emporios beach

2_sakb

This beach definitely is one of nature's most intriguing places. The stones (instead of sand) are fantastic. It's forbidden to take any of them from the beach! I am sure that there are many people who aren't heeding the warnings but once you get there you will understand why you shouldn't take any home.. They belong there. The color of the sea is also different due to the same stones under water. It's a "must see" beach formed during some volcanic period. There are also good restaurants around it (NOT ON THE BEACH).

Juneau65

A unique beach, landscape with pristine swimming facilityIts natural beautify takes you to your natural phaseGreat place to watch the moon rise

paultS2601HT

if you are from areas where igneous rock are prevalent, especially basalt, such as the North Shore of Lake Superior, then this beach will be a disappointment. Of course, for the locales, where limestone and sedimentary rocks prevail, the dark color of the stone seems unusual (some say from the pyroclastic explosion that leveled Santorini Island). What can be said, is that black stone makes this a VERY hot experience if you walk here without shoes. The restaurants just around the corner from the beach in the village itself are fine for lunch fare, but they are not the best and at least for Chios a bit pricey.

819patriciaf

Amazing black volcanic beach, but felt Emporios village a bit cut off from rest of Chios island. Wouldn't have liked to have been staying there.

siteg

The name of this beach is much bigger than what it actually offers. We have seen a lot of more beatiful beaches on the island and could not really figure out why this one made such a big fame. Perhaps the cloudy weather did not allow us to see and appreciate its turqoise waters...

pluskat

Attracts coaches with tourists but is a nice place. Restaurants (fish) near the crystel clear water. Three vulcanic beaches (Mavra Volia) are crowded with Greek families. Parking near these beaches can be difficult but outside the town there is a large car parking.

MB1925

Cool and clear water. My favorite in Chios. If you do not mind laying on the small black volcanic rocks, nice place to sun tan

gorki222

This stones are warm then you jump into cold water . i recommend this place highly. This place is maybe the best place to swim at the island.

40ishcouple

When you pull up at a spectacular bay to see a man cleaning Squid outside the restaurant and presents it on your plate in less than 15 minutes you feel like you've truly died and gone to heaven. The beach and bay are quite stunning, the village is quaint, the surrounds wonderful. It doesn't get much better than this.

CornelP869

Huge beach, excellent in the afternoon, when the rocks are still hot... The main beach is fantastic (do not forget your diving goggles) and just over the hill there is another mile of unspoiled silence.

Sarantos_Chal

Small village with beach and nice harbor with a lot of cruisers of small and medium sized. The taverns offer very good food and the landscape is very pretty. We were there in the sunset and the colors were very soft and warm. We were lucky to participate in a local fiesta. We spent a few hours and returned to the hotel late in the nigh

GeorgiosM740

Excellent landscape, crystal clear waters. If you visit Chios in the summer you should definitely go there.

EllinidaTess

if you look for quiet place - go there!! very nice combination of black pebbles and crystal water. Only if you are pale - take some strong body lotion because the pebbles attract sun :)

berdemli

The area is beautiful, beach is beautiful, stones are beautiful, houses around the beach are beautiful. Just go and enjoy Emperios beach.

karsiyakali_eatl

We've been there in 2009 but didn't have time to swim. Eventhough we experienced swimming in Santorini (at the center of volcano to be more exact) Emporios Beach is an amazing experience. Right after few steps onto the water, sea becomes very deep and if you swim couple hundered meters from the shore, it turns out very difficult to see your own legs in the water. It was a very protected bay, so there was no waves the day we've been (it was very vindy and the sea was wavy at karfas). It is not a sandy beach nor don't expect the same black beach experience if you visited Santorini but still a place to spend couple to be refreshed by the cold and deep aegean sea.