It is the island of the Cyclades complex that is closest to Attica (about 1 hour by ferry from Lavrio) and is also 20 km (12 mi) from Cape Sounio as well as 60 km (37 mi) SE of Athens. Its climate is arid, and its terrain hilly. Kea is 19 km … See more

Orthodox Eparchy
The earliest indication of it as a Greek bishopric is in a list by the Sicilian monk Neilos Doxapatres See more

The French traveler Jean de Thévenot reported 700 houses in the main town of Kea, now Ioulida, in 1656 (his compatriot the botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort guessed 2500 in … See more

Kea is the scene of much of Mary Renault's novel, The Praise Singer. See more

Neolithic
Kephala, Kea was a Late/Final Neolithic settlement on Kea. It is located on a rocky promontory, in the northern part of Kea. The Final Neolithic … See more

The island is a destination for exploring nature and scuba diving, with excellent visibility, rich marine life, and wall, cavern and wreck diving. … See more

• Simonides (c. 556 BC – 468 BC) lyric poet
• Bacchylides (5th century BC) lyric poet
• Prodicus (5th century BC) sophist See more