Kastro
On the cliff.
Yiannis Chatzitheodorou from Athens, Greece — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Zde — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zde — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zde — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zde — CC BY-SA 4.0
Sifnos is an island in Greece's Cyclades between Serifos and Milos, about 35 km northeast of Milos and 143 km southeast of Piraeus, the port of Athens, in a straight line. It is 15 km long and 7.5 km wide, with about 2,600 residents. Its main town, Apollonia, lies in the centre of the island, its name thought to come from an ancient temple of Apollo. The village of Kastro was the island's capital from ancient times until 1836; it stands on a high cliff on the east coast, with many medieval remains and an archaeological museum. The port on the west coast is Kamares. Kastro's white houses glitter on the clifftop above the deep blue sea, with stone-paved lanes and white steps winding between them. White villages spread over the hills in the centre of the island among farming terraces, and a small white church stands on a rock in the sea below Kastro. Visitors arrive by ferry from Piraeus, get between villages by bus or car, and walk the network of old footpaths linking them. The island is known for its cooking and its pottery, and its quiet bays are good for swimming.
On the cliff.
The main town.
Between villages.
Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece
By ferry from Piraeus.
Two or three.