Yialos Harbor, Symi

Once off the beaten track, these days many of the abandoned houses have been restored to their former colorful charm and the level of tourism has been upgraded. Legend has it that the island was named after princess Symi, the daughter of the king of Rhodes, Ialysos, who was abducted by Glafkos, the builder of […]

Once off the beaten track, these days many of the abandoned houses have been restored to their former colorful charm and the level of tourism has been upgraded. Legend has it that the island was named after princess Symi, the daughter of the king of Rhodes, Ialysos, who was abducted by Glafkos, the builder of Jason’s Argos. He brought her to this island, near Rhodes… which really isn’t a bad place to be whisked off to.