Mastichochoria Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
subdivision of Chios Municipality, Greece
About Mastichochoria
Mastichochoria(Greek: Μαστιχοχώρια, lit. "the mastic villages" in English) is in the southwestern and extreme southern part of Chios island. It is the largest municipal unit on Chios , with a population of 3,672 at the 2001 census. This area is well known for the production of mastic, from which it derives its name. Mastic is the hardened resin of the mastic tree and is only harvested on Chios, being a major part of the local economy. In the village of Pyrgi, there is even a small Museum of Mastic. In the Chios Massacre of 1822, during theOttoman ruleof Chios, the people of Mastichochoria were spared as their survival was the foundation of the island's continued prosperity (and the tax proceeds it remitted to Constantinople).
Mastichochoria Travel Guide Sections
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