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ABOUT CYCLADES ISLANDS

In the centre of Aegean sea, these islands, were created before millions of years, from the geological agitations that were marked in the region of south-eastern Mediterranean. It is said however according to the Greek fables that, took their name from the nymphs Cyclades, which transformed the god of sea, Neptune, in islands, when they caused his rage.

Amorgos has semi-mountainous ground with taller vertex the Krikello on 826m. Between mountains, forms dales where are cultivated cereals, olives, vines, legumes, e.t.c. Whoever is found here should not lose the eminent fava of Amorgos. Most churches of island present the characteristic Cycladic ecclesiastical architecture. You should visit the white high-rise imposing Holy Abbey Hozoviotissi that is the adornment of Amorgos and is connected with many legends. The main harbour is an important point in order to relax is Katapola that abstain 5 km from the capital of island Amorgos (or Country), and allocate restaurants and graphic cafes.

Anafi that was a place of exile in the time of Interwar in our days is a place of calm and gains continuously ground the last year in the consciences of travellers. The Capital of island is Country Anafi, and is built in the ruins of Venetian castle, with white vaulted houses and narrow panning narrow street. Appreciable in the Country are the churches that you should visit like the church Saint Spiridona, Koimisis of Virgin Mary, Stauros, Saint Nikolaos and Saint Anargiron. The mountain Kalamos has height of 460m. and constitutes challenge for climbers. On the vertex is found the abbey of Virgin Mary Kalamiotissas that took the name because her picture was found tied up on a cane.

Andros with a big naval tradition has sandy and rocky beaches, rich vegetation and abundant waters. The capital of island, the said Country, is built on the hill with imposing buildings, steps and big square with trees. The Square of Theofilou Kairi is in the entry of this square you will see the marble krini of Kampani that is remnant of Ottoman domination. In the verdurous village Colony there is the source Sarizas, while near it is found Stenies, one still beautiful village that is homeland of many captains and ship owners with houses drowned in the green and the fruiterer trees. Mpatsi is a seasonal settlement, stretched gulf around with a sandy beach and small peninsula that creates a small harbour. Every summertime this place is submerged from tourists that come in order to pass beautifully, serenely and carefree their vacations. Leading beach of Andros is considered also the Ahla beach in the north of the Country and relatively near in the village Vourkoti. Before leaving the island do not forget to buy some traditionally like kaltsounia and amigdalota. Do not forget to eat in some tavern the local omelette "froutalia" with local sausages.

Antiparos has a harbour with two jetties and is separated from Paros with a narrow band of sea. It allocates beautiful sandy beaches, busy camping, and interesting nightly lifetime. The unique village of island, Antiparos or Castle are stretched around the medieval castle that was lived until the 19th century. On the hill of Saint Ioannis exists the eminent Cavern of Antiparoy, known from the antiquity, in which anyone can see names of persons that used it as shelter many centuries ago. In the entry of this cavern, stand stalagmites, which look like human. You can swim in the sandy beach of Ai Giorgi, in Psaraliki, in the Diapori, in the Theologian, in the Meadow and in more beautiful beaches. Southwestern of the island is the islet Despotic with antiquities and sandy beaches, the privately owned Reumatonisi of family Goylandri and the microscopic Saliagkos with traces of prehistoric settlement.

Dilos, the holy island of Apollo, is imposing place. According to the mythology the pursuit from Ira, Lito gave birth in Delos the god of light, music and divinatory. Every year, during the summer months it accepts the adoration of thousands of Greeks and foreigners. It is connected also, with ships and caiques with other islands of Cyclades, except Mikonos. It is considered as one from the more important archaeological spaces of Greece. In the island exist monuments of 5000 years that testify his greatness, while it constituted religious, intellectual and cultural centre of Aegean. It is sure that one-day is not enough in order to know the beautiful Delos.

