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Apollonia
Apollonia (also called Stavri) is the capital city
of Sifnos since 1836 and the seat of Municipality
of Sifnos. The name of the place is ancient and
means a city dedicated in the god Apollona.
For the origin of popular name Stavri that is faced
since 1677 various versions exist: a) from a man
name Stavros, b) from the holy name Stavri (Saint
Stavros, old church of the settlement), c) from
the topical geographic location that possesses the
settlement, as it constitutes obligatorily crossroad
to any direction of the island, d) from the form
of cross that the houses of the settlement appeared
to shape.
Apollonia, which is the administrative centre of
island possesses also the geographic centre of Sifnos.
It is build amphitheatrically on three small hills.
Here can also be found the public services as Police,
Greek Telecom Organisation (O.T.E.), Town hall,
Greek Post (ELTA), the Banks branch of Alpha Bank,
Bank of Piraeus, National Bank of Greece, as well
as the three fuel stations.
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Making a small walk in the small roads of
Apollonia the visitor can find souvenirs,
taste local food, visit the folklore museum,
the Heros Square, the old schools of Saint
Artemisiou, Catholic of Saint Artemisou, the
church of Panagia of Barou and in the taller
top of the homonym mountain dominates the
monastery of Prophet Ilias (1114) in which
the art of painting holy pictures was cultivated.
The view of Sifnos from the monastery is panoramic.
Particularly fascinating is the way in which
the central settlements are developed on the
small hills, that give the impression of field
bloomed with lily. |
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HOTEL MYRTO IN SIFNOS ISLAND GREECE - 84003 Kamares - SIFNOS - GREECE
Tel.: +30 22840 32055, 32386 Fax: +30 22840 32386 Mobile: +30 6932 942300 Winter Tel./Fax: +30 210 6715202
E-mail:
info@hotel-myrto.gr
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