Sifnos Island is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Sifnos Island!
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades Perhaps the most imposing church is Panagia Chrisopigi (Holy Virgin Mary The Golden Spring), the patron saint of the island, the history of which is closely connected to a series of religious traditions and myths. It is an important... View More
Eftamartyres Church
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades The Church of the Eptamartyres (the Seven Witnesses) built right on the sea below the Kastro hill. View More
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades This is the first organised open-air archaeological site on the island that is open to the public. It lies on the plateau of the hill of Agios Andreas (Ai Dria as it is referred to by the local people) covering an area of about... View More
Ancient Acropolis of Agios Andreas
Ancient Acropolis of Kastro
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades At the very top of the hill are the ruins of the ancient acropolis of Kastro (6th century BC), with a Sifnian marble wall, the only surviving marble wall of this era in the Cyclades preserved today. The ancient acropolis, the... View More
Ancient Acropolis of Kastro
Ancient Mines
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades The subsoil of the island consists mainly of schist, gneiss and marble, but also is also mineral-bearing, containing argentiferous lead, copper, iron and zinc deposits, a fact that has played a catalytic role in the development... View More
Ancient Mines
Ancient Tomb of Soroudi
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades This large structure, probably a Mycenaean ‘tholos’ (dome-shaped) burial mound (17th-11th century BC), is located at a site known locally as ‘Soroudi’ (near Pantokratora), clearly taken from the Greek word ‘soros’... View More
Ancient Tomb of Soroudi
Ancient Towers
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades During the island prosperous period (during the 6th century BC), due to the wealth amassed from the exploitation of the mines, the Sifnians started building a network of beacon towers across the whole of the island. The first... View More
Ancient Towers
Archaeological Museum of Sifnos
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades The two-storey building of the Archaeological Museum of Sifnos was constructed by the Archaeological Service in the 1970s, on a plot of land donated by Professor Georgios Maridakis.
It was renovated by the Ministry of Culture... View More
Archaeological Museum of Sifnos
Archaeological Site of Agios Andreas - Museum
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades This is the newest and most modern museum of the island (open to the public since 2010). On display are a variety of selected findings from excavations in the region, and a wealth of print and visual material pertaining to both... View More
Ecclesiastical Art Museum at the Monastery of Vrisis
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades This represents the ‘Study of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Sifnos’ housed in the Monastery of Vrisis or Vrissiani (Our Lady of the Fountain). Here manuscripts, codified parchments, copies of old printed editions, a New Testament... View More
Ecclesiastical Art Museum at the Monastery of Vrisis
Folklore Museum of Sifnos
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades The collection is housed in a building on the main square in Apollonia (Plateia Iroon). The museum is owned by the Sifnian Association and includes exhibits relating to the traditional daily life of the island, including agricultural... View More
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades In Rambagas Square (off the main path) there is a bust of the Sifnos publisher, militant journalist, and satirical poet Kleanthis Triantafyllou, who was born in Sifnos in 1850, and later published the progressive political satirical... View More
Kleanthis Triantafyllou Bust
Mycenaean Temple on the Hill of Prophet Ilias
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades A path leading uphill from the Apollonia - Herronisos main road, near Troulaki, is a 35 minute hike to the top of the hill of Profitis Elias (463 m), where there are the remains of the ancient temple (6th century BC).
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Mycenaean Temple on the Hill of Prophet Ilias
Mycenaean Walls on the Hill of Agios Nikitas
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades Heading from Apollonia to Herronisos, before the village Troulaki, there is an uphill path leading to the hilltop of Agios Nikitas and the church of the same name. It is a walk of approximately 45 minutes. Parts of the walls of... View More
Mycenaean Walls on the Hill of Agios Nikitas
Natura
Sifnos Island, Sifnos Island, Cyclades The environmental and cultural wealth of the island is clearly apparent, and the reasons behind its designation by ministerial decree in 1976 as a landscape of outstanding natural beauty are unmistakable.In addition, a significant... View More