Amorgos offers a combination of white, blue and grey scenery that is perfectly balanced. As a typical landscape of a greek island in Cyclades, Amorgos has extent pieces of rocky land with minimal vegetation, resulting in a dominating and imposing landscape with steep slopes of the eastern side, beautiful settlements like this of Hora and hotels with great view.

 

Amorgos is one of the centres of Cycladic Civilisation and has been inhabited since prehistorical era. The presence of the Byzantine Civilisation is also intense during the history of the island. The evidence for its intense existence is the foundation and operation of many monasteries and churches. The Venetian castle that was built in the 13th century and the monastery of Panaghia Chozoviotissa that dominates even today the Eastern side of island since the 10th century are the most representative samples of Byzantine Architecture on the island.

 

 

The most characteristic landmark of the island in the monastery of Panaghia Chozoviotissa, built in the place of an ancient oracle of hydromancy. For those seeking adventure there is a mountaineering path that begins from the monastery of Panaghia Chozoviotissa and leads to Aegiali, passing through old caves of pillars and unique small churches, abandoned settlements and relic of Hellenistic years. The beach of Saint Anna is the most famous on the island since the filming of Luc Besson’s movie “The big blue”.

 

Try the local liquor rakomelo, made of moonshine boiled with honey and spices. It is served hot in the winter and cold in the summer.

 

 

 

 

From June to August, although it is high season Amorgos is never over-packed with tourists.