These doors, which were made for defense purposes nearly a thousand years ago, open up to fairy tales today. Although the village has many entrances and exits, if you want to feel like a time traveler, you can enter by using one of the two gates from the Middle Ages. I love towns and villages with entrances like this. Mesta is a village that I entered almost bursting through its ancient door. If visiting Chios, do not leave the island without seeing its magnificent historical structures. Then twice a week for five to six weeks, crevices are made in the branches and trunk of the tree from where the resin is expected to flow. These trees are gum trees.Īt the beginning of summer, the surrounding ground is cleared of weeds and a white soil made of clay is spread. While walking around the island, you will come across some trees that have a white powder spread across the soil surrounding them. It takes a very difficult production process to develop the fragrant mastic gum, which has an array of uses. In Chios, chewing gum is a very important source of income today and there are many gum trees concentrated in the southern part of the island. You can see traces of Chios' multicultural history across the island, which was under the rule of Alexander the Great as well as the Roman, Byzantine, Genoese and Ottoman Empires before becoming a part of Greece in 1912. While walking around its narrow streets, you will see the warm smiles of the locals sitting in front of their doors chatting.
In this sense, throwing a towel on the shores of the untouched bays before throwing myself into the deep blue waters while taking in the lush nature around me when I lift my head with every stroke gives me more pleasure.Ĭompared to the more popular Greek islands, Chios is not very touristic and stands out in terms of how down-to-earth it is. But this actually made me very happy, I am very glad that the natural beauty of the bays has not been spoiled by facilities. There are no facilities in most of the bays, so I recommend you bring your necessities with you. Truthfully, no matter which bay you go to in Chios, the sea will not disappoint you. One of the most striking beaches on the island with its volcanic black stones is Mavra Volia Beach.Īgia Dynami was the cove I liked the most and enjoyed swimming in the most.Ĭhios is just across the water from Türkiye's Çeşme with a 30-minute ferry ride. Ormos, Lo Giosonas, Agia Dynami, Agia Fotia, Karfas, Komi, Mavra Volia, Nagos and Didymes are a few of the beaches you can visit on Chios. I recommend you visit the villages and the unspoiled beaches where you can enjoy the sea to the fullest. The island winks at you from a distance with its untouched coves, clear blue Aegean waters and villages that make you feel as if you are in the Middle Ages. It was one of the islands I wanted to see the most, and after a 30-minute ferry ride I was able to wave back to Çeşme from across the water on the other side.Ĭhios is nick-named “the Mastic island” as it is one of the most important places in the world for the production of gum trees and mastic.
When viewed from Çeşme, Chios is just across the water. I reached Chios, one of the easiest Greek islands to access from Türkiye, from Izmir's Çeşme Port.
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