Artemonas is the island’s largest village, located one mile northwest of Apollonia. Winding roads and lanes, old churches and traditional pottery workshops define the village. When planning your visit, you can weigh a focus on the village’s architecture and exhibitions against the panorama from Windmill Hill and several walking trails.

Churches and Exhibitions

Panagia Kontchi is Artemonas’ central church. It is said to have stood on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Artemis Ekvatiria, a goddess who protected arriving travellers.

The exhibition “Us in our homes in the old days” is dedicated to Ioannis Gryparis, a poet from Artemonas. It displays personal and official service documents, as well as a couch that belonged to him. This offers a glimpse of the poet through both documents and an object he owned.

Next to the church of Panagia tou Bali is the exhibition “Us at Home in the Old Days” by Ioannis Atsonios. It features a traditionally furnished house with everyday objects from earlier times, including an 1880 cradle from Constantinople. The exhibition has been open since 2008. Public visiting hours are listed as 7–11 p.m. from July 15 to September 15; check the latest opening information before your visit.

Windmills and Island Views

There are two windmills on the hill in Artemonas. The eastern windmill area is also called Bella Vista; from there, you can see Kastro, the open sea and many other Cycladic islands. From Windmill Hill, the view extends across almost all of Sifnos, to Kastro, the surrounding islands and the Aegean Sea.

Festival and Walking Trails

Every September, the three-day Cycladic Gastronomy Festival “Νικόλαος Τσελεμεντές” takes place. The programme includes demonstrations of local recipes and cooking and confectionery competitions. If the festival is important to your trip, check the dates for the relevant year.

Walking trails 7 and 8 both start at Artemonas’ main square, but lead to different churches. Trail 7 leads to Agios Simeon; it is 6 kilometres long, with a stated walking time of 2 hours and 15 minutes. Trail 8 ends at Agios Sostis, is 5.9 kilometres long and has a stated walking time of 2 hours. Based on these figures, Trail 8 is 100 metres shorter and takes 15 minutes less. The destinations also differ, so when choosing between them, you need to compare more than just the time estimates.

Another route starts in Artemonas and heads towards Panagia Poulati, then continues towards Kastro. If you wish, it goes as far as Faros; from there, the route follows the sea towards Chrysopigi. The destinations and time estimates given are useful points of comparison when choosing between these walking options. Check current trail conditions before setting out.

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