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Ios is a very beautiful and picturesque Greek Island with excellent sandy beaches and hundreds chapels.
Its pretty Hora or Village (the capital), is a dazzling mix of white washed houses and blue domed churches.
and it is one of the finest towns in Cyclades.
Built on the top of a hill, with medieval castle (built in 1400), white washed houses, maze streets, churches and a dozen of windmills reminding you of past days, when the islanders used the wind power efficiently to make their windmills work. There are remains of the walls of the ancient city and there are ruins of the Temple of Apollo, close to Agia Aekaterini church. At the top of Hora is the chapel of Agios Nikolaos and under the castle the church of Panagia Gremiotissa.
Getting to Ios Greece
By sea: There are adequate services from Piraeus port. Ios Island is connected to Santorini, Paros, Naxos Island, Sikinos, Folegandros, Anafi, Mykonos and Crete.
By air: Via Santorini International Airport and then a ferry / catamaran connection (1 to 1.5 hours).
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