An Atmospheric Journey in Amorgos

An island virtually legendary. We begin as we speak an atmospheric journey.

It’s the island of Amorgos with its infinite blue, Amorgos with its vitality fields, its glittering mild, and its poetic magnificence.

The island of Amorgos, the birthplace of the poetry and of the poet Nikos Gatsos.

Positioned on the south finish of the Cyclades however within the coronary heart of the Aegean Archipelagos. A day tour on one of many particular islands of Greece.

7: oo am.

Because the day’s first-day boat departs from Aegiali, heading West in the direction of the Cyclades and Piraeus. We guess on the faces of the passengers the potential finish of their trip, and this candy fatigue that leaves you a pleasant journey when it reaches its finish. Nonetheless, our day tour in Amorgos simply begun.

8:40 am, South East of Cyclades

Amorgos, it’s stated that it took its identify from the “Amorgis” plant as a type of flax with which Amorgos tunics had been made off. It’s situated on the north finish of the Cyclades, after Naxos and the Small Cyclades. With two pure harbors, Katapola and Aegiali, and an extremely lovely “hora”, probably the most lovely of the Cyclades, Amorgos appear to intersect the Aegean Sea and its vastness.

9:35 am, the Amorgian Pastel

We begin our day with a candy the normal Amorgian pasteli and a Greek espresso after all.

Amorgos is legendary for some conventional and favourite merchandise reminiscent of pasteli, rose-sugar, raki, raki…

Rose Sugar is a novel product created from wild rose petals that bloom in Could which can be kneaded with sugar and lemon. Pastel is made with honey and sesame seeds. It’s the candy supplied on lemon balm, in case of baptism and celebrations, at all times accompanied with raki.

10:42 am, the “Captain Morgan” of the Cyclades

The French love Amorgos and Amorgos the French. On this long-lasting relationship of affection and mutual respect, the story of Bertrand stands out. Bertrand from Amorgos made an extended journey to virtually all of the world to return along with his boat to Amorgos. As we speak he organizes cruises with a traditional-boat within the Aegean, which he considers the perfect place for such journeys.

12:15 pm, a bit nearer to God.

Go to the monastery of Ag. Georgios of Valsamitis.

Some extent the place historic instances, Orthodoxy, a well-known watermill, the god Apollo, Saint George, the water that foretells what’s going to occur sooner or later, and the fixed seek for the reality, exist altogether. Within the eighth century, an icon was discovered at that time and so a monastery was constructed. As we speak it’s a place of non secular uplifting, tranquility, serenity and inner search.

13:30 pm An extended journey within the “chora“

The capital of the island, “chora” of Amorgos options the traditional Cycladic magnificence with slim, cobbled streets, whitewashed two-storey homes, arches, and numerous church buildings. The image is accomplished with immaculate white, crystal almost blue sky and the loud, heat colours of the bougainvillea.

All of those are identified and beloved in our Cycladic coloration palette.

One other attribute is the everyday hill with windmills, which gaze out over the Aegean Sea.

A giant contradiction when you think about the years of pirate raids. These winding, slim streets, this maze of the “chora” served then to flee of inhabitants, who ran and misplaced in right here to flee from the pirates.

14:45 pm, Assembly with the historical past

A go to to the folks museum, the place the island’s historic archives are hosted. This archive has been collected over many many years and has been digitized lately. The archive has paperwork from 300 years in the past.

Within the paperwork, it’s mirrored the approach to life of the inhabitants of the island and the modifications that intervened throughout the centuries. Necessary historic details and figures in regards to the older image of Amorgos are additionally on these pages of information. You possibly can even discover recorded, pure phenomena and disasters affecting the panorama but in addition the financial system – society of the island.

15:45 pm, St Anne and the Virgin Mary of Hozoviotissa

Saint Anne, mom of the Virgin Mary and the Virgin Mary symbolically meets right here on the East facet of the island.

We’re speaking in regards to the well-known little chapel of St. Anne and the well-known seashore, with fantastically aquamarine colours of the water that shaped the pure backdrop for the film of Luc Mpesson “Huge Blue”. The Ag. Anna appears to be like like it’s right here in an ongoing dialog with the monastery of Virgin Mary of Hozoviotissa, which stands for 9 centuries perched up there on the steep slope.

Amorgos is legendary for its climbing trails. Probably the most well-known route is the climb to the monastery of Hozoviotissa, 300 stairs and lots of stopovers to take pleasure in this sensational view that’s breathtaking. Stand right here, and admire the vastness of the world in one of many largest and nicest balconies.

16:20 pm, Dealing with the Aegean Sea, looking for God

Inbuilt defiance of the panorama, and on the identical time extolling the greatness of the world, hooked on steep rocks, the monastery of Hozoviotissa appears to be like poised as a miracle.

It appears to steadiness on a skinny rope that separates the fabric world from the non secular Hymn to human will, and religion. Nearly in opposition to pure legal guidelines, a meteor within the Aegean. Meteor because the 1000’s of unanswered questions of mankind. The monastery was in-built 1088 and the event for its inauguration was to seek out the icon of the Virgin Mary who arrived right here from Hozhova in Palestine, a spot close to the Holy Land and Jericho.

An island, an immense blue embrace, and a miraculous place that impacts the soul of the individuals

18:30 the Vespers and the Fort

We return to the “chora” and is already the hour of Vespers.

Go to then the various church buildings within the “chora” and we’re heading in the direction of the Fort that dominates on the rock in the midst of the village.

It’s there because the thirteenth century. It’s a Venetian constructing. On the high of the cliff will lead you a steep staircase constructed on the north facet, whereas to exit the Fort you go first from the chapel of Ag. George. From the Fort now the view is panoramic and reaches as much as Naxos, the small Cyclades, and IOS. From this level, the inhabitants may management the ocean of Naxos and Astypalaia.

21:45 pm, “Amorgiano mou perasma»

Cease on the espresso store with conventional music performed by younger musicians. Amorgos is legendary for the revels organized at each alternative…

Amorgos by N. Gatsos

To a inexperienced star

Evil witnesses to males are eyes and ears if they’ve barbarian souls. HERACLITUS

With their nation strapped to the sails their oars suspended within the wind

the shipwrecked slept tame as useless beasts on sheets of sponges

however the eyes of the seaweed are turned to the ocean

lest the south wind bear them again with new-dyed sails

and a misplaced elephant is at all times value somewhat greater than the 2 breasts of a

trembling lady.

solely let the roofs of ruined mountain chapels mild up with need for the

night star

let the birds are available in waves to the masts of the lemon timber

with the sturdy white gasps of latest steps

after which the winds will come the our bodies of swans that stay delicate unsoiled

nonetheless

into the steamrollers of outlets within the cyclones of cabbage patches

when the eyes of the ladies grew to become darkish and the hearts of the chestnut

sellers broke

when the harvest was stopped and the hopes of the crickets started.

Source by Anastasia Kanli

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