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The bigger village in population in Folegandro is the Country. It is built in the end of enormous rock, of 200 meters from the surface of sea. In the Country is found also the imposing castle that is constituted by houses, that begin from the middle of village and lead in verge of precipice above the sea. The island allocates also innumerable churches. In side of hill opposite from the Country is found the big monastery of natural Mary with unique view the all island and the immense sea. It is for a white, imposing church, catholic old monastery, that celebrates on 15 August, when becomes also big festival. Southernly the Country is found a small settlement, Agali, with the most beautiful beach with a lot of green. An other village of island perfectly different from the Country is the Upper Side. It is constituted from small, scattered rural settlements, with graphic stone lodges. Exists here a big church Saint George that dominates with his beauty. Worthy admiration the old windmills that supplement the beauty of landscape. Interest and the Folklore Museum that functions in the region. Three km NA from the Country is found the small settlement Karabostatis that constitutes also the harbor of island. It is a graphic closed bight that is surrounded by red rocks and in his entry is found two rocky islands. From here can no one go with boat to the cavern of Chrysospilias. It is considered the bigger caverns of Greece but remains still unsearchable. It is found ten meters above the sea and his dome is situated above stalagmites with strange forms. This cavern presents separate interesting because, apart from the impressive stalagmites and stalactites that constitute his internal decor, it constitutes also important archaeological space of one and has diged here relic of human skeletons, pieces from broken vessels and innumerable names of men. It is believed that the cavern this was place of adoration for ancient Greeks and is not excluded in to this space were worshipped also gods that were considered protectors of island.
Leibadaki is the alone not rocky part of island, with spacious and clean beach where it entertains and camping. From there and the Upper Side come out most products of island, as, figs, olives, tomatoes, vegetables Mr a.
With regard to in the beaches of island, Saint Nikolas and Saint George are separate in beauty, with few vegetation, perfectly uninhabited from local, but with big movement from visitors. Important beaches of island where no one can go with the legs or with a boat and enjoy the landscape and the spotless sea are still the Vine, the Galley, the Shift and Boreina.

It is found sport ween Milos (15 n. m.) and Sikinos(5 n. m.). It abstains from Piraeus 102 N. m., it has extent 32 t. chlm andcoast 40 km her population it approaches the 600 residents roughly

Folegandros is the westerner than the four islands of Contact. Easternly the island appears Sikinos and sport ween them small Kardiotissa.
Mountainous island, rocky, has for taller mountain Saint Eleytherio (455 m.) that is found in his southern department, while in the notherner, a other mountain Merbigli, does not exceed the 312m.
Because the rocky ground, historical Aratos, names it Sidira.
Transport, the island is connected with Piraeus, Crete and with most islands of Cyclades, all per year. Still it is connected with many of Dodekanisa, Ikaria, Limnos, Ikaria, Mitilini, Chios and Kavala.

The Greek mythology reports that this island was lived from shepherd that emanated from Western Greece and searched for pasture lands. Because most of them were men, the island was named then Polyantros. From here emanates the habit of seamen to name the island Polykantro.
Later it was lived by their Cretes that had as their head Folegandro son of Minoa that gave also his name in the island. The next invaders were Dorians, that were also the last ones front take in the hands their Athenians the 5th century eg In the season of ancient Greece in the island were worshipped Artemis and Apollo. In the Romanic years, the island they used him as place of exile. At the Venetian domination, the residents built round the mainly village, from the side of sea, a castle for their keep from pirates. On Fagkokratias, the island you belong in the duchy of Naxos.
In 1617 Folegandro occupy the Turks make that causes the end of sovereignty of Francs in Cyclades. The years of Ottoman domination, Folegandros paid tax of submission in the island and in 1715 suffered from Kapoydan all bad pillage. After the provisional presence of Russians (1770 - 1774), the Revolution 1821 brings the release of island from their Turkus and his union with Greece.