tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48869777809033457842011-11-28T01:09:14.574+01:00I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil — this is the gift of God.marconoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886977780903345784.post-10371287559640212462010-02-10T14:54:00.000+01:002010-02-10T14:54:36.950+01:00

In order to reach Vathi, you shoud past Maltezana. You might rent a motorbike or catch the bus. Ask for information before you go, because only three families, about thirty goats and some other pets live in Mesa-Vathi. No electric power and the only telephone is on the boat that links Mesa and Exo Vathi; here you can find a large cultivable plain going downward the coast. In this side of the

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It means ‘meadow’ and it is the ‘Lido’ of the island. It is situated on a pleasant site: on the coast , on the plain surrendered by the rises that protect it from the North-East wind. Livadi is more modern than Chora - that’s why it has more structures and facilities. Nearly every family has a second home they rent to tourists. They grow crops, fruit and various vegetables because large fields

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The capital city of Astypalaia is Chora. It is castled on a peak covered by the ruins of the late medieval castle once belonged to the Venetian family, the Quirinis. A Byzantine monastery raises inside the walls of the castle and it is dedicated to Our Lady of Panagia Portaitissa. Two white cupolas spread above the bricks of the ruined fortress. The castle still hosted few inhabitants until the

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Astypalaia is the most western island of the Dodecanese, next to the Cyclades. It’s about 95 square kilometers and it is divided by a rocky isthmus the asphalted road has been made on. From this corner you can dominate both sides. The island has the peculiar shape of a butterfly whose isthmus is just the body. The ground is mostly rocky and the western side reaches 500 meters height, whereas

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The myth of Astypalaia is quite important. She is Europe’s sister, daughter of Phoenix who is at his turn son of Agenor, the father of the Phoenicians. Agenor’s parents are Neptune and Libya. About three thousand years ago, a desert island in the Aegean had been chosen by the Cares who came from Asia Minor. They called it Pilléa, then Astypalaia. The etymon might be divided into two words: ‘Asty’

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That’s it: Dimitra’s last stop is just Astypalaia. The ferry-boat got empty on the Cyclades during the night and now few passengers are going to land. The most of them are Athenians looking for shelter in the far Dodecanese, very closed to Turkey, on the islands less trodden by the great international tourism. The sun rose a couple of hours ago and a deep light is hitting the white cupolas

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I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil — this is the gift of God. (Ec 3:12-13)

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