Ios is one of the southern Cyclades islands. The highest mountain is Pirgos 713m height in the center of the island. The warmest months are July and August (average temperature 28C). The weather is mostly cool however due to the northerly wind called Meltemi.
And there you are, leaning upon the bulwark gazing at the natural harbor of the Aegean and the second most popular area on the island, Ormos, known as Yialos among locals. At the marina , traditional fish boats are leaving for the open sea in the morning and in the evening, fishermen are coming back with their nets full .
Chora right next to Ormos, has a typical Cycladic architecture with the whitewashed houses being in sharp contrast with the blue sky and the winding narrow stone paved streets leading to chapels, windmills, or yards.
If you take a walk in the evening hours, you will find out that the three main squares are so overcrowded that you may lose your way in the small side streets. The windmills, on the slope above Chora, offer you another good excuse to show off your new camera.
The island is unique and renowned for its night life. There are clubs for all tastes and all kinds of music. At nights, the streets of Ios are full of people having fun, getting wild, dancing.
The Night clubs stay open until the morning hours and everyone exhausted but satisfied go to bed until the moon casts its light again.
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