Serifos
Tourist information and Serifos island guide
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In the heart of the Cyclades Islands, Serifos 73 km˛ (28 miles˛),
with 1,450 inhabitants and a total of 12
km or 7˝ miles of sandy beaches, is a
whole world fulfilling everybody's dream of an Aegean Island.
Bare, undulating hills interspersed with small,
fertile valleys cover this picturesque island. The
 rocky
coastline is deeply indented with a succession of coves and bays.
Serene landscape with rolling hills dotted with small churches and
monasteries, sandy beaches with sparkling blue waters, famous
monuments from the lands ancient and medieval past, picturesque
white villages bathed in the dazzling Aegean light. All this, along
with warm hospitality, excellent tourist facilities
and a rich cultural life, have combined to make Serifos one of the
favourite spots in the Cyclades Islands.
HORA (SERIFOS TOWN).
Perched on the top of a steep hill,
Hora or Serifos, the main town of the island, with its little cube-shaped houses, churches in
the island style, and its Venetian castle above, looks like a fairytale town. It is amphitheatrically
built on a rock hill overlooking its port of Livadi.
At the top of the hill there are the ruins of a Venetian Castle,
which was used to protect the island. In the area of the castle, on
the ruins of the ancient temple of Athena, carved in the rock, there
is the small church of Agios Ioannis Theologos.
The castle was destroyed on 1210 after being attacked
by pirates.
The town is separated in two areas, the old town "Pano Hora"
and the newer one "Kato Hora". "Pano Piatsa" is the old commercial centre with the Town Hall,
a neoclassical building built in 1907 and the Metropolitan Temple of Agios
Athanasios.
The village of
Panagia
4km (2˝ miles) north of Hora, with its whitewashed alleys,
takes its name(Our Lady) from the dedication of most important Byzantine church on Serifos."Panagia" is
a fine 10th century church which commands a panoramic view of the whole island.
Unfortunately, only a few samples of its frescos are visible today.
1km away from Panagia
to the northeast is the village of Galani,
from here it
s
recommended
that you visit
the Monastery of
Taxiarches,
a beautiful monastery,
it
was founded around 1600 and looks like a fortress.
In the church many
religious
relics are kept
although once again few
samples of frescos are left to be seen today.
Livadi.
The village
that is the most developed in
terms of
tourism is Livadi, located underneath the capital. It
lies on a wonderful green valley and reaches the sea, through a
majestic sandy beach.
Livadi
has the greatest
concentration of
hotels
and clubs, although you will certainly find rooms to let in other
villages.
  BEACHES.
Among the many beautiful bays on
Serifos some of the most famous include
Koutalas,
Agios
Sostis,
Agios Ioanis,
Sikamia and Psili Amos.
Swimming is an absolute delight since the water is
clean and you can also enjoy water sports, such as wind surfing,
water skiing and paddle boating
on
Megalo Livadi.
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