Villages

Exampela is also known as Axampela, Xampela and Xampelo, all variants from ampellia, which means dry vineyards, or vineyards that have been abandoned, or have been turned into farmland. Exampela is also known as Xanema, a name reflecting the locals' sense of irony and tendency for euphemisms, for this name refers to how exposed the village is to strong winds, which also explains the presence of the old windmills. 

                           KATAVATI
To south and higher than Apollonia, Katavari includes the district of St. Ioannis the Eleimon (Merciful), with the homonymous place name. In Katavati, you will find grocery stores, rooms for rent, a hotel, a restaurant and a gift shop.

Perhaps Katavati got its name, meaning descending road or downhill, from its slightly elevated location in relation to Apollonia and the nearby Exambela, and the fact that the one has to -go down- the hill to go to these two other villages.

• he most southern of the three villages that used to form the municipality of Artemonas, its boundaries begin exactly where Apollonia ends, at Taxiarchaki and end where the village of Saint Loukas begins, the stone bridge on the main road that crosses the island, a spot known as Gournia. Of architectural and historical interest here is the church of Saint Antypas (1636), the location of a school founded by Nikolaos Chrysogelos and operated by his pupil, Georgios Psaraftis during the period of the Greek revolution against the Turks. Ano Petali has a hotel, rooms for rent, a supermarket, a shot of electrical appliances, a paint shop, and the well-known traditional coffeehouse of Phelou.

                                                                    KATO PETALI

• From Apollonia, a path leads to the village of Kato Petali. But there is also a paved road leading there from the capital, just 1.5 km away. When the visitor sees the village from afar, it seems to be standing proudly on a hill in the lovely Sifnian landscape. The village is built around a central square paved with stone, in which stands the pretty church of Zoodochos Piyi, with its tower-like steeples.
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Petali is the name of two villages, Kato Petali (Petali Below) and, because on its location on the hill above, Pano Petali (Petali Above). In the local dialect, Petali means stony height, and is a commonplace name on the island. 

Κato Petali is east of Apollonia, built at the foot and on the gentle slopes of a hill. The building that stands out on this village is that of the church of Zoodochou Pigis (1894). To raise funds for its maintenance and restoration, the villagers sing the Virgin Mary's Carols on January the 1st, the same melody as the Christmas carols accompanied by local instruments. Of great interest is the stone-covered courtyard of this church, with its traditional design patterns, as well as the architecture of the houses, the object of a study by the German academic Friedrich Wagner and his students. The old building that used to house the old primary school (1924-1994) now houses the Music School of Siphnos.