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Chios, Greece

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Located five miles off the coast of Turkey, the island of Chios, and the town of the same name, has often been caught up in conflicts between Greece and the imperial powers in the Mediterranean, from the Romans to the Ottoman Turks. Though it was once an important merchant shipping center and remains an important exporter of mastic gum, it is now a quiet place for most of the year, home to many museums and archaeological sites that testify to its long history. During Easter, however, the town of Vrontados, on the eastern part of the island, becomes livelier, as local residents from two different congregations fire thousands of homemade rockets at each other's church bell towers during the Easter Service.

Language: Greek
Currency: Euro (EUR)

Chios, Greece Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 53 54 58 67 76 84 88 87 81 72 62 56
Low 45 44 47 53 59 67 72 71 66 59 52 48
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 12 12 14 19 24 29 31 31 27 22 17 13
Low 7 7 8 12 15 19 22 22 19 15 11 9
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
Centimeters 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 10