Ios
A hilly island in the Cyclades, about 18 km long and 10 km wide, with steep cliffs and sandy bays. It lies halfway between Naxos and Santorini, and its whitewashed main town stands above the harbour.
- Where
- Chora, South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.7167, 25.3167
Get the Ios stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ios. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ios
Santorini 35 km
A crescent shaped volcanic island in the Cyclades, whose whitewashed villages stand on the cliff edge of a flooded caldera. Oia and Fira are the best known towns, and the island is famed for its sunsets.
Santorini caldera 36 km
A flooded crater formed by a huge volcanic eruption around 1600 BC, which wiped out Minoan settlements nearby. Cliffs up to 300 metres high ring a bay that boats cross to the volcanic islands in the middle.
Nea Kameni 36 km
A small uninhabited volcanic island in the middle of the Santorini caldera, formed by eruptions since 1573. Visitors can walk up to the crater rim by boat from Fira, and steam still rises from vents.
Folegandros 39 km
A small island in the southern Cyclades, with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini. Its main village sits on the edge of a high cliff above the sea, and a church overlooks it from the hill above.
Paros 39 km
A central Cyclades island famed for its fine white marble, used by ancient sculptors. It has a pretty harbour town at Parikia, the fishing village of Naoussa and a Byzantine church called Panagia Ekatontapyliani.
Antiparos 39 km
A small island just west of Paros, reached by a short ferry. Its cave with huge stalactites has been visited since antiquity, and the village has a quiet kastro and pleasant beaches.
Akrotiri 41 km
A Bronze Age Minoan town on the south coast of Santorini, buried by the volcanic eruption of around 1600 BC. The ash preserved multi storey buildings and wall paintings, and the site is now under a large protective roof.
Naxos Island 43 km
The largest island of the Cyclades, with fertile valleys, high mountains and long sandy beaches. The great marble doorway of the unfinished Temple of Apollo stands on the harbour islet of Portara.
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Questions
Where is Ios?
Ios is in Chora, South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Santorini (35 km), Santorini caldera (36 km), Nea Kameni (36 km).
How do I get the Ios stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ios and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ios before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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