Web Sites on Ikaria
This is just a list of web sites that have information and/or history about Ikaria.
- The is the official Web site for the Municipality of EVDILOS (www.evdilosikaria.gr)
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- A Very informative web site about Ikaria. (www.ikaria.gr)
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- Greeka web site has information on other islands as well as Ikaria. ( www.greeka.com/eastern_aegean/ikaria)
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- www.explore.ntsnet.co.uk/ikaria - a series of photographs representing a personal view of the island by Gordon Gilmore.
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- A Bishop in the 1600's visited Ikaria and later when he was at St.James Court in England wrote a book on Samos,Ikaria and Mount Athos. It was translated into English and has been made available online through Google to download as a PDF file.
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- This is an online version of "Homer Venetus A"and has just been made available. It is not everyone's choice of reading but I thought that someone might be interested.
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Information
Various bits of information that might interest or amuse.
- On line Douris' records for County Armargh, Ireland.
Most of the Irish records were destroyed by fire in 1922. For a compete picture research of the parish churches is necessary. This only proves that there were Douris' in Armargh in the 1800's.
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- This is an informal list of the Panigiria that take place on Ikaria, mainly in the summer. It is meant as a guide as changes are made every year and it is difficult to know about them before the date.
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- NAME DAYS
According to the Greek Orthodox tradition, nearly every day of the year is dedicated to a Christian saint or Martyr. When someone is named after one of those saints, that day becomes their "name day" and, traditionally, is celebrated.
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- NOTES ON VISTING IKARIA was put together by my Partner Gordon Gilmore who is now classed as an honorary Ikarian. Hopefully it will prove of use to those visiting the island for the first time and interesting reading for everyone else.
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- An approximate Timeline of who ruled Ikaria through the centuries.
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- Interesting article on the Frenchman Éttienne Cabet who wrote a book on the perfect community that he named ICARIA.
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- "Douris" the Tyrant - A Wikipedia entry
He is mentioned in "Orgins of the Douris Name" on the front page.
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- "Douris the Vase Painter" - A Wikipedia entry
He is mentioned in "Orgins of the Douris Name" on the front page.
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Books, Articles etc.
A List of Books, articles etc about Greece, Ikaria, history etc that might be of interest.
- Ikaria & Fourni
Tourist book available on the island
Publishers M.Toubis S.A. Editions
www.toubis.gr
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- Ancient Icaria by Anthony J Papalas
Published by Bolchazy-Carducci
ISBN 0-86516-244-1
Available on the island or Amazon
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- Twice a Stranger by Bruce Clark
Published by Granta Books ISBN 1 - 86207 - 752 -5 This is an excellent book about the 1923 exchange of population between Greece and Turkey.
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- The Forgotton Debt by George E. Harokopos
Published by Abakio & Praxis ISBN 960-86244-0-1 This book covers the role Greece played in the Second World War.
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- After the War was Over by Mark Mazower
Published by Princetown Paperbacks ISBN 0-691-0542-3 Covers from 1943 to 1960. Mazower has written many books on Greece all worth reading.
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- It's all Greek to me! By John Mole
Published by Nicholas Brealey Publishing ISBN 1-85788-343-8 A true story about John Mole's life in Greece. A very amusing book.
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