Chios: visitor guide

North Aegean · Mastic villages · medieval heritage · citrus

Chios changes dramatically north to south. Split routes between southern mastic villages/Mavra Volia, central Kampos and northern Anavatos.

Chios Town

Flight or ferry from Piraeus

5 days

5 days

April–June and September–October

5 days

A long island; a car helps for Mastichochoria.

Places to see

• Pyrgi, Mesta, Olympi and Mavra Volia.
• Nea Moni, Kampos estates, Anavatos and Chios Castle.

Things to do

• Mastic museum and village walk.
• Mastic/citrus tasting and a swim on the south coast.

What to eat

• Mastelo cheese, cherisia pasta and kopanistopitakia.
• Mastic sweets, mandarin products and souma.

Restaurant picks

• Hotzas · Chios Town · historic taverna.
• To Kechrimpari · Kampos · local recipes.
• Agyra · Megas Limnionas · seafood.

Getting there and around

• Flights from Athens or overnight ferry from Piraeus.
• KTEL links villages but may be sparse; group southern villages by car.