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Folegandros is a welcoming little island of the Aegean. It has its own fun club as visitors keep coming, year after year, to meet friends from all over the world. Somehow they all seem to be spellbound to it and everyone enjoys that. Locals treat visitors as honorary guests rather than tourists while the latter think their coming over for a family reunion.
The mild tourist development of the last couple of decades has allowed Folegandros to acquire the infrastructure required for modern, organized facilities and services, while at the same time managed to preserve its own, special character.
The people of Folegandros continue to care for their homeland and to enjoy their way of life, which they share with the continually increasing friends of the island.
Folegandros is a rewarding place. After the arrival at the port of Karavostassis the island unfolds its beauty offering a wide variety of activities to choose from: the aimless wandering along the paved streets of Hora and the alleyways of Kastro, walking up the cliff to Panaghia, swimming in one of the secluded or more popular beaches, exploring the mainland through the numerous footpaths that run through the whole island. Let s not forget the homemade, traditional food at Hora, Ano Meria or Angali, the party atmosphere at the squares of Hora or the celebrations with live music after a few glasses of wine at the taverns.
The main settlements of Folegandros are Hora, Ano Meria and Karavostassis, the port of the island. Angali is a summer resort. Smaller settlements are Livadi and Petoussis.
Folegandros is part of the SW Cyclades. Its highest peak is 455 m. above sea level, the island s total area is 32 square m. its total length 13 Km, the maximum width is 3.7 and the minimum 1.1 Km. The distance from Piraeus is 104 nautical miles. |
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