Chora, Ios

Chora or Hora (Greek: Χώρα), officially Ios (Greek: Ίος), is the capital town of Ios Island in Greece and is the largest settlement on the island. It contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments. The town has only some small roads for cars many paths only accessible by foot. It is built between two small hills and in the town there are at least 24 small churches with the most famous one being the church of Panagia Gremiotissa ("Panagia of the Cliff").[2] The modern town sits on the ruins of the ancient polis (city-state) of Ios.[3]

Chora

Χώρα
Town and island capital
Ios (town)
Etymology: Chora<Χώρα, literally meaning country[1]
Coordinates: 36°43′24″N 25°16′54″E
CountryGreece
Administrative RegionSouth Aegean
MunicipalityIos
Area
 • Total1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,754
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zonesUTC+2 (EET)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
840 01
Telephone22860

Architecture

The town has typically Cycladic architecture. Almost all the buildings are covered with a layer of white lime with sea blue colored doors and window frames. There are no roads but stairs leading up to the Chora's hill. Most buildings at their base have small souvenir shops, cafe shops and restaurants and on the upper floors the residents live.[4][5]

Climate
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [6]
View of Chora of Ios


Reference
  1. https://www.linguee.com/greek-english/translation/%CF%87%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B1.html
  2. s.a., phaistos networks. "ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ Η ΓΚΡΕΜΝΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ. Νήσος ΙΟΣ". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. [email protected]. "Χώρα - Ιος Κυκλάδες - Πληροφορίες για την Ιο - Ξενοδοχεία στην Ιο - Τουριστικός Οδηγός της Ιου". www.ios-hellas.com.
  6. climate-data.org
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