{"id":945,"date":"2026-05-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fontegaiatour.it\/en\/blog\/?p=945"},"modified":"2026-05-23T07:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:04:27","slug":"summer-vibes-why-syros-is-the-new-mykonos-but-without-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fontegaiatour.it\/en\/blog\/summer-vibes-why-syros-is-the-new-mykonos-but-without-the-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer vibes: why Syros is the new Mykonos (but without the crowd)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We bet you’ve never heard of Syros, one of the Cyclades\u2019 lesser-known islands<\/strong>. Although it’s part of this archipelago, famous for its white houses with blue domes, Syros is very different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you choose it as your holiday destination, don’t expect Mykonos\u2019 nightlife or the romance of Santorini.
So you’re probably wondering: why should we choose it over the others? We’ll tell you all about it in our article!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting to Syros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can take a flight from Athens, which takes about 35 minutes, or take a ferry from Piraeus, Athens\u2019 harbor. The journey by sea varies from two and a half to four hours depending on the Mykonos ferry\u2019s type. There are also connections to Syros from Paros, Mykonos, and Tinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ermoupili, Syros\u2019 soul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The island’s largest town is a triumph of Venetian architecture, concealing a maze of streets and stairways leading to Miaoulis Square<\/strong>. Here the town hall stands and you can findthe caf\u00e9s frequented by locals. Vaporia<\/strong> is the most picturesque neighborhood of Ermoupolis, with colorful houses and tavernas serving traditional Greek cuisine. All this gives the town an almost urban feel, rarely found on other islands. The Vaporia neighborhood, near Ermoupolis, still features imposing ship captains’ houses. Above the town is Ano Syros<\/strong>, Syros’ medieval settlement, with even more Cycladic architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Greek Revolution against the Ottomans, thousands of Greeks fled from neighboring islands to take refuge here. Ermoupolis quickly became Greece’s leading port. There are here the first national bank, the first hospital, the first foreign-language newspaper, the first high school, and the first printing presses. Workers from Smyrna and Constantinople also arrived, giving rise to a tradition, zeibekiko<\/strong>. It’s a slow, hypnotic dance, traditionally reserved for men, performed in the port’s taverns. Each of these cultures brought its own instruments and sounds: rebetiko<\/strong>, the “Greek blues”, was also born here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The north of the island, however, is wilder and less populated. You’ll discover deserted beaches, old mines, scattered villages, and hiking trails that crisscross a predominantly rugged and barren landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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