Mylopotas () is a small settlement located on the
Greek
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Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
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island of
Ios
Ios, Io or Nio (, ; ; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides. It is situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about long an ...
. Although the population of Mylopotas is just 151 people (2021),
during the summer season many tourists visit Mylopotas to enjoy the beach and stay in one of the resorts nearby. Also in Mylopotas there are many night clubs and a lot of young tourists pass their time there.
Name
The name of Mylopotas comes from a stream with the same name. This stream runs through Mylopotas, and its name literally means the river (potas
Chora
Chora may refer to:
Places Greece
* Chora, old capital of the island of Alonnisos
* Chora, village on the island of Folegandros
* Chora, Ios, capital of the island of Ios
* Chora, Messenia, a small town in Messenia in the Peloponnese
* Chora, p ...
. In older references and in
, the settlement is called Mylopotamos.
The beach of Mylopotas is the largest in area and length beach of Ios island. It is an organized beach and it is less than 40 meters away from Mylopotas' restaurants and cafeterias.