In North Chios and shortly after Sykiada village lies the picturesque chapel of Agios Isidoros (St. Isidore). It is a bay with beach with fine pebbles which leads to the chapel.
It is one of the most photographed places on the island. Behind the church there is a bench with seating where you can rest and enjoy the view.
The Mavra Volia beach is located in the southern part of the island, 5 km from Pirgi. It is one of the most beautiful and cosmopolitan beaches of the island, while an attraction as large black pebbles resulted from the explosion of a volcano that is next in the prehistoric. The waters are crystal clear. It is also deeply dark blue color because of the black pebbles. Also there are rooms, cafes and taverns offering fresh seafood.
72 kl away from the town is a village built on the top of a rocky mountain. One of a kind Caves with stalactites and stalagmites are spread in the region. In this particular cave of Agio Galas People settled down during the Neolithic Era (6000-5000BC) and lived till 2700BC. Pieces of pottery show us that the cave was used as a sanctuary in the Archaic and Roman Times. From the Byzantine period till nowadays has served the Christians as a place of worship devoted to Panagia Agiogalousena
It is located 25 km from the center of Chios and is one of the most beautiful villages of Chios. Features that make the village unique (is also called the "painted" village) are the black geometric decoration of the exterior walls of houses “scratch” as they are called. This is a technique by hand, carving geometric patterns in black and white. It is also a medieval village with narrow streets, numerous churches and the Byzantine Church of the Agioi Apostoloi of the 13th century. The houses are
Mesta is the furthest from the medieval villages, but also the most well preserved. The form of the village and its architecture is totally unique. The houses are built side by side with no gaps, leaving only two main gates to the village. The streets are narrow and most are covered with arches on which houses are built. The whole village has been designed and built as a labyrinth in order to prevent the raiding parties of pirates can easily reach the center of the village where the main
