Our Island

The trip from Piraeus takes about 8 hours, with regular ferry, and really deserves to do one to confront the picturesque port of Ios, with its all-white church of St. Irene dominates the entrance and discovered its beauties one by one. In winter there are at least two times a day while in summer much more. The summer is also possible to travel by speedboat in less than 4 hours.

The island belongs to the southeastern Aegean Sea and is surrounded by Naxos Sikinos, Santorini and Amorgos. He related dimensions: length 17 mm and a width of 7.5 mm. Despite the relatively small population occupying the area of ​​108 square kilometers, requiring several days stay, to explore none s'akri edge and enjoy the beauties of the most important, which is an attraction, especially for people young, who seem to prefer it greatly, and have made known worldwide as one of the 3 intersection of youth.

You will find yourself in a nice dilemma when you have to choose between the stunning beaches that stretch along 33 kilometers altpgrammis. The beaches of Ios Ios among them, Manganari, Saint-Theodoti the Yialos, Ios, Psathi, Kalamos, Bitter Water and many others, famous for its crystal clear waters and many of them have honored many times with the symbol of the Blue-Flag.

The virus is mainly mountainous and the most important mountains of the Tower (713 meters) with spectacular views, Prophet Ilias (500 m.) is also very impressive views. Regarding the climate of July is cool and pleasant, even during the hottest periods of the year. The average summer temperature ranges between 27 ° to 29 ° Celsius and winds blowing in the area, usually in August, are a good ally of the tourists for their holidays. Winter temperatures often reaching the 18 ° Celsius and rarely drops below 13 ° degrees. The largest percentage of wind is north and just south, and winter is often marked these very high intensities, like the rest of the Aegean Sea.

The Town and Port gather the cold months the largest number of residents of the island about 2,000, while in recent years have begun to settle in other villages like Ios and Psathi, where of course during the summer, tourists.