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Kalymnos Island
This island of barren rock, golden beaches and tiny green valleys owes its fame to its celebrated sponge fishers.
This is the main profession for men on the island, and the theme for many local dances and folk songs.
Sponge-fishing means a yearly excursion to the seas off the North African coast. Sponge-fishers of Kalymnos leave with their boats every spring. Their departure is a moving and important event which is therefore accompanied by glamorous religious ceremonies.
After approximately five months' hard work sponge-fishers return to the island. One feels then the relief and joy that overtake the people of Kalymnos. The whole island puts on festive dress and prepares to celebrate the return of the sea-beaten sailors.
Kalymnos or Pothia, the island's capital, amphitheatrically built, descends to the port like a multicolored torrent of bright houses, churches, and belfries.
Roads are scrupulously clean and full of oleander. On the coast lies the church of Jesus Our Savior; its interior is decorated with murals and old icons painted by local artists. The temple has been constructed by Giannoulis Halepas, the famous sculptor.
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