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A tiny blue-tailed salamander darted along the cobbles on the path to the ruins of the Episkopi Church on Sikinos, undaunted by our presence. Like some magical elfin guardian of a sacred shrine, it took us straight to the entrance of the fenced site of the Roman-era mausoleum and later Christian Orthodox church. And what isn’t enchanting about this 17-century-old ruin, perched alone atop a hill on what was once the Aegean island’s ancient capital, Agia Marina, overlooking the sea?

The church operated nonstop until 1940, when it was shut down because of its increasing state of disrepair, and hosts worshippers only on August 15 for the annual festival marking the Dormition of the Virgin, held in its courtyard. An operation to salvage this important site was set into motion in 2017, following multiple efforts by the Municipality of Sikinos, the Hellenic Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) and, chiefly, the Ephorate of Antiquities for the Cyclades, spearheaded by its director, Byzantologist Dimitrios Athanasoulis. The relevant studies were carried out, sponsors were found to bankroll the project and experts to carry it out, and the budget was approved for what is one of the toughest restorations the Culture Ministry has carried out.

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• Episkopi, “Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates” Archaeological site | Graeco-Roman 1st BC - 2nd AD. ( https://www.cyprusisland.net/attractions/sanctuary-apollo-hylates-kourion ) Drizzly.. Just views (Dormidories, Palestra, the Baths, Temple of Pollo, etc., no #amazons , iPhone pix, sorry. More on my FB). • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #kύπρος #cyprus #episkopi #kourion #sanctuaryofapollo #sanctuaryofapollohylates #cyprusarchaeology #ancientcyprus #archaeology #archaeologicalmuseum #archaeologyphotography #archaeologicalsite #antiquity #ancient #ancientart #ancientarchitecture #excavations #grecoroman #graecoroman #temple #apollo #templeofapollo #apollotemple #museumsoftheworld #michaelsvetbird | Jan 2019 (at Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsQAqXmn_xm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vg889o296tz2