Sights

The lack of running water did not favor the spread of watermills in the Cyclades, but there are few islands such as Kea with water resources that allowed the operation of such mills. The watermill of Mylopotamos, which has not been drastically altered by its inhabitants’ interventions so far, is a remarkable complex of watermills

On the way to Pera Meria, you will see over the hill the byzantine Monastery of Episkopi, one of the oldest monasteries in Kea. There are still remains of the fortified wall that protected the monastery. Probably Episkopi and the broader area of Messaria were the byzantine centers of the island. Inside the temple there

In Korissia, your attention will be drawn to a chimney of 45 m. height; it is the chimney of the Enamel Factory, the only Greek factory that produced enamel utensils and the biggest one in the Mediterranean area, which functioned between 1927 and 1957, playing an important role to the economic and social life of

In the heart of Mylopotamos you meet the Folklore Museum of Kea, a place dedicated to the preservation and the promotion of Kea’s cultural heritage, established in an old stone building of 1845 which originally functioned as an inn. Today visitors may see here a variety of folklore exhibits such as old agriculture tools, objects