Chios

Chios: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Chios

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chios — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.37581, 25.99696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chios

• Anavatos · fort · Northern Aegean · ~5 km · Must-see
• Nea Moni of Chios · attraction · Northern Aegean · ~6 km · Must-see
• Μονή Παναγίας Βοήθειας Χίου · church · Northern Aegean · ~13 km · Must-see
• Castle of Chios · fort · Northern Aegean · ~15 km · Must-see
• Byzantine Museum · museum · Northern Aegean · ~15 km · Must-see
• Archaeological Museum of Chios · museum · Northern Aegean · ~16 km · Must-see
• Μονή Μυρσινιδίου · church · Northern Aegean · ~17 km · Must-see
• Μονή Αγίας Μαρκέλλας · church · Northern Aegean · ~19 km · Must-see
• Delphinion (Chios) · fort · Northern Aegean · ~22 km · Must-see
• Çeşme Kalesi · beach · Çeşme · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kara Ada · sanctuary · Izmir · ~39 km · Must-see
• Erythrai · fort · Çeşme · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ancient theater of Erythrae · fort · Çeşme · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ghiali · beach · Northern Aegean · ~1 km
• Elinta Beach · beach · Northern Aegean · ~2 km
• Makria Amos · beach · Northern Aegean · ~4 km
• Lithiou Beach · beach · Northern Aegean · ~5 km
• Tighani · beach · Northern Aegean · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chios

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Chios

• Garip Adası · river spot · Izmir · ~122 km · Must-see
• Kalem Island · river spot · Dikili · ~123 km · Must-see
• Forada · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~7 km
• Agios Stefanos Elatas · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~10 km
• Pelagonissos · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~10 km
• Agios Sostis · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~10 km
• Agios Stefanos Langadas · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~22 km
• Kounoupas · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~25 km
• Moula Petra · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~26 km
• Sarakinopetra · river spot · Northern Aegean · ~28 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Aegean

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