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Directly south of Chios Town lies the island's airport and the region of Kambos ( Κάμπος, " plain "), a large fertile plain.

Here there are stone mansions and walled orchards.

At the southern edge of the Kambos plain lies the town of Thymiana.

Thymiana is the sole source of a beige-burgundy two-tone sandstone used both in the local mansions and much of the town itself.

Inland lie a number of villages rising up into the central mountains culminating with the village of Ayios Georgios Sykoussis, perched at the peak dividing east from west.

Along the coast lies Karfas ( Καρφάς ), a sandy beach, which along with the nearby village of Ayia Ermioni ( Άγια Ερμιόνη ) is now the main tourist centre, with a number of large and small hotels.