See a play at Apollo Theatre
[ Sept.2013 ] There is a theatre called Apollo in Ermoupoli in Syros. I heard that it was possible to visit, so we went in, which cost 4 euro. Then we understood that there was…
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Ano Syros
[ Sept.2013 ] Ano Syros is an old town on the hill behind Ermoupoli, the main town in Syros island. Venetian people built this as a part of Duchy of Naxos in the beginning of…
Church with El Greco painting
[ Sept.2013 ] One of the places we looked for in Ermoupoli in Syros was a church called Kimisis tis Theotokou, which has got a painting by famous painter El Greco. His religious painting itself…
The town where people live normally
[ Sept.2013 ] In Ermoupoli in Syros island, ordinary people live normally. There are many islands where the tourists are the leading characters, but not here. This is the capital of Cyclades Islands and the…
Open air concert
[ Sept.2013 ] They were organising open air concerts by local artists every night at the garden of the Venecian Palace in Naxos. Some days were jazz and other days were classic, but the day…
Church and then ruin
[ Aug.2013 ] The tour in Naxos took us to the old church called Panagia Drosiani. Some people say that this is the oldest church in Balkans. The oldest part was built in the 4th…
Village made of marble
[ Aug.2013 ] With the organised tour in Naxos, we visited Apiranthos, a village made of marble. The streets, houses and benches are all marble. This village was apparently built by prisoners in Creta. They…
Island of marble
[ Aug.2013 ] This is a photo of a failed statue of Kouros which was found in someone’s garden in inland of Naxos. This was made in the 6th century BC, but there are so…
Hand-woven
[ Aug.2013 ] At the edge of Hora town in Naxos, there is a community centre. When we were in Naxos, they were holding an exhibition and sale event of hand woven cloth. I went…
