Vrontados

Vrontados (Greek: Βροντάδος) is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece.

The town has a strong tradition in merchant seafaring and is currently the home of various important Greek ship owners.

Vrontados purportedly gets its name from the loud noise thunder (Vrontes - Βροντές) makes as it echoes from the nearby mountain, Aepos.

On the north side of the Vrontados coast is the so-called "Homer's stone", a rather uncomfortable natural rock throne where according to the legend the poet sang and taught.

According to tradition, Christopher Columbus, visited Vrontados in order to study nautical charts and get information of experienced Vrondadian seamen who would help him to his great voyage for the discovery of America.

Church in Vrontado
The rouketopolemos on Easter, 2015