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Our last beautiful Greek Island
Siros is the capitol of the Cyclade Islands. Greece has about 1000 islands divided up into
3 sections. We’ve been visiting the
Cyclade portion. Only 300 of the total
islands are inhabited.
Every island has its own personality. Siros is a bustling commercial and
administrative hub. It has a number of
impressive ...
Syrros Island
... museum depicting a time when the Cycladas islands were the center of Grecian island culture. We loved it. The port is the center of activity and the city itself sprawls up the steep mountains overlooking the sea. There were myriads of marble streets and alleys to explore, cafes on nearly every corner, and cats, cats, cats for Anna. One of the highlights for me was the museum of technology. I went there twice to marvel at the old ...
Road to Zaros
... little Greek woman brought out another plate we laughed. And she came back over and over again. It was exactly what we needed to fuel all the climbing. And the little village of Zaros was a treat. Zaros' claim to fame, in addition to the breakfast, is actually the fresh water spring that bubbles out of the mountains. Zaros has capitalized on the bottled water market and it is evident that the town has benefited from the revenue flow (though I would proffer that, given ...
Samari Gorge
... attraction. And rightfully so. It is a National Park, a World Biosphere Reserve (home to numerous endemic plants and one of only two places where the rare and endangered Kri-Kri goat lives), and is Europe's largest gorge. We did not see any Kri-Kri goats but we did see many "chasmophytes" or plants that live in chasms. There's a new word for you. We didn't hike the entire Gorge, but we did spend several ...
Palaiochora
... of German retirees and a few expats, but the town was settled down into the slow rhythm of the shoulder season. We got a cheap hotel across the street from the beach (the campground was closed up for the year) and bought ferry tickets for the next day. That night we walked around town and watched Anna try to catch every stray cat she came across. It was a long night. To put it mildly, Greece has a bit of a feline population problem. Anna was ...
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