| Vrontados is the seat of Municipality of Homeroupolis.
Is a seaside town build at the foot of the mount Εpos, full of flower gardens and olive groves, birthplace of ship owners and excellent seamen. Most houses are well-made, comfortable, with big gardens. A characteristic symbol of Vrontados is the statue of "Afanis Naftis" ( Lost Sailor), which is the work of the Chian sculptor Thanassis Apartis. It stands by the seashore, off the main street, in front of the Town Hall. |
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The history of Vrontadian people has close ties with the merchant fleet and their valuable contribution to it.
Spirited in their character, went in for navigation with zeal and hard work. And they become great seamen, the best of Chios, which with proud is posted as the Metropolis of Greek Merchant Navigation. A tradition that is preserved in our days. |
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Besides, according to the tradition, the great navigator
Christopher Columbus, visited Vrontados in order to study nautical charts and obtain information of experienced Vrontadian seamen, who would help him to his great voyage for the discovery of America.
That Columbus was in Chios in 1474 A.D., by the time he traveled to the Mediterranean as a merchant, considered as a fact, in which the historical George Zolotas is related in his books about Chios. |
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The Municipality of Homeroupolis except from the captains, engineers, radio operators, the lower crews has also owners of merchant ships, whom from simple seamen managed to become excellent ship owners with their creativity, hard work and their business spirit.
There are few fishermen, shepherds, trades people, scientists, teachers and employees. Also many people here are self-taught painters, men and women, whom pictures are really great, natural and imaginary landscapes, portraits, many paintings on canvas or wood, with water colors and oil colors. |
| Lately it is noticed that more and more people are occupied with land professions than ship's. In Vrontados there are a lot of churches, among which, the cathedral of Saint George, the church of Panagia Erithiani with its wonderful pebbled yard and the church of Saint Mark are the most prominent and renowned.
In the coast of Vrontados there is the church of Saint Nicholas, the protector of seamen, and the church of Panagia
Moutsena, that is Panagia of deck-boys. |
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