Chios Town

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

Where to Stay in Chios: The Best Areas and Towns

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The hilltop village of Volissos in northern Chios, a characterful place to stay

Deciding where to stay in Chios shapes the whole feel of a visit to this large, varied island. Chios is not a single resort but a patchwork of very different places: a lively working capital. A sandy beach resort kilometres away, medieval stone villages in the mastic-growing south. Green, quiet coasts in the north. Each … Read more