Amorgos
The easternmost Cyclades island, where the Chozoviotissa monastery clings to a cliff 300 metres above the sea. It was founded in 1088, and parts of the film The Big Blue were shot here.
- Where
- Katapola, South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.8403, 25.8875
Get the Amorgos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Amorgos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Amorgos
Naxos Island 46 km
The largest island of the Cyclades, with fertile valleys, high mountains and long sandy beaches. The great marble doorway of the unfinished Temple of Apollo stands on the harbour islet of Portara.
Astypalaia 52 km
A butterfly shaped island in the Dodecanese with a white Chora crowned by a Venetian castle and a row of windmills. Its coast is cut by small bays and beaches, and the castle was built by the Quirini family in 1413.
Ios 53 km
A hilly island in the Cyclades, about 18 km long and 10 km wide, with steep cliffs and sandy bays. It lies halfway between Naxos and Santorini, and its whitewashed main town stands above the harbour.
Anafi 53 km
A small, quiet Cyclades island east of Santorini, with a hillside Chora and unspoiled beaches. The monastery of Kalamiotissa stands on a high rock at its southeastern end, and walkers cross the island on old paths.
Portara of Naxos 55 km
A huge marble doorway standing on the islet of Palatia beside the harbour of Naxos town. It is all that remains of an unfinished Temple of Apollo begun in the sixth century BC by the tyrant Lygdamis.
Santorini 62 km
A crescent shaped volcanic island in the Cyclades, whose whitewashed villages stand on the cliff edge of a flooded caldera. Oia and Fira are the best known towns, and the island is famed for its sunsets.
Santorini caldera 65 km
A flooded crater formed by a huge volcanic eruption around 1600 BC, which wiped out Minoan settlements nearby. Cliffs up to 300 metres high ring a bay that boats cross to the volcanic islands in the middle.
Nea Kameni 65 km
A small uninhabited volcanic island in the middle of the Santorini caldera, formed by eruptions since 1573. Visitors can walk up to the crater rim by boat from Fira, and steam still rises from vents.
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Questions
Where is Amorgos?
Amorgos is in Katapola, South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Naxos Island (46 km), Astypalaia (52 km), Ios (53 km).
How do I get the Amorgos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Amorgos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Amorgos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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