Ftelia

Ftelia (Gr. Φτελιά) is a world-wide famous beach of the famous island of Mykonos. Its northern location has established the beach as a windsurfer's paradise, as it almost always quite windy. The beach is also well-known for the famous neolithic settlement found there that is believed to be the tomb of ancient Iliad war hero Ajax the Locrian.

Ftelia is an isolated, very tranquil place during the busy Mykonos months and as it is not very crowded because it is quite windy and dusty.

Ftelia is also a village in the Drama prefecture, in northeastern Greece. Its population is approximately 500 (2005 est.). Its name in Greek means the tree elm. It is situated 9k m to the south of the city of Drama, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Kalampaki. A large part of its residents are descendants of Greeks which were expelled from Eastern Rumelia (now a region of southern Bulgaria) by Bulgarians during the Balkan Wars. It has a primary school. It also has a football team named Aris Ftelias which takes part in the prefecture of Drama amateur devision.

External links

* [http://www.mykonosreport.gr/beaches/ftelia.jpg]