Mesta Village
spoon sweet (this is pistachio)
Pyrgi
Street in Kampos
Giosonas beach
Mansion in Kampos
watch tower "vigla"
Pythonas tavern
-The Byzantine monasteries, especially Nea Moni which means “New Monastery”. Don’t take that literally, because as it was built between 1043-1055 it is not that new.
-Anavatos: a medieval, abandoned village, made of grey stone buildings, very austere, very humbling.
-Kampos: a lush area of orchards, groves and red brick old mansions, with narrow lanes where you hope to lose yourself forever.
-Mesta: a beautiful, medieval village, where the houses are built in a castle formation, with a picturesque square in the middle and an amazing church “Taxiarhis”.
-Pyrgi: a crazy town where all the facades of the houses are decorated in black and white geometrical shapes "xysta". It’s a stunning place that leaves you dizzy. Even the bank is decorated. A 100 year old woman approached us while we were there (yes she was walking and talking) and gave us blessings and wished us happiness and good things. She was very sweet and didn’t seem able to stand still because once we left she looked for other visitors in the square.
-Coronas on the beach until late at night. Αnd all the beaches we went to, especially Giosonas, because of the perfectly round pebbles.
-The mastic products: Crag had asked me what mastic is. Mastic is a small tree cultivated for its aromatic resin in
-The spoon sweets and “Mastello”, a special soft cheese they have .
-Volissos, a northern village with wonderful views to the sea, and a quiet tavern “Pythonas”.
-The watch towers "vigles" all over the island. They give a sense of security, although they are of course defunct now.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:06 am
I think I could sit there in the watch-tower and be happy (in the fresher hours of the day, that is).
Some things are funny because Campos in portuguese means cultivated fields, like orchards (I wonder if there’s a connection) and there are some black rocks we call xisto, similar to xysta.
The pictures are wonderful and they seem very different from the rest of Greece that I’ve seen (through photos).
August 20th, 2007 at 12:16 am
Kampos in greek means cultivated fields too. In Chios it describes the specific area, but it is a generic term too.
xx
Chios is indeed very different. You will visit one day and i’ll show you
August 20th, 2007 at 11:20 am
the most beautiful pictures…ever.
i dont think i can work any more today.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Absolutely gorgeous!
I love all that you share.
Love you
Jeanne
X0X0
August 20th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Those photo’s have made me look more forward to my Greek trip. I’m told that we could probably go to Kampos since it’s near my BIL’s wife’s village. I’m really starting to get excited, I’ll certainly have more time to explore Greece on this trip…ciao
August 20th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
That camera of yours always brings majic to your screen. Love all of your pictures…Just have beautiful images running through my mind today.
Hugs,
Connie
August 20th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
If money wasn’t an option, I wonder if it’s possible to purchase a vigle, and renovate it as a summer abode?
August 20th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
phish
that was the idea
Jeanne
thank you Jeanne, i love sharing with you.
Rositta
hope you have a great time. If you go to Chios, don’t be disheartened when the ship approaches the port. The port is not particularly pretty but once you are on the island and exploring, things get better and better.
Connie
really? i love to send images directly to people’s heads! woohoo! xxxx
Papa
you’d be totally alone without any neighbours for miles and miles. That was the idea, these were outposts, you could see if pirates or other enemies were coming and if they were, you lit a fire and people could see the watch tower all lit up and go and hide in the castle.
August 20th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
WoW!! I’m with Phish. I think I’m just going to go over to expedia and see how I’m going to arrange the trip I must now take!
Just blog-rolled my way over here. Your pictures are stunning. I can’t wait to read more.
August 20th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Your hand over mine…..That is my favorite..
August 20th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
I tell all of my friends here about my exotic friend in Greece! everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like you.
beautiful pics! my fav is the geo patterns on the buildings in Pyrgi-how very funky and clever.
thanks for sharing. we shall skip right over Kos when we come…
August 20th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
I would like to live where you live, please.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Gives me a reassuring feeling that people live day-to-day in such a unique place. Beauty isn’t dead. it’s merely living in Greece.
August 27th, 2007 at 4:58 am
I just found your blog through a friend of mine’s website.
Your words and your pictures are breathtaking.. please continue to show us more!