The village of Armolia is located on a fertile plain 2 kilometers from Kalamoti and 20 kilometers from the town of Chios. It constitutes the island's central crossroad for the southern villages of Kalamoti, Komi, Pyrgi, Emporio, Olympoi, Mesta, Vessa and Lithi. The Armolousians have a long tradition in making and decorating ceramics such as: vases, jars, pitchers, bowls and cups, which they decorate with flowers, birds and fishes.
Right at the entrance of the village, there is an artificial lake, which is used for watering the animals and to water crops, and also the workshops of ceramic vessels and jewelry. In the village, the small stone houses, doxharades, skepastra (covered areas), back streets and cobbled roads offer the visitor a picturesque view. Besides, one of the most impressive iconostasis in the island, which is dated in 1744, can be found in the church of Panaghia, adjacent to the village's central church of Agios Dimitrios.
On a hill west to the village, stands the Byzantine castle of Apolichnon, which was built in 1440. There, the Genoese established another remarkable medieval monument, the administrative mansion of the Mastichoria (Mastic villages), which is still preserved.
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