Kampos

Kampos, Chios: The Walled Citrus Estates and Mansions

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A stone mansion behind the high walls of a Kampos estate in Chios

Kampos is a landscape unlike anywhere else in Greece: a fertile plain south of Chios Town given over entirely to walled estates, where high ochre-red walls hide mansions and orchards of mandarin, orange and lemon. Built by the Genoese and Greek merchant families who grew rich on the island’s citrus and mastic, these two hundred … Read more

Evdilos, Ikaria: The North Coast Harbour Town

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Evdilos, Ikaria: The North Coast Harbour Town

Evdilos sits on the north coast of Ikaria, a harbour town wrapped around a small working port. Neoclassical houses climb the hillside above the waterfront, painted in ochre and pale stone. Cafes, bakeries and tavernas ring the quay, and fishing boats share the moorings with the ferries. The town holds a relaxed rhythm that draws … Read more