Experience Amorgos island

The celebration of the church Agia Paraskevi which is located in the southern part of Amorgos in Arkesini is the biggest festival in Cyclades and attract visitors from all over the world. The preparations begin 10 days before the celebration and on the 25th in the evening the famous “patatato” is prepared for the next day. The 26th is party on for full with food, local music and dance.
Agia Paraskevi in numbers: 4000 people, 100 volunteers & 150 goats.

One of the biggest feasts on Amorgos, “The Transfiguartion of Christ”. It is celebrated with wine and live music.

A big festival in honour of Panagia Panochoriani. A feast with traditional local dishes, drinks, live music and dance.

Xerotigana is the traditional sweet of Amorgos – it is also used in other Cycladic islands – made for Christmas and Easter, but also offered in weddings and baptisms along with traditional pastels.

A reference point to the local tradition of Amorgos, the Xerotigana, accompanies every joyful moment in the life of the Amorgians.

Every year in the summer the Festival of Xerotigana is organized. Visitors can watch the preparation process, try psimeniraki and dance along with the locals to the traditional local music.

The festival is hold in the really north end of the island and it’s about 2 hours walk from Langada. But it is worth to go there for the magic and beautiful place and then you get served the traditional Amorgian patatato, goat with potatoes.