Cyclades
Your Guide to Paros
From teen partygoers to young families, from gourmet couples to wizened hikers, from stylish art lovers to island hopping students, Paros welcomes all-comers with open arms
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Amorgos: Immerse Yourself in an Authentic Cycladic Experience
An alternative destination for a relaxing holiday, in a setting of untamed beauty with a Cycladic flavour
Thousands of island plots in waiting
Almost 17,700 undeveloped properties outside zoning areas have been sold in the last five years in the islands of the South Aegean and Ionian Sea alone, and of these, more than a third are in the Cyclades chain.
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Greece has its own 'sahara desert' - Where is it?
A unique natural landscape for Greece in the northern Aegean Sea
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Your Guide to Folegandros
An island for dedicated Cycladic lovers, rugged Folegandros is the undiluted magic essence of an Aegean island
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Man Utd defender Harry Maguire’s appeals trial in Greece postponed due to strike
The appeals trial of Manchester United defender Harry Maguire over a nightclub brawl on the Greek island of Mykonos has been postponed for a year because of a lawyers' strike, court officials told The Associated Press.
Cycladic islands’ character under threat
The alarming course of destruction wrought to the unique landscape and character of the Cycladic islands in the Aegean is highlighted by the proposal of the Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) to the Europa Nostra federation regarding endangered monuments and cultural heritage sites.
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Top court ruling seen as pivotal to island character
In a decision that will determine the fate of the traditional character of many Aegean islands, Greece's top annulment court is set to decide on Tuesday on the building limits on Amorgos.
Amorgos’ pioneering fishermen
Fishermen from the island of Amorgos, the easternmost of the Cyclades, are calling for the establishment of three marine areas where fishing will be banned, as well as a 1.5-nautical mile zone around the island where the ban would apply in April and May - the breeding months for most fish species.
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Sustainability and tourism in Greece’s Cyclades islands
Yannis Palaiologos, a journalist at large with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss how tourism and frantic development is impacting Greece's most popular islands in the Cyclades, and look into the efforts of a relatively new initiative called the "Sustainable Cyclades" project, which aims to put a spotlight on these issues.