Serifos
A rocky Cyclades island with a hilltop Chora, a handful of sandy beaches and old mining tunnels. In myth it is where Perseus grew up and later turned a king to stone.
- Where
- Livadi, South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.1500, 24.5000
Get the Serifos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Serifos. 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 Serifos
Sifnos 28 km
A Cyclades island known for its cooking and pottery, with whitewashed villages linked by old footpaths. Kastro, a medieval village on a sea cliff, and the chapel of Chrysopigi are favourite sights.
Milos 46 km
A volcanic island in the Aegean, the southwestern most of the Cyclades. The Venus de Milo was found here in 1820, and its coast has white rock formations and colourful fishing hamlets.
Syros 49 km
A Cyclades island whose capital Ermoupoli grew rich in the 19th century and has grand neoclassical buildings and a town hall by Ernst Ziller. The medieval hilltop town of Ano Syros is Catholic.
Antiparos 52 km
A small island just west of Paros, reached by a short ferry. Its cave with huge stalactites has been visited since antiquity, and the village has a quiet kastro and pleasant beaches.
Kea 53 km
The Cyclades island closest to Athens, with oak woods, stone paths and a lion carved from rock near Ioulida. The Bronze Age site of Agia Irini is on the coast near the harbour.
Paros 62 km
A central Cyclades island famed for its fine white marble, used by ancient sculptors. It has a pretty harbour town at Parikia, the fishing village of Naoussa and a Byzantine church called Panagia Ekatontapyliani.
Folegandros 69 km
A small island in the southern Cyclades, with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini. Its main village sits on the edge of a high cliff above the sea, and a church overlooks it from the hill above.
Sounion 69 km
A rocky headland at the southern tip of Attica, topped by the columns of a Temple of Poseidon built around 440 BC. Sailors passing the cape would see it from far out, and it is a popular place to watch the sunset.
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Questions
Where is Serifos?
Serifos is in Livadi, South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sifnos (28 km), Milos (46 km), Syros (49 km).
How do I get the Serifos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Serifos 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 Serifos 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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