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The Sheer Beauty and Rich Tradition of Syros Island
Syros Island has a long history that started millennias ago. This explains the differences in architecture and the buildings in the capital.
Culture
Majestic Neoclassical Buildings Of Syros, Greece Under Threat
Syros neoclassical buildings are in imminent danger of ruination, as a result of chronically unsuccessful preservation policies.
Lengthy bureaucratic procedures and the lack of restoration funding incentives are posing a threat to over a thousand decaying, privately-owned neoclassical listed buildings...
Greek News
Greek Islands Are Covered in Snow in Rare Weather Event
The Greek islands have been completely covered in snow since Sunday in a once-in-a-lifetime weather event. Locals say that the last time this amount of snow fell on the Cyclades was decades ago.
Syros, Naxos, Tinos, Andros, Mykonos, Santorini, and...
Greece
The Electric Car Produced in Greece Decades Before Elon Musk’s Tesla
An electric car that was built on Greece's island of Syros in the 1970s was one of the world's first mass-produced electric cars.
Decades before Elon Musk’s Tesla, the Enfield 8000, built at Neorio, Syros, was the brainchild of the...
Greek church
The Magnificent Church of Saint Nicholas at Syros Island, Greece
The Church of Saint Nicholas, a magnificent church in Ermoupolis, the capital of Syros island, took 22 years to build.
Overlooking the Cycladic island, Saint Nicholas' construction began in 1848, according to the designs of a Greek architect named G. Metaxas....
Greek News
Best Greek Islands for 2022: The Complete List
Famous and off-the-beaten-track Greek islands make the official list of the best for 2022 by leading Conde Nast Traveller magazine released earlier in December.
Conde Nast Traveller, published in London, is a luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent...
Animals
The Anglo-Danish Couple Who Devote their Lives to Saving Greek Cats
Richard and Joan Bowell left everything they had ever known to establish a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros.
Greek News
Best Cities for Digital Nomads in Greece
Greece and its cities and islands is the perfect hot-bed country for the post-pandemic, self-disciplined Digital Nomad.
Animals
The Anglo-Danish Couple Who Devote their Lives to Saving Greek Cats
Richard and Joan Bowell, who left everything they had ever known, put a hold on their careers and sold their home in Denmark in order to establish a cat sanctuary on the Greek island of Syros, see their mission...
Greece
American Company Takes Ownership of Historic Greek Shipyard
The official handing over of the reins of ownership of Syros Island's venerable Neorio shipyard to the company "ONEX Syros Shipyards" was marked by an official inauguration ceremony held on Wednesday.
Established in 1861, the Neorio Shipyard was the very...