Syros: The all-weather island

A trip to Syros is worthwhile even in the middle of winter. A lively city lies on two hills, separated and united at the same time, shining proudly under the Aegean sun: Hermoupolis and Ano Syra, the orthodox and the catholics… Memories from the past, images from the present and thoughts from the future tangle up in the marble-paved narrow streets, where mules and islanders sigh under the weight of their wares. Markos Vamvakaris’ Fragosyriani is playing repeatedly in your mind, as if coming straight from an old gramophone…

Syros (city hall)

“I wish I could live here forever”, you think while admiring this splendid Aegean city that constantly expands, as if it generates life from everything inside it. This wish apparently has been granted for many as Hermoupolis welcomes a new wave of modern émigrés, permanent and semi-perminent inhabitants and loyal visitors. Besides, the city knows well what is like to be a refugee; it’s a part of its rich heritage…

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