Chios
Chios also known as Hios
is a beautiful Greek island lying a short distance from the Turkish coast. Chios has awesome beaches and fascinating villages. Chios Town is the main settlement of the island, has interesting museums and amazing narrow streets. Around the island you can find Byzantine monuments, fertile plains, little villages and many isolated beaches. There are international ferries from Cesme in Turkey and flights from Lesbos and Samos.
What to see in Chios – Pyrgi; Nea Moni Monastery; Agios Minas; Amani; Ionia; Kampochora; Kardamyla; Mastichochoria; Omiroupoli; Oinousis Island; Psara Island; Genoese Castle Walls; Chios Town;
Restaurants in Chios
- To Apomero Restaurant
- Hotzas Tavern
- Stou Giorgou
- Agyra Restaurant
- Nostos Chios
- Delfinia
Transports in Chios
Chios Island National Airport (JKH) – There are flights to/from Athens.
By boat – There are ferries from Athens port of Piraeus, Samos, Lesbos and Çesme on Turkish mainland.
Maps of Chios (Hios)
Map of Chios
Where is Chios on Map of Greece