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Niseros is located in the southeast Aegean Sea between the islands Kos and Tilos. It is a small and volcanic island; its size is 41 square kilometers with a few beaches. It is 18 hours away from Piraeus port.
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The resident population of Niseros is around 1.200, even though during the summer period the population increases, as a lot of immigrants from America and Australia come for holidays. The capital of Niseros is Mandraki, where most of the inhabitants live, but also in other smaller villages such as Nikia, Emporio and Palous. The locals are occupied with farming, stock- raising, fishing and tourism.
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According to mythology, Poseidon took a rock from the island of Kos and threw it to the giant Poliboti; this rock is the island of Niseros. According to historic facts, Niseros was created from volcanic explosions. The first inhabitants of the island were Karees. In 479BC, Niceros became a member of the Athenian Alliance. Afterwards the history is the same like all the Dodecanese islands. In 1315, arrived on the island the Knights of St. John, while in 1522 until 1912 it was under the Turkish occupation, followed by the Italian occupation until 1948 when the island united with rest of Greece.
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This topic is not island-specific. It applies to the nation of Greece.
Orthodox Christianity is the recognized dominant religion of Greece and it is legally protected by the state. This has caused legal discrimination against non-Orthodox Churches, and although the constitution of 1975 removed the power of most of the old laws against Protestants, problems still exist today. There is a lot of fear towards anything outside of the Orthodox Church, especially on the islands. However, repeated rulings of the European Court of Justice in favour of religious minorities in cases of discrimination have led to a relative increase of the freedoms that these religious minorities now enjoy.
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St. Nikitas.
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The souls of people will be open, to understand how much God loves them.
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It is worth visiting: The Venetian castle, the ancient cemetery, the monastery of Panagia Spiliani, the hot/mineral springs and the volcano of the Nikias area. It is worth trying: fresh fish, cheese - dairy products, mousaka, chickpeas and "soumada" from bitter almonds.
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In 21st of June takes place a feast in honor of St. Nikitas. In the 15th of August, Panagias day a big feast take place for 2 day with a lot of food dancing and songs.
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www.greektravel.com
www.in2greece.com
http://www.hri.org/infoxenios/english/dodecanese/nissiros/nissiros.html
http://www.dilos.com/region/dodecan/nisyros.html
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