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Municipalities / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Chios, visa requirements / Flights to Chios, airtickets / By boat / Get around / Chios attractions and sightseeing / Museums / Itineraries / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Chios nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Stay safe / Get outChios is a region of Greece, an island in the Aegean Sea 5 miles off the Turkish coasts.
The population is about 52,290 (census of 2001), with an area of 904 km². Chios or Chora; it is a port and the island's chief town. The island is famous for its scenery and good climate. Its chief export is mastic but it also produces olives, figs, and wine. Its international fame is based on the size and quality of its shipping community.
Municipalities
- Agios Minas
- Amani
- Chios
- Ionia
- Kampochora
- Kardamyla
- Mastichochoria
- Oinousses
- Omiroupoli
- Psara
Cities
- Chios
- Vrondados
- Kardamyla
- Pyrgi
- Mesta
Other destinations
- Oinouses
- Psara
- Cesme (Turkey}
Culture and History
Talk
Travel to Chios - Visa Requirements
Flights and airtickets to Chios
Domestic flights From Athens are running all year round about 4-6 per day. In the summer time ? there are other flights from Thesalloniki and Rhodes 2-3 times a week
Charter flights From some major european capitals there are direct flights to Chios
- Hellawings From Oslo Norway directly to Chios Greece once a week
- Martin Air from Amsterdam Holland directly to Chios Greece once a week
- Transavia from Amsterdam Holland directly to Chios Greece twice a week
- Lauda Air From Vienna Austria directly to Chios Greece once a week
By boat
You can take the boat from Pireaus once a day (twice a day in the summer) from NEL Lines or Hellenic Seaways or Kabala (operational only in the summer). There is also regular trips from Samos and Lesvos all year round. You can also come by boat from Cesme (Turkey} with a once a day all year round service.
Tours and Getting around Chios
You can bring a car using the boats, or you can rent one there. Chios is a big island and if you want to get around (out of the place where you are staying you have to have wheels) you better rent a car or motorbike. Renting a bicycle if you are not traveling big distances.
Chios tourist attractions and sightseeing
- Nea Moni
- Anavatos
- Pyrgi
- Mesta
- Kambos
Museums
Itineraries
Chios city tours
Chios Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Chios nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Chios cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
- Chios Dolfins Studios [1]
- Chiosrooms Studios and apartments [2]
- Haus Fay Chios Studios and apartments [3]
- Mesta Medieval Castle Suites [4]
- Noufaro Studios, Karfas
- Xiotel Residence [5]
Stay safe
Get out
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