Chios beaches
Emporios Mavros Gialos beach
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, PebbledLocation: 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
Sandy, Family Friendly, Well-OrganizedLocation: 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
Family Friendly, Pebbled, Well-OrganizedLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, PebbledLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Sandy, Family FriendlyLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, PebbledLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, PebbledLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Sandy, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, PebbledLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, SecludedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Pebbled, Small HarborLocation: 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
Sandy, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Partly-Organized, Sandy, Family FriendlyLocation: 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
Family Friendly, Pebbled, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Pebbled, Secluded, Non-OrganizedLocation: 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
Sandy, SecludedLocation: 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, PebbledLocation: 5 km north of Chios Town
Description: Daskalopetra is a small beach close to Vrontados, a seaside village of Chios.
