In a distance of only 2 1/2 hours with the ship and 4 1/2 hours with the fast ferries, in the deep blue of the Aegean sea, bright as a picture, appears the island of SERIFOS.
Visit the beaches like Plisi Ammos, which has been granted the first prize among the 20 most beautiful beaches in Europe.
Visit the graphic villages, the magic architecture of the castle of Chora and leave yourselves to the touch of the sun. Enjoy the hospitality of the locals, the excellent food and the entertainment.
LIVADI
In Livadi, the port of the island, there are many hotels for your stay, taverns, cafes, types of popular art shops and hand made decorative things. There is also night life and you can enjoy yourself until the morning.
There is also one of the biggest sandy beaches of the island, Avlomonas.
If you want, you can find out the sea bend and be charmed by its beauty. There is a diving club operating on the island.
The island is very appropriate for the walkers and the paved with stone paths leads you to beaches, historical locations and little churches.
Indicative Routes:
Chora - Castle - Livadi
Kallistos - Chora
Chora - Ai Giorgis - Gyftika
Akonidia - Aspropyrgos - Koutalas
Gyftika - Varsamo - Panagia
Panagia - Sykamia
Pyrgos - Galani - Sykamia
LIVADAKIA
Livadakia are near to Avlomonas. There you can find shops, cafes so you can spare your time pleasantly until late at night. You should also visit the beaches Karavi and Kalo Ampeli.
As you reach the bay of Koutala, you will see the magnificent beaches of Vagia, Ganema and Koutala. At the two last beaches there are taverns where you can eat.
The little port of Megalo Livadi offers you moments of relaxation. You can swim, drink a coffee or taste the local food. There it is also the new-classic building where the management of the mines was sheltered.
It is also worth visiting Megalo Chorio where the ruins of the Hellenistic Tower are, which is called Lefkos Pyrgos or Aspropyrgos. At the location Kastro tis Grias is still a part of the wall and a few houses.
There are many beautiful places in the villages too, like Panagia where the oldest church of the island is. Panagia was built in 950-1000. In Sykamia, the port of the villages Panagia and Galani, with the big and fabulous beach you can enjoy swimming or sitting at a tavern area, where there are also rooms to rent, as the most places of the island.
CHORA
Chora the capital of the island is built amphitheatrically on a rocky hill. It is built in a traditional cycladic style, with many churches and picturesque alleys which they lead to the highest spot of the castle, where the church of St. Constadinos is. There you can admire the great view. It is also very important the little church of St. John, which is carved on the rock.
Chora is separated in two neighborhoods: Pano Chora and Kato Chora.
At your way back from the castle, you will meet Pano Piatsa where the marvelous town hall is and the cathedral of St. Athanasios (built in 17th century) with a wood carved iconostasis.
There you can rest, drinking a coffee or tasting the hand made sweets and the local titbits and drinking excellent quality wine.
At the alleys of Chora, there are stores with elegant hand made objects, which challenge you to visit them.
You can also live the night life of Chora at the local clubs.
At Mylous, there is a archeological museum with a great collection of many exhibits, which is absolutely deserved to be visited.
At Kato Chora there is a Pop Art museum, which is owned by the union of the Serifians. There you can see textiles, household equipment, porcelains and samples of the mineral wealth. By this way you live for a while the life of the local people at older years.
At the back of the museum there is the Open Theatre, where many artistic and cultural displays take place.
Do not miss to visit the Monastery of Taxiarhon witch was founded at 1600. It was used as a fort and there you can see the icon of the archangels, which had been carried from Cyprus. In the monastery is also the Holy Code.
Do not miss to visit the beach Platis Gialos and rest at the tavern to admire the deep blue sea.
Will traveling around the island you will find the graphic Kentarhos and its beach that is named after the village, that you can reach through some passable paths.
You should also visit the beaches Ai Giannis and Agios Sostis. The second one is separated in two other beaches Lia and Tsilipaki. Most of the beaches are approachable by car or motorcycle, but there many that you can reach by foot through paths.
Local transportation covers main routes, but you can also use taxi or you can rent car or motorcycle to reach your destination. You can also make the round of the island by boat, which is offered for daily excursions.
During the summer you will be lucky to live the religious spirit of the local people. They make you live with them unforgettable moments with their hospitality, the tables with the local dishes on them and the amusements, which last until the morning.
Some dishes you should taste from the local cuisine are: chick peas, marathos balls, local cheese and of course the domestic wine.
