Amorgos, of the island's Festival, International Tournament Freediving – Internasional Free Diving Race

The International Tournament Freediving "The Authentic Big Blue 2017», will be held for the first time in Amorgos, from 18-24 September, with the participation of older athletes kind.
The Tournament will take place at the Agia Anna beach, under the steep cliff of Hozoviotissa, the hill of Pr. Elias. At this point shot and the "Big Blue" movie, (Big Blue), the 1988 by Luc Besson, who made known internationally Amorgos and Agia Anna beach.

The race will take place in the country off a boat permanently moored in 0,5 miles away from shore and water depth, 150 measures. The trip from the beach of St. Anna to the anchored boat lasts 5 minutes. The program includes 3 diving classes, as solid base with sandals,CWT, consistent basis without fins, CNF and freediving, END.

According to the organizing company, Aida International trained divers will control the competition, lifeguards will be ready to intervene in case of injury to athletes and a dry boat will be at the beach for athletes who want to warm up to dry. It will operate a fully equipped health center in the town of the island and there will be an ambulance and medical staff at the dive site.

The water temperature should be about 25 ° – 27 ° C. For athletes, the site will be used Aquapetra Hotel, which comprises locker, Pool Games for Static Apnea and other benefits.

AGIA ANNA

Agia Anna beach is 3 km from the town and located below cliffs. It is small but very popular, with small pebbles, rocks to lie and clear blue waters. Access is from the trail to the left of the parking area, descending towards the white church of St. Anne. There is another path, to the right of the parking area, which if you follow will reach the second small beach with the same name. Because St. Anna is close to Country, if you like walking you can follow the old trail that starts behind the parking, to the Lower Neighborhood (about 1 hour walk).

CONFERENCE GASTRONOMY - GASTRONOMY Comference

The purpose of the Conference is to promote the Cycladic cuisine and of course Amorgos. Will be in Aegiali and will join several top chefs, international recognition.

AEGIALI

The bay of Aegiali Yalta for the locals is one of the two ports of Amorgos. Here arrive the boats from Piraeus and the surrounding islands. Is the Country, 15 km and has a wide beach with white sand, clear water, organized with umbrellas and sunbeds. Here you will find restaurants, brown – bars and rented accommodation.

If you like browsing, very close there are the villages River, Stan. the bay with stunning bay views, Lagada, with whitewashed houses of traditional architecture and the church of the Holy Trinity and Tholaria, 2,5 km ΒΔ. the bay, with winding streets and the great church of St. Anargyroi. the 1^or July, the feast of St. Anargyroi is a festival here, with songs and dancing which are offered to visitors, traditional dishes of Amorgos, as patatato and vinegar.

Tholaria, in Vigla, you will see the Acropolis of ancient Aegiali, where the region has been the largest sculpture of Cycladic era.

Local Products - Local Tastes of Amorgos

• Amorgiano wine, varieties stand Fokiano, Patiniotis, Strichi, Mantilaria, Assyrtiko and the red sweet wine that makes each home.
• split peas Amorgos, made from a variety of peas, katsouni. Locals call "katsouni" or "cooking" and there is a great production on the island.
• baked raki, liqueurs containing sugar, honey, various herbs and spices. The name is because baked matures, "Baked", with time. The recipe is as old once boiling raki with sugar, cinnamon and cloves and drank when hurt their neck. It is the official treat in the Monastery of Panagia Chozoviotissa. The "Feast of cooked 'every year on 26 July, Katapola.
• honey, thyme and flower honey.
• olive oil, low acids and yellow color.
• Turkish delight
• patatato, made from goat meat, slips goat, onions, potatoes, sweet local wine, tomato paste and many spices (cinnamon, cloves, allspice). It is the main dish at celebrations and festivals, like what happens in 25-26 July, the feast of St. Paraskevi, Kato Meria.
• nougat, sweet that share at weddings. Each year, becomes the "Festival Pasteli», the central square of Chora, the feast of the Transfiguration, at 6 August.
• xerotigana, with honey and sesame. In recent years there is on 5 September, the "Festival xerotigana».
• vinegar, sheep offal soup with much vinegar, served in celebrations and festivals including vigils.
• staccato, the food served at New Year and on the feast of Aghia Paraskevi. Made from wheat, oil, onion and cream cheese grated on top.
• «Pauls», Wheat or barley rusks, that make the housewives of the island for the feast of St. Paul and from there took the name.
• chortopitakia, made with yeast and various greens.
• octopus
• Fava meatballs

TWO WINE FESTIVAL - WINE FESTIVAL

Will be parallel to the Gastronomy Congress, the second port of Amorgos, Katapola. They will take part 12 Wineries from Greece will raise the Greek quality wine. Simultaneously will be a representation of the great feast which is on the island, the day of the feast of St. Paraskevi, at 26 July. It is the biggest festival of the village, offer traditional dishes of Amorgos, as patatato, vinegar, cut it out, revithada, pilaf while fermented over 500 kg bread. Also in Katapola will take place "Exhibition of local products and Gastronomy"That will last and the Court.

