{"id":27350,"date":"2020-09-15T13:55:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T10:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploringgreece.tv\/uncategorized\/this-is-the-small-and-impressive-cyprus-of-laconia\/27350\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T23:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T20:37:18","slug":"laconia-glaros-this-the-twin-brother-of-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploringgreece.tv\/en\/greece\/laconia-glaros-this-the-twin-brother-of-cyprus\/27350\/","title":{"rendered":"Laconia: Glaros island, the twin brother of Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you explore Greece from above, you discover many more beauties than you could have imagined. <strong>This is also the case with a small Greek island that looks its shape, remarkably to Cyprus. <\/strong>It&#8217;s an island near <strong>Laconia<\/strong>, which you probably didn&#8217;t know until now. Its name is Glaros(seagull) and the images are indeed impressive. It is, as they call it, the twin brother of Cyprus.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The island looks remarkably like Cyprus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CpObrURA0BI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Haanity <\/strong><\/a>channel of Youtube made a particular flight over the island of Glaros in Laconia and gives us unique images of crystal clear turquoise waters. This Greek island that resembles Cyprus is located in the area of Marathia Laconia. And indeed, if you approach it by boat, you may not understand what it looks like, but from above it&#8217;s clear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is a unique place that looks incredibly like Cyprus. It is definitely one of the most beautiful and impressive remarkable in Greece\u2014a special Greek island.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And it can be an island not known and without inhabitants but close to it there are well-known diamonds of Greece. Near this unknown island are various well-known parts of Laconia, such as the exotic and beautiful Elafonissos. If you may have been to the beach of Marathias in the past, then you may have noticed this island. <strong>It is only 500 meters away from this beautiful and well-known beach.<\/strong> A sandy beach that gathers a lot of people during the summer months firstly because of the golden sand and secondly because of the crystal clear waters and its area.<\/p>\n<p>That is where the so-called &#8220;Cyprus&#8221; of <strong>Laconia<\/strong> is located. A beautiful, small but also lonely Greek island that enchants you when you first see it from above.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures speak for themselves. Watch the video from the Haanity channel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CpObrURA0BI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exploringgreece.tv\/en\/exploring-greece\/evia-hiliadou-beach-one-of-the-best-for-the-latest-autumn-dives\/27284\/#.X1-CF2gzaUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hiliadou Beach: One of the best for the latest autumn dives<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exploringgreece.tv\/en\/exploring-attica\/attica-four-ideas-for-an-autumn-one-day-trip-close-to-athens\/27288\/#.X15tEHn7TIU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Four ideas for an autumn one-day trip close to Athens<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you explore Greece from above, you discover many more beauties than you could have imagined. This is also the case with a small Greek island that looks its shape, remarkably to Cyprus. It&#8217;s an island near Laconia, which you probably didn&#8217;t know until now. 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