Chios, an island scented by the hand of nature, is located at the central Aegean and south of Lesvos.
The numerous beaches and the sound of the sea can only compete with the green colored  island as it is full of wilderness and beautiful villas and stone crafted villages.
If all the above helps you understand why the natives are friendly, then with even less effort you will be able to realize why this was the island where Homer created his best work, Odyssey, the story which describes the intense passion Odysseus had to return to his island.