COUNTRY

Chora is the only preserved settlement throughout the island. It is built at an altitude of 350 meters. located almost in the center of the island, near the port of Katapola. You will see the Venetian Castle (1207) built on the rock, with the church of Saint George, the cobbled square 'Loza"And"middle path"That is the main road running through the island, the narrow streets of the village, all of which end up in the Castle, relics from the "Tower of Gavras», near Loza, the building which houses the archaeological Collection and the "Lower Pit». In the area of ​​the settlement, Vorina will see the vaulted arch of the cistern 15^th century. and the single-aisled church of St. John the Theologian, at the foot of the Castle, which was dependency of Patmos homonymous monastery by 1619.

KATAPOLA

This is the second port of the island and one of the largest natural harbors of the Cyclades. white houses, traditional architecture somewhere between the church of Our Lady Katapoliani, built on the ruins of an early Christian church and it was built on the ruins of the ancient temple of Apollo.

Above the harbor is, Moudoulia the hill is the Archaeological Site of Minoa. He was named by the king of Crete, Minos as originally here was the summer residence. The excavations showed that the site of the ancient inhabited by Minos 10^The B.C. – 4^The B.C. century. You will see part of the defensive walls of the Geometric period, the ramparts of the ancient Acropolis, ruins of the Gymnasium building 4^th B.C. century. along with the ancient lavatory and at the top of the site, ruins of ancient temple, from the Geometric period and remains of the temple of the Hellenistic period.

15^The INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE OF AMORGOS - "For 2017"

The Court's task "for 2017" is the promotion of culture and sustainable tourism Amorgos, local and international preservation of the environment and promotion of Amorgos, the Cyclades and Greece. The organizers are the Cultural Association of Tholaria Amorgos and hotel Aegialis Hotel & Spa and will take place from 26 -29 October 2017, at Aegialis Hotel & Spa.

To International Conference on Tourism and Culture began in Amorgos 2003 a small Cultural Association Women, from Tholaria. They decided to invite journalists from around the world and promote the culture and traditions of Amorgos. They called it "YPERIA», as it is one of the ancient names of Amorgos. The success of the meeting led to the creation of an institution, for Culture and Tourism and the "pro" since repeated every year, closing this year 15^a years. This year's central theme of 15^The International Conference on Tourism and Culture is Amorgos :

«Cinema - Challenge for Local Promotion and Economic Development"And will examine issues such:

• Film Commission – Ergaleio attraction for international productions
• O Role of Film Festival for international visibility - Case CIFFT
• Film Tourism in Greece: The legal and financial framework for the possibility of investing a producer in Greece
• Film Academy: Seminars for new and future producers and directors.

8^The FILM FESTIVAL OF AMORGOS 2017

Parallel to the Conference "for 2017" will be held and 8^The Film Festival Amorgos.

This is a 4-day international event that is repeated every year and take place within the conference "over 2017" for Tourism and Culture Amorgos, Aegiali Amorgos. Each year, Best movies, documentaries and activities that contribute to the development of the local and international tourism and implementing environmental practices, Candidate Award. The tourism films are a good opportunity to address important issues and promote the cultural and environmental wealth of a place.

The 8^The Film Festival Amorgos, on the occasion 30^or anniversary of the film "Big Blue», It is dedicated to French director Luc Besson for the promotion of Amorgos worldwide.

This year the Film Festival Amorgos has the privilege of being an official member of CIFFT (international Film Festival – tourism). The CIFFT is a commission for Festival, with currently 16 Members of the Tourist Film worldwide. Its purpose is to maintain and encourage the audiovisual work in the international tourism industry.

All screenings and lectures are open to the public so that the people of Amorgos and visitors have the opportunity to participate and gain information on current developments, fields of culture and tourism.

Parallel Events

During the Conference, Participants will discover the island of Amorgos, They will walk the ancient paths, They would gather herbs from the mountains, will visit the distillery of essential oils, will taste local products, They will attend traditional celebrations and see the work of various artists through exhibitions. Other discussions will be held simultaneously, within the Congress and Festival:

• Byzantine Monastery Chozoviotissa Amorgos, 1000 years, nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO Monuments
• Gastronomy Amorgos
• wellness Tourism

ONLY MARY CHOZOVIOTISSAS or KYNIGIMENIS

The name Hozoviotissa Monastery took probably a corruption of the word "Chozivitissa"Or"Kozivitissa», by place name or Choziva Koziva the Holy Land. Another version says the name and history of the monastery linked to the Monastery Chozeva, also in the Holy Land. According to tradition, the miraculous image of the Virgin was found in the St. Anna Bay (between 726-842 A.D.) where a miraculously reached the island as the years of Iconoclasm (8^The -9^The c.) Christians used to throwing pictures sea.

