APOLLONIA
It is the capital of island, built in his interior, stretched out
amfjceatrjka' on three hills. Plako'strwta soka'kja to her pass between
pane'morfa white kykladj'tjka houses and churches. Her name is owed
in the God Apollo, that was worshipped there in the years of antiquity.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Churches, Virgin Mary the Geranjofo'ra, ¢gjo Right and ¢gjo
Spyrj'dwna in in the country, while ana'mesa in the Apollwnj'a and
in the Artemw'na, passing through the graphic settlement, On Peta'lj,
you meet the privately-owned region of Theologian of Moyggoy' with
the homonym monastery.
MUSEUMS
In the square of capital you visit the Folklore Museum, with exhibits
from the traditional life of island.
ENTERTAINMENT
Exist barotave'rnes, restaurants and ouzo selling restaurant, in order
to you try the traditional sjfnaj'jki cooker. The nightly life is
intense in the bars, the discotheques and the centres of amusement
with Greek music.
LOCAL NOSTJMJES
Siphnos has delivery in the cooker, the acquaintance "Sjfnaj'jki".
It deserves and it should essentially you try her splendid traditional
delicacies, as revycokefte'des, revyca'da, ampelofa'soyla with skordalja',
fresh fish and sweet marzipans, mpoyre'kja, koyloy'res and turkish
delights. Of course, the most famous Greek of cook, the Tselemente's,
come from Siphnos.
DO NOT FORGET
Bwnj'sete yfanta', ntoyrva'des and ceramic use and decoration.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus that begins from the Artemw'na, in dense itineraries
that connect the Apollwnj'a with the remainder parts of island. Here
you will find shops that rent cars and mihana'kja. Also you will
find taxi.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Community 31345, Police 31210, Sanitary Station 31315, Drugstore 31900,
GREEK POST 31329, GREEK TELECOME 31215, National Bank 31317, Community
Office of Information 31110, Station Taxi 31656,.31688, 31626.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms – apartments.
Also, functions Community camping.
ARTEMONAS
It is found 1,5 km of northern Apollwnj'as. Graphic settlement, with the mills
in the top of hill, from where can no one enjoy the panoramjki' view to the
mountainous settlements, Castle, the sea and near Paros. The Artemw'nas, where
also the house of poet Yannis Grypa'ri, is one from the bigger villages of
Siphnos, with a lot of gardens with trees and flowers. A quiet community, that
in the old days entertained the aristocracy of island in traditional mansions
and neoklassj-Mrs epay'lejs.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The churches, Virgin Mary of ¢mmoy and Virgin Mary the Ko'ghi, with beautifully
te'mpla and precious pictures.
ENTERTAINMENT
TAVERNS - CAFETERIAS - BAR.
If you find in Siphnos the Carnivals, last Sunday you will watch the dance
kyr - Vorrja', a old sjfnaj'jko custom.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
Following the graphic paths, you make a excursion in the villages, Above and
Down Peta'lj, that are found ana'mesa in the Artemw'na and the capital the
Artemw'nas, with this two settlements and the Exa'mpela constitute a peculiar
cluster of architecture, where walls, terraces, courtyards, soka'kja resemble
as big cubes in a continuous mesh that it ties up harmoniously with the landscape.
TRANSPORT
From the Artemw'na they begin buses for Apollwnj'a, Castle, Exa'mpela - Katavati'
- Lighthouse and Exa'mpela - Katavati' - Wide Seashore. To the other parts
you will go with the legs, or with your own figurative means.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Community 32388.
STAY
Exists hotel and very very little rented rooms.
KAMARES
The Kama'res, the harbour of island, it is a beautiful locality that sfy'zej
from life the Summertime, with big sandy beach and enough laboratories of ceramics.
Contrary to the other kykladj'tjka harbours, the Kama'res do not charm with
the first glance. In order to you discover her beauties you will cross - very
easily - plage's the hills, where you will observe innumerable xeroljcje's,
what they have built in in the passage of centuries. The local him name "leads".
