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This is the fourth and final post in my series about the Cyclades Islands of Greece. The previous episodes can be found here: Exploring the Cyclades: Ios and its Sunsets Exploring the Cyclades: Sikinos, the Quintessential Greek Island Exploring the Cyclades: Folegandros, the Romantic Island For the final leg of our island-hopping journey in the Aegean Sea, we landed in …
Folegandros might very well be my favorite Greek island, at least among the dozen or so I’ve seen so far. It’s not as off-the-beaten-path as nearby Sikinos, so it attracts quite a few tourists, but it’s not as tacky and crowded as Santorini and still manages to retain some of its traditional Cycladic charm. Maybe it’s because we visited it near …
I have ambivalent feelings about Ios, the second island of the Cyclades Archipelago we visited during our latest tour of Greece. On one hand, it is touristy, with too many tacky restaurants and shops in the streets around the port and near the main square. On the other, it offers some impressive views of its bays and the islands nearby …
“That is my store. If you need anything, you can find it there. The restaurant at the corner is my cousin’s and did I tell you about the winery on top of the hill? It’s my brothers’” This was our first introduction to Sikinos, recited by the landlady who came to pick us up at the port, who undoubtedly repeats …
I am presently in Greece with my pal Massi, scouting locations for our upcoming tour of the Cyclades Islands. Yesterday we were in Ios, looking for some sunset and blue hour shots. It took us some time to find the perfect spot to photograph the Chora (village) of Ios, one of the Cyclades, and we had to climb a stone wall, …
The Aegean Sea contains hundreds of islands within its confines, many of them popular tourist destinations, like Mykonos, Santorini, Naxos, Kos, and Rhodes. Popularity has its benefits and those islands are certainly beautiful, but it also has its drawbacks, like huge crowds, commercialization and homogenization. Having recently seen a McDonald’s and an Irish pub in the streets of Kos made …
