Deep into the Argean off mainland Turkey lies Chios, which is the 5th largest Greek Island. It is famous for exporting gum, which is called mastic. The island has had a troubled past and most inhabitants were slaughtered by the Otterman troops during the Greek war of independence. The architecture is very interesting here which makes exploring the narrow streets fun. The houses have very ornate square balconies.

Looking at the locally offered attractions and tours there is not much mention of that. Here is a collection of locally offered tours to start your research. If we have made a film it will be on our Doris Visits cruise port YOUTUBE channel which is approaching two million views. Any film should be listed here under the port name. Please take a few minutes to watch that to as we often find gems and explain the local buses as well as hit the highlights. 

Check out my cruise and port accurate mystery thrillers in paperback and eBook with some in large print and as audiobooks. They are all set on a cruise and written like movies or TV shows. Well, that is where I spent the last 50 years! 

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Always remember a ship tour offers the protection of waiting for the trip to return if it is running late. 

SHIP TOURS help you choose your next ship Aurora Ship Tour Marella Discovery 2 Azura Ship Tour Cunard Queen Victoria Britannia Ship Tour Virgin Scarlet Lady Arcadia Ship Tour Ventura Ship Tour SUITE on P&O Every cruise ship and every fleet listed here 

CHAT GROUPS – a fantastic way to help others and a place to find answers. We run a Facebook Group for each of the ships. For example, P&O IONA group  P&O Ventura MARELLA EXPLORER Disney & Family cruise chatSAGA Ocean & River cruise chat group Viking Ocean & River Cruising chatCunard Chat – Premium cruise liners Find the complete list of chat groups here