Homer's Tomb is located on Psathopyrgos Hill, in northern Ios over the gulf of Plakotos. The burial of Homer on the island is confirmed by ancient historians such as Herodotus, Pausanias, Stravonas and Alcaeus. According to the readings, Homer stopped in Ios on his way to Samos, but unfortunately he died of his sorrow for not achieving to solve...
- Ios / Culture / Archaelogical sites
Within close distance from the port of Ios, near the hill where Chora is located nowadays, an archeological dig revealed one of the most significant Early Cycladic settlements (2800 BC), which had mercantile transactions with the other islands. Its state of preservation allows us to understand a developed settlement of advanced architecture,...
In Plakoto you can see the remains of the ancient aqueduct of the region as well as ruins of a tower from the Hellenistic era.