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The second largest island in area is Euboea or Evvia, which is separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. After the third and fourth largest Greek islands, Lesbos and Rhodes, the rest of the islands are two-thirds of the area of Rhodes, or smaller.
Aegean Sea with island groups Extent of the Aegean Sea. This is a list of Aegean Islands, which includes the English, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Latin, Medieval Latin, and Italian names for these islands in the Aegean Sea arranged by island group.
Our favourite Greek island-hopping routes include the Argo-Saronics that hops between Athens-Poros-Hydra-Spetses, the Cyclades that travels between Santorini-Milos-Sifnos-Serifos-Paros-Mykonos ...
Indeed, many toponyms in Modern Greek now have different names than were used in by Greek-speaking communities in the past. An example is Malta, which was called Μελίτη (Melítē) and was once home to a Greek-speaking community. However, this community is gone or assimilated, and the common Modern Greek name is Μάλτα (Málta, from ...
Nightclubs that feature laïkó music in Greece are popularly called bouzoukia (deriving from the plural of the main Greek instrument bouzouki). They typically have a raised stage ("pista") where singers, dancers and musicians perform, and a series of closely spaced long tables at right angles to the stage so that every guest can see the show.
Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; Greek: Ζάκυνθος, romanized: Zákynthos [ˈzacinθos] ⓘ; Italian: Zacinto [dzaˈtʃinto]) or Zante (/ ˈ z æ n t i /, US also / ˈ z ɑː n t eɪ /, [3] [4] Italian:; Greek: Τζάντε, romanized: Tzánte; from the Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea.
Folegandros (also Pholegandros; Greek: Φολέγανδρος) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea that, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. Its surface area is 32.216 square kilometres (12.439 sq mi) [2] and it has 719 inhabitants (2021). It has three small villages, Chora ...
And you guessed it: Those are some pretty epic Greek names for kids, too. More from SheKnows. 75 Books Every Kid Needs to Read, From Baby to Teen ... Greek baby girl names and meanings. Greek baby ...