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Extract from the Iouldha Travel Guides:
IOULDHA
(ancient Ioulis), aka Hra, was the birthplace of the renowned early fifth-century BC poets Simonides and Bacchylides. With its numerous red-tiled roofs, Neoclassical buildings and winding flagstoned paths, it is by no means a typical Cycladic village, but, beautifully situated in an amphitheatric fold in the hills, it is architecturally the most interesting settlement on the island, and the best base for exploring it. Accordingly Iouldha has "arrived" in recent years, with numerous trendy bars and bistros much patronized at weekends, but during the week it's quiet, its narrow lanes excluding vehicles. The
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