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AGIOS KIRYKOS (Small town) IKARIA
ARETHOUSSA (Village) EVDILOS
Tel: +30 22750 61473
Arethousa is a picturesque mountain village with a large square ornamented
by the St. Marina church built of slate stone. Here one finds good and cheap goat
meat and other kinds of local food. It is a junction point of mountain tracks,
ideal for bush walkers. There is a forest or arbute trees (koumaries).
Opposite Arethousa to the west are situated Droutsoulas
and Phinikia, the small villages from where the roads descend to the lovely beach
of Kiparissi, ideal for swimming.
This text is cited January 2004 from the Evdilos
Municipal Cultural Organization tourist pamphlet.
EVDILOS (Village) IKARIA
The capital of the Municipality
of Evdilos is a seafront town, which has been characterized as preservable,
with a picturesque touch and beautiful alley streets. As a traditional port, with
colorful little boats, Evdilos is the main gateway to Northern Ikaria.
You will find many little taverns, cafes and shops in the scenic square, while
nightlife lasts until the early morning hours. Here you will also enjoy the beautiful,
pure beaches like Kerame, Fles, Fytema and Spasmata.
This text is cited January 2004 from the Evdilos
Municipal Cultural Organization tourist pamphlet.
IKARIA (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
The island of Icaria belongs to a group of islands in the Eastern
Aegean Sea, which includes
Samos to the east, Mykonos to the west, Chios to the north and the sacred island
of Patmos to the south. Its distance from Piraeus,
the port of Athens, is 140 nautical
miles.
Icaria is an oblong about 21 miles long by three of five miles wide.
The Atheras (ancient Pramnos)
mountains range from 600 to 1041 metres in height.
Icaria is rich in woodlands, and deep ravines carry torrents of water
into the sea, forming bays and inlets. These natural beauties are surrounded by
golden sand, making the coast ideal for bathing.
The island has a wonderful climate, which together with its internationally
known natural hot springs make it ideal for a holiday.
THE NAME: In ancient times the island was called
Makris, Dolichi, or Ichthiossa.
The present name originated with the legend of Icarus,
the young son of Daedalos who was a famous craftsman held captive by King Minos
in Crete.
According to the myth, they flew secretly from Crete
heading for Athens. But Daedalos
had constructed their wings from wax and feathers, and when Icarus, overcome by
the beauty he could see over the mountain peaks of Icaria, forgot his father’s
warnings he fell too close to the sun. The heat melted his wings and he plunged
into the sea and drowned. His sorrowing father buried his body on the island and
named it after him.
(text: MOUGIANNIS DIMITRIOS)
This text (extract) is cited July 2003 from the Municipality
of Agios Kirikos tourist pamphlet.
KARAVOSTAMO (Village) EVDILOS
Tel: +30 22750 61344
Large picturesque village, east of Evdilos,
extending from the shore to the entire slope of Pramnos.
With its agricultural, meat and fish production, Karavostamo, where sailing ships
and fishing boats once anchored, offers taverns by the sea, which, during summer,
serve fish and other mouthwatering dishes with wine and tsipouro. Its little port,
its boats, its beach with bathers and children carefree at play, are characteristic
of the village.
Further out of the village in the direction of Agios
Kirikos there is a dirt road that descends to the beach of the Ares River,
while to the right, a sealed road ascends to the upper village (Gerontas).
This text is cited January 2004 from the Evdilos
Municipal Cultural Organization tourist pamphlet.
MANGANITIS (Village) IKARIA
Tel: +30 22750 32120
Seaside fishing village on the south side of the Municipality
with picturesque houses and yards situated under the imposing granite cliff-face
of Atheras. At this point
the roads from Evdilos and
Agios Kirikos end. The small
shore of the village has exceptionally clear seawater. The “Seychelles”
beach with its large white pebbles and light blue water is accessible on foot
from a track.
This text is cited January 2004 from the Evdilos
Municipal Cultural Organization tourist pamphlet.
MONI LEFKADAS EVANGELISMOS (Monastery) AGIOS KIRYKOS
Tel: +30 22750 22767
MONI MOUDE (Monastery) IKARIA
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