SYROS
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Syros lies in the middle of the Cyclades
islands (Cyclades means the circle islands, because
they form a circle around Delos)
between:
Andros
and Tinos
to the North,
Mykonos and Delos
to the East,
Paros, Naxos
and Amorgos
to the SE,
Serifos, Sifnos and Syros
to the SW and
Ios, Sikinos,
Folegandros
and Santorini
to South.
Syros is located close to Piraeus
port (the trip by ferry takes only 4 hours) and
there is a connection by ferry with Rafina, Paros,
Naxos, Tinos, Mykonos, Ios, Santorini, and other Cycladic
islands. It is also connected with Athens
by plane.
It has an area of 86 sq. km., a coastline of 87 km.,
and a population in excess of 20,000. There are two
main bays, of Ermoupoli
to the east and Finikas to the west.
Ermoupolis
is the capital of Syros and the cycladic state (thanks
to the island position in the midle of the Cyclades
cluster and close to Piraeus) and is considered to be
one of the most beautiful towns of Greece. .
Syros offers many beautiful beaches
and villages, but also a
mountain landscape.
Syros also has a great marine tradition.
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