Island of CHIOS: Abandoned, ghost 🏚️ medieval village of ANAVATOS (Greece)

Greek island of Chios, medieval village Anavatos on Chios island. Let's travel to Greece, let's visit the Greek island of Chios and let's go to the village of Anavatos (Greek: Ανάβατος) which is a medieval, now abandoned, village on the Greek island of Chios, 16 km from Chios (the main town).
Created in the Byzantine era around 1150AD, the village of Anavatos has been abandoned since the massacre of the village residents in 1822 by the Ottoman Turks.
The village of Anavatos is built on a conical cliff 450 meters above the sea, with steep sides to the south and west, and with only a single access to the north. The people took advantage of the natural fortification of this cliff, and strengthened it with a circular wall surrounding the houses that seem to be glued, one to the other. Together with the cliff, the village made up the defensive perimeter of the fortress.
The 400 houses of Anavatos were narrow, and built of gray stone with flat wooden roofs, low doors, tiny arched windows and wooden terraces.
The village of Anavatos in Chios was abandoned after the horrible slaughters of 1822 by the Ottoman Turks and in our days it is a national Monument for all the Chians and Greeks. Although Anavatos is deserted today, as most of the villages of northern Chios are, a considerable number of houses still stand, as well as the wonderful "three storey" building where the olive press was housed, the School, the church of Taxiarchi and the Virgin Mary. The site is a unique picture of a ghost town in a wild, imaginative, impressive environment. One can get to Anavatos in 45 minutes following a wonderful road which connects Anavatos with the Town of Chios.
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