Sikinos Island

By Ferry

From Piraeus with Zante Ferries, 4 times a week (7 hours and 25 minutes)

Transportation on the island

By car: Alopronia - Chora (3.5 km) / Alopronia - Dialiskari (2.5 km) / Chora Episkopi (4.5 km) / Chora - Ag. Georgios (4.5 km) / Chora - Monastery (1.5 km) / Chora - Profitis Elias (2 km)

Bus: regular service Alopronia - Country - Diocese

Taxi: At Sikinos There is no Taxi

Boat: to reach beaches

Sikinos has been producing lots of grapes and wine since the ancient times. This is why the ancient byname of Sikinos was Oinoi, since "oinos" means "wine" in GreekThe name is dated back to prehistoric times. The first reference of "Sikinos" is made by Solon in 604 B.C.

Thoas the king of the island of Lemnos was hiding in a trunk as he fled his home island, as women of Lemnos revolted and slaughtered all males.

The trunk drifted all the way to Oinoi. There Thoas met a nymph and had a son whom he named Sikinos. The island was named after this man, Sikinos, son of Thoas.

Source: www.sikinos.gr

During ancient times the island was believed to be Ionian.

From archaeologic and historic remnants scattered all over Sikinos it is assumed that the island has been inhabited since the prehistoric times.

It fell into the hands of successive conquerors until, after a brief occupation by the Ottomans, it became part of Greece in 1828.

Source: www.sikinos.gr