The “hermits” of the Aegean sea: Islands – dots with a handful of residents

Loneliness, difficulties, and little – or even no – company. That’s life in the islands – dots on the Aegean sea, in the…
they live in a handful of people.
One of these, the learned Greeks, with tragic consequences. Is the Κίναρος, the island on which it crashed the helicopter of the Hellenic Navy. In this small island, east of Amorgos, and to the west of Leros and Kalymnos, is home to just two people. The 70-year-old Peace Κατσοτούρχη and her son, George. Until 2013, when he passed away, he lived with them, and the father of the family.
On this occasion, the “Daily” remembered more of these tiny islands of the Aegean sea in which it lives even a man, or a family. And of course, their everyday life is full of difficulties, and the winter is very lonely.
Six miles east of Κινάρου there are the Λέβιθα (9,1 sq.km.), in which lives the family of Dimitris Καμπόσου, which deals with livestock, agriculture and fisheries. The summer welcomes the tourists for food and lodging. In Marathi (0,355 t.km.), the complex of Αρκιών, the 60-year-old Michael Wrench, and his two brothers in the winter, while in summer there goes a lot of people and operated three taverns, and about 30 rooms. Right next to Arki (6,7 sq.km.) they live about 45 people, from those 20-30 all the time.
Close to the Airport there is the Καλόλιμνος (1,95 sq.km.), with a unique resident – a shepherd – and Mavros (0,726 t.km.) with two inhabitants.
The Aegean sea is scattered with many tiny islands with few inhabitants. Agios Minas (2,34 sq. km.), between the Oven and Island has three residents according to the 2011 census. In Samiopoula, half a mile from Samos, live four people. In Farmakonisi (4 sq. km.), 12 miles northeast of Leros resident of ten people.
A lot of these islands there are in the Sporades. In Pepper (4,228 sq.km.), to the northeast of Alonissos, live six people, according to the census of 2011. The Dove (14,2 sq.km.), to the east of Alonissos has five residents, shepherds. The Kyra Panagia or Pelagonisi (25 sq.km.) had the census of 2011, ten residents, and the monastery in which he resides, usually a monk.
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