Vrontados


Vrontados is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipality of Omiroupoli.

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The town has a strong tradition in merchant seafaring and is currently the home of various important Greek ship owners. Due to its proximity to the city of Chios, modern Vrontados is considered a sort of a suburb of the capital. Vrontados purportedly gets its name from the loud noise thunder makes as it echoes from the nearby mountain, Aepos.

Customs

Vrontados is well known for its unique Easter celebration known as rouketopolemos. Every Easter, the Eastern Orthodox churches, Agios Marcos and Erithiani, fire rockets at each other. Whoever hits the other church's bell tower first wins the war.

Notable natives and inhabitants