Kastro is the biggest sight on Sifnos and the oldest of all the towns. It sits majestically on a cliff rising from the coast where you can see Antiparos and Paros in the background. There has been settlement at Kastro since prehistoric times. The city was once the capital of Sifnos, and for a period there was a fortress there, as the preserved and solid wall testifies to. From the entrance there are many stairs up to the top and the central part of the city. On the way up, the impressions are lined up. The city is a labyrinth of narrow, cut streets, narrow alleys and thick archways ( loggias ). Along the streets and under the archways, there are benches built up in some places that were originally intended for the city's residents and visitors who needed to rest after all the climbing. In olden times, they were also used as a meeting place for the inhabitants when there was something important to be discussed. Every little space in the city is utilized. We get a feeling of being in a fortress. But at the same time we see white-painted residential houses with doors and railings in the whole range of blues, and old, fat-bellied terracotta pots with flowering bougainvillea or hibiscus. We see grape plants winding around darkened logs between the rooftops, so we get the impression that this is at the same time a living city, not just a fortress. And like all other Greek towns, Kastro has both taverns and shops.

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