To its west Sifnosin a wonderful golden cove are the Archesthe largest coastal settlement and the gateway to the island that many call the “calm force” of the Cyclades.
It takes its name from the plethora of cave-arches that existed in the past in south rocky shore of the baythe so-called “wires”, which were used to store them fishing boats in order to protect them from bad weather and to carry out their necessary repairs.
Nowadays, in addition to the name they gave to settlement, these magnificent arches are not visible to the visitor’s eyes. Their place has been taken by all those all-white houses and shops make the Arches unique.
Hotels, restaurants, groceries, bakeries, tourist offices, cafes, patisseries, pottery, rooms to let and all the white of the island in combination with the blue sea, will make you think how Kamares is probably the most crucial point of the island. When the liner arrives at the port, then all the roads are filled with people and the wind becomes intense, but when it leaves, everything returns to its normal calm rhythm, a rhythm that fits perfectly in Sifnos.
In the innards of the bay, awarded every year with blue flag of the European Union, is one of the most beautiful sandy beaches on the island, the beach of Kamares. Sparse virgin vegetation, golden sand and shallow cool waters stretch in front of the cafes of the port and all that remains is to enjoy them with a swim.
On the north side of the bay, “Pera Panta”, perched on the rocks, with an uphill path of whitewashed stairs, the church of Agia Marina gazes daily at the port and lazily waves the blue and white flag in a warm Cycladic welcome that can hardly be welcomed.
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