Icaria

The island of Icarus

• Museums

  Museums, archaeological museums, byzantine museums, history museums, galleries, folklore museums, coin museums, maritime museums, war museums, etc.

• Monasteries

  Monasteries, nunneries, places of worship, etc.

• History

  The capital of Ikaria and its largest port is Agios Kyrikos in the south of the island. It is built amphitheatrically and has many notable neoclassical features. Here you can see the Cathedral and Saint Demetrius with the hidden hatch in the Sanctuary. Further away, in Therma, are the famous radioactive springs of the island and the ruins of ancient …

• Culture

  February 10 KALAMOS February 23 St. POLYKARPOU March 25 MAURIANNOS April 23 AMALOS May 14 ST. ISIDOROU * May KASTANIES (Tragostasi) * May TRAPALOS June 24 St. IOANNI (Christou Rahon) June 30 PEZI July 1 MANDRIA July 20 KARES - PROPHET ELIAS - BRAKADES August 6 KALAMOS - CHRISTOS RACHON August 15 GIALISKARI - KOUNIADOI - LAGADA August 27 MANDRIA …

• Activities

  THERMAL SPRINGS Good fortune endowed Ikaria with the priceless wealth of thermal waters. The thermal springs of Ikaria are considered among the most radioactive springs in the world, offering relief and healing to a wide range of diseases. In recent years, significant investments have been made in the thermal springs of Ikaria. The baths of Apollo, Asclepius and Spilia were …

• Sea & Mountain

  Mountain and sea, beaches, picturesque beaches, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, canyons, mountain shelters, etc.

• Information

  Travel information, weather forecast, ship schedules, bus schedules, airplane schedules, useful phone numbers, coastguard, police station, town hall, etc.