Bob Dylans house in Ios

When I came to Ios for the first time, I heard a rumour that Cat Stevens had a house on Ios. The house stood (and still stands) by the sea just before reaching Mylopotas beach. I was impressed by the house, and that Cat Stevens lived there.

After a few years, it was said that it was David Bowie who owned the house. And it was even cooler, because I liked him more than Cat Stevens.

The years went by and more and more musicians were said to own the house. A very stubborn rumour said that it was Bob Dylan's house, and since he is my household god, I have chosen to believe it. Even though I know it's not true. That's me.

Bob Dylans house at Mylopotas beach.

After a little research, it turns out that neither Cat Stevens, David Bowie nor Bob Dylan have owned the house, or even been in the house. The house was built in the 1960s by the Frenchman Jean-Marie Drot with the help of the Greek artist Yannis Gaitis. Jean-Marie Drot died in 2015 and then his son Jean-Marie Drot Jr took over the house together with his siblings Margaret and Jean-Phillipe.

Jean-Marie Drot Jr is a director, writer and art collector, mainly he collected art from Haiti. Today he lives in Montreal and no longer travels to Ios, but his sister and his brother do. Today, however, the house is owned by a musician, unclear who. However, I know who doesn't own it.

Speaking of Bob Dylan, there is a stubborn rumour that he stayed in Matala's caves in the happy sixties. That rumour is not true. But Cat Stevens stayed there, just as Joni Mitchell did. The latter even wrote a song about Matala (in Crete). The song is called Carey and is one of her most famous songs, and it is found on her album Blue.

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