Koufonisia

  • Koufonisi island_The boatyard and Windmill
    Koufonisi island - The Βoatyard and Windmill
  • Koufonisi island_Ammos Beach
    Koufonisi island - Ammos Beach
  • Koufonisi island - Castelli bay at Kato Koufonisi, Italida beach
    Koufonisi island - Castelli bay at Kato Koufonisi, Italida beach
  • Koufonisi Villas View to Pori Bay
    Koufonisi Villas View to Pori Bay
  • Pori Bay - Xylobatis Sea Caves and Sandy Beach
    Pori Bay - Xylobatis Sea Caves and Sandy Beach
  • Sandy beach
    Sandy beach and clear waters
  • Koufonisi island_The boatyard and Windmill
  • Koufonisi island_Ammos Beach
  • Koufonisi island - Castelli bay at Kato Koufonisi, Italida beach
  • Koufonisi Villas View to Pori Bay
  • Pori Bay - Xylobatis Sea Caves and Sandy Beach
  • Sandy beach

Koufonisia include three main islands:

  • Koufonisi or Pano (Upper) Koufonisi
  • Kato (Lower) Koufonisi and
  • Keros

Geographically, they are located on the southeast side of Naxos and on the west side of Amorgos and belong to the complex of the Lesser East Cyclades. Uninhabited Keros is a protected archaeological site from which a large number of ancient Cycladic art pieces have been excavated in the 20th century.

Koufonisia means “the hollow islands” in Greek – two low little islands of a friable rock have had their coastlines nibbled away by the wind and waves to form wonderful beaches and caves and strange rock formations.

Easy to get to, flying to Mykonos or Santorini and then the Sea-Jet boat to Koufonissi (1,30 hrs trip) or the High Speed ferry from Piraeus (port of Athens) to Koufonissi (4,5 hrs trip). This is the Cyclades as they were 50 years ago. We love it.