SIFNOS
ISLAND, CYCLADIC ISLANDS, AEGEAN ISLANDS GREECE
More immediately
appealing than its neighboring Greek Islands,. Sifnos has some excellent
sandy beaches, attractive green hills and terraces. This inevitably
attracts more visitors but not in the vast amounts that descend on the
likes of Santorini and Mykonos. A great choice for those who wish to
take relaxing, pleasant walks, enjoy good food and wander around very
pretty villages
Sifnos island has been a long time favorite of many Greek VIP's -
A good place to relax and let all the worries of the world drift away
SIFNOS lies in the less touristed western half of the
Cyclades between Serifos and Milos and is also located west of Delos
and Paros and is about 130 km 80 nautical miles from Piraeus and 130
km south of Athens. It has an area of 74 sq. km and is 15 km long and
7.5 km wide. and a shoreline of 70 km, with a permanent population of
approximatly 2000. The island is reached on the ferries which run on
the Piraeus- Kythnos- Serifos- Sifnos- Milos- Kimolos line. There are
also infrequent sailings to other islands in the Cyclades.
Sifnos was very wealthy in ancient times, thanks to its gold and silver
mines. Proof of this, is the treasury which the Siphnians built at Delphi
in the 6th century BC to house their offerings. However, it appears
that something went wrong with the mines; either they were worked out
or flooded by the sea and their production ceased. In ancient times,
Siphnos's wealth was measured by the gold and silver it produced, in
the last two centuries it can be measured by its cultural output.
The Cycladic Islands - Greece
Amorgos - Andros
- Folegandros - Ios
- Koufonissia -
Kithnos - Milos - Mykonos
- Naxos - Paros
- Santorini -
Serifos - Sifnos - Sikinos
- Syros - Tinos
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