The name of the island is thought to derive from the ancient word “Lévinthos”, which is a male name. In the last 200 years, the history of the island is joined with the history of the Kampósos family, who came initially on the island in 1820 from Pátmos, in order to work on the lighthouse…
Amorgós has accommodated in the past several different civilisations, which is why the island was known with different names like Pagáli, Psychiá, Melánia and Karkisía. According to some, today’s name Amorgós derives from antiquity, when the island was known for its produce of women’s tunics. These tunics were made with a special method which produced…