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( 22840 33074; Artemonas; dishes €3.50-4.50; lunch & dinner)
Delicious, simple small
plates like chickpea dumplings are served on a patio under trees on Artemonas' central
square.
Mamma Mia
ITALIAN $$$
(
22840 33086;
www.mammamiasifnos.com
; Ano Petali; mains €8-15;
lunch & dinner)
Real
Italians cook real Italian specialities, with gregarious smiles.
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Around Sifnos
Not to be missed is the walled cliff-top village of
Kastro
, 3km from Apollonia. The
former capital is a magical place of buttressed alleyways and whitewashed houses sur-
rounded by valleys and sea. It has a modest
archaeological museum
( 22840 31022;
8.30am-3pm Tue-Sun)
, and the small port
Seralia
is nestled below.
On the southeast coast, the little fishing hamlet of
Faros
has a couple of nice beaches
nearby, including
Fasolou
, reached up steps and over the headland from the bus stop.
The handsome whitewashed monastery of
Chrysopigi
perches on an islet connected to
the shore by a tiny footbridge and is abutted by spectacular beaches with clear, azure wa-
ters. Footpaths rim the headlands.
Platys Gialos
, 10km south of Apollonia, has a big, generous beach entirely backed by
tavernas, domatia and shops.
Vathy
, on the southwest coast, is a super-low-key village on an almost circular bay of
aquamarine beauty.
In the north, wild barren cliffs drop to the sea and small, bedraggled
Heronisos
sits on
a protected bay 15km from Apollonia. Excellent
Vroulidia Beach
requires four-wheel
drive or a boat.
Sights & Activities
Acropolis of Agios Andreas
RUIN
( 22840 31488; admission €2; 8am-3pm Tue-Sun)
At the heart of the island, about 2km
south of Apollonia, this well-excavated hilltop acropolis dates from the Mycenaean peri-
od (13th century BC). Take in extensive views of interior valleys and neighbouring Paros
