Apollonia
Apollonia is the capital of Sifnos; it is a village of the inland, arranged on the even sides of three low hills. The settlement is situated almost at the center of the island, some 6 kilometers southeastern to the port of Kamares. It is the seat of the unique Municipality of the island, which includes all the villages and settlements of the island of Sifnos. more about Apollonia...
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Kastro Village
The settlement of Kastro, situated at a distance of 3 kilometers eastern to Apollonia, owes its name to the castle established there during the period of Frankish domination of the island. The castle had been constructed at the place of the ancient “asty” of the Classical period, a settlement that went back to the Geometric and Mycenaean times. more about Kastro...
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Kato Petali Village
Kato (“lower”) Petali is a small village, situated only one kilometer northeastern to Apollonia. The village is built on a low hill. It counts only a few permanent residents occupied in agriculture and tourism. more about Kato Petali...
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Ano Petali Village
Ano (“upper”) Petali is a small village, quite close to Apollonia (some 1,5 kilometers far away at the North); the name “petali” means “rocky height”.The settlement counts only a few permanent residents living on agriculture and tourism. more about Ano Petali...
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Artemonas Village
Artemonas is a village very close to Apollonia, situated at a distance of some 1,5 kilometers northern to the capital of the island and some 6 kilometers eastern to the port of Kamares. The settlement has been built at the place of the ancient temple of Artemis Ekvateria (Diana), which in antiquity was an important ritual place of Artemis. more about Artemonas...
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Agios Loukas Village
The settlement of Agios Loukas (St. Luke) or Ae Loucas, as the locals use to call their village, is a tiny village adjacent to Artemonas. The few permanent residents of the settlement live on agriculture and tourism. more about Agios Loukas...
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Exambela Village
The traditional village of Exambela is so close to Apollonia (some 2 kilometers far away) that in fact it is conjunct with the capital of the island. Exambela is situated some 8 kilometers southeastern to the port of Kamares and has only a few permanent residents occupied in tourism and agriculture. more about Exambela...
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Katavati Village
Katavati is a settlement which recently has almost been joined to Apollonia. It is extended at the foot of the mountain of Profetes Elias, along the road leading to the capital of the island.
Several accommodation, food and drink and shopping facilities are available in the village.
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Faros Village
The cute scenic settlement of Faros is situated at a distance of 7 kilometers southeastern to Apollonia, at the inner part of a cove, well protected from the northern winds. The settlement owes its name to the big lighthouse standing at the entrance of the cove, just beside the monastery of Stavros. more about Faros...
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Chrissopigi Village
Chtyssopege is situated at the southern coast of the island, within an impressive natural environment by the seaside. The fans of nature consider this place as one of the best in Sifnos. Chryssopege is in fact a rocky peninsula between Faros and Platys Gialos, at a distance of 8 kilometers southeastern to Apollonia. more about Chrissopigi...
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Platis Gialos Village
Platys Gialos (“the large beach” in Greek) is a rapidly developing coastal tourist settlement, extended along the homonymous large and very popular beach; the settlement is situated within an area full of cultivations and olive trees. It counts some 120 permanent residents occupied in tourism. more about Platis Gialos...
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