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Saved on Sifnos
Part 1: Catch the next ferry onward
Adrift in
the cerulean waters of the Aegean Sea are the rugged, rocky,
barren islands of the Cyclades, Greece. Dotted with whitewashed
cubelike houses and tiny churches with sky blue painted domes
and tiered bell towers, these mountainous islands have become
stylised in picture form by a thousand prints in art shops
everywhere. Brilliant white villages spill across terraced
hillsides, or crowd waterfronts of tiny bays and inlets, sunbleached
by the dazzling heat of day, a circlet of fairy lights at
night.
True Greek
island-hoppers walk out onto a quay at Piraeus, embark on
a ferry with an exotic destination and hop off at any island
which looks interesting. When tired of it's attractions, they
catch the next ferry onward and hop off again, and so on until
their holiday is over. Island-hopping in the Aegean has been
made into an art-form by travel agents who have produced many
a glossy brochure extolling the virtues of "island-hopping"
by cruise boat. These tours are sure to include Mikonos, Rodos,
Santorini, and Crete, with perhaps Kos or Paros. A round trip
in suitable luxury will perhaps take six days and most of
the time will be spent at sea, which is great if you like
sea voyages, but it won't include much experience of the beautiful
islands and their people.
Part 2: Can we do it all in two hours?
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