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Villages frozen in the medieval period. Volcanic beaches. Byzantine monasteries. The story of Chios told through its places.

All 🏘️ Villages 🏖️ Beaches 🏛️ Landmarks ✨ Experiences
🏘️ Village Featured

Pyrgi — The Painted Village

Where every wall is a canvas of ancient geometric art

🏘️ Village Featured

Mesta — The Fortress Village

A medieval labyrinth built as a weapon against pirates

🏘️ Village Featured

Chios Town — The Capital

A living harbor city where Byzantine, Genoese, and Ottoman layers stack like geological strata

🏖️ Beach Featured

Mavra Volia — The Black Beach

Volcanic black pebbles, impossibly blue water — the most dramatic beach in Greece

🏖️ Beach Featured

Agia Dynami — The Hidden Paradise

Crystal-clear aquamarine water, white pebbles, and total seclusion — paradise found

🏛️ Landmark Featured

Nea Moni — UNESCO Byzantine Monastery

An 11th-century Byzantine monastery of breathtaking beauty — a UNESCO World Heritage Site

🏘️ Village

Anavatos — The Ghost Village

An abandoned Byzantine city perched on a vertical cliff, frozen in 1822

🏖️ Beach

Karfas Beach — The Sandy Bay

The closest beach to Chios Town — wide, sandy, and perfect for families

🏖️ Beach

Lithi Beach — The West Coast Gem

A sweeping pebble bay on the wild west coast, with a charming fishing village

🏛️ Landmark

The Medieval Castle of Chios Town

A 10th-century fortress at the heart of the capital, built by Byzantines and expanded by Genoese

Experience

The Mastic Harvest — August in the Villages

Witness one of the world's most ancient and labor-intensive agricultural rituals

🏘️ Village

Agios Georgios Sikousis — The Hilltop Village

A medieval village perched 360 meters above sea level, surrounded by ancient olive groves