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Sifnos Island Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece
More immediately appealing than its neighboring Greek Islands,. Sifnos has some excellent sandy beaches, attractive green hills and terraces. This inevitably attracts more visitors but not in the vast amounts that descend on the likes of Santorini and Mykonos. A great choice for those who wish to take relaxing, pleasant walks, enjoy good food and wander around very pretty villages.

Sifnos island has been a long time favorite of many Greek VIP's - A good place to relax and let all the worries of the world drift away

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Sifnos lies in the less touristed western half of the Cyclades between Serifos and Milos and is also located west of Delos and Paros and is about 130 km 80 nautical miles from Piraeus and 130 km south of Athens. It has an area of 74 sq. km and is 15 km long and 7.5 km wide. and a shoreline of 70 km, with a permanent population of approximatly 2000. The island is reached on the ferries which run on the Piraeus- Kythnos- Serifos- Sifnos- Milos- Kimolos line. There are also infrequent sailings to other islands in the Cyclades.
Sifnos was very wealthy in ancient times, thanks to its gold and silver mines. Proof of this, is the treasury which the Siphnians built at Delphi in the 6th century BC to house their offerings. However, it appears that something went wrong with the mines; either they were worked out or flooded by the sea and their production ceased. In ancient times, Siphnos's wealth was measured by the gold and silver it produced, in the last two centuries it can be measured by its cultural output.

The Cycladic Islands - Greece
Amorgos - Andros - Folegandros - Ios - Koufonissia - Kithnos - Milos - Mykonos - Naxos - Paros - Santorini - Serifos - Sifnos - Sikinos - Syros - Tinos

Easily the most visited and famous of the island chains. Each summer thousands of tourists take the ferry boats as they ply between the numerous islands that make up the Cycladic group. Santorini and Mykonos take the lions' share of visitors - who come to marvel at some of the most impressive views in the Mediterranean or revel in wild night life.

But the enduring benefit of these islands is their proximity to one another - thus island hopping has become an established pattern. While many desire nothing more than to drift around the Aegean until an island takes their fancy others are intent on seeing as many as possible during their stay. With such a rich array of uniquely different choices the Cyclades look set to remain the destination for visitors who want to be able to experience the crazy, the quiet, the famous, the historic, the beautiful and the exotic - all in a week!