Antipsara: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
{{Greece-geo-stub}} |
tweaks, corr. Greek name |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Greek Isles |
{{Infobox Greek Isles |
||
|name = Antipsara |
|name = Antipsara |
||
|native_name = |
|native_name = Αντίψαρα |
||
|skyline = |
|skyline = |
||
|sky_caption = |
|sky_caption = |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Antipsara''' ({{lang-el| |
'''Antipsara''' ({{lang-el|Αντίψαρα}}) is a small, uninhabited [[Greece|Greek]] island in the [[Aegean Sea]]. It lies about 3 km west of the larger island [[Psara]], from which its name is derived. Geographic conditions make it inaccessible from the north and west side. Evidence exists of settlement in ancient Greek and Roman times. During the Ottoman rule the island served as port. Nowadays, tourist trips to the island originate from Psara in the summer months. The small church of St John (Άγιος Ιωάννης) on the eastern side is visited in August by pilgrims. |
||
{{Aegean Islands}} |
{{Aegean Islands}} |
||
Revision as of 21:21, 2 March 2009
Antipsara (Greek: Αντίψαρα) is a small, uninhabited Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It lies about 3 km west of the larger island Psara, from which its name is derived. Geographic conditions make it inaccessible from the north and west side. Evidence exists of settlement in ancient Greek and Roman times. During the Ottoman rule the island served as port. Nowadays, tourist trips to the island originate from Psara in the summer months. The small church of St John (Άγιος Ιωάννης) on the eastern side is visited in August by pilgrims.
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
 | This Greece location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |