Amorgos

Dramatically rugged, the small island of Amorgós is slim and lengthy with some beaches. Inhabited from as early as 3300 BC, its height become all through the Cycladic civilization, whilst there have been 3 cities: Minoa, Arkesini and Aegiale.
The capital, Hóra, or Amorgós city, is a extraordinary grasp of whitewashed homes with windmills nearby. Above the city is Apáno Kástro, a fort constructed with the aid of using the Venetian Ghisi extended family in 1260. Hóra additionally has the smallest church in Greece, the two-man or woman Ágios Fanoúrios.
The famous person appeal at the island is the astonishing Byzantine Moní Panagías Hozoviótissas, beneath Hóra at the east coast, which is offered with the aid of using bus or on foot. The stark white monastery clings to the cliffs. It is a big fort housing a excellent icon of the Panagía. Founded in 1017 however renovated in 1088 with the aid of using the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, the monastery has a great library with a set of historic manuscripts. The exceptional manner to get across the island is on foot, as buses are limited. There is a well-marked route system. The primary port of Katápola withinside the southwest is in a horseshoe-formed bay with tavernas, pensions, fishing boats and a shingly beach. The harbour place hyperlinks 3 villages: Katápola withinside the center in which the ferries dock, quieter Xylokeratídi to the north and Rahídi
at the hillside above. A tune leads from Katápola to the hilltop ruins of historic Minoa.
The northern port of Egiáli Aegiáli is the island’s primary resort, famous for its sandy beaches. Head north, through the cobbled paths, to Tholária, a hill village with tavernas and an ecclesias- tical museum, and Langáda, the most important agreement withinside the northeast, and the prettiest.