Anafi is one from the most beautiful islands of cycladitic
cluster because it achieves to maintain her natural beauty.
Golden sandy beaches, dry climate and blue-green
waters render this island, unique for those who wish serene
interruptions, a spotless natural environment and a simple way of
life near to
his hospitable residents.
Anafi has one only village that is said Country Anafi and is built
in the ruins of Venice castle, with white houses with
domes and with closely roads made from Stone, similar with what
exists in Anafiotika under the Citadel of Athens. Anafi abstains
2 km from the harbor of Saint Nikolaos and connects him the one and
unique highway of island.
Also the island has two still settlements that are only lived
the summer months. The settlement called Bight of Saint Nikolaos,
where is found also the harbor and the settlement Kleisidi.
The most appreciable locality of island is Kalamos. The term Kalamos
has height of 460 m. and be considered, at the opinion of French
sightseer Toyrnefor, one from more terribly the world. In his top
is found the abbey of natural Mary Kalamiotissas, that took this
name because her picture was found tied up on a cane. As generally
speaking, the religious sentiment of residents is developed, make
that testify and the eighty roughly temples that exist in the island.
In the island exist still a lot of traditional taverns as well as
intense nightly life. It deserves you try the great thyme
honey, the tasty goat cheese, fishes
and unique spaghetti with lobster.
Anafi is the southerner than the four islands of Contact and is
found Easternly Santorini. More southernly still from Anafi is found
small Anafopoyla, “satellite of” island. In the center
of island dominates the term Kalamos with height of 460 m., where
is also found the abbey of natural Mary Kalamiotissas.
With ferry-boat Anafi is connected with Piraeus, Santorini,
Ios, Naxos and Paros.
Generally speaking, the residents of Anafi are characterized by
developed religious sentiment, and we can see that from the eighty
roughly temples that exist in the island.
The climate of island is very dry contrary to most islands of Aegean.
This, and in combination of course with the splendid physics beauty
and the picturesqueness that characterizes the island, renders
Anafi ideal for those who they wish serene interruptions, a spotless
natural environment and a simple way of life near to his
hospitable residents.
In Anafi the life rolls calmly also near the splendid nature.
A good occasion for celebration, as they constitute manyfestival
the island, such as the festival of natural Mary (food, wine,
mirth, amusement)
in
8 Semtember.
Even if it is small island, it has rich history and mythology. It
first habitated in the 8th century ac from Dorians. In 1207,
it devolved various Occidental houses as Foskoloi, Gozadinoi,
Krispoi
and Posanoi.
In 1537 the island pillaged from Chairentin Barbarosa.
For the origin of name of island exist two versions. The one is connected
with the fable Argonaytes, according to which Argonaytes, when
they returned from their expedition and while they were in
danger from one bad storm suddenly they saw
this island and they named it Anafi. The other version is connected
with the non-existence of snakes (An=No ofis=Snakes).
Historical monument of island is the temple of Apollo that is found
in their foot of mountain Kalamos, where also the holily abbey
of Zoodochoy of Source that is built near the grounds of old temple.
The archaeological spaces of Anafi are:
a) the ancient country built in the place Kasteli, where are found
walls, ancient relic, graves and a lot of acephalous statues and
b) Katelimatsa, that constituted the old harbor and today are saved
there a lot of graves that testify the existence of cemetery in other
seasons.