It is located at the top of the hill range known as "The Castle of Ai Dria". At its top is the homonymous church built in 1701. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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On the north-eastern side of Platy Gialos beach, are the ruins of Aspros Pyrgos. It is the most famous of the 57 ancient towers of the island. On the south side of the beach, at Akrotiraki, the excavations brought to light a prehistoric cemetery. This prehistoric cemetery of Platy Gialos, whose
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In Agios Andreas (N. of Apollonia), a walled acropolis at a strategic point in the interior of the island, is the best example of a fortification of the Mycenaean era in the Cyclades (1300 - 1100 BC). The wall had towers and surrounded a city of which small sections have been excavated. The
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The castle. it was the capital of Sifnos during ancient times. The new city begins to expand from the 6th BC. century begins to be surrounded by a wall. Excavations carried out by the British School of Archeology 1934 - 1938 yielded remains of settlements and tombs from the 8th century BC. which
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Near the entrance of Platy Gialos bay is the small uninhabited island of Kitriani or Kypriani. The islet is of particular interest thanks to the church of Panagia Kypriani which is built there. It was founded in the 11th century and is one of the oldest ecclesiastical monuments of Sifnos. The
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The coastal village of Faros is located in the SE of Sifnos and is considered the safest port of the island. In the western arm of the bay, the remains of the ore loading facilities on ships are preserved. At the mouth of the bay and on the western side of the sandy beach of Faros are the
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