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	Psara-The Island
		Some Greek families from Thessaly and other islands had settled down in Psara during the 15th and 16th centuries to avoid the Turkish raids.
		Later, Psara became the third force in the commercial navy, after Hydra and Spetses islands.
		Psara suffered the revenge and rage of the Turks who destroyed completely the island, slaughtering or capturing the whole population, despite their heroic resistance, on the 24 June 1824.
	www.chios.com /island/psara.htm (416 words)

	Hotels Psara,rooms,hotel,psara,apartments,studios,north aegean islands,travel in greece
		Psara, is a small island with rich history, that helped vary much to the Greek Revolution of 1821 with huge heroism as the third marine force of Greece at that time.
		Psara with Antipsara, are located at the northwestern side of Chios island.
		Psara are reknowned for its lobsters, honey and local cheese.
	www.web-greece.gr /psara.htm (142 words)

	Municipality of Psara - North Aegean Perfecture - NorthAegean.gr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Psara has a rocky terrain filled with hills and mountains, the highest of which is Prophitis Ilias, of 640 meters of height.
		During the revolution of 1821 against the Turkish Empire, the people of Psara participated with their fleet and destroyed, by burning, many Turkish naval units under the command of brave captains such as Papanikolis, Kanaris and Pipinos.
		Psara suffered the revenge and rage of the Turks who destroyed completely the island, slaughtering or capturing the whole population, despite their heroic resistance, on the 24 June 1824.
	www.northaegean.gr /isite/page/1425,2,0.asp?mu=186&cmu=238 (425 words)

	Psara
		Psara (Greek: ОЁО±ПЃО¬) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea.
		Psara also has a small port linking to the island of Chios and other parts of Greece.
		Modern Psara is inhabited by fewer than 1,000 people, all of which inhabit the single small village on the island, also called Psara as well as its municipality.
	www.paleorama.com /Lakes-P/Psara.php (298 words)

	Some facts about Psara
		Psara is a Greek island that is part of the north eastern Aegean Islands.
		The municipality of Psara also includes other small island called Antipsara, which is other spot tourists should try to meet during their visit to this destination, since it offers an almost completely unspoiled nature and amazing landscapes.
		Since its origins the sea has provided the inhabitants of this island with their main source of income, and although nowadays tourism is becoming an important source as well, the importance of that traditional activity remains unchanged.
	www.eurotomic.com /greece/some-facts-about-psara.php (386 words)

	Psara (Greece) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Psara is an island located near the island of Chios, off the western coast of Turkey.
		On 8 September 1822, the joint fleets from Hydra, Psara and Spetsai defeated the Ottoman Navy near Spetsai.
		The flag designed in Psara during the Greek independence war is white with a red border, a yellow owl biting the tongue of a green snake, a green anchor and the words Eleutheria i thanatos (Freedom or death) in green.
	www.atlasgeo.net /FOTW/flags/gr-psara.html (86 words)

	Psara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nor can I erase from memory the famous painting by Delacroix, showing Freedom carrying the bloodstained flag, a painting which was inspired by the sacrifice of the heroic people of Psara who lived free and preferred to die as they valued their freedom and independence more than their lives.
		Psara, the biggest, and Antipsara are inhabited, whereas Kato Nisi, Dascalio, and St Nicholas are not.
		In 1821 during the struggle for Greek freedom and independence the Psara fleet, together with fleets from Ydra and Spetsai assisted greatly in the fight for the freedom of our country.
	www.greece.org /poseidon/work/islands2/northeast/psara.html (511 words)

	Psara
		At the area of Archonti on the west coast of the island, there was a Mycenaean settlement and cemetery in the middle of the 2nd millenium BC, extending at least 100 m.
		Kimisis Theotokou Monastery (Donnition of the Virgin) at Psara was built in the 16th century and played an important role in the revolution of 1822, when it was destroyed by the Turks.
		Psara’s beaches are decent, improving the further northeast you walk from the port.
	www.chiosonline.gr /psarab.asp (421 words)

