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Symi - looking across the clear waters of Skoumisa Bay to the island monastery of Agios Emilianos
Great beaches 		click to see aartworld's choice of the Top 10 images of Symi by barry hankey
Symi Top 10		 Symi - dreams
Peace and quiet		 Symi has been listed as one of the 1000 places to visit before you die and has one of the most spectacular harbours in Europe.
Yialos and Horio   Symi - overlooking Horio Symi 030 Symi - harbour improvements 2001
Symi 037 		Symi - harbour improvements 2001
Symi 042		 Symi - pointing the way Symi 038 Symi - on the Kali Strata Symi 039
 
Symi - harbour-side reflections
Symi 082		 Symi -bell tower above the town
Symi 018
 Symi -opportunity behind the harbour
Symi 017
 Symi - the picturesque is everywhere
Symi 011 		Symi - beauty meets reality
Symi 036		 Symi - colourful and picturesque, faded grandeur in Horio awaiting renovation
Symi 101
click to vote for your choice of Top 10 images of Symi
for your own choice for Top 10 to be posted on the web 		Symi - Yialos harbour from Horio
Symi 008 		Symi - the clock corner of Yialos harbour from Horio at night
Symi 088 		Symi - across the harbour from Horio lightening flashes over Turkey
Symi 107 		Symi - Yialos harbour
Symi 004
Symi - the harbour at Yialos
Symi 001 		Symi - flanking the harbour, Yialos
Symi 002 		Symi - blue door, Yialos
Symi 007		 Symi - on the Kali Strata
Symi 033		 For information about Symi contact
the Symi Visitor
  
Symi - overlooking Horio and its line of windmills
Symi 029		 Symi - overlooking Yialos harbour from the east
Symi 031		 Symi - overlooking Yialos harbour from the east
Symi 034		 Symi - towards Harani
Symi 032 		Symi - Yialos harbour Symi 035
Symi - view across the harbour to the 'clock corner' from outside the Symi Visitor office
Symi 125 		Symi - view of Yialos and the mountains behind from near the windmills on the ridge
Symi 123 		Symi - the harbour is still used by local fishing boats as well as as by the caiques of the well heeled and package tourists from Turkey
Symi 124 		Symi - view across the harbour to Horio and Mount Vigla
Symi 127 		Symi - the end of the harbour with its mass of small boats in the year 2000
Symi 126

Around the Island
back to the top 		  Symi - approaching Ag Emilianos on foot, with storm clouds building over Turkey Symi 057 Symi - aerial view of Nanou beach
Symi 096		 Symi - Ag Nikolaos over the entrance to the church which gave the name to the well known Beach near Pedi
Symi 068		 Symi - sunlight reflected and refracted onto the seabed through the crystal clear waters around the island
Symi 108		 Symi - steps drop down steeply to the tiny church/monastery of Agios Vasilios
 Symi 079
 
Symi- Ag Emilianos, a secluded monastery on an island linked by a causeway
Symi 056		 Symi - fishing quay in Skoumisa Bay below Agios Filimonos with Emilianos behind
Symi 005 		Symi - the fishing quay in Skoumisa Bay is also used by local lads catching octopus - very much a 'living community' not picturesque tourist - and what a great place to grow up!!!
Symi 059 		Symi - the monastery of Ag Emilianos
Symi 058
Symi - looking across the clear waters of Skoumisa Bay to the island monastery of Agios Emilianos
Symi 053		 Symi - entrance and bell tower of Agios Emilianos monastery show the ubiquitous symbols in Greece - the cross and the national flag
Symi 060		 Symi - entrance to church at the edge of Pedi harbour
Symi 106		 Symi - entrance to the church af Agios Nikolaos at the beach to which it gave its name
Symi 069		 Symi - cliff at Lapathos Beach with fenced off animal water-hole at the base (not potable for humans)
Symi 077		 Symi - detail of the cliff at Lapathos Beach
Symi 081		 Symi - bell tower over the entrance to the church behind Nanou Beach
Symi 098		 Symi - tranquility
Symi 12
Symi - down the gorge to Nimborio
Symi 027		 Symi - looking across Maroni Bay to the island monastery of Agios Emilianos
Symi 054 		Symi - fishing boat moored at Pedi with the village behind
Symi 102 		Symi - detail of fishing boat
Symi 105		 Symi - the southern side of Pedi Bay
Symi 104
Symi - Agios Isodoros, one of the small secluded beaches on Symi reached only on foot - or the occasional caique from Turkey
Symi 067 		Symi - the secluded Lapathos beach at the foot of the Vasilios Gorge below the cliff-top Agios Vasilios monastery
Symi 076 		Symi - Nanou Beach is visited by taxi boats from Yialos and Pedi - and by privately owned boats
Symi 097 		Symi - Agia Marina with 'Asia Minor' beyond
Symi 024 		Symi - the monastry island of Agia Marina
Symi 025
Symi - a touch of the past at Agios Emilianos
Symi 016 		Symi - looking down on Nanou Beach with the staggering limestone cliffs at the northern end
Symi 099 		Symi - the bell tower of Agios Vasilios
Symi 051		 Symi - the bell tower at Agios Vasilios
Symi 020		 Symi - dreams
Symi 009		 Symi - under full sail out of Yialos harbour
Symi 050
Symi - coming round the headland
Symi 045 		Symi - boat and the open sea
Symi 003 		Symi - reflections
Symi 028		 Symi - flying boat at Lapathos Beach, Agios Vasilios
Symi 048
Symi - towards Asia Minor
Symi 044
Symi - Lapathos Beach, Agios Vasilios
Symi 049		 Symi - increasing numbers of houses are being built and renovated towards Nimborio for locals, 'returnees' and visitors
Symi 026 		Symi - making for home
Symi 047		 Information about Symi can also be found on the official municipal web site
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