The island Syros is located in the center of the Cyclades. The capital of Syros is also the capital of the Cyclades.
This great city was divided into three parts:
The island itself is divided into two areas, the south "Kato Meria" and the north "Ano Meria" .
The south consists mainly of vast and rolling green valleys where many farming takes place. In this section are also beautiful country houses of the wealthy residents of the capital to admire. The north has a rugged character with magnificent cliffs, sweeping panoramas and here and there a small abandoned villages.
Syros has several beautiful beaches and charming harbor/fishing villages.
Galassas is the main beach resort.
This great city was divided into three parts:
- The lower port with many restaurants and cafes and behind that the large marble Miaouli square with its stately neoclassical city hall and buildings. The Vaporia district, also known as Little Venice, is the aristocratic quarter of the city. You can find here many neoclassical shipowner houses from the 19th century and the Apollo Theatre, including the churches of Agios Nikolaos o Plousos (“the rich” ) and Agios Nikolaos o Ptochos (“the poor“). The “Rich” gets its name from the huge luxury construction and precious icons.
- At the southern slope is the Roman Catholic district of Ano Syros from the Venetian period and is reached from the port by climbing many stairs. This district is (because of the small alleys) a pedestrian area.
- The Greek Orthodox district called Vrondado is built on the northern slope .
The island itself is divided into two areas, the south "Kato Meria" and the north "Ano Meria" .
The south consists mainly of vast and rolling green valleys where many farming takes place. In this section are also beautiful country houses of the wealthy residents of the capital to admire. The north has a rugged character with magnificent cliffs, sweeping panoramas and here and there a small abandoned villages.
Syros has several beautiful beaches and charming harbor/fishing villages.
Galassas is the main beach resort.