In August all Greek islands are full of people, who wish to spend their holiday on the colorful islands of Aegean or Ionian sea.
It is also month of one of the greatest celebrations of Christendom.
Virgin Mary's Assumption is celebrated everywhere in Greece, on each island, on each settlement.
Monasteries, churches, chapels, dedicated to Virgin Mary, are particularly present in almost all Greek islands. This is because Greek islands have given birth to many sailors and their women and families used to pray to Virgin Mary for them to come home safe.
Each island, each temple dedicated to Virgin Mary has its own history.
Their nicknames derive from stories regarding the places were the icons were found, any special qualities people have attributed to them or the locations of temples and all of them have very long history.
The Virgin Mary of the islands embraces millions of people every summer lends special atmosphere to by all odds cosmopolitan destinations and other more hidden and isolated islands.
