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Chios Slideshow
Top Hotels in Chios
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Chios Chandris
37 reviews -
Erytha Hotel Resort Chios
29 reviews -
Golden Sand Hotel Chios
15 reviews
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Grecian Castle Hotel Chios
23 reviews -
Golden Odyssey Kontari Chios
1 review -
Diana Hotel Chios
5 reviews
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Xenios Hotel Chios
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Amalia Rooms Chios
2 reviews
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Haus Fay Chios
3 reviews
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Hotel Kyma Chios
19 reviews
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Iason Hotel Chios
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Kyvelli Apartments Hotel Chios
1 review
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Mavrokordatiko Hotel Chios
2 reviews
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Mesta Medieval Castle Suites Chios
10 reviews
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Perivoli Chios
2 reviews
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Agia Markella Hotel Chios
1 review
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Pipidis Traditional Houses Chios
1 review
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Pyrgos Village Chios
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Sun Village Hotel Apartments Chios
5 reviews
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Emporios Bay Hotel Chios
43 reviews -
Sunset Hotel Chios
4 reviews
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Argentikon Luxury Suites Chios
30 reviews
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Sea Breeze Apartments & Residences Chios
6 reviews
Chios
Travel Blogs from Chios, Greece
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Destroy the church - with fireworks!
This is a top pick! ... tourism, 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 ...
Southern Chios
... 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-Wild Orchids &Tulips on the Island of Chios
... of the ignorance of some people who probably have no idea of the significance of these exquisite flowers. "The Orchids of Chios" was Mr. Pantelis Saliaris latest book and it consists of exquisite pictures which might be lost if not protected. Coastal ...
Athens to Chios
... on 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 ...
"CHIOTIKO KELLARI"
... small Traditional Workshop of Pastry in Vessa who has been awarded again and again and honoured by many chefs and magazines in both Greece and Europe. I am amazed to see all those articles written in magazines about his creations. Nico wants to keep the ...
The City of Chios
... find other traditional products from the island. The waterfront has also many of the fastfood joints which can be found anywhere in Greece. Something else that a visitor can find here is the foreign press shop with all kinds of magazines, and it is here ...
Chios -The Historically Untouched Island of Greece
... days with David and his wife Elaine. (I will post entries from our visit in the coming days...) Now....back to Chios! I compare the hospitality of the people in this island similar to those of my country, - Cyprus. I have travelled ...
Vessa - A Historic Village of Chios
... . Among the village churches is Panagia, Agios Dimitrios and Panagia Petrousena, which is considered to be the most ancient church of Chios, according to the locals. I have some very beautiful pictures from our 2 day stay here. I had the chance to meet ...
Mytilene-Island Capital of Lesbos
Once again, we were one of the first off the ship and explored Mitilene, the capital of Lesbos, (and shopped for wine) for about three hours. The oldest ruins on the island date back to 3200-3100 BC but we didn't explore these. This was a ...
The Long Trek Home Begins
... 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 ...
CHIOS - The Unspoiled Island
... he planned his famous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The Turks sacked the island in 1882, after Chios revolted against Turkish rule, alongside with the rest of Greece, and 25,000 of its inhabitants were massacred and 47,000 taken away to slavery. This ...
Chios: It's a Greek Place
... together--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 ...
Old bones, a plastic tide and the queen of Spain
... plastic 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 ...
Stopover 1: Chios (Hello Europe!)
... 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 ...
Moon over Mytilini
... of the Holy Virgin, so we started to worry that everything was going to stay shut for the holidays and we would leave Greece without any presents. In order to save ourselves some time, we decided to stay at the same place, and quickly walked ...
Heading west
... avoid. The last few days, nothing too exciting happening. I wish I could say that I met the President of Greece or something, but I really wanted to try organizing my days in Athens, where I would be staying, how to get there, etc. ...
Greetings, Greece!
The ferry landed in the capital of Lesvos, Mytilini, a city of about 35,000 people. From what we'd read and been told, we expected Mytilini to be a usual lame and ugly port city. As we pulled into the harbor, it became immediately clear that ...
In my Yiayia's Footsteps
... for us, as it's the first time A Eva & Mother have been here, & it's our main reason for coming to Greece this time. So far, it reminds me of Mykonos, without the windmills. Have hired a car here - drove from the airport to our hotel - made ...
Leaving Chios
... 3pm, after leaving the hire care with the laid back Georgos. Had fly to Athens to catch another plane to Crete. I really loved Chios, despite the chaotic traffic in the main town (where motor bikes should be banned). Only saw a quarterof the island - ...
A day of walking and seeing
The four of us meet for breakfast and spend the day wandering through Athens up the hill of Lykabittos, through the flea market. The flea market stalls are incredible at one there are surgical instruments and vacuum tubes, another has a painting of ...
Greek Island Chios
... 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
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 ...
We arrive!!
... Chicago 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 ...
independence day
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 ...
Greece
... 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 ...
Naar de Oost
Hallo oma's, opa, moeders, vaders, broer, zussen (en andere blog lezers) Ik kan hier wel heel stoer doen alsof dit blog een podium is voor de hele wereld of heel Nederland, maar dat is natuurlijk niet zo, leuk dus familie dat jullie ons volgen! En wat ...
Chios...my heritage
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 ...
The End
... it makes a straight line up the cost of the Adriatic sea I look down and see great switch back roads in the mountains of Northern Greece, Croatia and start thinking about the next trip. I have enough time in Munich to grab a pretzel and get on my plane to ...
More Chios Visiting & Exploring
Today we set off to visit Diana, in her home here in Chios - unfortunately Barbara & Atha will join her on Friday - we'll miss seeing them :( Was lovely to sit on her verandah & have morning tea! Later we set out for the masticha area in the south ...
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