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General: Just clubs and beaches

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Ios is like the twin island of Mykonos! Girls and boys dancing all over, bars, parties, the overcrowded beach of Milopotas and of course fun fun fun! The island is full of Irish and Italians and most of them own really good spots for food, drink and music as the majority of locals also speak at least on foreign language. Don't forget to take a night walk with the pirate ship "Leigh Browne", rea...

General: Swim in the moonlight

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

The trip from London to Ios was very very long but interesting and rather beautiful! The village of Chora is so beautiful and romantic, sunsets are like in dreams, sea is incredible clear and blue. I found most beaches of Ios incredible, especially Manganari beach and Agia Theodoti. What I actually did was swimming, laying on the beach and on the evenings walking in Chora. Oh, and eating giros,...

General: Take care of drunken kids

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Ios was our next stop to the Greek islands. After five days in Paros, we thought about going for 3 days to Ios before we set home. Well, actually, these two islands look much alike, only Ios is more quiet. There are bars but they are concentrated in Chora. In the beaches, there are beach bars but they usually close at mid...

General: Dancing is all you do

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

What else to do in Ios than swim and dance? Ios is the island of the youth, as they say. Like Mykonos. If you are not 18, you will see just a nice landscape and clean beaches. But if you are 18, you will dance all day in the beach bars and see the sunset with a drink at hand and swim at night under the moonlight and meet ...

General: People become talkative in vacations

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Ios was only a short ferry trip from Paros. These two islands look much to each other: the same architecture, friendly people, gorgeous beaches and vivid clubs. I like that clubs in Greece are open all night, it is something different for other countries and young people especially appreciate it a lot. I thought Ios was mostly a clubbing island but as usual there are both spots for young and fo...

General: Parties do not affect relaxation

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

First I didn't want to go to Ios. It is always advertised as a party island for the youth. What I found was a lovely island with much traditional colours and wonderful beaches. Yes, there are parties, but gathered at some points. They don't much affect tourists who want to relax. It is a shame that so few advertisements and travel guides focus on the natural beauty of the island. Beaches on...

General: Variety for all tastes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

I love Ios! It was my second time to the island last summer. Chora is very beautiful with the white houses, the mills and the small streets. Kolitsani, Manganari and Psathi are fantastic beaches. People is kind and easygoing, communication will be easy. Food is also great. My favourite restaurant is The Mills on mills square and also The Nest and Psarri. For mexican food, Harmony is the bes...

General: Most clubbers are teenagers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Most of the houses and hotels on Ios are painted in white and blue which gives a clean picture of the island. The people are very friendly there. It is a quite island which turns into parties during the night, however most of the clubbers there are teenagers. The beaches are wonderful, especially the nice crystal waters of Manganari beach, around an hour drive from the town and by the way, chao...

General: Expectations were met and beyond

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

The island was absolutely perfect for what my wife and I were looking for: a relaxing place, various SAND beaches to visit, good food and a beautiful, not too pricey place to stay. All our expectations were met and beyond. The hospitality at the hotel was brilliant, the scenery from the hotel was marvellous (e.g. the best terrace ever to watch the sunset - it became a daily ritual to have a dri...

Beaches: Swim and dance in beach bars

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Koumbara is the best beach close to Chora. It gets popular with young people mostly. At first, you wil see a long beach with yellow sand and some wooden unbrellas. Do not expect to catch any umbrellas though, except if you go early, before noon. Then you will appreciate the warm and clean water. Our hotel was close to Koumpara, so we spent a lot of our time there, swimming or dancing in the bea...

Beaches: Very crowded in August

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Manganari was my favourite beach in Ios. Actually, our hotel was close there, so we used to spend most of our daytime in the beach. Manganari is a very popular beach, especially in July and August. Pure sand on the shore and crystal water, no wind to make your swim uncomfortable and a huge rock to dive. Although the beach gets very crowded, there is always extra space to lay your mat, as it is ...

General: An island for all tastes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

IOS is the best choice for you if you want to combine calm with wild vacations. When I went to Ios for the first time, I did not know what to expect from the island. This summer I went there for the second time and I knew that it would satisfy even my greatest expectations. First of all, there are a lot of sandy beaches that can be visited either by car or by boat such as Mylopotas, Koumbara,...

General: Swim and eat giros

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

I travelled from Beograd to Ios, the trip was very very long but interesting and rather beautiful..! The village of Chora is so beautiful and romantic, sunsets are like in dreams, sea is incredible clear and blue. I found mostly beaches of Ios incredible, especially Manganari beach and Agia Theodoti. What I actually did was swimming, laying on the beach and on the evenings walking in Chora. Oh,...

Villages: The centre of fun

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

Chora was the center of fun for all the island!! In general, it was a nice town but not very different from the towns in other islands, such as Paros or Mykonos. What made Ios Chora special was at night, when every corner was full of people dancing and you could hear the music of bars all over the town. The best bars were Liquid (great music) and the Pirates (friendly and charm people). Do not ...

Beaches: Great waters

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMT

To my mind, Papa has the best water on Ios!! Extremely clean, it was as if you could clearly see the bottom of the sea and the fish moving around!! Partly isolated but this is good because no annoying people with tennis rackets and beach balls will spoil your time.