Sikinos – general
General The traditions that the island’s former name was ‘Oenoe’, from the fame of its wine (‘οἶνος’) , and that its founder hero, Sikinos, was the grandson of Dionysos, are reflected in the [...]
Sikinos – history
History According to legend (Apollonius of Rhodes , Argonautica I. 622 ff.), Hypsipyle saved her father, Thoas, son of Dionysos and Ariadne, from the massacre of all the males on the island of [...]
Sikinos – around Alopronia
Around Alopronia Nature left both Folegandros and Sikinos as fortresses in the sea with steep slopes and cliffs at almost every point on their perimeters. The harbour of Alopronia or ‘Ano [...]
Sikinos – Kastro & Chora
Kastro & Chora After passing the spring of Bonama, the road from the port rises steeply to the island’s main settlement (4km from Alopronia), which beetles along a ridge overlook the cliffs [...]
Sikinos – Episkopi & the southwest of the island
Episkopi & the southwest of the island Just outside Chorio and Kastro, to the north of the road as it heads west, is the church of the Metamorphosis, or Transfiguration, which stands among [...]
Sikinos – the northeast of the island
The northeast of the island From a point c. 500 m east of Kastro, 5km of newly-completed road has been driven east through the landscape, down to the tiny beach and inlet of Aghios Giorgios [...]