326:
international IKARIADA Games and the
Lefkada Annunciation medieval monastery. The Archaeological Museum of Agios Kirykos houses various relics from an ancient tower outpost on a nearby mountain. These relics range from pottery shards to jewelry to arrow heads. Prior to 2010, the building functioned as the town’s high school before being repurposed into a museum. Another addition made to the town is the breakwater. Made of massive tetrapods, this structure was installed to protect the town from the infamous waves during winter. During winter, the weather in the town completely changes. There are constant storms that pelt against the town. The waves are too rough to swim in and many locals spend most time in doors. While snow hits in the mountains, it very rarely gets to Agios Kirykos. The storms are also the reason why no sand forms on the beach as it is swept away from the water. This leaves only rocky beaches in Agios Kirykos. This weather is drastically different to the sunny, summer months when clear skies dominate the days. In summer, the water is usually calm and it hardly ever rains.
59:
43:
330:
plateia. The plateia is most active during 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. when most residents get up for their day. After lunch most locals take a nap, and the plateia receives a surge of visitors later at around 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Not only are residents having dinner, but it's common for younger locals to come out at this time to socialize before heading over to WaWa, the town's club. Bars are open late in Agios
Kirykos, and often do not close until 5 a.m.
563:
85:
66:
329:
Agios
Kirykos is located twenty five minutes from the airport, five minutes away from Therma, and about an hour away from Evdilos. Agios Kiryoshosts a variety of places to visit. the center of the town lies the plateia. Similar to a town square, many restaurants and public buildings surround the
325:
Points of interest include the old school, the archaeological museum, the traditional square, the brass band performing at feast days since 1928, the stadium in Patela, which hosted the 10th Pan-Aegean Games, the statue of Skepsi (thinking woman), the altar of the flame for the
Aerathletic
303:, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 3,565 at the 2021 census (2,958 for the town itself), and its land area is 74.7 square kilometres (28.8 square miles). It is the administrative capital of Ikaria and the Ikaria regional unit (which includes the islands of Fourni).
321:
or
Quiricus, the youngest martyr of the Eastern Orthodox Church, who suffered death at the age of three in Asia Minor. To him is devoted the cathedral church of the town. Agios Kirykos hosts the annual International Chess Tournament, "Ikaros", every July.
361:
623:
350:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
604:
379:
103:
284:
33:
628:
261:
447:
597:
169:
347:
58:
590:
253:
365:
440:
157:
417:
42:
162:
425:
386:
318:
232:
242:
8:
433:
402:
578:
145:
348:"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"
574:
276:
617:
118:
105:
570:
314:; of the three, it is the largest in population and smallest in land area.
306:
The municipal unit shares the island of Ikaria with the municipal units of
292:
150:
515:
380:"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"
299:. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
540:
223:
562:
84:
385:(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from
507:
493:
482:
307:
545:
529:
457:
311:
300:
296:
288:
249:
228:
174:
138:
455:
362:"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities"
615:
598:
441:
624:Populated places in Ikaria (regional unit)
605:
591:
448:
434:
354:
340:
616:
429:
372:
65:
557:
456:Subdivisions of the municipality of
207: • Municipal unit density
189:74.7 km (28.8 sq mi)
13:
83:
14:
640:
411:
80:Location within the regional unit
561:
64:
57:
41:
