Síkinos
Chief place: Síkinos
Síkinos, 6km/4mi southwest of Íos, is a bare and rocky island fringed by sheer cliffs, with rugged hills in the north and northwest and gentler terrain in the southeast (terraced cultivation).
With its inhospitable soil and lack of sheltered anchorages, Síkinos was never of any great political or cultural importance in antiquity.
Síkinos, 6km/4mi southwest of Íos, is a bare and rocky island fringed by sheer cliffs, with rugged hills in the north and northwest and gentler terrain in the southeast (terraced cultivation).
With its inhospitable soil and lack of sheltered anchorages, Síkinos was never of any great political or cultural importance in antiquity.
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Its fortunes were closely linked with those of Naxos. In Roman times it was used as a place of exile.
Regular service from and to Athens (Piraeus), three times a week (10 hours). Local connections with Íos and other neighboring islands.
Regular service from and to Athens (Piraeus), three times a week (10 hours). Local connections with Íos and other neighboring islands.
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Panayía (Ayía Marína)
A 90-minute walk west of the Zoodókhos Piyí Monastery is the chapel of the Panayía, which belonged to the Episkopi monastery, built on the site of an ancient sanctuary of the second century B.C.
On the steep hill beside the little church of Ayía Marína are scanty remains of the ancient city.
On the steep hill beside the little church of Ayía Marína are scanty remains of the ancient city.
