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Faros
is situated at the S.E of Sifnos and it is
considered the safest port of the island, of
which it has been the official port up to 1883.
It took its name after the lighthouse (in Greek:
faros) that has been installed at the entrance
of the port for navigation reasons, which today
is situated at the S.E. side of the entrance of
the port and next to the monastery of Stavros,
from which the sight to Chrissopigi and to the
facing islands is magic!
 It
is a beautiful picturesque village the residents
of which live by fishing, with three continuous
sandy beaches, Fassolou, Faros and Glipho, from
where starts the most famous path of Sifnos,
which leads to Chrissopigi.
From Faros, you can take the paths leading to
Kastro and to Exambella
At the west side of its gulf, there are some
ruins from the ore shipping installations, for
the ore transfer and processing in Lavrio and
exactly above them, at the top of the hill there
is the country church of Ag. Ioannis, where
from, the view to the rock of Chrissopigi, to
the beach of Apokofto and to the three beaches
of Faros is panoramic!
At
the entrance of the port, there is the rock of
Chrissopigi, detached from the mainland, on
which there is the monastery of Panagia of
Chrissopigi (1650) the protector of the island. |
