Holidays in Chios GreeceChios is a small island in Greece located in the Aegean Sea, at only 5 miles off the coasts of Turkey. It has been occupied by Persians, was part of the Delian League and of the Byzantine Empire, ruled by Genoa and of the Ottoman Empire and therefore there are rich historical vestiges from all ages!
Nowadays Chios belongs to the top Greek islands for spending beach holidays. Because of the numerous people visiting yearly the island, tourist resorts in Chios are dotted with numerous hotels and villas with excellent amenities.
Holiday Attractions & Hotels in ChiosChios is today a very well known holiday spot in Greece and Europe, featuring several excellent hotel resorts, rental properties and villas, majority of them lining tranquil beaches. Tourists find on the island all types of accommodation estates, from budget hotels up to luxury resorts. Most lodging units have facilities for a lot of water sports like yachting, sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, water-skiing, parasailing and others. The white-sand beaches are splendid, the weather is very good and the waters of Aegean Sea are warm and inviting, all this elements creating a truly relaxing vacation atmosphere for holidays. Because Chios is located very close to Turkey many vacationers take day trips and tours to the continent and enjoy more tourist attractions.
In the ancient times Chios was the biggest wine exporter in Greece! Amphora from Chios, designed with a characteristic sphinx emblem, have been found in many countries where the ancient Greeks exported goods, including Gallia, upper Egypt and even eastern Russia!
Like many other Greek islands, Chios has been occupied by the Ottoman Empire in 1556 and enjoyed a relative peace, but in 1822 on the island was a massacre after a rebellion of the Greeks - as result around two weeks the Turk soldiers destroyed, burned an killed most of population! Chios joined to the independent Greece just after the First Balkan War in 1912.
Featured Hotel Resorts in ChiosArgentikon Luxury Suites
Pyrgos Village
Chios Chandris
Medieval Castle
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