Journal
The Sifnos Journal
Our address book — beaches, coves, tavernas, ceramicists, written from years on the island.
Three hidden coves of Sifnos
Poulati, Fikiada, the cove below Kastro. Three small bays you reach by foot or by boat — and the only true secret of an island that has very few left.
Where to eat in Sifnos: a guide to the island's tables
Sifnos quietly has the best food in the Cyclades. The home of Tselementes — the man whose name became the Greek word for cookbook — has a dozen tables we book before we land. The kitchen, the chef, the dish, the price.
Three villages of Sifnos: Kastro, Artemonas, Apollonia
Three villages, one slow afternoon. The medieval cliff capital, the village of captains' mansions, and the lively spine of Apollonia. Where to walk, where to drink, where to dine — and the order in which to take them.
Sifnos pottery: the clay, the cooks, the studios
Sifnos has thrown clay since antiquity. The Sifnian potter became almost a job title in Greek folk culture — and the chimney-pots crowning every Cycladic house are a Sifnian invention. A guide to the studios still working today.
Sunset spots in Sifnos: where to be at the golden hour
Five places to be when the light turns. From a chapel on a cliff to a bar with feet in the sand — and the small Greek ritual of the sundowner glass.