Anavatos

Anavatos, Chios: The Ghost Village on the Cliff

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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

The Villages of Chios: The North, West and Central Settlements

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The abandoned cliff village of Anavatos in the mountains of Chios

Chios holds far more than its famous mastic villages. Beyond the fortified south, the island is scattered with stone settlements that see few visitors: the shipowning twins of Kardamyla and Marmaro in the north, the hilltop village of Volissos in the west, the abandoned cliff village of Anavatos in the mountains, the fishing harbour of … Read more