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About IOS

Ios or Nios is a island that each summertime lives in the rythms of youth because it assembles that feel-young persons come from the all parts of world. This and her charm is Familiar with the liveliness youth, with the dreams and her concerns. It is however also the island in which left his last blow the Omiros, the big Greek epic poet, that knew the courage of brave and at the same time stood the glory of the history of many times over overtake really authors.
The country is connected with the harbor with asphalted road 2 km That it continues for the beach of Mylopota. Still, from the harbor in the Country can no one reach also with bus that makes regular itineraries. Picturesqueness here IS the two small closed tiled squares with the taps with potable water that is named "piatsa" and enjoyment the walk in the Country with the many cycladic churches and the marvellous view to the sea.
In the end of Mylopota, on the brown rocks are found two beautiful cycladic houses. Is the villa of Gaiti and the other is the mansion of Drot that functions today as Museum of Modern Art.

It is a beautiful island, full olives and vineyards, that are found north Santorini, (22 N. m.), southernly Naxos, Easternly Sikino (7 n .m.), westwards Amorgos, with area 108 t. km And population 2000 roughly residents.

Southly-eastern the Country the beach of Mylopota constitutes center marine spor and allocates a immense and marvellous sandy beach. In the Seashore, the natural well protected harbor of island, is found the Center of Health of Ios and very near the beaches Kolitsani and Piggy-bank.
In this harbor moreover is realized Rali Aegean with boats from the all parts of world. Aegean is offered for such type fights and more generally for sailing.
Ios allocates still graphic taverns, cafeterias, bar and disko. In the entertainment of local and visitors at the summer period contributes also the Municipality Iiton with the events that he organizes in the open theater Odysseus Elytis, capacity of 1.000 places. Going up you make to the hill of Theater it can enjoy the Windmills of Ios, many from which today they are found in phase of restoration which has undertaken the Municipality Iiton.

Its name owes him in the Iones while its previous known name was Foiniki, from the Palms that also him lived.
In the ancient years in the island were worshipped Zeus, Polieus, Athina Polias and Pythios Apollo of which the temple found itself previously in the place that today is found the church of Saint Ekaterini. Ios is still considered homeland of mother of Omiros while the grave of big poet is found in the place Plakotos.
In the beginning of 13th century the island was conquered by their Turkus, took part in the Revolution 1821 and included with the other Cycladic islands in the newly established Greek state 1832. The country, the current capital of island, are built amphitheatrical in slopes a hill. In the top of same hill are found also the ruins of Castle that were useful as shelter from the piratical raids.
In the country are still saved relic of ancient walls, Greek graves and foundations of old buildings. Big interest is that they present the exhibits of Archaeological Museum as cycladic and Ro sports embossed and ceramic. In the top of hill in what it is built the Country is found the church of Saint Nikolaos and under the Castle, in a steep rock with panoramic view, the Byzantine church of natural Mary of Gremniotissas, dedicated in Koimisi of natural Mary. This founded next to the precipice, church was very rightly and named Gremniotissa. Her dome, was color blue, and it creates a beautiful opposition with the white walls while many legends and deliveries lives in the manufacture of this church that constitutes emblem of faith, will and determination.
Important is that still many churches of Ios are regongised and more of then from festivals. Beautiful small settlement of Ios that allocates a equally beautiful beach is Saint Theodoti, where are saved also relic of hellenistic tower that local name Psaropyrgo. A splendid beach as well as relic of ancient world are saved still in Psathi(remains ancient and medieval graves) while in Paliokastro exist departments of Byzantine castle.