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Cyclades
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The Cyclades is an island group belonging to Greece.
Regions
Northern Cyclades
- Andros
- Tinos
- siros (also Syros or Syria). Is economically the most important island of the Cyclades, because of the shipbuilding and trade in agricultural products. The region capital is on the island: Ermoupolis.
- Rinia - Gets to her little neighbor Great Delos called.
- Delos - Half an hour's boat ride west of Mykonos. In ancient times it was the hub around which the other Cyclades revolved, religiously and economically as a trading center. It was dedicated to the god Apollo. There is a large archaeological excavation.
- Mykonos - The island has beautiful beaches and is known for its typical windmills and the nightlife. It can get busy here in season, but as so often, half a kilometer from the crowds it's quiet. From here it is a half hour boat ride to delos.
Western Cyclades
- kea (also Tsia or Zia called). Is close Attica, the Greek mainland, is the most fertile in the region.
- Kythnos
- Melos - Who doesn't know her, the Venus de Milo from the Louvre in Paris! The statue was found here off the coast.
- Siriphos
Central and Eastern Cyclades
Small Cyclades
- Giaros - The island was regularly used as a place of exile, including during the rule of the colonels in Greece.
- Kimolos
- Iraqi
- Schinousa
- kufonisia
- kerosene
- Donousa
Southern Cyclades
Fira in Santorini
- folegandros
- ios
- Santorini - This name was given to the island by the Italians and adopted by the tourists. (Greek name: Thera or Thira). Together with neighboring islet, the island forms Thirasia the remains of a around 1450 BC. exploded volcano. In the middle are two volcanic islands, which arose much later. The blow marked the end of the Minoan civilization on this island and a severe blow to that same civilization Crete. In this light, it is not impossible that Plato was referring to this island when he wrote about Atlantis.
- Anifi - This island is located east of Santorini.
- sikinos
- Christiana
Towns
Other Destinations
Info
The Cyclades consists of more than twenty islands and a multitude of islets, rocks and cliffs, in circles delos. At least this was claimed in ancient times when the name was given. If we now check this on a satellite photo, the reality looks different. The Greeks of that time saw the world from a different perspective. The location of the group is approximately between Attica and Crete.
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all around
- Athens - It National Archaeological Museum and the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art preserve the best archaeological finds from this region.
- Crete - Greece's largest island.
