GREECE 2008 !!! - Cyclades island - Folegandros -

Folegandros is an island of the
archipelago of the Cyclades and
it is at 164 kms of Athens's
port (Piraeus) away.



Surface : 32 km2.
4 771 inhabitants (as of 2001).
Capital : Chora.

Little is known about the ancient history of Folegandros. Its inhabitants were Dorians.
Later it came under Athenian rule. The island was conquered in 1207 by the Venetian Marco Sanudo
and remained under the rule of Venice until 1566, when it was taken by the Ottoman Turks.
The Greeks reclaimed it in the 19th century.

Folegandros' landscape is varied, and includes tall cliffs and a large cave. The "capital" of the island, Chora,
is built on the edge of a 200-metre high cliff. The port of Folegandros is the small town of Karavostassis.

Folegandros is one of many secluded Greek Isles that offer nature in its most pristine settings. With its clean
blue ocean waters it was named by the Travel Channel, as one of the Top 10 Beaches in the World.

Itinerary :

Karavostassi - Livadi - Chora - Agali - Agios Nikolaos - Ano Meria - Livadaki - Ambeli - Katergo - Vardia during 5 days.

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