Sifnos
Σίφνος, Szífnosz, Sifanto
36°58′N 24°43′E
Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town, near the center, known as Apollonia (pop. 918 as of 2021), is home of the island's folklore museum and library.
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36°58′N 24°43′E
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Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island municipality in the Cyclades island group in Greece. The main town, near the center, known as Apollonia (pop. 918 as of 2021), is home of the island's folklore museum and library. The town's name is thought to come from an ancient temple of Apollo on the site of the church of Panayia Yeraniofora. The second-largest town is Artemonas, thought to be named after an ancient temple of Apollo's sister Artemis, located at the site of the church of Panayia Kokhi. The village of Kastro, was the capital of the island during ancient times until 1836. It is built on top of a high cliff on the island's east shore and today has extensive medieval remains and is the location of the island's archeological museum. The port settlement, on the west coast of the island is known as Kamares.
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Baie et port de Faros, Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece
this is an amazing picture of the mid-summer sunset
Apollonia 840 03, Greece
EPAL of Sifnos (Vocational Lyceum) in Apollonia.
Artemonas primary school and kindergarten.
Heroon of Sifnos, located in Apollonia. Erected in 1926 by the Union of Sifniots in Athens (renovated in 1965); it honors the Sifniots who fell in battle starting from the Balkan Wars of 1912.
A statue of the Sifniot poet, philologist and translator Ioannis Gryparis. Located in front of the Artemonas primary school.
A bike parked next to an ancient sarcophagus on the street of Kastro, Sifnos.
Kopela style Sifniot pottery produced by the S. Apostolidis workshop in Platys Gialos. Collection of Antonis G. Troullos.
Kopela style Sifniot pottery produced by the S. Apostolidis workshop in Platys Gialos. Collection of Antonis G. Troullos.
Ceramics produced by the Kalogirou, Apostolidis, Lemonis workshops in Sifnos. Collection of Antonis G. Troullos.
Old fruit plates, mortar, candlestick, lantern, lamp and teapot from Sifnos, collection of Antonis G. Troullos.
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- Faros Sifnos Cyclades. Luca Conti from Senigallia, Italy / CC BY 2.0
- Simeon sif. Iason.nb / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Apollonia 840 03, Greece - panoramio. 7777777kz / CC BY 3.0
- EPAL of Sifnos. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dimotiko Sxolio Artemona. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heroon of Sifnos Apollonia. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ioannis Gryparis Statue Artemonas. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kastro Sifnos Sarcophagus with Bike. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kopela Style Sifniot Pottery 1. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kopela Style Sifniot Pottery 2. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lemonis Sifniot Pottery Troullos. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old metal objects from Sifnos Troullos. Catlemur / CC BY-SA 4.0