Donousa is found it Easterly of Naxos. The ground is stony and irregular and shapes a lot of creeks, in which are created small sandy beaches. The island is lived by the ancient years. The Roman season the island was useful for place of exile, while in the medieval years it constituted shelter for the pirates. The caique that goes to the Kalotaritissa, one of the small graphic settlements of island, passes from the Fokospilia, where they resorted old seals. In the other settlement of Donoysa you can eat the local traditional dishes, as potatoes, giaprakia and kavoyrma. The nougat with honey of lemon tree is the traditional sweet of marriage and christening and is is found at Koyfonisia.

Between Milo and Sikino exists a small rocky and elongated islet, Folegandros. It took its name from the son of king Minoa. You should visit the big monastery of Virgin Mary with unique view in the entire island. Karavostasis is the harbour of island, where exists access in the dark-coloured beach of Vardias. Tourist ships realised “walks” around the island and pass from the cavern Georgitsi and the Hrysospilia with the splendid stalactites and stalagmites. The nightly lifetime in the Folegandro is discreet.

Herakleia has hills full prickly with pears and cedars. It allocates also, marvellous beaches. Taller vertex is the Priest on 419m. On the vertex of Priest is found the church of Prophet Ilia. In the island exists enough vegetation and developed livestock farming. For one season the island belongs in the monastery of Hozoviotissas of Amorgos and the settlements created from Amorgianoys that had installed in the island the 19th century.

Cosmopolitan Ios with the graphic creeks and the windmills is a local Cycladic island with white lodges, fully with olives and vineyards that locate between other big islands, as Santorini, Naxos, Sikino and Amorgo. The Country, current capital of Ios, is built amphitheatrically and abstains 2km from Gialo - bight - the harbour of island and one of the three bigger natural harbours of Aegean. Here, is realised each year the Aegean rally, with sharpies from the entire world. You should visit the church of Saint Nikolaos, the church of Virgin Mary of Gremniotissas with characteristic light blue dome. The island, incredible and however genuine has 365 churches! A very beautiful region of island is Magganari. It has sandy beaches and graphic small ports, where turned scenes of film ‘immense light blue' and constitute international destination of celebrities!

Kea is known as Tzia and it is distinguished from the antiquity. Kea is in a small distance from the marinas of Attica and constitutes the sure destination for the sharpies and inflatable ships of jack tar. In this island with the splendid and infrequent forests of oak, the eminent black wine that diminished as long as pass the time and sure the anchorage next to permanently roaring Cavo Doro they will remain unforgettable for all your vacations in the small island of Cyclades. You should visit the church of Agio Spiridona, the Leonta of Kea, the imposing sculpture that is dated by the archaic years.

A small islet of Western Cyclades is Kimolos that is mainly mountainous and rich with rocks, constitutes ideal destination for quiet interruptions and meditation. Capital of island, the graphical Country with the marvellous samples of Cycladic architecture, the windmills, the narrow of uphill streets, the white houses, and certain the infrequent Venetian Castle. Near to the southwestern side of Kimolos is found the island of Poliaigos that allocates lighthouse and is lived by many sheep. The wider sea of Kimolos constitutes important biotope for the Mediterranean seal "monks".

In southeastern of Naxos are found three small islets, Koufonisia, with amazing beaches and solitary coves. The up Koufonisi, the down Koufonisi, that are separated between them with a narrow strait of width of 200 m. and the Kero. These three islets in the prehistoric season were lived and used particularly the years of Ottoman domination as shelters and bases of operations of pirates. The up Koyfonisi is henceforth over-populated, while the marine caves that exist with the small sandy beaches and the beautiful Cycladic settlement in the south-eastern side of island in combination with the sufficiency of lodgings justify the interest of vacationists. Down Koyfonisi is almost deserted but each 15 of August it is submerged from pilgrims that come from a lot of parts in order to bow the Virgin Mary in the church that is built on ancient ruins of this small island. Finally, the last island from Koyfonisia is the uninhabited island of Keroy. In this rocky point of Aegean where there were found the eminent statuettes of Cycladic culture, the Piper and the Harpist that is exposed today in the Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Kythnos has many beautiful beaches from the other islands of Cyclades. It has sandy beaches with easy access and spotless waters. A good place for swimming is Aliki, Stifos and the Mayrianoy on the north. You can also visit the beaches of Simoysi, Baths, Meriha, Koyri, Naoussa and Royally. Leading beaches in entire of Aegean are considered the Kolona and the Apokrousi.

