Chios beaches

Chios beaches: Mavra Volia beach ©Shutterstock
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Beaches in Chios Greece have lovely surroundings and clean water. Emporios, Mavra Volia, and Karfas are the most famous Chios beaches, organized with tourist facilities. Driving around the island, visitors will come up with many secluded and unorganized Chios beaches, perfect for total relaxation and privacy. You will find below a list of the best beaches in Chios island.
Except for the beaches, there are also many places for sightseeing. Discover the best things to see in Chios.

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Guide to 27 beaches

Discover our guide to 27 beautiful Chios beaches. They are all presented with a detailed description, photos and their location on a map of Chios. For the most popular spots, we also provide information about sightseeing in the area, a selection of hotels and reviews.

Emporios Mavros Gialos beach

Emporios Mavros Gialos beach

Partly Organized, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 28 km south west of Chios Town
Description: Its name means "black beach" due to the black pebbles on the shore. It is considered the most beautiful beach on the island.
Karfas beach

Karfas beach

Sandy, Family Friendly, Organised
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Location: 10 km south of Chios Town
Description: Karfas is a long and organized beach in close distance to Chios Town and the airport. This is the busiest tourist resort of the island.
Vrondados beach

Vrondados beach

Family Friendly, Pebbled, Organised
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Location: 4 km north of Chios Town
Description: Vrondados is a small, organized beach with pebbles on the shore and clean water. Delicious fish taverns line the coast.
Agia Fotini beach

Agia Fotini beach

Partly Organized, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 15 km south of Chios Town
Description: Agia Fotini is a pebbled beach with a lovely family atmosphere. Some delicious taverns line the coast, which is partly organized.
Trahili beach

Trahili beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 20 km west of Chios Town
Description: Trahili is a lovely bay with crystal water. Secluded from popular beach resorts and unorganized, Trahili offers an amazing environment to relax.
Didima beach

Didima beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 32 km south west of Chios Town
Description: Didima are two small coves close to Mesta village. Totally unorganized and secluded, this is a nice place for relaxation.
Lithi beach

Lithi beach

Partly Organized, Sandy, Family Friendly
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Location: 20 km west of Chios Town
Description: Lithi is a small cove with sandy shore and clean water. As it is not organized, this beach is usually isolate.
Megas Limnionas beach

Megas Limnionas beach

Partly Organized, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 15 km south of Chios Town
Description: Megas Limnionas is a popular beach close to the beach resorts of Agia Ermioni and Karfas. The water is crystal, but some parts of the shore can be rocky.
Agia Irini beach

Agia Irini beach

Partly Organized, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 30 km south west of Chios Town
Description: The secluded bay of Agia Irini is located close to the Medieval village of Mesta. It is totally unorganized and a nice place to enjoy some privacy.
Apothyka beach

Apothyka beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 38 km south west of Chios Town
Description: This small and secluded beach is located close to Mesta, on the south western side of the island. It is a nice place for total isolation.
Elinta beach

Elinta beach

Pebbled, Non Organised
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Location: 20 km west of Chios Town
Description: This is a large secluded bay on the western side of the island. The closest village is Anavatos, while there are many other secluded beaches in the area.
Lampsa beach

Lampsa beach

Sandy, Non Organised
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Location: 40 km north west of Chios Town
Description: This is an isolate beach with clean water, close to the mountainous village of Volissos.
Lefkathia beach

Lefkathia beach

Partly Organized, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 42 km north west of Chios Town
Description: This is a popular and well-organized beach between Limnos and Limnia, on the north western side of the island.
Managros beach

Managros beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 40 km north west of Chios Town
Description: Managros is a calm and isolate beach on the north western side of Chios. It rarely gets crowded, even in high season.
Metohi beach

Metohi beach

Pebbled, Non Organised
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Location: 25 km north west of Chios Town
Description: Metohi is a lovely bay with clean water. Due to its isolate location, it receives very few visitors.
Papalia beach

Papalia beach

Pebbled, Secluded
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Location: 32 km north west of Chios Town
Description: Papalia is an isolate beach between Anavatos and Sidirountas, on the western coast of the island.
Tigani Makria Ammos beach

Tigani Makria Ammos beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 20 km west of Chios Town
Description: This is a large, pebbled beach on the western side of the island. It is surrounded by lush greenery and high cliffs.
Town beach

Town beach

Partly Organized, Pebbled, Harbor
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Location: In a walking distance from the city centre
Description: The beach close to the city centre of Chios Town is pebbled and clean. Aorund the beach, there are some hotels.
Vroulidia beach

Vroulidia beach

Sandy, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 35 km south west of Chios Town
Description: Vroulidia is the southernmost spot of the island. It is a secluded beach surrounded by huge cliffs. It usually doesn't get frequented.
Agia Markella beach

Agia Markella beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 40 km north west of Chios Town
Description: This is a small, rocky beach right beneath the monastery of Agia Markella. Visitors have to climb down a path to go there.
Gerita beach

Gerita beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 40 km north west of Chios Town
Description: This is a large and secluded bay on the western side of the island. It can be reached through a track road and the ambience is totally isolate there.
Giali beach

Giali beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 20 km west of Chios Town
Description: Giali is a small cove on the western side of Chios. Totally isolate, it needs about an hour trekking from Avgonyma to go to this beach.
Limnos beach

Limnos beach

Partly Organized, Sandy, Family Friendly
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Location: 42 km north west of Chios Town
Description: This is a calm beach close to the beautiful village of Volissos, on the north western side of the island.
Magemena beach

Magemena beach

Family Friendly, Pebbled, Non Organised
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Location: 40 km north west of Chios Town
Description: Magemena is the most frequented beach close to Volissos, on the north western side of the island. It is actually a large cove with clean water.
Merikounta beach

Merikounta beach

Pebbled, Secluded, Non Organised
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Location: 40 km south west of Chios Town
Description: This is a secluded beach that can be reached through a track road from Mesta. Due to its isolate location and the windy atmosphere, it doesn't get frequented at all.
Prastia beach

Prastia beach

Sandy, Secluded
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Location: 35 km north west of Chios Town
Description: This is a small and calm beach close to Sidirountas village, on the western side of Chios island. Many other secluded beaches can be found in the area.

Daskalopetra beach

Partly Organized, Family Friendly, Pebbled
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Location: 5 km north of Chios Town
Description: Daskalopetra is a small beach close to Vrontados, a seaside village of Chios.

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