Lesser Cyclades

It is fitting for a museum named after the Cyclades to care for the protection of both the natural and cultural heritage, as well as for the present and future identity of the islands through a new initiative titled Cycladic Identity.

Which Cycladic islands saw the most property sales in the last five years? Most people would probably say Santorini and Mykonos, the two most popular with visitors. But the reality is somewhat different.

In recent years, we have been mere spectators in a joyless drama. From the decks of ferries and the windows of our hotels to the crowded shores of popular beaches and the tables of upscale nouvelle-cuisine-style tavernas serving ceviche, we watch helplessly as tourism swallows the Cyclades.

Authorities have imposed a ban on just about all water recreational activities except for swimming on Koufonisia in the interest of public safety and preservation of the two eastern Cyclades islets.

The ban announced by Rear Admiral Alexios Apostolopoulos, the Naxos harbor master, concerns the use of both motorized and non-motorized activity around Ano and Kato Koufonisi. 

Discover the most authentic and unique side of one of the most beautiful islands of the Cyclades

Ultimate swimming experience on Koufonisi at a unique rock location resembling a pool

There were two separate incidents in the Cyclades and south of Crete due to bad weather

The Archaeological Collection of Koufonissi, housed near the island's port, presents a selection of fascinating finds from excavations carried out by the British School at Athens and the University of Cambridge for more than a decade on the nearby islet of Daskalio, once a promontory of Keros, where they discovered the remains of Early Cycladic (3,200-2,100 BC) settlements.

An uninhabited, seemingly drab landmass some 10 kilometers from the holiday island of Naxos in the Aegean, has yielded 4,600-year-old structures that provide evidence of ancient Greece's early history being far more complex than experts once believed.

The Culture Ministry Thursday announced the discovery of an "exceptionally important" Early Bronze Age settlement on the islet of Daskalio off the coast of Keros in the Cyclades group of islands during the Keros-Naxos Seaways research program - a four-year project being conducted by the British School at Athens and the University of Cambridge and directed by Colin Renfrew and Michael Boyd.