Aghios Georgios
Aghios Georgios is a monastery in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Aghios Georgios is situated nearby to the village Piryi, as well as near Emporeios.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Chios Mastic Museum.
The Chios Mastic Museum
Museum
Photo: Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chios Mastic Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Aghios Georgios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piryi and Mastichochoria.
Piryi
Village
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Pyrgi is a village on the Greek island of Chios, known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes.
Mastichochoria
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Mastichochoria is an agricultural area in the Greek island of Chios. It is the most prominent producer of the mastic, a resin obtained from the domesticated mastic tree; in fact, the tree is endemic to this area and, thus, the resin grown there has a PDO status.
Emporeios
Village
Photo: Heidizag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emporio is a prehistoric settlement in the southeastern part of the island of Chios in the Mastichochoria municipality of Greece. Pyrgi is the largest village nearby. Emporeios is situated 4½ km southeast of Aghios Georgios.
Aghios Georgios
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Moni Agiou Georgiou” and “Moní Agíou Georgíou”
- Category: religion
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.22266° or 38° 13′ 22″ northLongitude
25.9954° or 25° 59′ 43″ eastElevation
122 metres (400 feet)Open location code
8GC76XFW+35GeoNames ID
444656
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In Other Languages
“Aghios Georgios” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου”
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