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Church of Saint George
The church of Saint George was completed in 1870.
Folk Museum of Koufonisia
The Folk Museum was created in 2011 at the initiative of the then Head of the new municipality of Koufonisia, Antonis Koveos, and opened officially on June 30, 2011. Exhibits provided by the inhabitants tell their story and memories; it is next to the church of St George, by the old water fountain.
Glaronisi
Glaronisi is the uninhabited islet between Pano Koufonisi, Kato Koufonisi and Keros, 600 metres off Kato. It takes its name from the seagulls (glaros) that nest there in their hundreds. Small beaches and sea caves ring the rock. You reach it on an excursion boat or under your own steam.
Nikitas Simos Folklore & Archaeological Collection
The Nikitas Simos Folklore & Archaeological Collection is exhibited in the garden of Villa Ostria in Agios Georgios. The municipal page says it is small but informative about the area’s past, and that a stone building of 1852 — Koufonissi’s first primary school, now the café-bar “School” — stands with it; entry is free.
Pisina (natural rock pool)
Pissina (Limni) sits between Platia Pounta and Pori on Ano Koufonissi: a rock-enclosed space that opens to the sea and forms a natural swimming pool. The municipal page says it is free to visit, on foot or by bicycle along the southern-coast trail, or by boat.
St Nicholas Church
Agios Nikolaos chapel stands at Loutro cove in Chora on Ano Koufonissi, close to an old windmill. The municipal page places it at the edge of the large Roman settlement that archaeologists say underlay Chora.
The caves at Xylobatis Cove
North of Pori, at the northeastern tip of Ano Koufonissi, two caves sit in Xylobatis cove. The municipal page says the first is tube-shaped and open at both ends; the second has a small beach inside.
The Church of the Blessed Virgin on Keros
The Holy Virgin’s Church (Panagia)
The chapel of Panagia on Kato Koufonissi was built in 1561, originally barely above ground so it stayed out of sight of Ottoman officials and pirates. The municipal page says the surroundings were enlarged in 1970, a patio, toilets and bell stand were added in 1990, and a feast is held at the port after mass on 15 August.
The Prophet Elijah’s Church
The Prophet Elijah's Church is in the area of Profiti Ilia at Koufonissia in the Cyclades, named after the Prophet Elijah or Elias.
To Mati Tou Diavolou cave (Devil’s Eye)
Mati tou Diavolou (Devil’s Eye) is a cave between Platia Pounta and Pori on Ano Koufonissi. The municipal page describes a huge hole in the cave interior through which the sea waves gush in.
Tripiti or Gala
Gala, a little beyond Pori on Ano Koufonissi, is a geological formation with a tiny beach that runs under a rock into a natural pool. The municipal page says the name means milk, from the white colour the eroding earth gives the water.
Windmills of Koufonisi
Two windmills still stand on Koufonisi, once used for grinding wheat into flour. The first towers above the harbour; the second, near the shipyard in the Loutro area, was built around 1830 and has been designated a Modern Monument of the Preindustrial Era.