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The island is a Natura 2000 protected area with no more than 5% of its area to be developed. [8] The Greek government is yet to confirm the legality of the purchase. An investigation is underway, as Giannis Mihelakis (a New Democracy MP ) raised the question in the Greek parliament. [ 9 ]
Chora or Hora (Greek: Χώρα [2]), officially Ios (Greek: Ίος), is the capital town of Ios Island in Greece and is the largest settlement on the island. It contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments. The town has only some small roads for cars many paths only accessible by foot.
There are several references to the island in the works of ancient authors, including as Amphe (Ἄμφη), [2] Astrabe (Άστράβη), [2] and Achni (Άχνη).Concerning Kasos (Κάσος), Samuel Bochart (1674) and Victor Bérard (1902) suggested that it could derive from the Canaanite word kas ' foam ', and that it is a doublet with Greek Achni (Άχνη).
It’s 10 p.m. on Antiparos, a small Greek island off of the coast of Paros (hence the name), and we’re scrambling to make what we’re convinced is the last ferry back.
With 227 inhabited islands in total and six main island regions, Greece offers almost too much choice. Lucy Thackray lays out some of the best routes to help you plan your next island-hopping ...
There are some cities that actually pay you to live there, with some giving away lots for free and others paying residents to move in. These places will pay you to live there — but there’s a catch
Greece has many islands, [Note 1] with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 [1] to 6,000, [2] depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 [3] and 227. [2] The largest Greek island by both area and population is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea.
The Greek tourist boom beginning in the mid-20th century largely bypassed Kythnos because its harbor lacked a deep-water dock for ferryboats. The construction of a new mole in 1974 precipitated great changes. Today, the island is a modern, prosperous place, with a burgeoning tourist trade.