Donousa

The island of Dionysus in love

• Top Attractions

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• Archaeological Sites

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• History

  Donousa also known as Denousa, the Donousa of the ancients, the Stenosa or Spinosa of the foreign sailors of the 10th century. (Luigi Lamberti: Portolano del Mare Mediterraneo, Livorno 1856 vol.II p.286) together with Amorgos are the easternmost islands of the Cyclades. The island had been inhabited since the geometric years and this is evident from the remains of geometric …

• Culture

  Donoussa consists of four settlements. Donoussa or Stavros, as the locals call it, the largest village and the port of the island. The picturesque settlement with its authentic Cycladic identity fascinates every visitor. It is built on the southwest end of the island, around a sheltered bay. On the eastern side of the settlement is the church of Timios Stavros, …

• Activities

  HIKING ROUTES In Donoussa the visitor has the possibility to visit all the villages on foot. The longest route lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes The villages - settlements of Donoussa: Troulos, Haravgi or Mesaria, Mersini (east) and Kalotaritissa (north), stand out for their picturesqueness and are suitable for hiking in the mountainous and stony terrain of island, with the …

• Sea & Mountain

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• Information

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