Ios is part of the southern Cyclad islands group, located
in the Aegean Sea and surrounded by its neighbouring Cycladic
islands: Paros, Naxos, Amorgos, Anafi, Santorini (or Thira)
and Sikinos.
Chora is the main village of the island and its
capital.
Only
three settlements are inhabited in Ios Greece, which are Chora, the main
port Ormos and the touristy settlement of Milopotas but
during winter only Chora still has residents. |
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income for the inhabitants
of Ios; agriculture is practised on a small scale as is
fishing because the waters surrounding the island are
not very rich in fishes.
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Ios has impressive coasts forming beautiful sandy beaches
and bays all around the island. Water in the beaches is kept clean because bays are open and some currents occasionally happen, which clean the bays of Ios. Most famous beaches are Mylopotas, Manganari and Koumbrara. |
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