| Northern Aegean | |
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| State | Greece |
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| Capital | Mytilene |
| Surface | 3,836 km² |
| Inhabitants | 208.151 (2005 census) |
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The islands ofNorthern Aegean constitute a geographical and administrative region of the Greece. They look less sunny when compared to their neighbors Cyclades or al Dodecanese.
To know
Geographical notes
- Main islands
- Samo - Island next to the coasts Anatolians
- Furni (Fournoi) is Icaria - West of Samo of which they constitute an administrative dependency.
- Lesbos - The island where the poet Sappho was born, also known as Mytilene.
- Lemnos - The island of Hephaestus.
- Chios - Another island near the coast Turkish surrounded by miniature archipelagos.
- Samothrace - The island where the famous statue of Nike was found, now exhibited at the Louvre museum in Paris. It can be reached by ferry from Alexandoupoli.
- Thasos (In Greek: Θάσος) - A very green island off the coast of fruit salad. It can be reached by ferry from the port of Kavala
Territories and tourist destinations
How to get
You can get to Agios Kirikos (Ikaria) by:
- Agoudimos Lines from Kavala
- Kallisti Ferries from Piraeus
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Northern Aegean
Commons contains images or other files on Northern Aegean
