Discover the Cyclades Islands, the most popular
of the Greek Islands
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 The
Cyclades
islands are definitely Europe’s
favourite summer holiday destinations.
The group is located in the central and southern part of the Aegean
Sea and consist of 39 islands of which 24 are inhabited.
The more important of the Cyclades islands
are in alphabetical order:
Amorgos,
Anafi,
Andros,
Antiparos,
Delos,
Ios,
Kea,
Kimolos,
Folegandros,
Milos,
Mykonos,
Naxos,
Paros,
Santorini
(also called Thera),
Serifos,
Sikinos,
Sifnos,
Syros
and Tinos.
The Cyclades are the most famous of the Greek islands and are always
related with the true image of cubic and white painted
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houses with blue
windows in small narrow streets, beautiful Byzantine churches with
blue domes, all hit by a dazzling light.They have everything to offer
to the visitor: each island is unique with its own character and its
own atmosphere.
Every island look so similar but so different in the same time.
The Cyclades is an assembly of everything that the visitor could be
looking for: endless beaches, traditional white painted villages,
old Byzantine churches, castles, impressive ruins from the Ancient
Time, many bars and clubs, many sports facilities.
The Cyclades are one of Greece's most popular destinations and attracts
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 Santorini
Greece is one of the most popular of the Cyclades.
The reasons are obvious: spectacular volcanic landscapes,
traditional white painted villages situated on 300
metres cliffs offering a breathtaking view over
the submerged volcano, endless beaches made of black
sand, a historical heritage and one of the most
beautiful sunset in the world.
The island is also famous
for its architecture. Small cubic houses built the
one upon the other with interiors dug in the rock
and creating a deep cave. Many Santorini
Hotels have been built following the architectural
tradition.
For more information about Santorini Greece click
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 Mykonos
Greece is definitely the most famous of the
Cyclades and one of the top holiday destinations
in the Mediterranean. The island attracts each summer
thousands of visitors.
The island has two major reputations: the reputation
of having a sophisticated nightlife and the reputation
of being one of Europe’s gay capitals.The island
has more to offer: impressive golden sandy beaches,
beautiful churches and one of the most beautiful
towns in Greece where most of the Mykonos
Hotels are located.
For more information about Mykonos Greece click
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 Paros
Greece is one of the most popular destinations
in the Cyclades. It is known as a complete destination
with a little of everything to offer to the visitor:
beautiful sandy beaches, traditional villages, fishing
harbours, churches, archaeological sites...
Naoussa is picturesque village with a Venetian port.
It is considered as one of the most beautiful village
in Greece and it is also where all the nightlife
is concentrated.Paros is a famous resort with many
Paros Hotels
situated in the two major villages but also in the
many fishing harbours and fishing villages.
For more information about Paros Greece click :here:
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 Naxos
Greece starts getting famous for it authenticity
and the variety of the landscape it proposes. It
is a mountainous island with beautiful rock formations,
fertile valleys and one of the most attractive sandy
beaches in the Cyclades.
Naxos is the largest island of the group and also
the most fertile. It lies almost in the centre of
the Cyclades.The capital is from an architectural
point of view one of the most interesting towns
of the group, with many Naxos
Hotels located there...
For more information about Naxos Greece click :here:
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 Ios,
Homer’s island, is a mountainous island with
a beautiful capital, some of the most impressive
beaches of the Cyclades and many little picturesque
churches and chapels.
The island’s capital, Hora, is located in
the lands and it is a traditional Cycladic settlement
with small cubic houses built the one upon the other.
It is a beautiful town that worth to be visited.
Ios is one of the most famous places in Greece and
it is world known as a party island. The number
of bars and night clubs is impressive.
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Island:>>
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 Tinos
is situated in the north of the Cyclades, close
to Andros. It is a mountainous and green island.
The island is famous as the Holy Island of Virgin
Mary and is one of the major destinations of pilgrimage
in Greece.
During Our Lady’s feast day on 15th of August, the
island gets overcrowded by a majority of Greek people.
The island has much to offer to the visitor: beautiful
landscapes, a charming capital, nice sandy beaches,
many traditional villages and churches, ruins from
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ancient times, a medieval
castle and hundreds of pigeon lofts, one of the trademarks
of the island.
It is an island that worth to be visited.
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 Sifnos
is a mountainous island with fertile valleys plenty
of olive trees. It is a beautiful island that has
kept its authentic and natural beauty. It has impressive
landscapes with some picturesque settlements, a
medieval village, old monasteries and some beautiful
beaches.
The capital of the island is situated in the lands.
It is a traditional village with white painted houses
in narrow streets. The village also has some bars
and night clubs.Sifnos is an island that really
worth to be visited.
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Island:>>
and accommodation.
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 Milos
is the most westerly of the Cyclades. It is a volcanic
island and that makes it really interesting from
a geological point of view. Milos is famous for
its landscapes and many impressive rock formations
can be seen all over the island.
Milos has many beautiful golden sandy beaches to
propose to the visitor, situated for most of them
in incredible areas with impressive rock formation.
Milos is world known for “the Milos de Milo”, a
4th century B.C. statue of Aphrodite, today housed
in the “Louvre” of Paris.
Click here for more information about :Milos
Island:>>
and accommodation.
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 Andros
is the most northerly of the Cyclades and it is
the second largest after the island of Naxos. Rich
in water, it is also one of the most fertile, offering
dense vegetation. It is a mountainous island with
large valleys. Beautiful beaches are generally located
at the mouth of these valleys.
The island’s capital, Hora, is a charming town with
beautiful neo-classical mansions next to traditional
Cycladic houses. Andros is a beautiful but forgotten
island that worth to be visited…
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Island:>>
and accommodation.
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 Syros
is situated in the centre of the Cyclades Islands.
It is a mountainous island in the north and a fertile
in the south.
The island has much to offer: fine beaches, a beautiful
neo-classical town as well as an interesting nightlife.
Syros is an island of importance since it was in
the 19th century, the capital of Greece and one
of the major industrial areas.Syros is an interesting
island that worth to be visited.
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about :Syros
Island:>>
and accommodation.
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 Amorgos
stands on the east part of the Cyclades, almost
in the Dodecaneses. It is a beautiful mountainous
island attracting every years thousands of visitors.
The island's trademark is a beautiful monastery
clinging to a cliff. The island’s capital,
Hora, is situated in the lands. It is a traditional
Cycladic village with white painted houses in paved
streets.The island has a steep and rocky coastline
but in many parts, it also offers many little bays
with beautiful beaches.
Click here for more information about :Amorgos
Island:>>
and accommodation.
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