Aigiali, Langada, Tholaria & the eastern end of the island The attractive harbour town of Aigiali (20km), often ab breviated to ‘Yiali’, occupies a privileged position in an ample and [...]
The western extremity of the island From Arkesini the road continues west and descends to Kolophana (22km): to the right, below the road (400m before Kolophana) are some ruined buildings with a [...]
Ancient tower at Aghia Triada Much of the wealth of Arkesine depended on its protected and cultivable hinterland—especially the alluvial Kato Meria plateau, now occupied by the modern settlement [...]
Ancient Arkesine The northward branch of the asphalt road from Kamari ends after 1km at the village of Vroutsi (17.5km), from where it is a steep, 30-minute descent by foot to the site of Ancient [...]
Aghios Giorgios Varsamitis, Stavros, Markiani and Kamari From Chora the road to the south of the island closely follows the watershed of the island with magnificent views alternating to either [...]
The Monastery of the Chozoviotissa A half-hour’s walk by the road south of Chora, which rises to the watershed and then drops dramatically down the eastern side above the sea, brings you to one [...]
Chora Chora (5.2km) lies in a plateau at a height of 320m above sea level, invisible from the port and just below the water shed above the precipitous eastern side of the island. In the early [...]
Ancient Minoa A path from the top of the habitation in Katapola leads up the hill of Minoa to the church of Aghios Phanourios and then on up the winding track to the archaeological site (30 [...]
The Bay of Katapola (For distances in text, Katapola port = 0.0km) Already from the approaching boat, the dramatic silhouette of the island anticipates the nature of its landscape. Like Ikaria or [...]
History Settlement began on Amorgos in the late 5th millennium bc at the hill-top of Minoa where obsidian from Milos and Late Neolithic clay vessels have been found. The 3rd millennium bc marks [...]
