| About Anaphi
Its the southest island of the Cyclades. Santorini
is the nearest island. Hora with the picturesque
windmills is the village in the island. Agios
Nicolas and Klisid are small communities.
According to Mythology the island was named
Anaphi because it emerged from the depths
of the sea to offer refuge and save the Argonauts
from a fierce storm.
Of course many say that
the name simply stands for the cic-existence
of snakes in the island- "aney opheon"
("without snakes"). In the 5th century
BC Anaphi was a member of the Athenian alliance.
During the Middle Age it belonged to the Duchy
of Naxos. In 1537 it is conquered by the Turks
and is fried in 1821 with the rest of Greece.
In spite of its small
gegoraphic size, Anafi has mythological and
archeological interest. On the place of Apollans'
Aiglita's temple which was replaced latest
by the monastery of Panagias Kalamiotisas
(whose little ruins still exist) there are
tombs of Aphrodite, Asklipios and tisian Zeus.
Giakinthia and Grania are celeb rated there.
During the kingdom of Othonas, many habitants
of Anaphi moved to Athens and build their
community as today's Anaphiotika, in the northEast
side of Acropolis, above Plaka.
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