	Psara
		At the area of Archonti on the west coast of the island, there was a Mycenaean settlement and cemetery in the middle of the 2nd millenium BC, extending at least 100 m.
		Kimisis Theotokou Monastery (Donnition of the Virgin) at Psara was built in the 16th century and played an important role in the revolution of 1822, when it was destroyed by the Turks.
		Psara’s beaches are decent, improving the further northeast you walk from the port.
	chiosonline.gr /psarab.asp (421 words)

	Chios Island Travel Guide - Alithia Media Group - Psara Island
		Psara - called Psyra in the ancient times - developped a merchand fleet since the mid - eighteenth century and during the Revolution of 1821, it played an active role
		Psara suffered the revenge and rage of the Turks who destroyed completely the island, slaughtering the whole population, despite their heroic resistance, on the 24 June 1824.
		In the first 100 years after the liberation of Greece, Psara had the privilege to have two members of Parliament, in aknowlegement of its offer to the ideal of freedom and democracy.
	www.alithia.gr /tourguide/Psara.htm (236 words)

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		The island of Psara is connected by sea to the town of Chios and Limnia.
		The homeland of renowned admirals and seafarers and the place where the nautical tradition of Greece flourished, the island of Psara played a leading role in the Greek resistance against the Turks during the Greek War of Independence of 1821.
		The island is located 12 miles northwest of Chios, its 500 inhabitants live in the village of Psara, which is the only one on the island, and their main occupation is shipping or fishing.
	www.touristorama.com /Psara_e.html (122 words)

	Hellenic Sun Editions
		Psara can be reached by boat from the town of Chios or by small craft from Limnia, the port of Volissos on the west coast of Chios.
		Small boats sail from the harbour of Psara to secluded, sandy coves and the nearby, even smaller island of Antipsara.
		The people of Psara were among the first Greeks to join the liberation struggle against the Turks in 1821.
	www.helsun.gr /infodetail.asp?regid=6&infoid=80 (197 words)

	HELLENIC NAVY - FRIGATES COMMAND
		According to the decision of Supreme Naval Council No 24//29-03-1990, HS PSARA was named after the Greek island which bears the same name, to honor the heroism of the people of PSARA island in the naval battles during naval battles the independence wars from the Ottoman Empire.
		The Battleship "Psara" also participated in the 1912-13 Balkan wars naval operations and, afterwards, she was used as a school for Petty Officers, in the island of Poros.
		The destroyer "Psara" (D-98) was sank, fighting, on April 20th 1941, Easterday, attacked by German dive bombers in the Golf of Megara, where she was anchored with the rest of the fleet.
	www.hellenicnavy.gr /fgPsara_en.asp (601 words)

	Psara
		Psara (Ψαρά) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea.
		Psara also has a small port linking to the island of Chios and other parts of Greece.
		Modern Psara is inhabited by fewer than 1,000 people, all of which inhabit the single small village on the island, also called Psara as well as its municipality.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Psara.html (331 words)

	Vacation in Psara, Hotels in Psara, Holidays in Psara, Psara island
		This island cluster is approximately 48 nautical miles north west of the island of Chios.
		Psara, in addition to the 6 islets, exhibits a rocky terrain filled with hills and mountains.
		There are no cars or motorbikes to disturb the peace and the inhabitants of the island extend their heartfelt warmth and genuine hospitality to visitors.
	www.vacation.gr /gr/aegean-islands-hotels/psara.html (358 words)

	GNTO-Greek Islands-Psara-Sightseeing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Church of Agios Nikolas, at the end of the small settlement of Psara, is one of the most significant sights on the island.
		Palaiokastro lies on the south-western side of Psara on the peninsula of the same name.
		It was built in the 15th century by refugees who came to the island from different places in the pursuit of liberty.
	www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/aegean/psara/sights.html (337 words)

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		Psara took active part in the Revolution of 1821 and caused great damages to the enemy.
		On October the 22 of 1912, "Ierax", the Greek torpedo boat destroyer, disembarked soldiers who liberated Psara, so many refugees returned to the island and, together with those who remained there, founded the community of Psara.
		Paliokastro at the end of the peninsula, built in the 15th century by settlers of Psara.
	hellas.teipir.gr /prefectures/english/Xios/Psara.htm (332 words)

