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Agathonisi |
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Agathonisi is the
north most islet of the Dodecanese islands complex. The coast configurations of
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Fourni |
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There are some small islands lying
between Ikaria and Samos with a lacy coastline that few people know about. These
are Fourni...
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Kalymnos |
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The Carians, who established
themselves here in prehistoric times, were succeeded by the Dorians. The island
later developed a...
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Leros |
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According to the archeological
evidence, Leros has been inhabited continuously since the Neolithic era and knew
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Lipsi |
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Lipsi, is an island in the
Northern Dodecanese, south of Samos, north of Leros, east of Patmos, with just
about 700...
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Naxos |
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The first inhabitants on Naxos
were Thracians who brought with them the worship of Dionysus. They
followed by...
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Patmos |
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Aside from the mythological
reference to Patmos as the place where Orestes sought refuge from the
pursuit of the Furies, little...
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Rhodes |
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The archeological finds and
some of the place names in Rhodes indicate that the island's first
inhabitants were pre-Hellenic...
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Santorini |
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Santorini's wild beauty and
volcanic landscape distinguish it from the rest of the Cyclades. It
present shape is what...
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Chios |
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The capital, a bustling town on the east coast, has much to see. The old town with its Turkish neighborhood lies
within the...
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Ikaria |
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Know by many names in antiquity, the
island was called Ikaria because according to myth it was here that Icarus fell
into the...
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Kos |
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According to the myth, Kos was the
homeland of the Giants. It was settled during he Neolithic era by Carians,
Phoenicians...
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Lesvos |
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The oldest traces of civilization on
the island date to prehistoric times (3000 BC). Around 1000 BC, it was colonized
by the Aeolians...
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Mykanos |
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Mykanos today is one of the best
known and most cosmopolitan islands in Greece. Its fame overshadows that of
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Paros |
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Inhabited since prehistoric times,
Paros flourished particularly during the early Cycladic era (3200-2100 BC),
though it...
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Piraeus |
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Athens and Piraeus stretch at
the southern end of mainland Greece and they have been built in between
the 3 mountains that...
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Samos |
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Initially joined to the Asia
Minor Coast, Samos became separated from the mainland following enormous
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Syros |
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The history of the island
begins with the Neolithic Age. Finds at Kastri and Halandriani belong to
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