Khea - Kythnos- Serifos - Sifnos - Kimolos - Milos - Folegandros.
The island is 74 km2 large and is located 120 km off of the coast of Athens. The highest mountain is Proph. Ilias (680 m.)
Weather/Climate
December, January, February - Aegean winter - comparable with German April weather. Exception - January has a short period called the little Summer.
March, April, May, June = Springtime, nearing summer temperatures.
June, July, August, September - Summer
September, October, November - Late summer, beginning of fall.
Swimming in the ocean depends on your individual resistance to cold in the months Mar.-April and Oct.- Nov.
History
3000 B.C: early Bronze - Karer and Phoenicians inhabit the island and with the Neolithics form the 'early' cycladic culture.
1600 B.C.: late Bronze - Sifnos is under the cultural and economical hegemony of the Minoans of Crete 1100 B.C.: Ionians inhabit the island.
800 B.C.: Rising development of an ethnic patriotism. Development of city-states. Sifnos is under the dominance of Milos. Gold is discovered on the island.
500 B.C.: Sifnos becomes a member of the alliance of Greek city-states and takes part in the battles of Marathon, Salamis, and Platea to defeat the Persians. Sifnos joins the Delian alliance. Hegemony of Athens.
383 B.C.: Under power of Phillip of Macedonia.
323 B.C.: Attack of the Persians. Rescue by Alexander the Great. Sifnos underlies the power of Ptolemeis of Egypt after Alexander's death.
146 B.C.: Rise of the Roman Empire.
395A.D.: Split of the Roman Empire. Sifnos underlies Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 1207 A.D.: Sifnos under Venetian Power.
1307 A.D.: "Antonio de Coronia" names himself Lord of Sifnos. Kastro becomes first city on the island. Later on Sifnos is given to Nikolas Gozzadino of Bologna (Ita.).
1537 A.D.: Suleiman the Great drives the Venetians of the island. 1568 A.D.: Return of the Venetians.
1617 A.D.: The Turks take over Sifnos until 1830, with the exception of the Russian occupation of Greece during the Russian - Turkish war (1768-74).
1821 A.D.: Start of the Greek rebellion against the Turkish occupation. Sifnos participates in the fights - the Turks answer by way of stationing a Turkish fleet in Sifnos. With the help of dominant allied forces the Turks are defeated in the battle of Navarino.
1829 A.D.: Greece becomes independent state under the protection of allied powers.
03.10.2003
Khea - Kythnos- Serifos - Sifnos - Kimolos - Milos - Folegandros.
The island is 74 km2 large and is located 120 km off of the coast of Athens. The highest mountain is Proph. Ilias (680 m.)
03.10.2003
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