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Antiparos
Island
- Area (sq.km):
35
- Population(1991):
819
- Population(2001):
1.057
- Population Density(1991):
23
- Population Density(2001):
30
- Change% 2001/1991:
22,5
- Length of Coast (km): 57
- Airports: No
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Camping sites
- Antiparos, Apolonia Kiklades
Antiparos, Tel: 22840 61410
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Caves
- Name: Ag. Ioannis
- Location: Antiparos
- Description:
The renowned cave of Antiparos is sited on the
hill of Agios Ioannis at an elevation of 350
m, 8 km away from Kastro. Fascinating stalactites
and stalagmites adorn its chambers. One of the
cave's most outstanding spectacles is an 8-m-high
stalagmite named "Agia Trapeza" (Greek term
for high altar) following a Christmas mass that
was celebrated in the cavern in 1673 by the
priest who was escorting French Ambassador Marquis
De Nointel to Constantinople. This impressive
stalagmite bears a carved Latin inscription
that reads: "Here, Christ himself celebrated
his birth in the middle of the night of 1673".
Several other inscriptions have been chiseled
in various parts of the cave, many of which,
however, are barely discernible today. A case
in point is the inscription that provides the
names of those who, according to tradition,
had conspired against Alexander the Great and
later sought refuge in the cave. Elsewhere appears
inscribed the name of the lyric poet Archilochus
who lived in the 7th century BC. At the mouth
of the cave, is found the chapel of Agios Ioannis
Spiliotis, dating to the 18th century.
- Name: Mayri
- Location: Kastro
- Island: Antiparos
- Description:
The renowned cave of Antiparos is sited on the
hill of Agios Ioannis at an elevation of 350
m, 8 km away from Kastro. Fascinating stalactites
and stalagmites adorn its chambers. One of the
cave's most outstanding spectacles is an 8-m-high
stalagmite named "Agia Trapeza" (Greek term
for high altar) following a Christmas mass that
was celebrated in the cavern in 1673 by the
priest who was escorting French Ambassador Marquis
De Nointel to Constantinople. This impressive
stalagmite bears a carved Latin inscription
that reads: "Here, Christ himself celebrated
his birth in the middle of the night of 1673".
Several other inscriptions have been chiseled
in various parts of the cave, many of which,
however, are barely discernible today. A case
in point is the inscription that provides the
names of those who, according to tradition,
had conspired against Alexander the Great and
later sought refuge in the cave. Elsewhere appears
inscribed the name of the lyric poet Archilochus
who lived in the 7th century BC. At the mouth
of the cave, is found the chapel of Agios Ioannis
Spiliotis, dating to the 18th century.
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