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The Cyclades islands are a Greek Island Group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece. They are one of the Island Groups which constitute the Aegean Archipelago. The Cyclades comprise about 220 Islands, the major ones being Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Eschati, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Folegandros, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Siros, Tinos and Santorini. Most of the smaller islands are uninhabited. Ermoupolis on Siros is the chief town and administrative center of the prefecture
The islands are peaks of a submerged mountainous terrain, with the exception of two volcanic islands, Milos and Santorini. The climate is generally dry and mild. Cooler temperatures are in higher elevations and mainly do not receive wintry weather. In transportation, the Cyclades is the only prefecture in Greece that is not linked with a state-maintained highway or a highway number. All of the roads in the island complex are secondary or provincial.
Suggested Sailing Routes in Cyclades islands
The North Aegean Islands are a number of disconnected islands in the north Aegean Sea. The main islands are the Greek islands of Samos and Ikaria, Chios, Lesbos, and Lemnos. The main islands in the Thracian Sea in the far north are the Greek islands of Samothrace and Thasos.
The Dodekanese Islands, literally “twelve islands”, are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek Islands in the Aegean Sea. They have a rich history and many of even the smallest inhabited islands boast dozens of Byzantine churches and medieval castles.
Suggested Sailing Routes in Dodecanese islands
The Sporades islands are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. It consists of 24 islands, of which five are inhabited. Alonissos, Skiathos, Skopelos, Peristera and Skyros.
Suggested Sailing Routes in Sporades islands
The Ionian Islands are traditionally called “Eptanisa”, meaning: “The Seven Islands”, although the group includes many smaller islands as well as the seven principal ones. The seven are, from north to south: Kerkyra usually known as Corfu in English, Paxi also known as Paxos in English, Lefkada also known as Lefkas in English, Ithaki usually known as Ithaca in English, Kefallonia often known as Cephalonia in English, Kythira sometimes known as Cerigo in English.
Suggested Sailing Routes in Ionian islands
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