, a particularly beautiful region with richly planted orchards and mansions set in their midst, the summer residences of the island's leading families. Most of them date from the 18th century and their architecture has distinct Genoese influences. Nowadays many have been abandoned but that on the Argentis estate has been restored and is in good condition, as is the Kazanova mansion near the torrent of Kokala, the Mavrokordatos residence at Frangovouni and those of the Zygomalas (Merminga) and Kaloutas families.

Further south, near the village of Vavyloi, stands the Byzantine shurch of the Virgin of Krina, a 12th century building in which three layers of wall-paintings have been revealed. Also in the vicinity is the Genoese settlement of Sklavia where there are remains of medieval houses and churches. Close to the village of Aghios Georgios Sykousis stands the church of that name, in its present form a 19th century structure, but originally built in the 12th century.

 

 
August 2013 Greek Orthodox Calendar

 
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
        1
Proodos of the Holy Cross

7 Maccabean Youths
2
Translation of the relics of Stephen

New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles
3
6th Saturday after Pentecost

Righteous Isaacius, Dalmatius, Faustus

Salome the Holy Myrrhbearer
 
4
6th Sunday of Matthew

Holy 7 Youths of Ephesus
 
5
7th Monday after Pentecost

Forefeast of the Transfiguration

Martyr Eusignius
6
Holy Transfiguration 
7
Afterfeast of the Transfiguration

Martyr Dometius
8
7th Thursday after Pentecost

Emilian the Confessor

Myronus, Bp. Of Crete
9
7th Friday after Pentecost

Matthias

Anthony of Alexandria
10
7th Saturday after Pentecost

Martyr Archdeacon Laurence

Chitus of Athens
11
7th Sunday of Matthew

Martyr Euplus the Deacon

Patriarch Niphonus
12
8th Monday after Pentecost

Martyrs Photius & Anicetus

Soldier-martyrs of Crete
13
8th Tuesday after Pentecost

Apodosis of Transfiguration

Maximus the Confessor
14
8th Wednesday after Pentecost

Forefeast of the Dormition

Prophet Micah
15
Dormition of the Theotokos
16
Icon

Martyr Diomedes
17
8th Saturday after Pentecost

Martyr Myron

Straton, Philip, Eutychian, & Cyprian of Nicomedea 
18
8th Sunday of Matthew

Martyrs Floros & Lauros

John and George, Abps. Of Constantinople
19
9th Monday after Pentecost

Great Martyr Andrew Stratelates

Martyrs Timothy, Agapius and Thecla
20
9th Tuesday after Pentecost

Prophet Samuel

Martyr Luke of Bouleutos
21
Holy Apostle Thaddaeus

Martyr Bassa and her Children 
22
9th Thursday after Pentecost

Martyr Agathonicus

Martyr Anthuse
23
Apodosis of the Dormition

Ireneaus, Bishop 
24
9th Saturday after Pentecost

Hieromartyr Eutyches

Cosmas of Aitola
25
9th Sunday of Matthew

Apostle Bartholomew

Titus of the 70
26
10th Monday after Pentecost

Martyrs Adrian and Natalie

Righteous Joseph





 
27
10th Tuesday after Pentecost

Pimen the Great

Martyr Phanurius
 
28
10th Wednesday after Pentecost

Moses the Ethiopian

Diomedes and Laurence
29
Beheading of the Forerunner

Theodora of Thessaloniki
30
10th Friday after Pentecost

Apodosis of the Forerunner

Alexander, Paul & John, Pats.Of Const.
31
Venerable Sash of the Theotokos

Cyprian of Carthage
 

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