Gremniotissa 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,…
DetailsOn this page you will find interesting historical facts about the island Operations of the Ieros Lochos in the Aegean Sea Naval battle at the port of Ios Στην παρούσα σελίδα θα βρείτε ενδιαφέροντα ιστορικά στοιχεία για το νησί Επιχειρήσεις του Ιερού Λόχου στο Αιγαίο Ναυμαχία στο λιμάνι της Ίου
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Nileos Kodrou Street Nileas was the son of the king of Athens, Kodros. According to tradition, he founded the city of Miletus, where he went, leading Ionian settlers from Attica. To these Ionians were added Messinians, who had been expelled by the Heracleids from their place. According to Strabo, the Ionians, led by Nileas the…
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Εγκαινιάζουμε σήμερα μια νέα κατηγορία άρθρων, που θα αφορούν στην καταγραφή των τοπωνυμίων, των δρόμων και των πλατειών του νησιού μας. Οδός Ομήρου Η πρώτη μας αναφορά σε δρόμο του νησιού, δεν θα μπορούσε να ήταν άλλη από την οδό που έχει το όνομα του Ομήρου. H οδός Ομήρου, ξεκινά κάτω από την Παναγία τη…
DetailsToponyms of Ios island Omirou Street Neleos Kodros Street Finikon Street Street of the Holy Monastery of Hozoviotissa The house on the beach of Valma (Villa Alluros) Do you want to help us in our effort to promote our island? Contact us at iospathsgr@gmai.com or 6978123882 Subscribe to our newsletter to receive news and updates…
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Naval battle in the port of Ios During the period 1645-1669, when the Venetians and the Ottomans were engaged in negotiations, various pirates and raiders were ravaging the Aegean Sea and clashing with the Ottomans. Among these cruisers were the French brothers Maximilien Francois and Gabriel Ados de Themericourt, who in May 1668, arrived in…
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Greek Sacred Company operation on Ios Having been retired from the Special Forces and having settled on my favorite island, I began to study the history of our place. I quote below an unknown story that happened like today, April 28, 1944. The Allies, and in particular the British, after the replacement of the Italian…
DetailsThe 365 churches of Ios island It is said that Ios has 365 churches, as many as the days of the year. That is because in the old days, when people used to live on the country, had the need to cover their spiritual needs. You can follow our journey and discover them, through the…
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