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Small, beautiful, charming-a masterpiece!
Folegandros was another small island that my guidebook, Greek Island Hopping, gave its highest score. I had read good things about it although Folegandros (the accent is on the second syllable) has only 650 permanent residents and after so many small islands in a row I was concerned another one would not be any better. How wrong I was!
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The best island in Greece
... windmills can be seen in a couple of spots. At one time the island was farmed with great difficulty for wheat and olives. The dry climate combined with the rocky and mountainous terrain made farming here quite hard. Today, there is little farming done and the windmills are no longer used to grind wheat. However, you will encounter donkeys wandering around as well as a few cows and it is not uncommon to see people riding donkeys as ...
Last day in Folegandros
... taken around the island and the boat stopped at 5 beaches, some of which we had already been in our first 2 days. However, to approach these beaches from the sea is a different experience altogether – Argi definitely enjoyed his diving and swimming away from the crowded beaches!
We stopped at Agios Nikolaos, Livadaki, Ampeli, Aspropouda and finally, ...
Discovering the beauty of Folegandros
... journey back to our parked ATV because this time round, we will be going uphill instead of downhill!!
Around Chora in the evening:
After returning the ATV, we strolled along the many paths in Chora to take in the peaceful atmosphere. Many villagers were sitting on stools in front of their homes to take in the cool evening breeze and were catching up with one another. ...
Greece summary
... toilet. I still haven't figured this one out. #4. Everyone hates George Bush but likes Americans. #3. The sunsets in the islands are amazing. #2. If my legs and butt aren't in good shape after walking up all the hills, they will never be. #1. I loved Greece and would definately go back. Hope you enjoy the blogs. I also finally posted some pictures with the other blogs. I'm still trying to get more up. Enjoy, ...


