1) Mesta: The medieval mastic village is on my top-10 for all of Greece so make sure you visit this at least.
2) Cave of Olympi: Its not Diros where you cruise around in a little boat through underground rivers, but on a hot day there is no cooler place to be and caves are always impressive anyway.
3) Pirgi: The scrafitti or  ksista designed houses of this mastic village may have you repainting your own house after your holiday. Plus the cafeneon in the main square is one of the best.
4) Emborio: The black sand beaches are in my top ten beaches of Greece and the town is charming and peaceful except on weekends in July and August when it seems like half of Chios is here.
5) Anavatos: The deserted city where the inhabitants threw themselves from the cliffs rather than be taken by the Turks
6) Archaeological Museum of Chios: One of the best in the Greek islands and an easy walk from the waterfront in Chios town though you will probably get lost anyway
7) Nea Moni Monastery: Awe inspiring setting and beautiful wall paintings and mosaics and a feeling of peace that will give you an idea of what Mount Athos is like.
8) West coast beaches from Vroulidia to Agia Markela, take your pick. They are all beautiful.
9) The Kastro of Chios Town and while you are at it the main platia
10) Kampos: Find someone to take you around on foot and see all the beautiful mansions and greenery.

Got another Top-10 or a place that should also be listed? E-mail me.

Gone through my Top-10?
Try these too from longtime Chios visitor Doortje van Lieshout from Berghem, Holland...

Hi Matt
I would like to recommend the incredible site of Agio Gala for your Top-10. Beside a spring-fed stream is a delightful oasis of shade trees that includes a small museum that tells the story of the town and its caves. After visiting the museum you can be led inside actual subterranean caves, which is always fun, the last of which features not one but two small churches inside. The latter includes a consistent dripping of cloudy almost-white water that, of course, is divinely source mother’s milk. On the way out you see the town’s communal ovens with some great historical photos and a story of the first automobile to visit the town (I think in the 1950s) which spawned a huge celebration. About an hour northwest of Volissos.
Will Haysnoe

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