Museum
A village of grey stone houses stacked up a three-hundred-metre cliff, almost entirely empty since the reprisals of 1822, when the inhabitants who did not escape are said to have jumped rather than be taken. A path climbs through the ruins to the church at the top. Some of it is consolidated, some is not; stay on the marked route and keep children close. It is twenty minutes from Nea Moni and the two are always done together.
Where to stay nearby
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Tours, boat trips & tickets
Boat trips, guided tours of the ancient sites and tickets bookable ahead — free cancellation on most.
- The mastic villagesMesta's vaulted tunnel lanes, Pyrgi scratched head to foot in grey-and-white xysta, and the mastic museum that explains the cultivation year.See guided tours →
- Nea Moni and AnavatosEleventh-century mosaics among the finest anywhere, inscribed by UNESCO in 1990, and the abandoned cliff village above them.See guided tours →
- A car, not the busThe mastic villages are forty minutes from town and the west coast is further; the buses are built for residents.Compare cars →
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Frequently asked
Where is Anavatos?
Anavatos is in Anavatos, Chios, Greece. The map on this page shows the exact spot.
Is there an entry fee at Anavatos?
No — entry is free.
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