Cyclades Guide - Escale Yachting

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including the famous statue of the Hermes of Andros. The Goulandri Museum
of Modern Art organises internationally-known exhibitions, while the Maritime
Museum presents the rich marine tradition of the island. The sights of Chora
include the Kairis Library with manuscripts, rare editions and works of art, the
Folklore and Christian Art Museum, the Kidoniefs Foundation, the Kambanis
fountain from 1818, the Tourlitis lighthouse, and the bronze statue of the
Unknown Sailor.
Architecture
In Andros, typical Aegean houses alternate with neoclassical buildings,
Venetian castle-houses and stone-built houses. Dry-stone walls and terraces,
konakia (small farm buildings), fountains with the characteristic feature of
bousounari, or sheltered water mills, stone-built bridges and dovecotes
uniquely adorn the landscape of Andros.
Noteworthy is the imposing Tower of Agios Petros, a classical-Hellenistic
20m-high observatory with a spiral internal staircase, located about 3
kilometres northeast of Gavrio.
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Beautiful routes for all
Chora-Ypsilou-Mesathouri-Lamyra-Menites–Mesaria-Fallika-
Panachrantos Monastery
Mesathouri features the Byzantine church of the Assumption of the Virgin
Mary, dating back to the 12th-13th century, with Paleochristian Ionian capitals.
In Mesaria, an economic and trading centre in Byzantine years, one can see
the church of the Archangel Michael, dating back to the 12th century, and the
Tower of Lorentzos Kairis from the 18th century. In the village of Aladino, at the
foothills of mount Gerakonas, the Foros cave boasts impressive stalactites. In
Fallika stands the monastery of Panachrantos, established in the 10th century
by the Byzantine emperor Nikiforos Fokas and the oldest monastery of
Andros. The skull of Agios Panteleimon is kept at the monastery.
Vourkoti-Katakalei-Apikia-Chora
Northeast of the village of Apikia is the monastery of Agios Nikolaos of Sora,
dating back to 1600, featuring a carved
screen and a rich library with ancient
scripts.
Chora-Syneti-Dipotamata (Apano
Kastro)-Kochylou-Korthi bay
The valley of Dipotamata is enchanting
with its paths, dovecotes, bridges and
numerous water mills (declared a
protected area). Apano Kastro, a Venetian