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| − | '''Pachia''', also known as Anafopoulo, is a small uninhabited island in the [[Aegean Sea]], south of [[Anafi]], in the [[Cyclades]]. | + | '''Pachia''', also known as Anafopoulo, is a small uninhabited island in the [[Aegean Sea]], south of [[Anafi]], in the [[Cyclades]]. Legend has it that when Hayredin Barbarossa, the pirate, captured Anafi in [[1537]] and took away its people as hostages, only one young girl managed to escape by swimming to Pachia, where she was rescued later by some fishermen. |
[[Category:Islands of Greece]] | [[Category:Islands of Greece]] | ||
| + | [[Category:The Cyclades]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, June 27, 2006
Pachia, also known as Anafopoulo, is a small uninhabited island in the Aegean Sea, south of Anafi, in the Cyclades. Legend has it that when Hayredin Barbarossa, the pirate, captured Anafi in 1537 and took away its people as hostages, only one young girl managed to escape by swimming to Pachia, where she was rescued later by some fishermen.