Eminent Citizens of Sykia

Sykia has been referred to poetically as the “poet’s haven” not just because of its beauty, but also literally, because many an eminent men and women of the letters and the arts have been born or moved to live here. Angelos Sikelianos Of these, the most famous one abroad is the poet Angelos Sikelianos, who…

Some history!

This picturesque village on the shores of the Gulf of Corinth is not without its place in history. During antiquity the sea came much further in, as far as the village of Geliniatika and created a well-sheltered port. Local inhabitants still often stumble upon ancient tombs, ceramic vases and statues, which attest the area’s long…

Welcome to Sykia!

Welcome to Sykia, “the poets’ haven”! Sykia is a small and pretty village on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Corinth, situated between Corinth to the East and Patras to the West. Endowed with a long pebble beach and a unique seaside pine forest, it has provided…