Chios island

Sometimes it's not the place you're traveling to, but the way you choose to get there that's a whole big adventure. So let's say you could choose flying by some plane that fails to take off twice, or you take an 8 hours ferry trip on a stormy night through the Cyclades (sitting on the deck, otherwise you miss all the fun :-)), or just maybe a car drive at 4am in the morning. And when putting them all together you could get here, somewhere near the Asia Minor coast, but still on Greek grounds with mountains and sea combined.

So what should this Chios island be all about? Living in a small summer house, floating in the blue sea, looking after fish and sea urchins, fishing sometimes, reading some good book on the pebbled beach, driving a scooter over the mastic tree hills, wandering around mountains and discovering small forgotten villages and history all over the place. And most of all, peace of mind.

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Chios is famous for its mastic trees, that produce some resin used in foods and cosmetics. They grow only on this island, and require special care from local farmers.



Mavra Volia, volcanic pebbled beach.


Pyrgi village, famous for its painted houses with specific patterns.




And yes, i did swim here. :-)