CC BY 3.0, Phso2, Wikimedia CommonsPermit· Keros· Greece — Cyclades
Keros Archaeological Site (no landing)
36° 53.2′ N · 25° 36.5′ E
Uninhabited Keros was a ritual centre of the Early Cycladic world (about 2750-2300 BC). Its Kavos site and the neighbouring 'pyramid' islet of Dhaskalio produced the famous Keros hoard of broken marble figurines. Landing on the island is forbidden.
Practical
Wikipedia: it is now forbidden to land on Keros. The protected sites are Kavos on the west coast and Dhaskalio islet just off it, where the Cambridge Keros Project excavated a terraced Early Bronze Age complex built from about 1,000 tons of imported stone. OSM maps both sites (Kavos 36.8869N 25.6075E; Dhaskalio 36.8881N 25.6042E). View from the water only: do not go ashore, take lines to the rocks, or anchor close off the archaeological zones. Excavated figurines such as the Keros musicians are in Athens. The Museum of Cycladic Art has an online exhibition on the 'Treasure of Keros' (sailingissues).
Best for
Sail past and look; never land
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