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Sérifos
Σέριφος · Cyclades
A steep whitewashed Chora rising above quiet, sandy bays.
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About Sérifos
Sérifos keeps a wild, low-key feel — a steep whitewashed Chóra crowns the island above a working harbour, and some of the Cyclades’ best quiet sandy bays ring the coast. An old iron-mining past left atmospheric…
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Highlights
Town & villages
The hilltop Chóra
A near-vertical village of white cubes climbing to a ruined Venetian castle and a big view.
Beaches
Sandy bays
Psilí Ámmos, Agios Sóstis and Livadákia are calm and golden.
Don’t miss
Mining relics
Rusting loading bridges and tunnels near Megálo Livádi recall the island’s iron-ore years.
Nature
Walking trails
Restored stone paths link the port, Chóra and remote monasteries.
Food & drink
Revitháda & local wine
Sunday chickpea stew and a small but reviving wine scene.
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