DESTINATION CYCLADES, GREEK ISLANDS

The Cyclades are the most popular Greek Islands, for good reason. Well serviced by ferry routes, and close to each other for island-hopping, they are the archetypal Greek Islands. Beautiful sandy beaches, great archaeological sites, stunning sunsets, dramatic scenery and warm, friendly Greek hospitality.

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DISCOVER THE CYCLADES: Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Cycladic Art, Folegandros, Ios, Kea, Keros, Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Polyaigos, Santorini, Serifos, Sifnos, Syros, Tinos,

Discover MYKONOS Mykonos is famed as a cosmopolitan destination in the Greek islands and one of the great travel meccas. Mykonos is a grand example of unique cycladic architecture set around a picturesque fishing-village bay. Totally whitewashed organic cube-like buildings fit closely together to form a kind of haphazard maze of alleyways...

DESTINATION PAROS Paros is a very pretty and typically Cycladic Island. Busy and cosmopolitan, Paros is less expensive than nearby Mykonos, but full of delights to explore. Sugar cube houses, domed churches, windmills and Venetian mansions mingle with discos and bars. Shutterbugs will love the winding and shady alleys ...

Discover SANTORINI Santorini is a crescent shape surrounding the black volcanic islands lying in the bay. What was once the island of Thira sank to the bottom of the caldera in the apocalyptic explosion in 1450 BC. The lagoon-like caldera measures 32 square miles and is 300 to 400 metres deep. In the center are Palea Kamini and Nea Kamini ...

DISCOVER AMORGOS Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group, and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group. Excavations and findings, especially burial tombs, prove the intense presence of Amorgos during the prehistoric years, particularly during the first period of Cycladic civilisation (3200 to 2000 BC) ...

DISCOVER ANAFI Anafi is a Greek island in the Cyclades. It lies east of the island of Santorini. Anafi is very much an island for walking. Through the old paths and around the steep hills, you could walk to the other side of the island. The most popular beaches would be Klisidi and Roukouna ...

Discover ANDROS Andros, an island of the Greek archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades, approximately 10 km south east of Euboea, and about 3 km north of Tinos. Its surface is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys. The main resort town is Batsi on the western coast which is popular with Greek tourists ...

CYCLADIC ART Cycladic art encompasses the visual art of the ancient Cycladic civilization, which flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea from 3300 - 2000 BCE. Along with the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Cycladic people are counted among the three major Aegean cultures. Cycladic art therefore comprises one of the three main branches of Aegean art ...

DISCOVER FOLEGANDROS Folegandros (also Pholegandros) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. It has three small villages, Chora, Karavostasis, and Ano Meria, which are connected by a paved road. Folegandros is part of the Santorini peripheral unit ...

Discover IOS Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides, situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. The Port of Ios is at the head of the Ormos harbor in the northwest. From there the bus or 15-minute walk up the steep donkey path takes you to the picturesque cycladic village known as Chora ...

DISCOVER KEA Kea, also known as Gia or Tzia , Zea, and, in Antiquity, Keos, is an island of the Cyclades archipelago, in the Aegean Sea, in Greece. Its capital, Ioulis, is inland at a high altitude (like most ancient Cycladic settlements, for the fear of pirates) and is considered quite picturesque. Other major villages of Kea are Korissia (the port) and Vourkari (a fishing village) ...

DISCOVER KEROS Keros is an uninhabited Greek island in the Cyclades about 10 km southeast of Naxos. It has an area of 15 km2 and its highest point is 432 metres. It was an important site to the Cycladic civilization that flourished around 2500 BC. Keros is especially noted for the flat-faced Cycladic marble statues which later inspired the work of Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore ...

DISCOVER KIMOLOS Kimolos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, belonging to the islands group of Cyclades, located on the SW tip of them, near the bigger island of Milos. It is considered as a middle class, rural island, not included in the tourist hotspots, thus, ferry connection is sometimes of bad quality. Kimolos is an island with rich history records ...

DISCOVER KOUFONISIA Koufonisia is a former community in the Cyclades. Koufonisia consists of three main islands, Kato (Lower) and Pano (Upper) Koufonisi, and Keros, that belong to the complex of Small East Cyclades. Geographically, it is located on the southeast side of Naxos and on the west side of Amorgos ...

DISCOVER KYTHNOS Kythnos is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. It is 56 nautical miles from the harbor of Piraeus. Kythnos is 100 km2 in area and has a coastline of about 100 km. It has more than 70 beaches, many of which are still inaccessible by road. Of particular note is the crescent-shaped isthmus of fine sand at Kolona ...

Discover MILOS Milos is The Island of Colours thanks to its volcanic origin. Most people will know of Milos from it's connection with a famous statue in the Louvre, Paris... the Venus di Milo. Today, thanks to over 70 splendid and quite different beaches with waters of every imaginable shade of green and blue, and historical sights to be seen ...

Discover NAXOS Naxos is the largest island in the Cyclades, home to the tallest mountain, Mount Zeus (1,010 m). In the most popular island chain for tourists, Naxos is relatively quiet, quaint, and charming. You'll feel so at home in Naxos, you may never want to leave. Naxos is famous for it's marble - a brilliant white ...

DISCOVER POLYAIGOS Polyaigos is an uninhabited Greek island in the Cyclades near Milos and Kimolos. Its goat population maintains Polyaigos as a barren island. It has, however, some magnificent beaches, mainly on the southern part of the island, as well as many sea-surface caves, which serve as a refuge to a dwindling population of mediterranean monk seals ...

DISCOVER SERIFOS Serifos is a Greek island located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Sifnos. When Acrisius was warned by an oracle that his own grandson would kill him, he cast his daughter (Danae) and her infant son Perseus adrift at sea in a wooden chest. It was the island of Serifos where the vessel had come ashore ...

Discover SIFNOS Sifnos is easily reachable by ferry from Pireaus. Sifnos is a mountainous island with fertile valleys, beautiful beaches and several towns. It has a long history and has been inhabited since 3000 BC. For people who are looking for the 'real Greece' and yet still wouldn't mind a little nightlife, Sifnos is the place to go ...

DISCOVER SYROS Syros, or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located 78 nautical miles south-east of Athens. The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more important than Piraeus ...

DISCOVER TINOS Tinos is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary, Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place on the date of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (August 15, 'Dekapentavgoustos' in Greek) ...

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