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INTRODUCTION
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Homepage
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A new challenge, visiting Greece
during early Sping time has come true.
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Andros is the
northernmost Cycladic island only 2 hours from Rafina. |
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Map of Batsi
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Nora Studios Not having experience
in travelling early in the year, we booked a room in advance through Andros
tours http://www.androstours.com
; the person in charge Yannis was very helpful and inviting. We also made
a reservation for a car (Eurorent offered the best prices – 24 Euro/day),
which was at our disposition when disembarking. This was very handy as
we didn’t have to loose any time in finding our accommodation http://www.androsnetcenter.gr/Eurorentacar.htm.
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Links to Andros accommodation |
http://www.greeka.com/cyclades/andros/andros-accommodation.htm |
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Parea (Andros Chora) |
On the square next to the Archeological museum. There is a lovely outdoor area with view to the sea, but you wouldn’t have thought about it because even inside it was cold despite the gasfire. The reasonably priced food was very tasty and the service friendly and attentive. |
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Stamatis (Batsi) |
The most famous restaurant in a backstreet. Though out of season this good restaurant prepared a wide variety of lovely homemade dishes. It is much frequented by locals. |
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O Koursaros (Corsair) |
A transformatted cave on the east road when leaving Batsi. The cooking amenities were of low level but the owners (family business) were very inviting. |
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Ouzeri ‘En Gavrio’ (Gavrion) |
A very cosy place with ‘belle epoque’ allures. We hardly could find a table left as it is the meeting point for locals. We tried a large variety of savoury plates. |
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Batsi |
A lovely bay with a small fishing port; it is the most developped touristic resort on Andros. |
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Chora |
Andros’ capital is situated at the opposite side of the island when you disembark in the main port (Gavrion). Here you will find a mixture of cycladic and neoclassical styles. The long straight main road of the village with some large squares is full of shops and differs a lot from what you may expect to find on a cycladic island. At the end, once you pass the archeological museum you’re back to the cycladic world. There are three important museums worth visiting. |
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Stenies |
This is a lovely mountain village. |
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Apikia |
Famous for its Sariza spring. |
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Falika |
This village is a very charming place with a wild river and an old bridge. Here is the starting point for the trip to Panachrandou Monastery. |
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Ormos |
A seaside village with a couple of restaurants, with the exception of just a couple they were all closed. Therefore I have to admit that it’s too early to visit the more remote islands, not only because of the unsteady weather circumstances but when crossing the island you really have to search for a place for a drink or a meal. |
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Gavrio |
The main port. |
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Agios Petros |
When you visit the Hellenistic tower of Agios Petros, you should continue the trip to along a large sandy track in a fairly good condition. The landscape is spectacular. |
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Panachrandou Monastery |
This place left a special impression on us. We were treated with a very warm welcome and had the opportunity to follow the preparation of a cheese pie (tiropita) by one of the monks. |