Ios Folklife Museum The Ios Folklore Museum, is a collective effort to preserve tradition. Led by the artist and creator of mosaics, Giannis Loukianos, various items of everyday use were collected which are exhibited in an elegant space: Cookware, dishes, glasses, plate, ceramic or enamel, marble or wooden mortar, costumes and other objects, travel the…
DetailsThe windmills of Ios island Away from the noisy town of Ios, in the square of Mylos, the “millopoti” as the old inhabitants call the area of the windmills, the stone giants of the island, remain a memory of a time when the cultivation of the land was the main occupation of the inhabitants of…
DetailsSkarkos archaiological site Location, urban and architectural form The picture that has been formed of the Early Bronze Age in the Cyclades is based mainly on cemeteries – most of which have been found sealed – and their impressive finds of archaeological products and more. The Early Cycladic settlements that have been noted are very…
DetailsIos’ archaeological museum The archaeological museum of Ios is located opposite the bus stop, under the Town Hall The four exhibition halls of the museum are divided into four thematic units: In Hall 1, information about the natural environment and the history of archaeological research in Ios is given with the help of photographic material.…
DetailsSTIHL Donation In these difficult times, there are companies that really stand out. One of them is STIHL. The above company, at our request and after studying our project concerning the maintenance of the hiking network of our small island (Ios), was kind enough to offer us a FS 94 C-E trimmer. Being amateurs and…
DetailsLorentzou Kassimati street The Kassimati family has its origins from Crete. They settled in the Aegean islands, Asia Minor and Kythira. At the Ethnological Museum of Athens there is a document from the Venetian Authorities of 1753. Kosmas Kassimatis, settled in Ios in 1820 and created his own dynasthy. Lorentzos Kassimatis is his great-grandson. Lorentzou…
DetailsDiaseli Cheesery Built at the highest point of Ios next to the family farm, the traditional cheesery “Diaseli” offers the visitor a savouring experience in the middle of the Aegean Sea. Its story begins many decades ago when the cheese was still made in the traditional way; in the cauldron over the fire. As the…
DetailsGremniotissa Street The church of Panagia tis Gremniotissa, is one of the most famous churches of Ios and dominates the town with the two characteristic palm trees in its courtyard. According to tradition, residents of Ios found the icon of Panagia, on the rocks of the beach of Mylopotas. The icon arrived there from Crete,…
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Holy Monastery of Hozoviotissa Street The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa is an Orthodox monastery located in Amorgos. It is built on the steep southern coast of the island, at an altitude of 300 meters. On the island there is since 1579 a part of the Monastery of Hozovitiotissa (Metochi refers to a farm belonging to…
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Phoenicians Street Ancient Greeks used the general term “Phoenicians” for all the merchants of the East who transported exotic products and spoke exotic languages, and not for a specific city-state, ethnicity, language or cultural group. The Phoenicians, who used to transplant trees wherever they went, including the palm tree (Foinikas), transplanted such trees into Ios,…
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