Galera

Chios


This beach taverna in Lithi marries Greek and Italian rural standards, with seafood spaghetti a definite highlight. Pizza made with Greek salad ingredients is also pretty delightful.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chios attractions

1. Nea Moni

4.18 MILES

At the island’s centre, Nea Moni is a World Heritage–listed 11th-century Byzantine monastery. Once one of Greece’s richest monasteries, it attracted pre…

2. Anavatos

4.59 MILES

At the end of a silent stretch of road that branches off the main road near Avgonyma, this solemn site serves as a reminder of the island's brutal history…

3. Churches of the Taxiarhes

6.71 MILES

There are two Churches of the Taxiarhes (Archangels) in Mesta. The older and smaller one dates from Byzantine times and features a magnificent 17th…

4. Citrus Memories Museum

7.28 MILES

This museum has attractive and well-signed historical displays of Kampos-area citrus, the Chian mandarin in particular. Also has a shaded courtyard cafe…

5. Church of Agios Apostolos

7.79 MILES

Covered from floor to ceiling with exquisite crumbling frescoes, this tiny chapel off the main square in Pyrgi is one of the most remarkable religious…

6. Korais Library & Philip Argenti Museum

8.08 MILES

On the upper floor of the remarkable Korais Library, the Philip Argenti Museum contains a 19th-century birthing chair, along with shepherds' tools,…

7. Byzantine Museum

8.08 MILES

Housed in a 19th-century Ottoman mosque, the Medjitie Djami, this museum contains relics from the Byzantine, post-Byzantine, Genoese and Islamic periods,…

8. Giustiniani Palace Museum

8.11 MILES

Near the main gate of the kastro (castle) this tiny museum (or 'Palataki') still looks like the 15th-century fortress it once was. It houses rotating…