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There are several nice hotels and pensions on Sifnos. In season, things get a bit tight on Sifnos, so book early.
The oldest discovered gold mines in Europe were in Sifnos, dating back to the 3rd Century BC. Interestingly, when the early miners exhausted the ore in the mines, they refilled the wounds in the earth.
Gold was abundant here for for centuries. However, the islanders apparently got greedy with it, because legend has it that they sent Apollo a lead egg, merely guilded with gold. Apollo discovered this betrayal and cursed the island, which explains why the mines gave out and sank into the ocean.
After that the island was overtaken by various rulers who attempted to exploit the local iron and lead deposits.
In the late 1600s the School of the Holy Tomb was established of Sifnos. It was an attempt to keep ancient Greece and the classics alive, with students coming from all over Greece. A few modern Greek heroes came from this school.
Tourism is manageable except in August. It's the most fun if you are single. Sifnos, more pictures.
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