Location: Chios
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The 10 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Chios, Northeast Aegean Islands
Chios (/ˈkaɪ.ɒs/; Greek: Χίος, translit. Híos; Ancient Greek: Χίος, translit. Khíos) is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) off the Anatolian coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is the Mastic Island. Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Restaurants in Chios
1. Alios Tours
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5.0 based on 34 reviews
Alios Tours offers themed tour experiences in Greece. Our special interest tours include: food tours, cultural tours, sailing cruises, and customised tours! We share our people’s stories, our local myths, our grannie’s recipes and our land’s secrets with restless travellers. Visit our website to find out more!
2. Masticulture
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5.0 based on 45 reviews
Masticulture is the only business on the Island of Chios specializing in ecotourism. Since we opened our doors in 2007 we have worked hard to provide our customers with authentic experiences on Chios, experiences that explore the island's culture and nature in the most imaginative and creative ways possible.According to others, we've accomplished this goal: Lonely Planet's guide to Greece lists Masticulture among the top 10 green choices for responsible vacations in Greece.And the Chios Chamber of Commerce awarded us with a special prize for innovation and for our efforts to promote sustainable tourism on the island.Apart from our popular mastic harvest tour, we also offer hiking, scuba diving, sailing yacht trips, cycling, cooking classes and other special tours like star gazing! All activities are organized and hosted by us or by our carefully selected partners-people who share our ethical and business high standards as well as the goal that you experience the best Chios has to offer.
3. The MindTrap Escape Rooms Chios
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5.0 based on 77 reviews
Welcome to the largest escape room in Europe "The Mindtrap" with its branch now in Chios island. Did you enter the room? Now your goal is to escape. Real-life room escape games are a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles, find clues, and escape the room within a set time limit (1hour). Esacep rooms are the new mania in entertainment that promotes team building, cooperation, critical thinking and all these in adrenalin rush.
Reviewed By 17Lu17 - Monaco, null
Wonderful experience! During our staying in Chios we made 4 escape rooms, and it was simply fantastic! Excellent games, the personnel is so kind and nice!! We had a lot of fun!!!! An experience you have absolutely to live if you are in Chios!!
4. Limnos Beach
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5.0 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By christianomoto - Athens, Greece
Chios is a very beautifulisland and Limnos beach one of the best in the north. You have to visit Volissos village and Agio Galas cave.
5. The Chios Mastic Museum
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5.0 based on 357 reviews
Reviewed By 526max - Stockholm, Sweden
This is probably the best and most informative museum I have ever been to in Greece. An absolute recommendation is to pay a visit to this museum as soon as you arrive to Chios. You will get an excellent knowledge of the historic background of the island, the Masticha tradition and will then get more value out of your visit to the different places in the ”Mastochorio” region of the island.
6. Agia Dinami Beach
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5.0 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By lavuee
I am.very sad we did not swim in that beach. During our road trip to Chios we found this beach. Unfortunately without having our swimsuits it was not possible to swim. This beach is a paradise. Look the photos!!
7. Pyrgi
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4.5 based on 656 reviews
A pretty town whose houses are decorated with carved and painted patterns called graffito.
Reviewed By Greekxwoman
The village of Pyrgi is a very unique village. The residents decorate their buildings is dark grey and while geometric designs which are quite interesting and time consuming to create. I have never encountered a place like this anywhere else in Greece. Pyrgi is very quaint, with typical Greek village scenery and an opportunity to take some neat pictures. The people are friendly and there are several restaurants where you can eat or get a drink. If you are touring Chios island it is well worth your time to drive to Pyrgi.
8. Olympoi Village
9. Nea Moni Monastery
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4.5 based on 306 reviews
A beautiful 11th century Byzantine monastery decorated with mosaics and relics.
Reviewed By VassiliaNorth - Athens, Greece
I have a summer home in Chios and all though I have travelled back and forth the last summers I never made the time to go visit this beautiful historic Monastery. I had studied history of art in school and College and done tones of reading about the Byzantine empire had visited both Constantinople (Istanbul) and Mesta and left the 3rd most iconic Byzantine site even if it was there close all along. It’s beautiful and unique although not very big and with a very small museum that operates little hours it was magical to see the architecture. Highlight was the amazing marble monastery build in table! And the amazing view of all the island of Chios. Definitely worth a stop on your way to the west side beach’s of the island. We made it into a road trip and got to visit Agia Markella on the same day!
10. Apothika Beach Scuba & Kayak beach
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4.5 based on 53 reviews
At the beach ,expect the SCUBA diving center and rent a kayak facility, we habe set and the cantine Tortuga with the wonderfull view. Have your first SCUBA diving experience or let us guide you at the nearby reefs. You can rent a Kayak to visit the caves and the lonely beaches of Apothika bay.
