Inside tips to enchance your Chios experience

1. Visit Nea Moni before 13.00 while the museum is still open
2. Explore Olympi Cave
3. Get married in Chios
4. Visit Argentikon and ask the manager to walk you with you around the estate
5. Swim at Mavra Volia beach and don’t take a stone from there
6. Join ChiosBikeRide
7. Read Yiannis Makridakis
8. Visit Korai's Library
9. Explore Chios Castle
10. Have lunch at "Aperanto Galazio" (=Endless Blue) tavern at Agios Yiannis Vouno
11. Visit Citrus Museum.
12. Chew mastic
13. Have fun at a "panigiri", dance with locals and avoid a fight
14. Swim at Agia Irene beach
15. Eat souvlaki at Gargandouas (Megas Limnionas beach)
16. Visit Ariousios vinery and taste "Ariousios Glikazon" a semi-sweet red wine
17. Have breakfast at "MyCafe" near the airport and ask for a muffin
18. Eat at Avgonyma village and ask for galaktoboureko at the end
19. Find Kanellos at Mesta and try loukoumades
20. Walk APLOTARIA str, the main commercial road of Chios
21. Sit on the Homer’s stone at Daskalopetra
22. Visit Vigla Agias Elenis and overlook Karfas (if you are lucky enough you will enjoy a concert up there. Ask for schedule)
23. Walk the pathway and head to Agia Markela monastery
24. Ask to join Mastic cultivation
25. Swim at Agia Fotia (Agia Foteini) Beach and enjoy a meal at Vostalaki tavern
26. Have a coffee and a dessert at HLIASTRA inside Chios Castle
27. Take the tour Nea Moni-Avgonyma-Anavatos-Lithi
28. Shop at Bakaliko delicatessen and let the essences there to join you for a mystical trip
29. Enjoy the sunset at Avgonyma village
30. Take a Cooking Lesson and enjoy a hand made lunch
31. Have Greek Breakfast at Argentikon or Volissos Holiday Homes, two out of first 100 hotels that apply Greek Breakfast and the only two in Chios
32. Take the tour Pyrgi-Olympi-Mesta
33. Enjoy FREE sun beds and umbrellas as Megas Limnionas beach
34. Eat at Roussiko in Thymiana village
35. Swim at Viri beach and enjoy a cocktail at the beach bar
36. Explore Agio Galas Cave
37. Eat at Pantoukios and feed the fish
38. Drink Mastihokanela liquor. A combination of Mastic and Cinnamon exclusively produced by Kakitsis Distillery
39. Rent a sailing boat and enjoy a unique tour around the island
40. Drink Fresh Chios Beer
41. Try Mastelo on the grill
42. Have a cocktail at Viri’s Carpe Diem beach bar
43. Swim at Lithi beach and eat at 3 Adelfia tavern
44. Visit the Archaeological Museum of Chios
45. Walk to Agios Isidoros church and imagine your self getting married there
46. By hand-made pastas from Chiotiko Kelari (Chios Cellar)
47. Have dinner at Dafni’s tavern in Katarachtis village
48. Visit “Mesa-Kei” (=inside there) shop downtown and buy handmade products that comes from the estate next door
49. Visit Nautical Museum
50. Swim at Vroulidia beach
51. See Guistiniani Tower within the castle and visit the Dark Prison
52. Don’t miss the August full moon at Archaeological site of Emporios
53. Relax at Fana beach
54. Buy candles from Floga
55. While at Pyrgi visit the Folklore Museum
56. Join one at least of the hiking routes in Chios
57. Visit PANAGIA KRINA church, a 12^th century temple and hide yourself among thousands of red wild tulips (=lalades) at the surrounding fields during March
58. Enjoy the tasteful SCOOP ice-cream at Aeriko
59. Follow the route: Nea Moni - Avgonyma - Anavatos - Elinda or Trahili beach - Lith