Codes and patriarchal sigils our only information that the creation of the monastery became the 9^The century. when finding the image of the Virgin Mary. The monastery is connected with the Emperor Alexius I Komnenos, as the current form dates back to the emperor, which according to patriarchal letters, The year 1088 chrysobull stavropigiaka to cede rights to the Monastery.

The Byzantine monastery built on the hill of Pr. Elias, on cliffs, in South. coast. Its length 40 m., width 5 m. and extends in Elevation 8 floors, with communication between the floors be made through narrow stone stairs, with domes and arches. Moni comprises cells Monks, the bank, kitchens and ovens (currently not working), warehouses, ancillary areas and wells.

Worth the climb 300 some steps, to admire the magnificent building of the monastery, into the rock, exhibits the small museum that has been built by monks in the rocky cells with the most important relics of the monastery, as Manuscripts, sigils, Gospels, Codes written on vellum (10^th -15^th c.), precious priestly vestments (18^th -19^th c.), crosses, church vessels etc.. and of course the view of the deep blue. The monastery is considered the oldest of the Cyclades. Is male monastery is celebrated on 21 November, to the Virgin Mary (working hours : 08:00-13:00 & 17:00-19:00, tel. : 2285 071274).

The ascent to the monastery is not very long, as the stairs are gently sloping. You definitely need sneakers or a closed shoe because the descent may be difficult for you, especially when crowded. The best time to visit the monastery is in the afternoon as the sun is not so strong.

ACCOMMODATION

• Aegialis Hotel & Spa 5*, Ringroad : Aegiali – Tholaria, Aegiali, tel. : 2285073393, www.amorgos-aeigialis.com. The hotel will welcome the speakers and guests and the 15^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE OF AMORGOS - "for 2017" as well as artists and visitors 8^th FILM FESTIVAL OF AMORGOS 2017.

The Aegialis Hotel Hotel & Spa, among the many benefits of, features and ANANDA yoga shala room for those wishing to take lessons and yoga exercises overlooking Aegiali bay.

• Aqua Petra Hotel 3*, Saint Paul, Amorgos, tel. : 2285073011, www.hotelaquapetra.gr.

The hotel swimming pool will be used for static apnea races, Located in St. Paul's Beach, It is 9 km from Chora, capital of the island, 5 km from the port of Aegiali, 15 km from the port of Katapola and access to the hotel is easy as it is 200 m to the bus stop.

The beach of Saint Paul is located between Chora and Aegiali has white sand and small pebbles, crystal clear waters and a strip of sand stretching to the island of Nikouria opposite.

ACCESS TO AMORGOS

Amorgos ferry connects all year with Piraeus, ships of Blue Star Ferries, PATMOS KAI NAXOS, performing the connection Peiraias – Amorgos (Aegiali or Katapola) with stopovers islands Syros, Paro, Naxos, Donoussa, Koufonissi, Schinias, Iraklia, Astypalaia, always depending on the ship and the days.

The ship "Express Skopelitis», the company Kyklades Mikres, connects Amorgos (Aegiali or Katapola) to Iraklia, the Schinias, Koufonissi, Donousa, Naxos.

From the port of Piraeus leaving the catamaran, HIGHSPEED 4, running the route Piraeus, Paros, Naxos, Koufonissi, Amorgos (Katapola), with a journey 6 hours (until 24 September 2017) and catamaran SEA JET 2, Piraeus joining Amorgos (Katapola), Santorini, Mykonos, Apple, Folegandros, Sifnos, Serifos, Naxos, Koufonissi, until the month of September, depending on the day.

During the summer months until early September, you can get ships AQUA SPIRIT and SUPERFAST XII from the port of Piraeus to Amorgos (Aegiali or Katapola).

USEFUL ADDRESSES OF AMORGOS

• Dimos Amorgos, tel. : 2285360200
• Lagada Police Station : tel.: 2285073320
• Multifunctional District Clinic Country Amorgos: tel. : 2285071207
• rural Health Clinics : Aegiali, tel. : 2285073222, Arkesini, tel. : 2285072205, fight, tel. : 2285071805
• Port Authority, fight, tel. : 2285071259
• bus, tel. : 6936671033
• Agency Tours: NAFTILOS, Aegiali, tel. : 2285073032 and Katapola, tel. : 2285071201
• www.hellenicseaways.gr
• www.seajets.gr
• www.smallcycladeslines.gr, Katapola, tel. : 2285071256, 2285071390
• www.authenticbigblue.com
• www.aidainternational.org