Milos was one from the important centres of Cycladic culture. The ancient Milos knew big acne mainly of the opsianos trade-one gemmy black rock that existed abundant in the volcanic soil and was used for the manufacture of tools and arms. Milos is a blessed island with good geological constitution, infrequent geomorphology, rich in metals subsoil and very beautiful beaches. Its name became worldwide acquaintance from the statue of Venus of Praxiteloys that exists today in special room in the museum of Loyvroy in Paris. Very acquaintances are also, the eminent catacombs. Capital of island is the Plate, built in the foot of castle. Exceptional beaches of island are the beach of Papikinoy, Saint Konstantinos, cave of Papafragka, Firopotamos, Mandrakia and Sarakiniko.

Mykonos that has known scarily tourist rise the last years, has been changed in international seasonal centre with the most excellent infrastructure and Cycladic colour. The city of Mykonos is a separate city with white houses, innumerable narrow paths, many small and big churches, graphic windmills and all these composes the enchanting person of city. You should visit the church of Virgin Mary Paraportianis, the district Castle, the graphic windmills of district of Castle and the Three Wells that they constituted until 1956 the unique source of water. You should try the famous ‘kopanisti' of Mykonos, the ‘loyzes', the ‘black eyes' beans and all the seafood (urchins in oil with vinegar, pines, mussels and foyskes).

Naxos is biggest than all the islands of Cyclades, has impressive natural bas-relief, from the one side is mountainous and from the other side has a lot of ravines, fertile valleys with olive groves, vines and fruiterer trees. The agriculture and the livestock farming are particularly developed in the island and in particular Naxos present also geological interest. The known marbles of Naxos were used at crown in the ancient buildings as in Delos and Delphi. Harbour and capital of island, the Country, maintains the characteristics of Aegean architecture with paved paths, the arches and old stone houses round the Venetian castle. You should visit the cavern of Za that allocates seldom-stalagmitic clusters and booth with church of Zoodohoy Source. In the region of Eggaron lived for a period the known novelist and poet Nikos Kazantzakis.

Paros with beautiful beaches, the churches and the white lodges is one of the most known tourist places in Greece. Each 15 of August in the Christian temple of Virgin Mary of Katapolianis or Ekatontapilianis becomes brilliant feast. On the street to the Byhopiana locality is found a verdurous part with butterflies and running waters. A famous village of Paros is Naoussa with narrow streets, churches, the graphic harbour with good seafood restaurant, but also the famous square with the eucalyptuses. You should visit the old capital of island, Leukes, where exist houses and churches of the 15th - 17th century. On the vertices of around hills anyone can see the old windmills and cotes.

Serifos is found between Kythnos and Siphnos and is widely acquaintance for her mining activities. In the region of Castle exist important churches, as the church of Saint Ioannis of Theologian that is lapidary in rock, above in the ruins of ancient temple. Near the village Kentarhos is found the important Monastery of Brigadiers, where are looked after appreciable religious heirlooms, as the Holy Code. Near Serifo, exist the islets, Pipperi, Serifopoyla and Voys.

Shoinousa is lived by the prehistoric years. Corsairs used the place as base of operations and shelter. The settlement Mersini is the harbour of island. You should visit the church of Virgin Mary of Akathis, the church of Eyaggelismoy of Virgin Mary and before you leaving from the island try to eat string beans, meletinia and xerotigana.

