Written by Eleftheria Psychogiou In Amorgos ‘we will dismember their arms’ if they dare to grub up even one single juniper more. We will become “varvaki” and eat them!!! The residents of Amorgos, mainly those in the region of the Lower Meria, are infuriated because of the so called exploitation of alternative, natural sources of energy that takes place on their island; in this context, ...
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We’re cleaning up Amorgos
On Sunday, 24th of June, the Amorgos Municipality, with the help of the Cultural Association of Tholaria and SKY channel, will clean up the Mikri Vlihada beach
Read More »The Shepherd of Keros passed on
Dimitris Artemis, known to most of those who visited the Small Cyclades and especially the Koufonisia as the “shepherd of Keros”, died on January the 24th, 2012, and was buried in his little homeland, “Potamos of Amorgos”. That’s how I met him myself, about thirty years ago, we became friends and I devoted more than a few writings to him and the island, Keros. At ...
Read More »Fatal car crash in Amorgos
Yesterday afternoon (22-9-2011) at Lagada, Amorgos, the truck a 26 year old was driving collided with a motorcycle. The motorcycle, which was riden by a 42 year old local, collided with another motorcycle as a result of the first collision. The second motorbike was riden by a 33 year old foreign national from Albania. Both riders were seriously injured. They were transported by means of ...
Read More »“Gone”, the “Big Blue” protagonist
The female dolphin Josephine that starred in Luc Besson's "Big Blue",has passed.
Read More »The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Little Easter in Summer
Happy many returns to all. Happy August 15th
Read More »Asfontilitis, a monument of Amorgian rural architecture
The once vibrant agricultural establishment, untouched by later influences, seals the site with its simple aesthetics: threshing floors and wells, ovens and the internal configuration of the house (location of home, built-in beds, etc.), the stone path crossing. … Stone, as a building material, is difficult to distinguish from the natural surroundings, forming a complex picture, in all the simplicity of its traditional folk architecture. ...
Read More »Amorgos Municipality: 2011 Census Results
Elstat released the provisional results of the population census they carried out last May. Across the country, 10,787,690 residents have participated in the census out of whom, 5,303,690 (49,2%) were males and 5,484,000 were females. In the Region of Naxos: Municipality of Naxos and Small Cyclades Total Population: 19.440, Male: 9.770, Female: 9.670 Permanent population density / sq. km.: 39.20 Amorgos Municipality Total Popuplation: 1,940, ...
Read More »“Little Amorgos”
«The island is not to be sold to Turks» "Little Amorgos" became famous after the news that saw the light of publicity talking about it being sold by the Hellenic country to a Turk businessman.
Read More »48th AEGEAN RALLY S
ALL READY FOR THE 48th AEGEAN RALLY START Sponsored by “Amita MOTION” The countdown to the 48th Aegean Sailing Rally organized by the HORC and sponsored by “Amita Motion” has started. The start of the oldest and largest sailing race offshore of our country will be on Friday, July 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Faliro. The Aegean Rally, organized for the 48th consecutive year by ...
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