Kalamoti · Historic centreHistory & architecture
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Read the village through its arches, stone façades and closely connected houses.
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AN IDEA FOR YOUR VISIT Kalamoti · Historic centre 
Outside Kalamoti · Near Exo Didyma
History & culture · South Chios · Pyrgi
Chios Mastic Museum
Meet the resin, the trees and the people behind the island’s most celebrated tradition.
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The Chios Mastic Museum building and outdoor mastic garden · Robot8A · CC BY-SA 4.0
The museum explores mastic cultivation and its relationship with the villages of southern Chios. Indoor exhibits and an outdoor planting connect the story to the landscape.
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Check the museum’s official page for opening days, tickets and accessibility details.
Make it part of your day.
Visit with a question in mind: how does resin from a tree become a village livelihood? Follow the work, tools and organisation behind the product, then return to Kalamoti’s account of growers’ assemblies. With children, choose a few objects to discuss together. Check the museum’s current hours before planning the rest of the day around it.
Source: Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation · Reviewed 2 November 2026. Confirm opening hours and access with the venue.
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A THREAD IN KALAMOTI’S STORY
One landscape, connected village stories
Bring this visit back to Kalamoti’s story of growers and collective organisation. Compare what each place reveals about the mastic landscape instead of treating the villages as interchangeable stops.
The historical connection
The growers’ union dates the creation of the compulsory cooperatives and their union to 1938, with operations beginning in 1939. Growers’ harvests could then be gathered, processed and marketed through a common organisation. This wider Mastichochoria story helps explain why the mastic year involves more than work beneath a tree.
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