Anavatos, Chios: The Ghost Village on the Cliff

The ghost village of Anavatos rising in tiers of grey stone up its cliff in central Chios

Anavatos is the most haunting place on Chios, a medieval village of grey stone stacked up a cliff that falls away almost vertically on three sides. Its houses climb in tiers to a ruined church at the summit, their walls merging so completely with the rock that from a distance the village is hard to … Read more