Syros is a Cycladic island, capital of the province of Syros and of the district of South Aegean. Syros was mostly developed after 1826, when immigrants from Psara and Chios came to the island. Syros was the naval, industrial and cultural centre of the new Greek state. 

Ermoupolis, the “lady of Cyclades” as many tend to call it, is built around the harbor and stretches until the surrounding hills. The peculiar mixture of the traditional white Greek island houses and the massive neo-classical villas blend quite nicely with the Square and the many cafeterias of the harbor.

At the south and west part of the island, which is quite densely inhabited, rich sandy beaches add a cooling effect to the neo-classical image of the island.