Ios

Ios is a small island of the Cyclades group. It is a part of the Cyclades Islands in the south of Greece. Ios is a short ferry ride from Santorini, making an extended holiday or even a day trip a viable option.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Paleokastro of Ios.

Paleokastro of Ios

Castle

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Palaiokastro is a castle built in the eastern part of the Aegean island of Ios, 17 km from Chora. Today, the ruins left are parts of the walls and ruins of its internal buildings. Paleokastro of Ios is situated 3½ km north of Ios.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mylopotas and Psathi.

Mylopotas

Village

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Mylopotas is a small settlement located on the Greek island of Ios. Although the population of Mylopotas is just 151 people, during the summer season many tourists visit Mylopotas to enjoy the beach and stay in one of the resorts nearby. Mylopotas is situated 3 km west of Ios.

Psathi

Village

Photo: Νίκος Κεχαγιάς, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Psathi is a small settlement in Ios, Greece. It is located 8 km from Chora, the capital of Ios and 200 km from Athens. Psathi is situated 3½ km northeast of Ios.

Agia Theodoti

Village

Photo: Stefanos Kofopoulos, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Agia Theodoti is a settlement on the island Ios in the regional unit of Thira, in the region of South Aegean, according to the Kallikratis reform. Prior to the Kallikratis and the Kapodistrias reforms, it belonged to the province of Thira in the prefecture of Cyclades, in the geographical group of Aegean Islands. Agia Theodoti is situated 4 km north of Ios.

Ios

Type: Island
Also known as: “Foiniki”, “Íos”, “Nio”, “Niós”, “Nisi Ios”, and “Nísos Íos”
Category: landform
Location: Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

36.71641° or 36° 42′ 59″ north

Longitude

25.33311° or 25° 19′ 59″ east

Population

2,300

Elevation

623 metres (2,044 feet)

Open location code

8G87P88M+H6

GeoNames ID

261771

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Ios” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Ios”
Dutch: “Ios”
French: “Ios”
German: “Ios”
Greek: “Nisí Íos”
Greek: “Ίος”
Greek: “Νησί Ίος”
Greek: “Νήσος Ίος”
Hebrew: “איוס”
Italian: “Io”
Latin: “Ios”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Ios”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ios”
Norwegian: “Ios”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ios”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.