Chios Island Travel
Chios Overview
Chios Island is located in the Aegean Sea five miles off the Turkish coast. The island’s climate is characterized as temperate, Mediterranean, which is baffled by modest variation due to stabilizing effect of the surrounding sea. June to September is the best time to visit the island.
Chios Main Attractions
The famous attractions of Chios Island are the beautiful beaches. The beaches of the islands are so many and each is very much different from the other that it will amaze you. You may end up wanting to be on a different beach for every time you find the need to go lay out in the sun or go swimming. While going to and from different beaches would take up your time, it is definitely worth it once you get there.
Another attraction on the island is its architecture. The traditional architecture of the island is different from others found around the North-eastern Aegean. The amazing thing is that after losing the traditional buildings after the disastrous earthquake of 1881, it has kept a lovely old quarter where the narrow alleys and Turkish houses has blended together, around Genoese-Byzantine Castle.
Chios Activities
Activities in Chios will surely kill your boredom. The island resorts offer lots of beach sports like swimming, snorkeling, underwater swimming and scuba diving, wind surfing and jet-skiing, sailing, and fishing. You can also do some land activities. Soccer, basketball and volleyball courts are available in the resorts. Walking and climbing are recommended to see the natural beauty of Chios. More activities are also offered like cave exploring and cycling. There is no way you can be bored in Chios.
Chios Accommodation & Dining
Accommodation in Chios is definitely different than what most places offer. Chios Island unifies Europe and Asia and constitutes a crossroad of cultures. For this, you can expect a different service, a unique environment that enhances the essence of hospitality and turns you from a simple guest into the main protagonist. The place is somewhat a mixture of Euro-Asian architecture and interior design. The personnel of are very hospitable and accommodating. Restaurants are amazing. On the island you have many options to go out to eat and indulge in typical Greek food. You can also enjoy many specialties like mastic sweets of Chios.
Chios Shopping & Nightlife
The nightlife is a whole new experience in itself. Bars in Chios are truly elegant venue that transform your summer nights into supreme moments of pleasure and become the meeting point of everyone who enjoys the nightlife of the island. They will serve you the ideal music and the best drinks. Shopping in Chios is superb. Chios is blessed with rich soil and excellent Mediterranean climate which promotes production of many, diverse and quality products. Chios is best when it comes to a shopping experience you are dreaming for.
Getting To & Around Chios
You can reach Chios by plane or boat ride. There are available charter flights from some major European capitals that directly fly to Chios. There are also daily flights from Athens airport by Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. You can also take a boat from Pireaus once a day from Nel Lines or Hellenic Seaways or Kabala. There are also regular trips from Samos and Lesvos all year round.
