Fafalion

Places of Interest Nearby

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 4 km south of Fafalion.

Daskalopetra monument

Archaeological site

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The Daskalopetra monument is a rock-cut shrine to the goddess Cybele at Daskalopetra, near Vrontados on Chios, in Greece, dating to the late sixth or early fifth century BC. It is probably the earliest known cult site of the Cybele in the Greek world. Daskalopetra monument is situated 2½ km northeast of Fafalion.

Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery

Monastery

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Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery is situated 3½ km northeast of Fafalion.

Places in the Area

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.

Chios

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Chios is the main town and a former municipality on the Greek island of Chios in the North Aegean. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit.

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 7 km southwest of Fafalion.

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