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The Hydra Museum of Historical Archive was founded in 1918. The building where it was housed was donated to the state by Gikas Koulouris.

Botides takes place at the celebration of the "Early Resurrection" in Corfu, during which the Corfiotes throw down large clay pots.

Yachting is one of the most interesting activities in Milos Island, due to the specific landscape and weather conditions.

Chios island has a tradition in the ceramics art, which can be found in several villages of the island, Armolia being the center.

The mansions of the old captains of Hydra in its harbor are the proof of the prosperity of the island in the past.

Pothia is the capital of Kalymnos, the main port of the island and the place where basic services are located.

Oia Castle is the ruined medieval castle (former seat of the Argyri family under the Venetians) that served as a lookout point for enemies.

Pyrgi is the village known as the "painted village" due to the special decoration of its houses.

Kumquat, a local trademark product of Corfu, almost a century grown in the area, is used for the production of liquors and sweets.

The coastline of Milos Island is unique for cave kayaking. Several experts on the island offer sea and cave kayaking day-trips.

The church of Agios Isidoros Pantoukios is north of Chios town, on the site where the 1st church of Chios was founded in the third century.

The story of Mykonos pelicans started in 1958, when a wounded pelican was found by a Mykonos fisherman in the coast, later named Petros.

Natural sponges are one of the most famous traditional products of Greece, Kalymnos having the longest history in sponge-fishing.

Korission Lagoon is a NATURA 2000 protected lake in the south west coast of the island of Corfu.

Sikia cave is located southwest, just 22 Km from Adamantas village. You can approach it with boats.

Anavatos is a byzantine deserted naturally self-defensed tower-village on a rock of Chios island.

Angelokastro is a Byzantine castle standing at the top (305 m.) of the highest peak of Corfu's shoreline near Paleokastritsa.

Kalymnos was discovered as a climbing destination in 1995-1996 by famous climbers from Greece and Italy.

Pantokrator is a 906 m. mountain in the north-eastern part of Corfu, from the peak of which, the visitor can have a view to the island.

The ancient windmills of Chios are the remainings of an early 20th century small industry for leather products.

Agios Achillios is an islet in the Small Prespa lake, inhabited by 21 residents.

Mesta is one of the Mastic Villages, the group of villages in South Chios where main activity is the cultivation of the mastic.

Nea Moni is a monastery of the 11th century, having been recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The ancient (medieval) castle of Emporio village in Santorini island is a 15th century architectural masterpiece built by monks.