Explore · 23 shores
Beaches
Chios has 91 beaches; the ones below are a few of the highlights. Taking a boat tour will hugely increase your ability to explore pristine shores that no road reaches.
Region
Agia FotiaBeach · SoutheastAgia Fotia is a lively pebble beach within easy reach of Chios Town, with exceptionally clear water and a well-developed summer…ElindaBeach · WestElinda is one of the west coast's most beautiful quiet coves: a large, enclosed bay of pebbles and clear water backed by an…KarfasBeach · Central eastClose to Chios Town, Karfas is the island's classic easy-going sandy beach: a broad stretch of fine golden sand, very shallow…KomiBeach · SoutheastKomi is one of southern Chios's easiest all-day beaches: a long sandy shore with clear water, a lively summer atmosphere and plenty…LithiBeach · WestLithi is one of the west coast's most relaxed combinations of beach and village life: a broad sandy bay beside a small fishing…ManagrosBeach · NorthwestManagros is one of Chios's great big beaches: a vast sweep of sand and pebbles near Volissos with room to spread out even in the…Mavra VoliaBeach · South / EmporiosChios's signature dark-pebble beach is unlike almost anywhere else on the island: three dramatic coves of smooth black stones…Agia DynamiBeach · SouthwestPebble + sand · SouthwestAgia MarkellaBeach · NorthwestSand + pebble · NorthwestGiosonasBeach · NortheastGiosonas is a long, open pebble beach north of Kardamyla, facing directly into the Aegean with a striking sense of space and…GlaroiBeach · North of townSand · North of townKato FanaBeach · SouthwestSand + pebble · SouthwestLefkathiaBeach · NorthwestSand + pebble · NorthwestLimnosBeach · NorthwestSand · NorthwestMegas LimnionasBeach · SoutheastSand + pebble · SoutheastNagosBeach · NortheastNagos is one of northern Chios's most distinctive swimming spots, a small pebble beach tucked into a lush ravine below Kardamyla.VroulidiaBeach · SouthPebble + sand · SouthAgiasmataBeach · NorthwestLarge pebble · NorthwestApothikaBeach · SouthwestPebble/mixed cove — field QA · SouthwestDaskalopetraBeach · VrontadosPebble/mixed — field QA · VrontadosMetochiBeach · West / northwestQA · West / northwestTrachiliBeach · WestPebble · WestOrmos LoBeach · VrontadosQA · Vrontados