Chios is a large island with a long, varied coastline and some of the least crowded beaches in Greece. From the dramatic black volcanic pebbles of Mavra Volia to sandy family bays and remote, clear-water coves. With around ninety beaches spread across the south, west and green north, the island rewards anyone willing to explore … Read more
The mastic villages of Chios, known as the Mastichochoria, are a cluster of medieval fortified settlements in the south of the island. Built to cultivate and protect mastic, the fragrant resin produced nowhere else on earth. With their maze-like alleys, defensive walls and, at Pyrgi, extraordinary black-and-white patterned facades, they are among the most distinctive … Read more
Chios is a large, uncrowded island in the northeastern Aegean, famous worldwide as the only place mastic is produced, and it offers a remarkable range of things to do. Medieval fortified villages, a UNESCO monastery, a castle-crowned old town, black-pebble beaches, mountain hikes and boat trips all sit on one island that mass tourism has … Read more