Chios is an island with a tumultuous and violent history leading us today into a passive, peaceful and welcoming environment blessed with a natural landscape of beauty and traditional villages. This is an island ideal for family and single travelers alike, for those who seek history and culture and for those who simply want to experience Greece. Beautiful beaches and coves are along every twist and turn of the rugged coastline. As with all volcanic islands, Chios has it's share of mountainous area too and is great for walking and exploring. The mediaeval villages of the island are still lived in today and it is with great pride that the Chians keep their traditions, and their homes as they were centuries ago.