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The churches of Saint Marina and Saint Simeon, while with the legs, or with
caique, you reach from the southern side of island in the Monastery of Virgin
Mary, Graphic barohw'rj the Lighthouse, protected from the winds from three
capes (Lighthouse, Glyfo' and Fasoloy'), above in which is built the settlement,
with corresponding ammw'dejs coasts - bights. It abstains 7 km from the Apollwnj'a
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in the riha' waters of Lighthouse and in the beach of Fasoloy's.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus that begins from the Artemw'na.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 71498.
STAY
Exist few rented rooms that you will find in the end of region.
KASTRO
The Castle was capital of Siphnos up to 1836 and is lived by the proj!storjkoy's
years. He is built above in a abrupt rock, in Easternly the island, with panoramjki'
view to the sea. Excavations that became there brought in the surface discoveries
from the Newer Season of Coper and mainly the Gewmetrjki', Arhaj!ki' and Classic
period. The architectural structure of Castle is the one that existed also
in the 14th century. The houses efa'ptontaj the one of other, shaping a exterior
protective area, while at the same time exists also internal area, built with
the same way.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
Enough from the old churches of Castle that are saved up to today, as the Saint
Eleoy'sa, the ¢gjos Dimitrios and ¢gjoj Forty. The old harbour,
Sera'lja, where are saved the relic of medieval harbour work.
MUSEUMS
The Archaeological Museum, with rich collection sculptural and ceramic by the
Gewmatrjki' as the Byzantine season.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
For bathroom you will walk 10¥ up to the beach of Seraljw'n and 20¥ for
the Poyla'ti.
LOCAL NOSTJMJES
Remember to ask from the oven tyro'pjtta, cream-filed pastry and marzipans.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus that begins from the Artemw'na.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 31185.
STAY
Exist minimal rooms that you will find in the end of region.
PLATY GIALOS
It is said that it is the bigger beach of Cyclades and is naturally the busiest
beach of island. It is katapra'sjni region, where him compose the olive groves
and perjpojime'na perjvo'lja the Sjfnaj'wn.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
In a elevation above the Wide Seashore and with mageytjki' view to the beach,
are found the monastery of Virgin Mary, "the Mountain", with his
aplo'hwres courtyards.
ENTERTAINMENT
TAVERNS - CAFETERIAS - BAR.
Big panigy'rj becomes in the Virgin Mary of Mountain, on 25 March and on 27
November.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
Enjoyable bathroom in one from bigger, more beautiful and cleaner beaches of
Aegean. Here you might rent also goyj'!nt se'rfjngk. Opposite from the Wide
Seashore is found the uninhabited islet, Kjtrjani', which the sea of is famous
as good baro'topos and deserves him you visit.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus that begins from the Artemw'na.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 71490.
STAY
Exist hotels and rented rooms.
VATHI
Deep is a beautiful coastal village in in a big apa'nemo bight, with delivery
in the pottery.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Monastery of Brigadiers, certain from kellja' which they are used from
paracerjste's of.
ENTERTAINMENT TAVERNS - BAR.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
In Deep, the beach is clean and waters riha'. If you have ship, you might ara'xete
for exormi'sete in order to you know the remainder apo'meres beaches of island.
TRANSPORT
Deep is isolated from the road network of island. Thus, here you will reach
with naylwme'no caique from the Kama'res, or with the legs, following path
from the Apollwnj'a.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 31891
STAY
Exist few rented rooms.
PHAROS
Graphic barohw'rj the Lighthouse, protected from the winds from three capes
(Lighthouse, Glyfo' and Fasoloy'), above in which is built the settlement,
with corresponding ammw'dejs coasts - bights. It abstains 7 km from the Apollwnj'a
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in the riha' waters of Lighthouse and in the beach of Fasoloy's.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus that begins from the Artemw'na.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 71498.
STAY
Exist few rented rooms.
EXAMPELA
Small rural village with big name, after from here come the poet Arjstome'nis
Provele'ggjos and Nikolaos Tselemente's. It hardly abstains 2 km from the Apollwnj'a.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Monastery of Tap, that htj'stike the 17th aj. and constitutes one from
the more important monuments of island. His catholic preen xylo'glypto te'mplo,
the precious pictures and interesting murals.
