{"id":10963,"date":"2024-12-31T17:38:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theisland-list.com\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=10963"},"modified":"2025-02-02T18:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:21:42","slug":"iraklia","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.theisland-list.com\/en\/the-islands\/iraklia\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraklia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iraklia<\/h1><\/div>

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You’ll either fall in love with Iraklia as soon as you arrive, or leave the same day! With its prickly pear-covered hills, Iraklia is the first island of the Lesser Cyclades archipelago to be encountered on arrival via Naxos. It is the largest of the archipelago, with 150 permanent residents living on 18 km\u00b2. In summer, this figure can rise to 1,000 with the arrival of tourists, but it’s fair to say that the island isn’t overrun by crowds… So much the better.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Iraklia is in fact a place untouched by tourism (yes, that still exists, even in the Cyclades). It has to be said that the island is totally undeveloped, with very little infrastructure. The only luxuries here are nature as far as the eye can see and silence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The arrival at the port of Aghios Georgios is particularly touching: the village gathers at the landing stage to welcome the new arrivals and pick up packages and orders, while others stand impassively under the tamarisk trees on the small sandy beach.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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