Mesta is one of the best preserved villages but the most remote medieval village in the south (35 km from the city). It was built during the Byzantine period (14th, 15th century) and the form and architecture is unique. The houses are built side-by-side without gaps while leaving two gates for entrance inside the village. The streets are narrow and most of them have arches above. The village is built like a maze so that the pirates would get lost and not being able to reach the center of the village where there were the most important buildings. The way they are built homes allowed them to move to the rooftops without being seen. So they create a square fortress with angular structure. Today we can see traces of frescoes and there are many shops with old things that give an extra tuna in the picturesque village. Noteworthy is the carved shrine (Chian carving) of 1833 and the domed Basilica of the Old Commander. Mesta is 4 kilometers from the village.<\/p>\n
A trip back centuries will make whoever found in picturesque castle village of Mesta, on the south side of the island. Mesta story interwoven with tradition and natural beauty with medieval majesty. Narrow streets, stone houses, quirky architecture reminiscent castle, are some of the elements that characterize one of the most beautiful areas of the island.
\nAll this culminating defense tower which dominates the center of the village, which was used by the residents to protect themselves from enemy attacks, conduce the impressive appearance. From the most famous of Chios mastic with traditional beauty kept intact, Mesta stand for the particular structure of their buildings contributed the centuries defensive protection of residents.
\nThe densely-built houses of the Genoese period and passageways with arches that join each other to allow residents to move from roof to roof, while the absence of windows on the facades and circular towers that adorn the outer corners of the village justify the classification Mesta as a village – fort.<\/p>\n