Ios Chora: The Whitewashed Hilltop Town, Windmills and Nightlife

A whitewashed, marble-paved alley in Chora, the hilltop town of Ios

Ios Chora is the beautiful whitewashed hilltop town that is the heart of the island, one of the loveliest of all Cycladic capitals. Built amphitheatrically on a hill about two kilometres from the port of Gialos, it is a maze of narrow. Marble-paved, pedestrianised alleys winding between dazzling white houses, blue-domed churches and bougainvillea. Crowned … Read more

Ios Nightlife: Bars, Clubs and the Party Scene in Chora and Mylopotas

The whitewashed hilltop town of Chora, the heart of the Ios nightlife

Ios has been one of the great party islands of Greece for decades, its nightlife legendary across the Cyclades. The scene has two hearts: the whitewashed town of Chora, whose maze of alleys and squares fills each summer night with bars and clubs open until dawn. The southern end of Mylopotas beach. Home to beach … Read more