Ios


	Ios (or Nios as the locals call it) is decorated with small scenic bays, countless chapels, vineyards, and olive trees, all set under the clear bright Cycladic sky. The authentic Cycladic beauty of Ios, in combination with the island's rapid development for tourism, has had the effect of attracting ever-increasing numbers of visitors.
Locally called Nios, this is an island whose history goes back to prehistoric times. According to Herodotus, the "poet of poets", the "godlike" Homer was buriedat Plakotos, in the north of the island. Pausaniastells us that there was an inscription at Delphi confirming the poet'sinterment on Ios, which was the , homeland of his mother, Clymene.