The island of Sifnos (73 sq km, 2,500 inhabitants) is part of the Cyclades islands, is located in the central-western area of the archipelago, southeast of the island of Serifos and west of Paros and Antiparos. The island, very green for the Cycladic canons, is cultivated with vines and olive trees, and is largely mountainous. […]
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Serifos: island of rugged and wild beauty
The island of Serifos (75 sq km, 1,400 inhabitants) is part of the archipelago of the Cyclades islands. This island is located in the western part of the archipelago, south of Kythnos and north-west of Sifnos. The capital of the island is the town of Serifos, located on a hill near the southern coast, a […]
Kythnos (100 sq km, 1,600 inhabitants) is a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago. This island is among the closest to Athens and Attica, it is located south of the island of Kea and north of Serifos. The capital of the island is the village of Hora or Kythnos which is located in the center […]
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Naxos: green hills and beautiful beaches
Naxos (429 sq km, 19,000 inhabitants) is an island located in the Aegean Sea, in the archipelago of the Cyclades islands, north-west of Amorgos and east of Paros. This island which is the largest of the Cyclades, is a mountainous island whose top Mount Zas, the highest mountain in the whole of the Cyclades archipelago, […]
The island of Zakynthos or Zante (406 sq km, 42,000 inhabitants) is located in the Ionian Sea, in the archipelago of the Ionian islands. The island is the third largest island of the archipelago, and if we exclude the distant island of Citèra (Kythera), it is also the southernmost island of the archipelago. In fact, […]
Paliki is the westernmost peninsula of the island of Kefalonia. This peninsula faces the Ionian Sea, and is connected to the rest of the island in the north eastern part. On the east side, the Gulf of Argostoli separates Paliki from Kefalonia. The Paliki peninsula is located in the western part of the island of […]
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Northern Kefalonia: Myrtos Beach (Mirthos)
In the squat peninsula that characterizes the northern part of the island of Kefalonia there are three places that deserve a visit. The first place you come coming from the south is located along the western coast, almost at the beginning of the peninsula, this is probably the most beautiful beach on the island, the […]
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 […]
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. […]