The southern section of the island is the largest part of Kefalonia, where the main inhabited center is located, the town of Argostoli, located on a peninsula along the west coast. While on the opposite side, on the east coast there is the most important port of the island, the port of Sami, located in […]
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Kefalonia (also Cephalonia), is the largest island of the Ionian archipelago, an ancient Venetian possession for almost 300 years, between 1500 and 1797. The island is located in the Ionian Sea off the Greek coast in front of the Gulf of Patras. Kefalonia is located in the center of the arch of islands formed to […]
The island of Milos (160 sq km, 4,800 inhabitants) is an island of the Cyclades archipelago located in the extreme south-western part of the archipelago east of the Peloponnese. The island is located a short distance from the islands of Kimolos and the uninhabited Polyaigos which are located immediately north-east of Milos. The capital of […]
The island of Ios is characterized by a temperate Mediterranean climate, it is the typical climate of the islands of Greece characterized by hot and very dry summers and mild and rainy winters. Annual rainfall is scarce – the annual average is around 370 mm – and is concentrated in the winter months between November […]
The island of Ios (108 sq km, 1,300 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the central-southern part of the Cyclades archipelago. Located south of Naxos and north of Santorini. The closest island to Ios is the island of Sikinos, which is located a few dozen kilometers to the west. The island, like all […]
The island of Folegandros (32 sq km, 670 inhabitants) is part of the archipelago of the Cyclades islands, is located in the southern part of the archipelago. South-east of the island of Milos, west of Sikinos and just north-west of Santorini. Inhabited since the third millennium BC, in Roman times the island was probably a […]
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Andros: a quiet island full of mountains
The island of Andros (380 sq km, 10,000 inhabitants) is the northernmost island of the Cyclades archipelago, located south-east of Euboea and north-west of the island of Tinos. The island is also the second largest island in the Cyclades after Naxos. The capital of the island is the city of Andros which is located along […]
The island of Amorgós (121 km², 1,860 inhabitants) is the easternmost island of the archipelago of the Cyclades islands, it is located southeast of Naxos and northeast of Ios. The island has an elongated shape from south-west to north-east. The capital is the village of Chora (Hora) located almost in the center of the island. […]
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The climate of Kos: when to go to Kos
The island of Kos is located in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea near the coasts of Turkey and has a Mediterranean type climate characterized by warm temperatures in summer and mild temperatures in winter, the rains are concentrated in the winter months, while the wind, as in most of the Greek islands blow […]
Located in the center of the Aegean Sea, the Cyclades archipelago is characterized by a mild and dry climate, with winter temperatures that rarely drop below 10 ° C and with sometimes high summer temperatures but which are often mitigated by the breath of Etesian (Meltem), the characteristic wind that constantly blows in the Greek […]
The Cyclades archipelago is a group of islands in Greece located in the Aegean Sea, between Attica and Eubea in the north-west, and the island of Crete in the south. The Cyclades islands are the islands that have the most typical characteristics of the islands of Greece. They are in fact barren and arid islands, […]
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GREECE DOCUMENTS Documents: For entry into Greece, the European citizen must have a passport or identity card. Even children and minors must have their own passport or their personal identity card. Driving license: To drive a rental car in Greece it is sufficient to have a national driving license. Obviously your license must not be […]
FERRIES TO GREECE The most used means of getting to Greece are ferries. There are ferry connections from Italy, Cyprus and Turkey. How to get to Greece from Italy: Modern ferry ships make the connections between Greek and Italian ports. Ferries to Greece leave from the Italian ports of Venice, Ancona, Brindisi, Bari, and Trieste […]
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Kos: the island of Hippocrates and beaches
The island of Kos (290 sq km, 31,000 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the northern part of the Dodecanese archipelago. The island is located north of Nissyros and south of Kalymnos. The coast of Turkey is located a very short distance to the northeast, Kos is in fact enclosed between the Turkish […]
The island of Santorini (73 sq km, 13,600 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the southernmost part of the Cyclades archipelago. The island is located south of Ios and west of Anafi. The large island of Crete is located just 120 km south of Santorini. The island is also known by the name […]