396:
1:
333:
629:North Aegean geography stubs
577:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
199: • Municipal unit
186: • Municipal unit
10:
645:
556:
527:
491:
464:
403:genuineorthodoxchurch.com
283:) is a town and a former
280:
260:
239:
222:
214:
206:
198:
193:
185:
180:
168:
156:
144:
134:
99:
52:
40:
31:
21:
25:
16:Municipal unit in Greece
573:location article is a
215: • Community
210:48/km (120/sq mi)
88:
241: • Summer (
146:Administrative region
87:
262:Vehicle registration
317:It was named after
115: /
528:Municipal unit of
492:Municipal unit of
465:Municipal unit of
366:Government Gazette
89:
586:
585:
554:
553:
287:on the island of
270:
269:
119:37.617°N 26.300°E
636:
607:
600:
593:
565:
558:
537:Agios Polykarpos
450:
443:
436:
427:
426:
422:
418:Official website
405:
400:
394:
393:
391:
384:
376:
370:
369:
358:
352:
351:
344:
282:
246:
130:
129:
127:
126:
125:
120:
116:
113:
112:
111:
108:
68:
67:
61:
47:View of the port
45:
19:
18:
644:
643:
639:
638:
637:
635:
634:
633:
614:
613:
612:
611:
555:
550:
523:
487:
460:
454:
420:
414:
409:
408:
401:
397:
389:
382:
378:
377:
373:
360:
359:
355:
346:
345:
341:
336:
240:
123:
121:
117:
114:
109:
106:
104:
102:
101:
95:
94:
93:
92:
91:
90:
81:
76:
75:
74:
73:
69:
48:
36:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
642:
632:
631:
626:
610:
609:
602:
595:
587:
584:
583:
566:
552:
551:
549:
548:
543:
538:
534:
532:
525:
524:
522:
521:
518:
513:
510:
505:
502:
498:
496:
489:
488:
486:
485:
480:
477:
471:
469:
462:
461:
453:
452:
445:
438:
430:
424:
423:
413:
412:External links
410:
407:
406:
395:
392:on 2015-09-21.
371:
353:
338:
337:
335:
332:
268:
267:
264:
258:
257:
247:
237:
236:
226:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
200:
196:
195:
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
178:
177:
172:
166:
165:
160:
154:
153:
148:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
124:37.617; 26.300
97:
96:
82:
79:
78:
77:
71:
70:
63:
62:
56:
55:
54:
53:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
34:Municipal unit
32:
29:
28:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
641:
630:
627:
625:
622:
621:
619:
608:
603:
601:
596:
594:
589:
588:
582:
580:
576:
572:
567:
564:
560:
559:
547:
544:
542:
539:
536:
535:
533:
531:
526:
519:
517:
514:
511:
509:
506:
503:
500:
499:
497:
495:
490:
484:
481:
478:
476:
475:Agios Kirykos
473:
472:
470:
468:
467:Agios Kirykos
463:
459:
451:
446:
444:
439:
437:
432:
431:
428:
419:
416:
415:
404:
399:
388:
381:
375:
367:
363:
357:
349:
343:
339:
331:
327:
323:
320:
319:Saint Kirykos
315:
313:
309:
304:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
281:Άγιος Κήρυκος
278:
274:
273:Agios Kirykos
265:
263:
259:
255:
251:
248:
244:
238:
234:
230:
227:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
192:
188:
184:
179:
176:
173:
171:
167:
164:
161:
159:
158:Regional unit
155:
152:
149:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
128:
100:Coordinates:
98:
86:
72:Agios Kirykos
60:
51:
44:
39:
35:
30:
26:Άγιος Κήρυκος
23:Agios Kirykos
20:
579:expanding it
571:North Aegean
568:
479:Chrysostomos
474:
466:
398:
387:the original
374:
364:(in Greek).
356:
342:
328:
324:
316:
305:
293:North Aegean
285:municipality
272:
271:
170:Municipality
151:North Aegean
516:Karavostamo
122: /
618:Categories
541:Karkinagri
520:Manganitis
421:(in Greek)
334:References
194:Population
501:Arethousa
224:Time zone
512:Frantato
508:Evdilos
494:Evdilos
483:Perdiki
308:Evdilos
135:Country
110:26°18′E
107:37°37′N
546:Raches
530:Raches
458:Ikaria
312:Raches
301:Ikaria
297:Greece
289:Ikaria
175:Ikaria
163:Ikaria
139:Greece
569:This
504:Dafni
390:(PDF)
383:(PDF)
277:Greek
250:UTC+3
229:UTC+2
218:2,958
202:3,565
575:stub
310:and
254:EEST
181:Area
243:DST
233:EET
620::
295:,
291:,
279::
266:ΜΟ
606:e
599:t
592:v
581:.
449:e
442:t
435:v
368:.
275:(
256:)
252:(
245:)
235:)
231:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
