Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades Karthaia was one of the four ancient Greek city-states on the island of Keos (today Kea or Tzia) in the Cyclades. It is located on the southeastern coast of the island.The site was inhabited continuously for c. 1,300 years, approximately... View More
Acropolis of Ioulida
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Acropolis of Ioulida
Agia Irini Church
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Agia Irini Church
Agia Marina Tower
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades 4th century B.C. The Tower of the Classical Times, a defensive building, consisting of five floors was constructed from schist and marble. It is a rare example of massive stone square tower and one of the finest existing Greek... View More
Agia Marina Tower
Agios Charalampos Church
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Agios Charalampos Church
Agios Eleftherios Church
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Agios Eleftherios Church
Agios Georgios Church
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Agios Georgios Church
Agios Nikolaos Lighthouse
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades The lighthouse was built by the French Lighthouse Company, over the ancient ruins of the temple of Poseidon. With a height of 8 m and focal height 32 m, it was the first lighthouse which was lit in the Cyclades in 1831 and the... View More
Agios Nikolaos Lighthouse
Agios Sozon Church
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Agios Sozon Church
Ancient Poisses
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Ancient Poisses
Archaeological Museum of Kea - Tzia
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades Archaeological Museum of Kea is one of the most important museums in the Cyclades, with a wide spectrum of finds from excavations on the island from the Neolithic period to the end of the ancient world (7th B.C. – 2nd century... View More
Archaeological Museum of Kea - Tzia
Archaeological Site of Agia Irini
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades Opposite Vourkari there is the archaeological site of Agia Irini with its eponymous quaint church. The pre-historic settlement of Agia Irini (3300 B.C.) was one of the most important settlements in the Aegean Sea and part of it... View More
Archaeological Site of Agia Irini
Center of Contemporary Art
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Center of Contemporary Art
Episkopi Monastery
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Episkopi Monastery
Kastro
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades Kastro in the northwestern of Ioulida, was named after the Venetian Castle which was built in 1210 by using building material from the site of the ancient acropolis of Ioulis. The interior walls of many houses in this quarter... View More
Kastro
Katsonis Crossing
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades The road in Kokka ends in a narrow crossing which is known as The Katsonis Crossing. A marble plague is placed there made by the Kean Giorgos Hionatos, to prove how important role Kea played before the revolution of 1821. Lampros... View More
Katsonis Crossing
Kokka
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades Kokka, abandoned today, was one of the most important industrial zones for coaling steamships in Greece and a real source of money and life for the island. Today, the coal-yards and the houses of the workers which were built in... View More
Kokka
Lion of Kea - Liondas
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades 1,5 km outside Ioulida we meet the legendary Lion of Kea “Liondas”. It is a big stone carved lion (9m) from the Archaic period (about 6th century B.C.) and with an ironical smile on its serene face gazes towards Ioulida in... View More
Lion of Kea - Liondas
Neolithic Settlement of Kefala
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades An equally important archaeological site very close to Agia Irini is Kefala. View More
Neolithic Settlement of Kefala
Old Enamel and Metalwork Factory
Kea - Tzia Island, Kea - Tzia Island, Cyclades On the outskirts of Korissia one is impressed by the remains of the big installations that once were an Enamel and Metalwork factory. Its proud chimney (45m) is visible from the entrance of the bay of Agios Nikolaos. Being the... View More