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 testify to the continuous life in the Castle. In the 6th century BC the old stone-built temple is made of marble, while at the same time new houses are rebuilt, water supply and drainage problems are tackled with projects and the city is beautified with marble buildings and public buildings such as the Rectory, the Agora and various sanctuaries. The cemetery discovered outside the city testifies that it was in continuous use since the 7th century BC. until Roman times. Marble remains from various works such as tombstones, capitals, column bases, urns and other findings that attest to the rich artistic personality of the place. The Castle continued to play the role of the capital of the island in the medieval and modern period until 1836, as well as the seat of the Archdiocese of Sifnos (1646-1797) and the Diocese of Sifnomilo (1797-1852). Today, the visitor enters the Castle through the old entrances-porticoes, the "logias", which were once secured and protected by battle towers. Streets and square inside the Castle are built over the roofs of single-story houses, which are currently used as warehouses. The old chimneys of the ground floor houses for extracting the smoke from the fireplace were built on the vertical wall that bordered the street. it continued to play the role of the capital of the island in the medieval and modern period until 1836, as well as the seat of the Archdiocese of Sifnos (1646-1797) and the Diocese of Sifnomilo (1797-1852). Today, the visitor enters the Castle through the old entrances-porticoes, the "logias", which were once secured and protected by battle towers. Streets and square inside the Castle are built over the roofs of single-story houses, which are currently used as warehouses. The old chimneys of the ground floor houses for extracting the smoke from the fireplace were built on the vertical wall that bordered the street. it continued to play the role of the capital of the island in the medieval and modern period until 1836, as well as the seat of the Archdiocese of Sifnos (1646-1797) and the Diocese of Sifnomilo (1797-1852). Today, the visitor enters the Castle through the old entrances-porticoes, the "logias", which were once secured and protected by battle towers. Streets and square inside the Castle are built over the roofs of single-story houses, which are currently used as warehouses. The old chimneys of the ground floor houses for extracting the smoke from the fireplace were built on the vertical wall that bordered the street. the "logias", which were once secured and protected by military towers. Streets and square inside the Castle are built over the roofs of single-story houses, which are currently used as warehouses. The old chimneys of the ground floor houses for extracting the smoke from the fireplace were built on the vertical wall that bordered the street. the "logias", which were once secured and protected by military towers. Streets and square inside the Castle are built over the roofs of single-story houses, which are currently used as warehouses. The old chimneys of the ground floor houses for extracting the smoke from the fireplace were built on the vertical wall that bordered the street.
Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou