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Icaria, also spelled Ikaria (Greek: Ικαρία, ), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. Administratively, Icaria forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria regional unit , which is part of the North Aegean region .
Ikaria (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ικαρίας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean . The regional unit covers the island of Ikaria and the small archipelago Fournoi Korseon , in the Aegean Sea .
Agios Kirykos is located twenty five minutes from the airport, five minutes away from Therma, and about an hour away from Evdilos. Agios Kiryoshosts a variety of places to visit. the center of the town lies the plateia. Similar to a town square, many restaurants and public buildings surround the plateia.
Horace makes a reference to Icarian waves in Liber I, Carmen I, line 15 ("Ad Maecenatem"); [2] the first stanza of his Ode 4.2 also alludes to the Icarian Sea. [3]Strabo states that it connects with the Carpathian Sea on the south, and on the West with the Cretan Sea.
The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the ...
Icaria or Ikaria (Ancient Greek: Ἰκαρία), also known as Icarium or Ikarion (Ἰκάριον), was a deme of ancient Attica on the northeastern slopes of Mount Pentelikon. It holds pride of place due to its prominence in Greek mythology as the place where Icarius , or Ikarios (Ικάριος) received the god Dionysus , who taught him the ...
Evdilos (Greek: Εύδηλος) is a village and a former municipality in the central part of the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] 40 km northwest of Agios Kirykos. Its name means visible and freely rendered open horizon.
Faros is a village at the southeast end of the island of Ikaria, Greece. It is located on a small plain home to many vineyards. Its beach is two miles (3.2 km) long [1] (said to be the longest on the island). Many consider Faros to be a tourist destination. Faros has taverns, quiet bars, cafes, and windsurfing.