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Bookmark & shareNo, you're not on the set of a suntan lotion commercial, you're in the Cyclades.
The Cyclades ( kih-klah-dez ) are what Greek island dreams are made of - rugged, multicoloured outcrops of rock, anchored in azure seas fringed by golden beaches and strewn with snow-white cubist buildings and blue-domed Byzantine churches.
Add in olive groves and the scented wild gardens of mountains and terraced valleys, all under a brilliant Mediterranean sun, and it's easy to believe that the Cyclades is as close to paradise on earth as you can get. The reality is, of course, more prosaic.
Fast Facts
Population
113,050
Currency
Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €
Electrical Plugs
220V 50 Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Greek
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +2
Country Dialing Code
+30
Weights & Measures
Metric
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