Lesser known Cyclades

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These pictures were taken during a walking tour organised by Ramblers Holidays to the Greek islands of Kythnos and Serifos in the western Cyclades.

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First we visited Kythnos, some 3½ hours sailing time south of Piraeus, the port for Athens:

Above Chora
Prodromos
Merichas Kolona Loutra
Merichas
Kolonna
Loutra
Agios Dimitrios Profitis Ilias Goat on wall
Agios Dimitrios
Profitis Ilias
Intrepid goat!

Next we sailed for a further 1½ hours south to the island of Serifos:

Above Chora Psili Amos Grecian urn
Our party, above Chora
Psili Amos
Grecian urn
Chora Windmills, Chora Chora 1931
Chora
Windmills, Chora
Chora in 1931*
Livadakia Livadi Sifnos
Livadakia
Livadi
Sifnos

Finally, we spent some time in Athens:

Acropolis by night Caryatids Parthenon
The Acropolis by night
Porch of the Caryatids
The Parthenon
Olympic stadium 2004 Tomb of Unknown Soldier Olympic stadium 1896
Olympic stadium 2004
Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Olympic stadium 1896
Lamp shop
Lamp shop, Monastiraki

* Photo by kind permission of the Naias Hotel, Livadi, Serifos.