Place - History of the Small Cyclades

The only solution to feel old-fashioned in the Cyclades, ie holidays without cars, pressure, traffic and demanding consumers and to move to human, sluggish and lazy rhythms, can only be directed to Small Cyclades. Redemptive walks on old paths to reach idyllic sandy beaches, or short boat trips to swim in emerald waters.

The six islands that belong to the complex of small Cyclades and administratively in the Municipality of Naxos are the I was shaking (14 sq.km. and 130 inhabitants), the Pano Koufonisi (6 sq.km. and 370 inhabitants), the Kato Koufonissi (4 sq. Km. Uninhabited, but visitable by alternatives who often set up tents on the shores), the I was rope (9 sq.km. and 250 inhabitants), h Heraklion (18 sq.km. and 150 inhabitants) and the Candle (15 sq. Km. Uninhabited as an archeological site).

The main feature of all 6 islands together with their islets is that they belonged to a period of the 19th century in its ownership. Hozoviotissa Monastery of Amorgos and the inhabitants were landless farmers and stockbreeders and when the estates were expropriated the inhabitants acquired their own land.

Today the tourism of the Small Cyclades is developing mild in small hotels or in tasteful rooms and is the paradise of alternative holidays. The islands have many features in common - one of their most characteristic is the hospitality of the inhabitants and the friendly atmosphere to the visitors - but also some differences in the organization of the society and the local economy, such as the large fishing fleet in Pano Koufonisi, the cultivation of fava in Schinoussa or the production of thyme honey in Heraklion.