Psara is located in the northeastern part of the Aegean sea. To its west we find the island of Chios at a relatively short distance. The two island are connected by ferry.

The size of Psara is quite small, with an expansion of not more than 40 square kilometers and a coastline reaching 45 km. Although its size, the island has an extremely rich history, playing a vital role in the Greek struggle for national liberation from the Turks. And thats something it paid dearly. In 1824 the Turkish forces landed on Psara and slaughtered the whole population of the island, who reportedly approached the 30 000 inhabitants back then. Since then, Psara were deserted and today the permanent residents are not more than 500, almost all concentrated in the village in the southern part of the island.

If you choose Psara for your holidays you will be impressed by the pristine beauty of the land and the simplicity and its inhabitants. It is definitely worth visiting the house of the heroic captain and later Prime Minister of Greece, Konstantinos Kanaris, the Monastery of the Dormition of Virgin Mary, as well as Mavri Rahi(=Black Ridge)/Palaiokastro, the monument of those who fell heroically in 1824.