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History
For the history of island very few things are known. In the antiquity was perhaps named Echinoysa, while according to the mythological delivery Kimolos took her name from the first settler, Kimolo. In the duration of her history she was connected with the Milos, the chances of which it followed. In Mes fun Years was occupied by the Venetians and was named Arzantiera. The island was also acquaintance for the trade of chalk, a good primary rock that was used in the porcelain. In the all duration of Venice domination, but also in Ottoman domination, it suffered from the piratical raids, that's because in the dues of 18th centry it was almost depopulated.

Country

The two settlements, the Old and New Village, constitute the capital of island. The built round of the initial core of medieval castle, Old Village maintains the all elements of Cycladic architecture and allocates unique picturesqueness. Narrow steep streets, white houses, narrow tiles and a central street with cafes, place of concentration of local. In the in castle, that was built the 13th century, the houses shaped the exterior wall of castle and they had windows-warriors. In the interior are maintained the temple of Christ, that according to a sign was builtin 1592, certain houses, two from the four entries (Portares), the Above Door in Eastern and the Down Door in the southerners. In the castle islander ware hidden in the years of pirates up to the German possession. In the past few year however, his houses are abandoned because they have need of maintainance and restoration. The new Village was built 17th century in the exterior side of castle and extends round old. It has buildings square and frugal contrary to the buildings of Old Village that characterize them the domes and arcades. It has 728 residents.
Some sightseeings are:

In the Country exist appreciable churches. sport ween them the metropolitan temple of Panagia Odigitrias, that built in order to serve the needs of residents, while the old church, that functioned up to the dues of 19th century, was abandoned. Many of her old pictures have been transported in the new church, in which there are appreciable pictures of the 17th and 18th century. In the church are looked after also a wooden epitaph, painted with scenes from the Passion, which work of a Sifnioy monk (1827). Near the church of Christ, in the in Castle, is found the church of Panagia Eleoysas.

Important are still the churches: Saint Nikolaos of (17th century.), Saint Georgios (with pictures of means of 17th century), Saint Anargyroi, Taxiarches, ZoodochosSource, Saint Spyridonas, Forty Witnesses, Saint Chrysostomos and Eyaggelistria, that is also one from the older churches of island (1608).

In the N of Country, in the region of Palaiokastroy are saved ruins of home and circular tower as well as department of abroad walls, that local name Portara. Here found itself shells of vessels with Geometric and Archaic decoration. Little more beyond you will meet the cave of Konsolinas, as it is named, because here is found the shelter of the woman of French consul. Important cavern in the region of Bromolimnis, in the northern coast of island, where we reach or with caique from Psathi or with donkey from the Country. In half way we meet the monastery of Saint Month. The cavern of Bromolimnis is bigger than a line of sculpturing caverns in the rock and is constituted from abroad cavern and a half, interior, in which however with difficulty you can enter because he is usually submerged from waters. The cavern is for this reason unsearchable.

Psathi

White Houses ololeyka, two-storied, Cycladic architecture, flowerpots with basils in the balconies and in the courtyards, gerania, jasmine and honeysuckle. These things we see when we disembak in the harbor of island. The streets are straight, narrow and tiled. It abstains 1,5 km from the Country. The permanent residents of village are very few.
Some sightseeings are:

In the coast of Koftos, one hour roughly with the legs from the Country, with a donkey or with caique from the harbor of Psathis, near the Asprogkremna, they exist the ruins of Archaic city of island. The region is named Greek and here was found - not exist anymore - -city with graves curved with rock, as well as splinters of vessels in Geometric and Archaic Years (9th - 6th century.). Was still found a cavern with three booths, in which existed graves, destroyed however and sacrileged.

Around Islands

Polyaigos. In SE of Kimoloy, desert island that it is used as pasture land. It is a big fishery, where, due to meteorological that usually prevail, is not encouraged the long-time fishing . In the island there is lighthouse, his coasts however is dangerous with a lot of dry, for this and those who pass very close to it needs particularly careful.

Saint Andreas or Daskalio. The islet is found opposite by the Greek and is separated from the opposite land with a narrow strait (200 m. width), in the seabed of which we can see ruins from the houses and the graves of Archic city, which were sunk after big earthquake of first After-Christ Years. The residents continued living up to the Byzantine Season in the islet of Saint Andrea, where were found vessels of Romanic and Byzantine Years and ruins of buildings.