Folegandros

Folegandros is a small rocky island with the special wild beauty of alternating cliffsand sandy beaches. The church of Panagia and the golden cave with its stalactitesand stalagmites are worth a visit. Since the early 1980s tourists have been coming in increasing numbers to Folegandros. Despite this, as many of the inhabitants earn a living from fishing and agriculture as they dofrom tourism.

Those who visit Folegandros, are those who want a taste of genuine island liferather than a non stop party, and the locals having seen what happened to Ios, are determined to keep it this way. Admitelttedly, Folegandros gets crowded during July and August, but come any other time and it's ablissful place. The island has several good beaches and a striking landscape of cutlivated terraces giving way to precipitous cliffs.