Ikaria, located in the middle of the open sea facing island of Samos to the East, Mykonos to the West, Hios island to the North and the holly island of Patmos to the South.
According to mythology the name Ikaria was given to the island from Ikarus, son of the famous craftsman Daidalus, that king Minoas was keeping as a prisoner.
Secretly they flew from Crete having Athens as a destination. Young Ikarus was very impressed of flying and climbed too high. As a result his wings were melted from sun's rays and poor Ikarus was drown in the sea.
His inconsolable father took the dead body and burried it on the island's coast. That's why the sea was called Ikarian and the island Ikaria.
There are daily flights from Ikaria to Athens. Main ports are these of Saint Kirikos and Evdilos. From these ports you can travel with ships and flying dolphins to Samos ,Piraeus, Cyclades, Dodecanese and many other islands of the North Aegean.
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