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Mykonos and Santorini are just two of the Cycladic Islands—the others are Folegandros, Sifnos, Paros, Naxos, Delos, Tinos, Syros, and Anafi—that form a rough circle around the once sacred island of Delos. There are discoveries to be made on all of them, such as Mykonos's unusual windmills, Sifnos's 365 churches, and Santorini's black-sand beaches. As you are making them, be thankful for the fast ferries that now connect almost every Cycladic island at least daily during the summer season.
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