On foot, by bus and by taxi
No rental car
Why this plan
A full day without driving, using the fact that the boat lands you inside the town rather than outside it.
The day, hour by hour
What time do you land?
09:30Chios Castle
Five minutes from the quay on foot. Start here while the morning is cool.
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Five minutes from the quay on foot. Start here while the morning is cool.
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11:15The market and the main square
The Vounaki square, the Byzantine Museum on it, and the market lanes behind the waterfront.
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The Vounaki square, the Byzantine Museum on it, and the market lanes behind the waterfront.
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12:45Lunch on the waterfront
The southern end of the promenade is where the town eats rather than where the boats unload.
The southern end of the promenade is where the town eats rather than where the boats unload.
14:30Karfas or Vrontados by bus or taxi
Karfas is about fifteen minutes south by bus or a short taxi ride, for a swim; Vrontados to the north puts you at Daskalopetra, the stone traditionally called Homer's teaching seat.
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Karfas is about fifteen minutes south by bus or a short taxi ride, for a swim; Vrontados to the north puts you at Daskalopetra, the stone traditionally called Homer's teaching seat.
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16:00Back to the port
Both are close enough to return comfortably by taxi. Agree the fare before you set off.
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Both are close enough to return comfortably by taxi. Agree the fare before you set off.
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Back on the quay by 16:00
That leaves the last hour before a sailing at 17:00 for passport control and boarding.
That leaves the last hour before a sailing at 17:00 for passport control and boarding.
Before you plan around it
Local buses run to a published timetable that thins out in the early afternoon and on Sundays. Confirm the return departure at the station before you take the outward bus.
Be back at the quay a clear hour before the return sailing. Passport control, ticket collection and the queue for boarding all take longer than the walk suggests, and the boat does not wait.
Local buses run to a published timetable that thins out in the early afternoon and on Sundays. Confirm the return departure at the station before you take the outward bus.
Be back at the quay a clear hour before the return sailing. Passport control, ticket collection and the queue for boarding all take longer than the walk suggests, and the boat does not wait.