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Embarkation Athens - Syros The Cyclades are a group of islands of varying sizes scattered over the deep blue waters of the Aegean. Some of them are well known both to the public at large and the international 'jet-set', while others remain litle known and scarcely figure on the tourist scene. Taken as a whole, they make an ideal holiday destination for visitors of the most varied tastes. A fusion of stone, sunlight and sparkling sea, the Cyclades lie to the east of the Peloponnese and south east of the coast of Attica. They stretch as far as Samos and Ikaria to the east and are bounded to the south by the Cretan Sea. According to the most likely tradition, they owe their name to the notional circle which they appear to form around the sacred island of Delos.
Yet, in spite of the characteristics which the islands have in common - sparkling sea, sun, the landscape and the austere line of the architecture - each retains its own individual features, which visitors can discover as they explore them one by one. The Cycladic islands enjoy a Mediterranean climate, with an average temperature for the year of 18 - 20' C. The winters are mild and the summers - by Greek standards - cool thanks to the beneficial effects of the seasonal winds known as the 'meltemi'.
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The
Cyclades
The
Cyclades have exercised a powerful charm since ancient times, even though access
to them then was not particularly esay. This was the birthplace of one of the
Mediterranean's most important civilisations, one which took its name from the
islands: the Cycladic civilisation (3000 - 1000 BC). Geologists attribute the
peculiar form which the Cyclades take today to a succession of geological
upheavals - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, movements of the earth's crust -
which resulted in the submergence of large chunks of land. Many believe that one
such strech of land was the lost continent of Atlantis.
Above
all, the people who live here, with their own individual approach to the world,
bring to life the narrow alleyways of the villages and the pathways of the
countryside, the countless tiny chapels, the windmills, the dovecotes or the
wind beaten hillsides and are themselves a basic feature of the charm which
these possess.