Kimolos is 37km2 and the sailing around of the island is 16 miles. It is a volcanic and mountainous island with a unique variety of stones, whose main trait is the white colour (“ land of Kimolos ”).
According to the legend Kimolos was given her name by its first resident, Kimolos. The Venetians called it Argentiera (silver land), most probably due to the stones which have a characteristic silver color.
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