Stay near Chora village & Mylopotas beach
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Ios is the Cyclades' young-backpacker party island - smaller and rowdier than Mykonos, with a hilltop village (Chora) whose tangle of tiny bars becomes one continuous crawl after dark, and Mylopotas beach handling the daytime.
The party scene
Chora's narrow lanes are wall-to-wall bars - the whole village is effectively one venue at night. Mylopotas beach runs the day parties, and Pathos handles sunset. It's the cheaper, younger, more chaotic Cycladic option next to glossy Mykonos and Santorini.
When to go
Classic Greek-island summer: the scene runs late May to September, peaking July - August.
■ Peak season ▣ Shoulder □ Off-season
Getting there & things to do
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