Greece

Ano Syros

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…

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Church with El Greco painting

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…

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The town where people live normally

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…

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Lovely hotel

The Apollonian Palace Hotel in Ermoupoli in Syros was wonderful. We booked the room called Delux Sea View, which …

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Transport between islands

In this summer, after Naxos we went to Syros.When I had a look at the internet for the ferry timetable, I could find only one direct ferry which arrives at Syros at…

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Open air concert

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…

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Eye of Naxos

This is a photo of ” Eye of Naxos “. The tour guide had a pendant and earrings and they were on my mind during the tour. They were sold a…

Naxos

Very satisfied

The best bit of the Naxos tour was the Mikri Vigla beach and the lunch afterwards. The sand on the beach was soft and comfortable and the water was sparkling like some…

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Church and then ruin

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…