- Kostas Sanem -
June 28, 2014
Sifnos is a small island in the Cyclades island group of the Aegean Sea with a permanent population of about 2,500. Sifnos has been known as the home of a handful of famous Greek poets and is often praised for its traditional Greek cuisine.
The absence of an airport has protected the island’s culture from large tourist populations and large scale development. Therefore the appeal of Sifnos is due to its successful retaining of traditional ways of life, its removal from the beaten track of mass-tourism, its pristine beaches and its historically unspoiled settlements, churches and monasteries. Sifnos is well known for its food as well, and many world famous chefs have come from this small island.
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Sifnos
The island is threaded with ancient footpaths that wander through the foothills to the island’s many small white churches and monasteries, and ancient ruins. Tourism hasn’t touched this island in the way it has other Cycladic islands such as Santorini and Mykonos, so there are no posh beach bars; instead there are tavernas offering home cooked Greek and local delicacies on the beautiful sandy and rocky beaches of the island. The main village of the island, Apollonia, has the Cycladic charm with its pedestrian marble paths and this is where all the island’s nightlife and many great bars are to be found.
The hills of the island create panoramic sea views everywhere you go, with sheep and goats roaming in all the pastoral views. It may sound like the archetypal Greek island, but not many of them are as Greek an island as this island is, which is part of Sifnos’ appeal.​
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