welcome to the island of Sifnos – GREECE
The next pearl in the crown of the Greek islands we would like to present is Sifnos. Part of the Cyclades complex and close to Serifos and Milos, this picturesque island is also famous by its other name – Kamares. Sifnos is one of those “off-the-beaten track” places, where you can relish tranquility and calmness and avoid the crowds of tourists. You can reach it easily by the most common means of transport in the Greek archipelago – the ferry. At about 130 km from Athens, and with a territory of 74 km, Sifnos island has a relatively middle density of population – 2000 people. Every of the bigger Cyclades has some mineral or ore deposits – Sifnos is one of the “lucky” ones with silver and gold deposits and respectively mines. The existence of these precious metals was known since ancient times and Sifnos owes its wealth and economic stability mainly to that fact. However at certain time in the past the extraction came to an end, for yet undiscovered reason. In the last 2 hundred years the main output and way of living is culture and all types of recreation holiday activities.
