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The unspoiled beauty of 📍 Sikinos island (Σίκινος) - @cyclades-islands

📸 by: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBbwhMoIS-U/?igsh=MWQybzN1YW04c2Y0Mw==

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The wonderful architecture of the Greek islands by julie_meric on Instagram.

Kárpathos, Dodecanese islands

Síkinos, Cyclades islands

Anafi, Cyclades islands

Síkinos, Cyclades islands

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#𝐒𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬, 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬,𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 by Vasilis Chrisanthopoulos

[epestrefe]

«Πρωτ’ αγαπούσα στο Χωριό, τώρα αγαπώ στο Κάστρο και μες στη Λότζια θα σφαχτώ που βασιλεύει τ’ άστρο». Αυτό είναι το δίστιχο του Ελύτη που περιγράφει σχεδόν ολόκληρο το σύμπαν της Σικίνου.

Η Σίκινος, αυτό το μικρό και άγνωστο στους περισσότερους νησάκι, βρίσκεται κοντά στην Ίο και τη Φολέγανδρο στο νότιο τμήμα των Κυκλάδων.To νησί που λάτρεψε και ύμνησε ο Οδυσσέας Ελύτης έχει μόλις 300 κατοίκους.Σύμφωνα με την μυθολογία, πήρε το όνομά της από τον Σίκινο, γιο του βασιλιά της Λήμνου. Λέγεται πως οι γυναίκες της Λήμνου θέλησαν να εκδικηθούν τους άντρες τους και έσφαξαν όλον τον αντρικό πληθυσμό του νησιού. Σώθηκε μόνο ο βασιλιάς Θόας, γιατί η κόρη του Υψιπύλη τον έκλεισε σε ένα κιβώτιο και τον έριξε στην θάλασσα. Τα ρεύματα τον έφεραν στις ακτές της Σικίνου, που τότε ονομαζόταν Οινόη. Εκεί παντρεύτηκε μια τοπική Νύμφη και μαζί απέκτησαν τον Σίκινο, απ’ όπου και πήρε το όνομά του το νησί.

[gegingrecia]

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[pimentodrink]

It’s the perfect weather to stay in bed and dream of those warm, quiet and sunny days that make Sikinos the best place ever… . . . . . . #pimento #pimentodrink #nonalcoholic #alcoholfree #spicyginger #spicygingerbeer #gingerbeer #sun #spiceupyourlife #sikinos #sikinos_island #greekislands #kyklades #greece #greece🇬🇷 (à Sikinos Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRfpjSs5vJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pascal-bernheim]

📷 Pentti Sammallahti Sans titre / Untitled Sikinos, Grèce / Sikinos, Greece 2010

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Missing US tourist found dead on Corfu

A missing US tourist has been found dead on the beach of a small Greek island west of Corfu, Greek media reported.

The man’s body was found on Sunday on a rocky, rather remote beach on the island of Mathraki by another tourist. On Thursday, the American man’s disappearance was reported by his friend. The tourist was last seen on Tuesday at a cafe in the company of two women who have since left the island. No further information about the missing man, including his name and hometown, has been released.

Mathraki, which has a population of 100, is a heavily forested island of 3.9 square kilometres (1.2 square miles) west of the better-known island of Corfu.

Several people have already been found dead in Greece recently. Some of them were hiking in very hot weather.

A 74-year-old Dutch hiker was found on Saturday lying face down in a ravine about 300 metres from where he was last seen. Dr. Michael Mosley, a well-known British TV presenter and writer, was found dead last Sunday on the island of Symi. Experts concluded that he had died the previous Wednesday, shortly after he had been hiking through the rugged rocky terrain.

On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded island in the Aegean Sea with fewer than 400 permanent residents. The two women, aged 64 and 73, left their hotels to meet up and disappeared along the way.

On the island of Amorgos, authorities are still searching for a 59-year-old US tourist who went missing on Tuesday when he went on a solo hike in very hot weather. US media identified the missing hiker as retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Albert Calibete of Hermosa Beach, California.

Read more HERE

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Sikinos, Sikinos, Greece

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Sikinos

Photo by Panagiotis Papagioannou - The Greek Foundation

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Milky Way over the Monastery , Sikinos by randomtraveller

[cyclades-islands]

The Charming island of 📍Sikinos (Σίκινος) - @cyclades-islands 💙💙

It is a small island with peaceful atmosphere and pure Cycladic beauty !!!

Pic by : https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRUtCEM7b-/?utm_medium=copy_link

[gemsofgreece]

Ios, Greece by @nantia_kb via Instagram. Síkinos can be seen in the distance. 

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«Διπλοκατοικία Στη Σίκινο» _ 12.08.2019 _ ΣΚ

[archaeologicalnews]

Why Grave Robbers Missed This Ancient, Gold-Filled Burial

Grave robbers had about 1,800 years to steal the precious gold jewelry buried with a noblewoman on the Greek island of Sikinos. So, what allowed the noblewoman — named Νεικώ (Neko), according to a Greek inscription on her grave — to rest in peace for so long?

She had an exceptionally well-hidden grave, which Greek archaeologists just recently discovered, archaeologists said.

Grave robbers hit other ancient burials on Sikinos, which is part of the Cyclades island group. But they missed Neko's grave because it's concealed in a blind spot between two walls in the basement of a Byzantine church and a monastery, Demetrios Athanasoulis, director of the antiquities department (or ephorate) for the Cyclades, told Reuters.

But Neko wasn't always buried in a monastery. When she died 1,800 years ago, she was buried next to a Roman burial monument. Her grave was filled with lavish treasures, including golden wristbands, rings, and a long, golden necklace, as well as a carved female figure, glass and metal vases and clothing, Reuters reported. Read more.

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Cycladic Alley by valx0q