Vrontados

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Vrontados (Greek: Βροντάδος) is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 4,500 the town hosts the seat of the municipality of Omiroupolis.

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The town has a strong tradition in merchant seafaring and is currently the home of various important greek ship owners. Also Vrontados is well known for its unique eastern celebration known as rouketopolemos.

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The legendary Poet Homer was supposedly born in Chios, 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.