Holidays in Ios GreeceIos belongs to the Greek islands of Cyclades group from Aegean Sea and is one of the great holiday spots in Greece due to the many gorgeous beaches and luxury hotels settled in tranquil vacation resorts.
Port of Ios is located at entrance of the Ormos harbor, in the northwestern part of the island. From there a short bus ride or a 20 minute walk takes tourists to the main village called Chora or Hora. This is a very picturesque settlement with white spoiled buildings, full of stairs and narrow walks that make it inaccessible for cars of any kind! The main occupation on the island is tourism and as result there can be spent excellent beach holidays in well developed resorts dotted with hotels, restaurants, shops, bars, taverns and discotheque. Along with village of Chora, Ios has a few other small settlements, usually a group of homes which offer basic accommodation located close to major beaches in Ios like Milopotamos, Theodoti, Kalamos and Manganari.
Holiday Attractions & Hotels in IosIsland of Ios attracts a very large number of travelers seeking for relaxing beach vacations. Many of them go to one of the top holiday attractions - a popular beach called Milopotamos or Milopotas, in fact a very well developed vacation area with hotel resorts, villas, restaurants, taverns and bars. Also, there are excellent facilities for practicing water sports like jet-skiing, sailing, windsurfing, snorkeling, scuba diving and many others.
In the ancient times Ios had a small political importance. The legend says that Homer's mother was from Ios and he was buried there - today the inhabitants show to vacationers the ruins of the ancient town of Plakotos, at the northernmost end of the island, where can be seen a rocky entrance to a tomb. Still, on the island is no physical evidence connecting it with Homer...
On Ios are present numerous archaeological attractions. On the northern shore is a ruined Venetian castle from the 15th century and even if the island is very small there are 365 churches and chapels, allowing tourists to visit a different church in each day of the year!
Featured Hotel Resorts in IosLevantes Luxury Resorts
Far Out Hotel & Spa
Ios Palace Hotel
Hotel Katerina
Rita's Place Hotel
Far Out Village
Liostasi Ios Hotel & Spa
Yialos Beach Hotel
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