Volissos
Volissos
Βολισσός | |
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View of Volissos | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′N 25°58.5′E / 38.483°N 25.9750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Chios |
| Municipality | Chios |
| Municipal unit | Amani |
| Population (2021) | |
• Community | 480 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 821 03 |
| Area code(s) | 22740 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΙ |
Volissos (Greek: Βολισσός) is the largest village in the northwest part of Chios, Aegean Islands, Greece. The village is situated 40 km away from the main town of Chios.
Volissos has a port called Limia that connects the island with the island of Psara.The village is built in amphitheatrical style on a hill and on top of it there is a Byzantine castle built in the medieval times. The castle has a trapezoid shape with six circular towers.
Volissos is claimed to be one of the possible birthplaces of Homer; Herodotus makes a reference to Homer having lived and written his marvelous epics in this village. In Christian Greek mythology, Volissos is famed as the birthplace of Saint Markella of Chios.