The path that starts in Horio on Sikinos is approx. 14 kilometers. It starts at the primary school located between Kastro and Horio, goes through Horio and continues in a south-westerly direction. You pass several terraces and private chapels. There will be a total of 65 of them on the whole island. The highest point on the trip is just over 400 metres. When you are halfway between Chora and Episkopi, you are in a wine district and you have the Manalis winery on your left. The most common grape variety is the golden monovasia, but several other grape varieties are also grown. The Sikinots were not only known for their skill in viticulture, they also had a reputation for being skilled barrel makers. In the past, when the wine harvest was over on Sikinos, groups of Sikinots used to travel to Athens where they spent three or four weeks repairing wine barrels in the capital's
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