Chios museums

The Museums of Chios: Byzantine, Archaeological and the Mastic Museum

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The former Metzitie mosque in Chios Town, now the Byzantine Museum

Chios holds a set of museums out of proportion to its size, the legacy of an island that grew rich on mastic and shipping and was ruled in turn by Byzantines, Genoese and Ottomans. The capital gathers a Byzantine collection in a former mosque, an archaeological museum, a folklore museum above one of the oldest … Read more

Chios Town (Chora): The Castle, Museums and Waterfront

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The harbour and waterfront of Chios Town, the island capital

Chios Town is a working Greek city rather than a resort, and that is the point of it. About 29,000 people live in the capital of Chios, which makes it one of the larger island towns in the Aegean, and its harbour handles ferries, fishing boats and freight instead of catamaran day-trippers. Concrete apartment blocks … Read more