Chios, Greece Travel Blogs

Destroy the church - with fireworks!
Apr 22, 2006 (27 photos)

... , but it has all the services and amenities you need long its pleasant waterfront and prices are more reasonable than elsewhere I went around Greece. It was glad to rest up here for two or three days as the next week or so is going to be busy. ...

Southern Chios
May 13, 2008

... in comparison. I have never had a more intense and demanding low-speed experience behind the wheel. If you come to Greece, don't even think about not renting a car. You will miss most of the fun. Mesta is the besta. Of the three mastic ...

Chios: It's a Greek Place
Feb 10, 2009 (13 photos)

... --with his companion Italian Rita--in the time between their catching the Greek ferry to Pireaus. However, upon entering the harbor at Chios as I saw the rocky hills behind the town I resolved the next day to try and climb to the top of them. And ...

Athens to Chios
May 10, 2008

... the shore of Turkey sparkle across the water. This morning, after a  buffet breakfast at the Hotel, we cab into Chios Town and wander through the warren of narrow streets amid the clatter of traffic and angry whine of motorcycles. The original town ...

The Long Trek Home Begins
Sep 6, 2008 (15 photos)

... an excellent cheap restaurant right by the harbourside in amongst the tourist rip-off restaurants. A tip for all aspiring visitors to Greece (or anywhere in the world really) when you walk past restaurants and see one which is really busy it is possibly OK ...

Old bones, a plastic tide and the queen of Spain
May 13, 2008

... bags floating like white and blue jellyfish in the waves. Garbage everywhere you look. It wasn't easy, but we have found Greece's single spoiled beach. Looks like the tides and winds collect the worst of the Aegean and toss it ashore here. A strong wind ...

Stopover 1: Chios (Hello Europe!)
Oct 7, 2009 (5 photos)

... for unknown reason. So there was the other option to use a 3-stop-strategy to get to Italy. First stop of my ferry journey was the little hop from turkish Cesme to Chios. And that means HELLO GREECE, HELLO EUROPE!!! Ok, it also means hello high prices...

Greek Island Chios
Jul 15, 2008 (17 photos)

... a car and drove around the island.  Visited a beautiful black pebble beach and two amazing little communites that I think define Greece in folk's minds.  That night, Melanie and I had one of the best meals of our lives at Taverna Hotzas.  ...

Ancient Olympia and hiking in Kardamyli
Sep 23, 2006 (5 photos)

We have had expert guides who are licensed in Greece for each of our tours through museums and ancient cities. I especially enjoyed Nike (named after the goddess). She was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. The site of the first Olympics ...

Chios
Sep 15, 2005

Arrived early in the morning

We arrive!!
Jun 5, 2007 (2 photos)

... in the evening and flew on to Zurich where we transferred planes to Athens. Begdraggled looking we then transferred to a flight to Chios Island. Of course, the flight was late!! (the beginning of a lot of "Greek time"! Finally we arrive in Chios Town ...

independence day
Jul 5, 2007 (19 photos)

Happy belated 4th of July!  Hope everyone had a good one yesterday.  I didn't get to see any fireworks, but did get to a barbeque hosted by Jannis, the owner of the house we're renting.  A lot of lamb, ouzo, and good conversation were had.& ...

Greece
Sep 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... others decided to climb to the old church and then hiked back to the town. I have decided one must be part goat in Greece because everything is up, rocky and slippery because the stones are so very worn. My best investment for this trip was a pair of ...

Chios...my heritage
May 27, 2009 (31 photos)

Today we piled into a mini van and took off to explore the island from which my family comes from.  Chios is a fairly large island here in Greece and it is located aprox 8 nautical miles from the west coast of Turkey.  The island has a rich ...

bubble wrap
Jul 2, 2007

Hello from Chios, Greece!  What a weekend - so much to tell since I left the Superdorm on Friday morning.  For the benefit of my own memory (and my fellow teammates) - How we already (don't) miss that damn whistle, the packs of barking wild ...

Nov 20, 2009
Nov 20, 2009 (4 photos)