Kythnos

About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said.

Two rescue operations were underway Wednesday for migrants crammed on board sailboats, one far off the coast of a western Greek island and the other off the coast of a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said.

Problems in the supply of electricity on non-interconnected islands have been considerable this summer after similar issues last year too.

The old production units are failing one after the other due to faults, while in many cases there are no spare parts - due to their age.

Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered "countless" pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the centuries, Greece's Culture Ministry said on June 7.

Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered "countless" pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the centuries, Greece's Culture Ministry said Wednesday.

After a 30-year wait, the island of Kythnos has inaugurated its archaeological museum. The launch ceremony was attended by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. Housed in an old municipal building, the museum was created with funding from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2014-2021 of the South Aegean Region and a budget of 1.6 million euros.

A strong 4.8 point magnitude earthquake occurred in the island of Kythnos shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located 39 kilometers southwest of Kythnos, with a focal depth of 114.7 kilometers.

Located in a wild, inhospitable and isolated corner of the Cycladic island of Kea, the Parallel House took the prize for Best First Work by a Young Architect at this year's Domes Greek Architecture Awards earlier this month.

A trip around the Aegean is one of the best 50 journeys of a lifetime, according to international tour operator Flight Network.

The route selected in "The World's Best Journeys 2018" includes Athens, Aegina, Hydra, Kythnos, Kea, Syros, Myconos, Naxos, Paros, Ios (pictured), Sifnos, Santorini and Iraklio.

On Monday state sell-off fund TAIPED will publish an invitation for expressions of investor interest in the abandoned Xenia hotel unit on the Cycladic island of Kythnos - complete with hot springs.