Houses for Rent on Sifnos Island (Cyclades)
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THE ISLAND OF SIFNOS
Sunset over Sifnos, observed from Antiparos
Sifnos is the most visited island in the western Cyclades. It has with its about
75 qkm exactly the same extension as the neighbour
island Serifos, but its character is different from
that. From the sea Sifnos seems very inhospitable
with its cliffs and barren hills. Sifnos found its
friends with its pittoresques villages, built in a
very authentic Cycladic style, und with its innumerable greek-orthodox
chapels. They are scattered in a country, which is very suitable for wandering.
Sifnos is a island of pottery and other arts and
crafts. Although there are some beautiful sandy beaches, but Sifnos isn't a typical island for swimming. The combination
of typical atmosphere of Cyclades,
tasty food and artificial character is specially attractive for French
visitors, who comes to Sifnos year after year.
The boats, which are going
to Sifnos, arrive in the barren and rocken bay of the harbour of Kamares, which is
situated in the north west
of the island (a few beaches are at the outskirt of the village). From there
you drive 5 km to the pittoresque twin villages of Apolonia (see pictures above and below) and Artemona in the center
of the island. Especially beautiful villages you will find in the southern part
of Sifnos, for instance the former pirate place of Kastro, the small village of Faros and the village of Vathi in the
very beautiful bay. The best sandy beaches of Sifnos
you can find at the south coast around the bay of Platis
Jialos (see Photo) and in the pittoresque
village of Vathi on the west side of the island.
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The bay
of Platis Gialos
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The bay of Vathi
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The daily High Speed boats
during high season are coming from Piraeus
within 3 hours with stops in Kithos and Serifos. Or you can take the elderly ferry boats, which
need about 5 hours. For daily journeys you can go to Milos or Kimolos in
the south or Serifos in the north. During the low
season the High Speed boats don't run any more, and you have to take the common
ships. Compared with the more touristic islands as Paros, Naxos
and Mykonos Sifnos is still
a quite place.
Typical Lanes in Apolonia, the capital of Sifnos
DESCRIPTIONS
OF FURTHER ISLANDS:
Antiparos
Paros
Naxos
Santorini
Serifos
Milos
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