League, while in the Roman and Byzantine periods its luck was more signed by the close Rhodes, which keeps on being related to Simi until the present, although its relation is more characterised by tourist packages and excursions than to politic or economic subjects.
However, the old island of Simi was not always known by its current name, as it was formally called: Kirki, Metapontis and Aigli. The name we use today is related to mythology, and is taken from the nymph Simi, who married Poseidon, the god of the sea and gave birth to the later leader of the island’s inhabitants, Hithonios. |
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extensively admired by visitors worldwide.
This type of development consisted of the spreading of the houses into others areas away from the castle, as well as the abandonment of many traditional settlements in order to improve the urban environment.
In addition, most of the churches were obviously built during this time, as a reflection of the increasing prosperity. Then, in 1832 Simi fell under the Turkish domination again, causing lots of troubles among the locals; and in 1912 this was ended by the Italian domination. |
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The following year, the Germans signed the treaty of the Dodecanese surrender and finally in 1947 a British Military Administration handed over to Greece.
All in all, Simi is a small Greek island where Mythology and History tend to mix up. This fact doesn’t seem to disturb the thousands of tourists who visit the place every year - fortunately, after much power struggle and internal turmoil, Simi was included in the Protocol of integration of all Dodecanese islands to the state of Greek in 1948. Simi, although not as prosperous as it used to be, has enjoyed peace since then. |
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