Kástro Chíou
Kástro Chíou is a castle in North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands. Kástro Chíou is situated nearby to the station Chios Harbour, as well as near Byzantine Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Byzantine Museum and Chios Harbour.
Byzantine Museum
Museum
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The Chios Byzantine Museum is a history museum in Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The museum is located in a former mosque, the Mecidiye Mosque, built in the 19th century during the Ottoman era, that was abandoned in 1912. Byzantine Museum is situated 350 metres south of Kástro Chíou.
Chios Harbour
Station
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Chios Harbour is a station, which is situated 160 metres south of Kástro Chíou.
Archaeological Museum of Chios
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Chios is a museum located on Michalon Street in Chios town, Chios, Greece. Designed by the Greek architects Souzána Antonakáki and Dimitris Antonakakis & Eleni Gousi-Desylla in 1965, it has been widely regarded as a significant building in the architectural history of modern Greece. Archaeological Museum of Chios is situated 1 km south of Kástro Chíou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chios and Vrontados.
Chios
Chios is the main town and a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit.
Vrontados
Town
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Vrontados is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipal unit of Omiroupoli. Vrontados is situated 4 km north of Kástro Chíou.
Dafnonas
Village
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Dafnonas is a village on the center of the island of Chios, located in the North Aegean islands region of Greece. Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. Dafnonas is situated 6 km southwest of Kástro Chíou.
Kástro Chíou
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Kastro Chiou”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.37359° or 38° 22′ 25″ northLongitude
26.13722° or 26° 8′ 14″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8GC894FP+CVGeoNames ID
11498935
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In Other Languages
“Kástro Chíou” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Kástro Chíou”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Χίου”
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