Difference between revisions of "Andros (city)"
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The population of the town was 1801 inhabitants, according to the 2001 census. | The population of the town was 1801 inhabitants, according to the 2001 census. | ||
| − | Andros, called locally "Chora" or "Hora", is the capital of the island. It is situated on a headland between two beaches. It has a mix of post-[[World War I]] neoclassical mansions with vernacular [[Cycladic]] houses. The town squares are paved with marble. At the end of the headland are two islands, the first linked to the mainland by a brick bridge a ruined Venetian castle and the second a lighthouse. | + | Andros, called locally "Chora" or "Hora", is the capital of the island. It is situated on a headland between two beaches - Paraporti and Nimborio. It has a mix of post-[[World War I]] neoclassical mansions with vernacular [[Cycladic]] houses. The town squares are paved with marble. At the end of the headland are two islands, the first linked to the mainland by a brick bridge a ruined Venetian castle and the second a lighthouse. |
| − | There are | + | There are four museums: the rather bland Archaeological Museum, a exceptional Museum of Modern Art, a Nautical Museum and the Museum of Traditional Arts and Byzantine Icons. |
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| + | There is also a library, named after [[Theophilos Kairis]], which has many of the original volumes of the clergyman/intellectual. | ||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]] | ||
[[Category:The Cyclades]] | [[Category:The Cyclades]] | ||
Revision as of 13:06, January 20, 2011
Andros is a town in the municipality of Andros, on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades complex of Greece.
The population of the town was 1801 inhabitants, according to the 2001 census.
Andros, called locally "Chora" or "Hora", is the capital of the island. It is situated on a headland between two beaches - Paraporti and Nimborio. It has a mix of post-World War I neoclassical mansions with vernacular Cycladic houses. The town squares are paved with marble. At the end of the headland are two islands, the first linked to the mainland by a brick bridge a ruined Venetian castle and the second a lighthouse.
There are four museums: the rather bland Archaeological Museum, a exceptional Museum of Modern Art, a Nautical Museum and the Museum of Traditional Arts and Byzantine Icons.
There is also a library, named after Theophilos Kairis, which has many of the original volumes of the clergyman/intellectual.