Sifnos with the innumerable churches, graphic cotes, windmills and the beautiful beaches, knew big acne in the antiquity charm in the mines of gold, silver and “sifnioy stone''. Capital and commercial centre of island is the beautiful city Apollonia or Stayri that took its name from the temple of god Apollo, in the location of which exists today the church of Virgin Mary Oyranoforas. In the settlement of Artemona there are neoclassic mansions that accommodated old generations of aristocrats, as the house of poet Gannis Gryparis. You can visit the monastery of Brigadiers, where it rents certain cells in vacationists, therefore is a very good occasion in order you live this wonderful experience. You can swim in the beaches of Seralia, Kamares, Vathi, Plati Gialo and Hrysopigi.

Elongated and stony is Sikinos in the southern department of cluster. It was lived by the Mycenaean season and owes its name in Sikino, son of Coa, fabulous king of Limnos. You should visit the church of Pantanassas, the monastery of Zoodohou Pigi that resembles with impregnable fortress, the Monasteries group of Bishopric, made from the ancient structural material. Harbour of Sikinos is the Alopronoia. The island produces very good oil and exceptional quality of thyme honey.

Syros, the homeland of Vamvakari, Soyri and Kairi are enchanting destination, for those who want carefree. Ermoypoli is the capital and the harbour of island. It was also, the biggest harbour of Greece, before being developed the harbour of Piraeus. Siros is built amphitheatrically with neoclassic mansions and white small houses. It presents a costly picture, reminding European urban centre in 18th and 19th century. Beauties of Siros are the central paved wide of Miaouli with the Town hall, an imposing building, of German architect Schiller (Ernst Tsiler). Kini, a known seasonal centre of island, coastal with waters and gardens, big sandy beaches, beautiful villas and a lot of sweet grapes and figs. The island has a lot of beautiful and clean beaches. You can swim in the Waves, in the Stars, in Saint Nikolaos, in the Eagle, in the Varvaroysa, in the Armeo, in the Komito and in a lot of other amazing and sandy beaches, that they will make you to pass amazing moments.

Thira is known also, as Santorini. This island presents geological, archaeological, architectural and recreational interest. Τhe island is a solidification pile of lava but the most popular travelling destinations in the world scale. Capital of island is Fira that is built in the ridge of his western side. The white houses with arches and the asymmetrical terrace are characteristic of this beautiful city. Try to go up in the Fira with the traditional way (with donkeys that they go up to the hill by the 587 steps of way). The beaches of Santorini with various volcanic colours, black, red, white, are unique. You can swim in the beaches of Perissas, Perivolo, Vlihadas, Monolithos, in the red and white beach. Santorini may is the most beautiful island on earth!!! White-domed houses clinging to the cliffs of the kaldera formed by the volcano's explosion in 1500 BC have an incredible view of Kamenes (burnt ones), the coal-coloured islets in the middle. Some of the most unusual beaches, from pebble to black sand - can be found on Santorini. A whole civilization is coming to light at the arheological sites of Akrotiri, a prehistoric city, and at Mesa Vouno where the ruins of ancient Thira lie. The missing piece of Santorini's once perfect circle is Thirasia, the wounded islet that closes the caldera, which is Thira in miniature. Santorini is also famous about the fabulous sunset that offers to its visitors...

Tinos is characterized as a marvel island because exists the miraculous picture of Virgin Mary. Christians from all Greece come here to adore the Holy picture and leave full hope and liveliness, after they asked from Virgin Mary to hear and to achieve their wishes. Do not forget to see how many appreciable things it has to offer you. Visit the holy of Neptune and Amfitritis, the Exomvoyrgo and the Volaka. The city of Tinos is the capital of island the harbour and the centre of distribution of visitors. The settlement Tower, the white diamond that is stretched out in the ravine, is one of the most beautiful villages of Cyclades. Leading beach for swimming is the beach of Livadas.