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Amorgos Island
There are
few, if any, islands in Greece with a more dramatic landscape
than the hammer-headed shaped island of Amorgos. Located to
the south east of Naxos in the southern Cyclades, most of the
island's coastline is sheer, unbroken cliff, a most impressive
sight as your ferry inches in to the port of Aegiali.
Aegiali has
all you need for a relaxing holiday on an unspoilt Greek
Island. There are good sandy beaches; and plenty of welcoming
tavernas and cafes, mini-markets and small tourist shops
complete the picture. Your holiday on Amorgos need not centre
entirely around Aegiali. There are a number of interesting
trips, which will enable you to explore this fascinating yet
little-known island. The possibility of boat trips around the
island, essential to appreciate the tortured coastline, and a
hop over to the neighbouring islet of Nikouria, where
snorkeling and fishing are the recommended activities.
History:
It is the easternmost island of the Cyclades The island has
two ports. Aigiali, at the northern part and Katapola to the
south of the island, from which there is a road that leads to
Chora. According to archaeological it seems that the island
has been inhabited since the prehistoric days and that it had
been one of the most important centers of Cycladic
Civilization.
Amorgos has had many conquerors. lt has been successively
taken by the Athenians, the Ptolemies, the Romans, the Francs,
who seized the island in 1207, the Count of Astypalea,
Couirinis in 1446, the Russians in 1770 and finally the Turks
in 1774. The island was freed from the Turkish domination in
1832.
Sightseeing's:
At Chora the Castle dominates the island at top its highest
part. Other sightseeing's are the wall with the Loopholes, and
the Tower of Gavras. At the eastern part of the island, the
Byzantine monastery of Panagia the Hozoviotissa built inside
the cliff (watch the way you're dressed in order to be allowed
to enter the Monastery). At Aigiali visit the ruins of ancient
Arcesine. In Katapola the church of Panagia Katapoliani
(Virgin Mary of Katapola) and the ruins of ancient Minoa are
two more remarkable sightseeing's.
>> Cyclades Islands : Amorgos, Anafi,
Andros, Antiparos,
Delos, Folegandros,
Ios, Kea,
Kimolos, Kithnos,
Koufonisia, Milos,
Mykonos, Naxos,
Paros, Santorini,
Serifos, Sifnos,
Sikinos, Syros,
Tinos.
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