Folegandros island

Sail with M/S DOXA II to the small, pretty island Folegandros. The southern part of the Cyclades is formed by the islands Folegandros (a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea), Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini. Its surface area is about 32 square kilometres (12.4 square miles) and it has about 700 inhabitants.

Of Folegandros histroy there is not many known but traveling with M/S DOXA II to that island, you can learn whatever you like to know. For little history informations its inhabitants were Dorians. Later it came under Athenian rule. The island was conquered in 1207 by the Venetian Marco Sanudo and remained under the rule of Venice until 1566, when it was taken by the Ottoman Turks. The Greeks reclaimed it in the 19th century.

Geography

Interesting to know about Folegandors geography ist hat the "capital" of the island, Chora, is built on the edge of a 200-metre high cliff. The landscape is varied, and includes tall cliffs and a large cave. The port of Folegandros is the small town of Karavostassis. The village of Ano Meria contains a small but interesting Ecological and Folklore Museum. Among the notable beaches on Folegandros which you can yacht to with M/S DOXA II is Katergo, and which is only accessible by a yacht.

But that’s not all, Folegandros is one of many secluded Greek Isles that offer nature in its most prestine settings. With its clean blue ocean waters where you can drop in, from M/S DOXA II and it was named by the Travel Channel, as one of the Top 10 Beaches in the World.