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The old entrance to the AgiosGeorgios Monastery "Stavros".
In the background the Agios Panteleimon bell tower can be seen as well as part of the monastery exterior wall that was destroyed during the 1881 earthquake.
Following the road that goes through the Kambohora going uphill in a south-western direction one reaches the large village of AgiosGeorgios Sikousis, built 12 kilometers away from the town of Chios on the top of the hill covered with olive trees.
Tourtouli was the seat of Ibrahim Afendakis (or Afendakakis), the blood-thirsty janissary of Albanian origin who was absolute ruler of the district with complete political, judicial and religious powers which he exercised arbitrarily.
The villages lying to the north were spared, no doubt due to the fact that his wife was a Christian from the Sakkadakis family of Lastros.
Ayios Georgios is considered to be one of the most interesting archaeological areas.
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