Chios (town) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Greek town on the homonymous island
About Chios (town)
The new city was built with neoclassical buildings, with clear influences from the nearby Smyrna. The modern city has features of any modern city, but retains some features from its past. Among them, the old mosque with a tall minaret, which now houses the Byzantine Museum, the neoclassical High School of Chios (formerly School of Chios, which operated in the period 1792-1822), the imposing neoclassical Korai Library, etc. 🌍Vounaki Square, - during the Ottoman occupation it was where the executions have been done, and it was called by the Turks "the sword of the Square" (Kilitz-meintan) - it's where are the administrative buildings of the Regional Unit of Chios, the Town Hall, the Ottoman Mosque (Mosque Metzitie) which houses the Byzantine Museum Chios and the great and cool Public Garden
Top Attractions in Chios (town)
Explore the best things to see and do in Chios (town):
- ★Archaeological Museum
- ★Bayrakli Mosque
- ★Chios Byzantine Museum
- ★Chios Maritime Museum
- ★Chios Medical Museum
- ★Citrus Museum
- ★Genoese Castle
- ★Korais Library
Where to Eat in Chios (town)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Vradipus
Where to Stay in Chios (town)
- 🏨Argentikon Luxury Suites
- 🏨Chios Chandris Hotel
Chios (town) Travel Guide Sections
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