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The picturesque Kythnos is located very near to Attica between Tzia and Serifos. It is only a 3 hours distance with a regular ship or 1.5 hour with a fast ship and there is also a coastal link from Lavrio. Kythnos is daily linked with Serifos, Sifnos, Milos and Kimolos.
Kythnos or Thermia will certainly be engraved to your memory with the Cycladic landscape, the dry stones, the picturesque bays, the magnificent "lacy" shores, the 359 churches, the windmills and the picturesque villages.
On the island there are many shores, some of which are accessible by car or on foot and some others beckon you to explore them by boat.
The fans of underwater fishing will be rewarded with the plentitude and the variety of the fish that they will find.
In Mericha, the port of Kythnos, you will find hotels and tourist accommodations that will make your stay more pleasant. Also at the picturesque taverns and restaurants you will taste fresh fish.
Kythnos residents are known for their religious and family spirit, which they preserve in their cultural heritage.
CHORA
Kythnos is suitable for romantic strolls in its picturesque villages as well as at the alleys of Chora, which is the capital of the island. It is worth visiting St. Savas with the inscription (1613), the church of Sotira built in 17th century, St. Trinity the oldest church of the island, the monastery of Panagias of Nikous, where you will see the epitaph of Panagia.
Every year on the 15th of August one of the biggest religious festivals is organized.
You should also visit the monastery of Prodromos in Chordaki, with the wood sculpture of 16th century, the Wind and the Solar park where the windmills produce electric power using the the wind and sun power.
Do not miss to rest at Piatsa drinking a coffee or tasting the local dishes and buying the traditional products.
DRIOPIS
In the traditional Driopis (Driopida) or Syllaka, as the residents call it, you will admire the popular traditions which revive and the exhibits and the sights of the museum.
It is worth visiting the cave Katafyki, which was used during the World War II as a shelter, the old aqueduct of Duraka, the church of St. Mina with the fabulous wooden carved iconostasis, and the Popular Art museum with a rich collection of traditional things.
After Driopida, the road leads to Flabouria, where you will find a church that was named after the region, one of the oldest on the island.
Passing by the church of Panagia Stratialatisa, we end up in the settlement of Agios Dimitrios, in the southern tip of the island, with a beach known for its natural beauty and lilies. There you can taste and enjoy delicious dishes at the picturesque taverns. In this route are located Kalo Livadi, Liotrivi, Agios Stefanos, Ai Giannis, Vasilika, Lefkes and the complex of three small sand shores of Zogaki, Kouri and Naousa.
LOUTRA
In Loutra, the coastal settlement with the picturesque port and the beautiful beaches of Agia Irene, Loutra, Schinari and Maroula, besides swimming, you will enjoy the dishes and the sweets at the taverns and cafes on the sand. There are also bars and clubs for an amusing night life. You can also find hotels and rooms to let.
Loutra has a marina for the yachts, as well as Xenia which was built by the German architect Chiller.
Near Loutra there is the Castle of Oria or Katakefalou, built on steep rocks. In this place are located the well known spas. The warm springs are two. One of them (Ag. Anargiron) is in the hydrotherapy building and the other one (Kakkavou, with a temperature of 52oC) is 50 meters away. The health spas were used by the king Otto and the queen Amalia in the past. The spas water is suitable for the treatment of various ailments.
KANALA
In the unique pine tree forest, Panagia Kanala, is the tourists favorite place. Silent and protected from the wind, with fine shores, dressed in green, with a great view of the deep blue sea.
The area named after the church of Panagia Kanala (protector of the island), each year attracts a great number of believers who come to worship her Grace, where on the biggest religious festivals takes place. At the festival local boys and girls give a unique color wearing traditional costumes. In the church there is a miraculous icon which was made by the painter Antonis Skordilis, who lived in Kythos at 17th century. It is also said, that the icon was made by Apostle Lucas.
In Kythnos you will taste the traditional Greek cuisine, domestic meats and fresh fish. The domestic cuisine suggests sfuggata, pork sausages, thermian pies, caper, chick peas in the oven and domestic cheese (feta, trima, kopanisti). For desert you should taste the almond sweets, pasteli and the delicious honey at your breakfast.
Before you leave Kythnos don't forget to buy the well known hand made ceramics.
CAVE "Katafyki - George Martinos Sybetheroulis" - ANCIENT MAROULA (Loutra)
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