ENTERTAINMENT TAVERNS - CAFES
Big panigy'rj becomes on 8 September, in the Monastery of Tap.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus from the Artemw'na, or with the legs from the Apollwnj'a.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 31988.
KATAVATI
Mediterranean graphic hamlet, built in their foot of hill of Prophet Ilj'a.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Monastery of Prophet Ilj'a of Tall, one of the more important Byzantine
monuments of island. You will go only with the legs. It is speculated that
htj'stike 8th aj. You will impress the underground galleries, which used
the monks for him hide the holy heirlooms from the invaders. Southernly the
Katavati's is found the ¢gjos Andreas, locality in which were found
relic from the proj!storjki' season.
ENTERTAINMENT
Panigy'rj becomes on 20 July, the Prophet Ilj'a, in the homonym monastery.
TRANSPORT
You will reach with bus from the Artemw'na, or with the legs from the Apollwnj'a.
It hardly abstains 3 km
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CHERSONISOS - PENINSULA
Traditional barohw'rj with small sandy beach, his acquaintance for ceramic.
Can the residents they are very little, but they are particularly hospitable.
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
You will swim in clean waters of settlement with the quiet beach.
TRANSPORT
The Peninsula is isolated settlement. You will reach with your own figurative
means, or with naylwme'no caique from the Kama'res.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome 31083
HRYSOPIGI
A small peninsula that is wetted by kataga'lana clean waters of small creeks
and fairly harastirj'zetaj as one of the more beautiful regions of Cyclades.
It is found ana'mesa in the Lighthouse and the Wide Seashore and abstains 10
km from the Apollwnj'a.
IT DESERVES YOU VISIT
The Monastery of Virgin Mary, that dominates in the end of peninsula, htj'stike
in 1650 in the place of older church. According to the delivery, the picture
of Zwodo'hoy of Source that is also the protector of island reached from
the sea. The few kellja' are been disposed for the visitors his.
ENTERTAINMENT
TAVERNS - OUZO SELLING RESTAURANT - BAR.
Big panigy'rj becomes the eve of Undertaking in the monastery of Virgin Mary,
with gle'ntj, abundant local wine, while is offered also traditional "revyca'da".
CAMPAIGNS - SPOR
Go up in the rock of Hrysopigi's in order to you enjoy the amazing view in
the immense Aegean. Swim round the rock of Hrysopigi's, with crystal waters,
or little below in the ammw'di and clean beach of Apokoftoy'.
TRANSPORT
You will reach via the Lighthouse, or the Wide Seashore, where it reaches the
bus and then you will walk. It deserves the labour.
USEFUL TELEPHONES: CODE (0284)
Greek Telecome of Abbey Virgin Mary 71482.
STAY
In kellja' the Monastery.
THAT YOU WILL GO
With ferympw't from Piraeus, in 5 hours (79 n.m.). Dense itineraries the Summertime,
thinly the Winter. Plirof.: Ljmenarhej'o Piraeus 4226000. With dolphin from
Rafina, in 2 hours and 25¥. Dense itineraries the Summertime, thinly
the Winter. Plirof.: Agency Rafina (0294) 25100. In Rafina you will reach
in one hour with the buses of KTEL from the Field of ¢rews. Plirof.:
KTEL acinw'n 8210872.
INTERCONNECTIONS
With ferympw't by Piraeus, Siphnos is connected all the year with, Kj'mwlo,
Kythnos, Apple, Santorini, Se'rjfo, Sj'kjno, Fole'gandro. Plirof.: Ljmenarhej'o
sj'fnoy (0284) 31617.
With dolphin from Rafina, Siphnos is connected all the year with Kea, Kj'mwlo,
Kythnos, Apple and Se'rjfo. Plirof.: Agency Siphnos (0284) 31217.
HISTORICAL MAKES
Siphnos onomasti' from the antiquity for her wealth, from cause hryswryhej'wn,
argyrohoej'wn and quarries of "sjfnj'oy stone", reached in big
acne in the historical years, as testifies the homonym treasure in the Delphi,
hommage in the Apollo. In 1537 kyrjey'cike from their Toy'rkoys and took
part in the fight 1821, when it was also linked with Greece.