The village of Alonissos
Posted by Tousala | Posted in Travel and Leisure: General | Posted on 12-01-2010
Tags: Alonossos, Greece, Greek, Island
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Alonissos Is a Greek island in the Aegean sea, its the third largest island of the Sporades Islands and the northen island as well . Alonissos island is found close to Skopelos. Alonissos Island is famous due to its excellent beauty with the most impressing abysses in the Aegean Sea and its magical view.
Alonissos is also the name of a town on the island and a bay at the southern end of the island. Many consider the island of Alonissos has the cleanest waters of the Greece Aegean Sea.
The hamlet of Alonissos is located on the southern part of the island. Alonissos farming is extremely develop specially farming and vineyards, with the main products being grapes and olives. Fishing is a popular profession on the island it’s a calm island, most of its towns are modest and conventional with narrow streets and pretty buildings and houses. Turists can enjoy a peaceful and calm atmosphere.
The main port of the island is named Patitiri, it is the capital of the island. There are beautiful locations around Patitiri,eg Rousoum town where visitors can enjoy a varity of wanderful beaches and also sense the calm atmosphere. Beside Rousoum hamlet there are several gorgeous villages that deserve a visit, for example : Votsi, Milia, Chrisi Milia, Steni Vala.
Like plenty of other islands nearby Alonissos changed because of the quake in 1965. Entire towns were deserted by the neighbors and rebuilt in safer areas. Patitiri also changed because of the earthquake and nowdays it is a new town, built by the inhabitants of the island.
due to the tremor, the houses of Patititri are all up to date and give a different image than of the other Greek islands which usually have a little and extraordinarily pretty harbor, full of traditional houses. But still the island and its hamlets preserves there natural beauty. Dazzling pine woods encircled the brilliant island and its beaches. It’s the perfac place for families and couples.
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