Cyclades Guide - Escale Yachting

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older lava formations and, due to the erosion of the surrounding materials,
proturudes, giving the impression of low walls.
Kera - Profitis Ilias A route west of Kera to the chapel of Profitis Ilias, offering
panoramic views at an altitude of 279 metres.
West Therasia A trip to the fertile west plain of the island with beautiful vineyards
and plantations of tomato and fava beans.
Feasts and flavours
Therasia features 21 churches and chapels/offerings to the saints to protect
seamen, built on rocks and in valleys. The entire island takes part in the
traditional celebrations, providing entertainment with local songs and dances.
Some of the feasts of Therasia are: on 5 May the celebration of Agia Irini in Riva,
on 21 May the celebration of Agios Konstantinos, also the patron saint of Chora,
on 20 July the celebration of Profitis Ilias in Kera, on 15 August the celebration of
Panagia Trypiti in Kera, on 21 September the celebration of Panagia Giatrena in
Potamos, on 21 November the celebration of Panagia Isodion in Agrilia.
It would be a pity to leave Therasia without having tasted the local delicacies.
The volcanic soil of the island and warm, dry climate produce some unique
products: small fleshy tomatoes, courgettes, amber fava beans (try fava beans
cooked with thyme, savory and capers, it is amazing!). Therasia produces
exquisite wines from white – asyrtiko, athiri, aidani - and red – mandilaria,
mavrotragano- varieties and of course the famous brousko and liasto vinsanto
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wines. The local fresh cheese and salted fish are delicious.
The women of Therasia make a wonderful preserve called “sykamnoglyko”
made of blackberries; for weddings they prepare the traditional sugarplums
made of almonds boiled in local thyme honey; at Easter they make sweet
melitinia pastries, made of fresh unsalted skimmed-milk cheese, a special
gourmet experience of the Cyclades!
ONLY IN THERASIA
Small houses and the traditional hyposkafa houses, horizontal tunnels cut in the
condensed volcanic matter and shaped into a house with the addition of a front
wall. Also, old windmills and narrow cobbled alleys with traditional shops,
fragrant with the smell of fresh-baked bread from the traditional bakeries, are
only a few of the typical images of Chora.
Only Therasia offers endless views of Santorini.
Let's go to Iraklia...
Only a stone's throw away!!!
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