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The Cyclades are a group of islands in the Aegean
sea. The name Cyclades derives from the Greek Kikládhes
(circular) because of the formation of the island Group
The Cyclades have a long history that starts from the late
Neolithic and early bronze age (3000BC) relics of the first
marble statues from the Cycladic civilization are to be found at
the Archaeological museum of Athens.
In the Myth of Theseus we can see the relation of the Cyclades
with the Minoan civilization of Crete as Theseus takes Ariadne
the daughter of King Minos of Crete to Naxos after he kills
Minotaurus and liberates the Athenian hostages of King Minos
Since the end of the 60's many of the Cyclades island have
become th most popular destinations for international
tourists.The islands of Mykonos ,Santorini ,Paros, Naxos and Ios
are the main target of package tourism.
One of the main reasons that have promote the tourism in the
Cyclades are the unique sandy beaches but talkink frankly the
tousim boom started when world famous celebrities start visiting
the island of Myconos from the early 60's
The main island of the Perfecture of Cyclades is Syros with its
capital Ermoupolis ,the island group consists from the islands
of Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea or Tzia,
Kimolos, Kythnos, Mílos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Pholegandros,
Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros, Tinos, and Santorini .
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