Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Boat Services from Sikinos
DESTINATION
TIME
FARE
FREQUENCY
Anafi
4hr
€10
4 weekly
Folegandros
40min
€5
1-3 daily
Ios
20min
€5
1-4 daily
Kea (Tzia)
11hr
€24
2 weekly
Kythnos
10¼hr
€18
2 weekly
Naxos
2¼hr
€8
4 weekly
Paros*
3hr 10min
€15.10
1-2 daily
Piraeus
8hr 25min
€31
4 weekly
Santorini (Thira)
1¾hr
€8
4 weekly
Syros
7hr
€13
1-3 daily
*high-speed services
Sights
A Venetian fortress that stood here in the 13th century gave
Kastro
its name. Today it is
a truly charming, lived-in place, with winding alleyways between brilliant white houses.
At its heart is the main square and the
Church of Pantanassa
. Check out the buildings
surrounding the church which were homes to the town's weathy merchants; two-storey
affairs with remnants of ornate stonework around the windows.
The shells of old windmills cling to the plunging cliffside on the northern side of
Kastro. Also to the north, a flight of whitewashed steps leads to the once-fortified monas-
tery of
Moni Zoödohou Pigis
, high above the town. Originally built as a women's mon-
astery in 1690, this is where the villagers would hide during pirate attacks. You can still
see the cells where the nuns lived along with their household items and farming tools.
Just west of Kastro, above steeply terraced fields and reached by another flight of
steps, is the reclusive, beautiful
Hora
. Still home to 15 residents, it's a patchwork of
derelict and well-tended houses and is definitely worth a wander.
From the saddle between Kastro and Hora, a surfaced road leads southwest to
Moni
Episkopis
( 6.30pm-8.30pm)
. The remains here are believed to be those of a
3rd-century AD Roman mausoleum that was transformed into a church in the 7th century