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		In the village of Psara there is a small Archaeological Museum with excavation findings.
		Among these findings are pots and amphoras, which are believed to have belonged to the ancient city on which the island's settlement is built.
		In its library, there are rare, hieratic scripts printed in Venice and Moscow which are said to have been brought from Mount Athos and Skiathos by the first monks.
	www.grecian.net /GREECE/ne_aegean/psara/psara.htm (366 words)

	PSARA Museum
		The PSARA display is located in the second floor of the Shoreline Historical Museum.
		The display is maintained by PSARA, and is open to the public during the museum hours.
		Televisions from the late forties and early fifties, especially small screen versions such as the 3" and 7" models shown, are popular.
	www.eskimo.com /~hhagen/psara/museum.html (99 words)

	The Struggle for Freedom from Ottoman Oppression
		The island of Psara had a democratic system and elected its deputies while in Hydra and Spetses there was aristocracy and the richest people decided for the local matters.
		The sailors from Psara with their ships sailed to Macedonia, Thessaly and to the coast of Mikra Asia to raise the local populations.
		All 43 greeks were saved and returned to Psara where they celebrated the victory, in the cathedral with all the people of Psara.
	members.fortunecity.com /fstav1/1821/fort1821/struggle5.html (2417 words)

	Psara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		'''Psara''' is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea.
		Psara joined the Greek War of Independence on April 10, 1821.
		Modern Psara is inhabited by fewer than 1,000 people, all of which inhabit the single small village on the island, also called Psara.
	www.datamass.net /ps/psara.html (202 words)

	PSARA - location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages
		The island cluster that is northwest of the island of Chios encompasses 7 islets, the largest of which is called Psara.
		This island cluster is approximately 48 nautical miles north west of the island of Chios.
		Psara, in addition to the 6 islets, exhibits a rocky terrain filled with hills and mountains.
	www.gtp.gr /LocPage.asp?id=8067 (202 words)

	Travels with S/Y Thetis 97: Glyfada to Samos
		The trip was from Glyfada, a suburb of Athens, Greece to the island of Samos via the Aegean islands of Kea, Andros, Psara, Chios, and Oinouses.
		Psara was a very important island during the Greek revolution.
		Although during the middle ages it was uninhabited it was populated in the 15th and 16th centuries by Greeks from nearby Chios, from Evia, and from Thessaly who were fleeing the Ottomans.
	www.sy-thetis.org /Thetis97/ToSamos/ToSamos.html (3432 words)

	Psara
		Psara is a small island close to the northwestern part of Chios.
		The birthplace of revolutionary war hero Admiral Kanaris, as well as of other significant heroes of the war of Independence like Apostolis, Nicodemus and Vratsanos, Psara devoted its merchant fleets -the third largest in 1820s Greece after those of Hydra and Spetses -to the cause of independence, and paid dearly for it.
		Psara, means "the grey things" in Greek, never recovered from the holocaust.
	www.chiosonline.gr /psara.asp (239 words)

	G.N.T.O. - Greek Islands - Psara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birthplace of famous independence war fighter, Constantine Kanaris, Psara is the largest, in a complex of small islands by the same name.
		Very quiet, sporting the typical Aegean beauty, Psara is not for the visitors that seek the thrill of a cosmopolitan vacation.
		There are no cars or motorbikes, there is only one small fishing village and the access to near-by beaches is possible only on foot.
	www.hri.org /infoxenios/english/aegean/psara/psara.html (140 words)

	North Aegean Islands
		Only one, Inoussa, is inhabited so that its beaches are deserted and the landscape completely unspoiled.One can reach Inousses by boat from Chios and, in summer, from Piraeus as well.
		Visitors wishing to stay here will find comfort in addition to peace and quiet in the traditional buildings which the GNTO has renovated and converted into guest houses.
		Psara is linked by ship with Piraeus (3 times per week) and with Chios (twice a week).
	www.ekoltravel.com /greece/GreekMaps/htmlgr/ne_agnmap.htm (386 words)

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