Kythnos tourist information
The island is Kythnos in the western Cyclades between
Kea and Serifos, and is No. 56 miles from the port of
Piraeus and only 2 hours from the port of Lavrio.
Also named Thermia (Thermia), at least from the 12 th
century when it says "Episkopi Keas and Thermion." The
name is due to the hot springs that exist today in the
Bay of St. Irene and Baths. The showers of
Kythnos said that it enjoyed and Otto king and queen
Amalia.
It has an area of 99 sq.km. and along the coast about
100 kilometers. It has 90 bays, coves and beaches, most
of which are accessible road. The mountains of the
island is not large, the highest peak is the "Stone" 333
m. Main products of the island are wine, figs, almonds
and the honey. The climate is considered very healthy
and stays quite happy despite the strong northern winds.
On the island there are two landlocked villages, the
Country Messaria with 806 residents and village Episkopi
with 797 residents (2001 census). In addition there are
three main coastal settlements: the port Merichas with
about 200 residents, the hot springs with curative
sources and the Virgin Kanala the homonymous church.
Apart from these there are also several smaller
settlements such as St. Dimitrios, Episkopi, St.
Stephanos, Merichas, Houlakia, St. Peace and Apokrousi.
It has daily traffic in Piraeus, the port of Lavrio and
the capital of the Cyclades Ermoupolis,
Syros, and other islands of the western Cyclades,
with conventional and high-speed ships like the islands
of Mylos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and during the summer
is possible with island hopping to visit more
cosmopolitan islands like
Mykonos or
Santorini from Syros or Paros island.
The most beautiful beaches Kythnos are Gaidouromantra,
Ag.Sostis, Episkopi, Apokrousi, Dog, Simousi, Rivers,
pillar, Naoussa, Lefkes, Merichas Kalafatis, Houlakia.
The first inhabitants of Kythnos reported to be the
Dryopes with their ancient king Kythnon hence the name
of the island called also Dryopis or Ofiousa. During the
Middle Ages called ¨ Thiramna (such as the Daniel
Thiramnios 1661), while the Nile Doxapatris from 1143 to
indicate the name Thermia, from hot springs that exist.
In ancient times in Kythnos also had established a
thriving colony of the Ionic Kestora and Kelyfos. The
ancient Kythnos people were dealing with shipping and
participated in the Persian wars. The ancient city of
Kythnos was famous for its loyalty and for this reason
Aristotle devotes a special study about Kythnos in his
work "About the State". The ancient people of Kythnos
were developed in literature and the arts and
highlighted where two painters Timanthis and Kydia.
Due to its geographical position Kythnos played an
important role in ancient times. The King Philip the 5th
of Macedonia in 202 BC installed guards in order to
resists the Roman attacks, wherever and indeed after the
fall of Andros in 199 BC when the Romans tried to occupy
Kythnos after a long siege were forced to leave the
island because of strong fortifications. Traces of
ancient cities are located at the south-west parts of
the island in the location or Rigokastro Evraiokastro
and in Kefalokastro location. The Kefalokastro must be
the capital of the island which was destroyed by the
Turks at the betrayal in the 16 th century. Kythnos was
used also as a place of exile first by the Romans.
Under the rule of the Franks the island in 1207 came
under the sovereignty of various Houses such as Sanoudos,
Kastelli etc. until 1537, when it was occupied by the
Turks. In 1600 the Turks killed all males consistently
and almost deserted the island and its inhabitants.
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