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CHRYSOPIGI
The celebrated monastery of the island patron saint "Panagia Hrissopigi" (Our Lady of the Golden Spring) stands at the south-eastern end of the island in the Faros area. It was built in 1650 in a lovely area on the site of an older church. The icon of Zoodohos Pigi... more info ...
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FOLKLORE MUSEUM
In the main square of Apollonia is the war memorial (Iroon) and the Sifnos Folklore Museum which has been opened since 1974. In this museum are some exhibits that bear living witness to the high level of Sifnian folk art and cultural heritage. Inside, to the left of the entrance and up a small stair... more info ...
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PANAGIA TIS VRISSIS
The Monastery of Panagia tis Vrissis, or Lady Vrissiani, is situated at a settlement called Exabela a little further along Apollonia. It was built in the 17th century on a site where the old chapel of Agios Antonios existed earlier, and for a long period of time, it has been declared property belong... more info ...
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ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM
The building of the archaeological museum of Sifnos belongs to the Medieval nucleus of the Castle. It was restored by the Ministry of Culture in the early 1980s and opened to the public in 1986. It is going to be extended by one room which will house the exhibition of finds from the Mycenaean acropo... more info ...
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