Síkinos

Area of island: 41 sq. km/16 sq. mi

Altitude: 600m/1,970ft

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. 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.