Sérifos
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Chief place: Sérifos (Khóra)
Sérifos, northwest of Sífnos, is a bare and rocky island, its hills slashed by gorges; its highest point is Mt Toúrlos (486m/1,585ft). The island's main sources of income are its modest agriculture and its opencast iron-mines, which have been worked since ancient times. The ore is shipped from Koutalás, on the south coast.
Originally settled by Ionian Greeks, the island shared the fortunes of the other Cyclades. In Greek mythology it was the island on which Danaë and the young Perseus were washed ashore.
The greatest attraction to Serifos is its magnificent beaches, including Mega Livadi, Koutalas, Agios Sostis, Psili, Amos, Ayios Ioannis and Sikimia.
Sérifos, northwest of Sífnos, is a bare and rocky island, its hills slashed by gorges; its highest point is Mt Toúrlos (486m/1,585ft). The island's main sources of income are its modest agriculture and its opencast iron-mines, which have been worked since ancient times. The ore is shipped from Koutalás, on the south coast.
Originally settled by Ionian Greeks, the island shared the fortunes of the other Cyclades. In Greek mythology it was the island on which Danaë and the young Perseus were washed ashore.
The greatest attraction to Serifos is its magnificent beaches, including Mega Livadi, Koutalas, Agios Sostis, Psili, Amos, Ayios Ioannis and Sikimia.
Address:
Serifos Tourist Office, Town Hall, Sérifos , Greece
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