General Information Ios

Ios or Nios for the locals is an island in Cyclades among Naxos, Sikinos and Santorini while it is 11 nautical miles away from Piraeus. it covers 108.713skm in total and its coastline is 87km long. According to the invenory of 2011, the population of the island was 2.030 people.
Chora is the capital of Ios while some other important seaside settlements are Ormos, Psathi, Mylopotas and Manganari. if Ios is known for something, this is the magnifcent beaches and the intense nightlife. besides, it was not characterized by chance as party island. Also, Ios claims the title for being Homer’s hometown as it is estimated that the burial monument in Plakoto location is the tomb of the great eic poet of antiquity.