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press release on Halki Island in Greece
Date : 2009-05-15
press release on Halki Island in Greece : Halki is a small, quiet and unspoiled island with a beautiful harbor village and very few people. As there is no bus, it is a place for those who like hiking, which in fact are enriching. Halki, once fishing the sponge with a rich center of the fleet and thousands of people who live there, took its name from the copper (Halkos in Greek), which extracts from antiquity. Getting there: There is a link Piraeus once a week. Halki is also linked to Rhodes (common), Kassos, Karpathos, Symi, Crete, Milos, Sikinos and Folegandros. Walking is the main way to travel and explore the island. Remote beaches can be reached by boat. Walking, swimming, fishing and Greek-style restaurant will keep you busy. Halki is an island of relaxation and leave your worries behind you. BEACHES: Pebble Beach Yialos Ftenagia nice sandy beach Kania Pebble beach Pondamos Beautiful sandy beach Trahia narrow in places of beach sand Touring Halki Places in Halki NIMBORIO: is the port and the only settlement on the island. It is an idyllic and picturesque village with beautiful red-tiled houses of Venetian style on the edge of a bay in the shape of a horseshoe. In Nimborio is the lovely church of Agios Nikolaos (built in 1861) with the highest steeple and the Dodecanese in a beautiful mosaic of pebbles Hoklakia court. Hoclakia The mosaics are made of black (sometimes red) and white sea of small pebbles. These mosaics are also found in other islands like Symi, Rhodes and Nissyros Island. HORIO former capital of the island with 4,000 people on its glorious days, now abandoned. Horio is dominated by the Knights of St. John castle was built on the site of the ancient Acropolis. Below the castle is the church of Panagia (Virgin Mary), with beautiful frescos. AROUND THE ILE: The monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos is worth a visit and the Monastery of Stavros hosts celebrations Stavros Timios day (September 14). Alimnia, a green island with excellent beaches, fresh water and a Crusader castle.
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