Editing Syros

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{{Infobox Greece place
| name                    = Syros
| name_local              = <small>Περιφερειακή ενότητα Σύρου</small><br><small>Δήμος Σύρου-Ερμούπολης</small>
| type                    = regional unit and municipality
| image_skyline           = Syros Ano Syros u Ermoupolis140707.jpg
| caption_skyline         = Ermoupoli and Ano Syros
| image_map               = 2011 Dimos Syrou-Ermoupolis.png
| map_caption             = Syros within the South Aegean
| coordinates             = {{coord|37|26|N|24|55|E|display=inline,title}}
| periph                  = [[South Aegean]]
| seat                    = [[Ermoupoli]]
| area                    = 101.9
| elevation               = 
| population              = 21124
| population_as_of        = 2021
| demonym                 = 
| postal_code             = 841 xx
| area_code               = 228x0
| licence                 = EM
| website                 = 
}}
'''Syros''' ({{langx|el|Σύρος}} {{IPA|el|ˈsiros|}}), also known as '''Siros''' or '''Syra''', is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the [[Cyclades]], in the [[Aegean Sea]]. It is {{convert|78|nmi|km|0}} south-east of [[Athens]]. The area of the island is {{convert|83.6|km²|0|abbr=on}} and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.<ref name=census21/>

The largest towns are [[Ermoupoli]], [[Ano Syros]], and {{Interlanguage link multi|Vari, Syros{{!}}Vari|el|3=Βάρη Σύρου}}. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island, the [[Cyclades]], and the [[South Aegean]]. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than [[Piraeus]]. Other villages are Galissas, Foinikas, Pagos, Manna, Kini, [[Azolimnos Syros|Azolimnos]] and [[Poseidonia]].

==Ermoupoli==
{{main| Ermoupoli}}
[[File:Syros ermoupolis 140707.jpg|thumb|The port of [[Ermoupoli]]]]

[[Ermoupoli]] ({{langx|el|Ερμούπολη}}) stands on a naturally [[amphitheater|amphitheatrical]] site, with neo-classical buildings, old mansions, and white houses cascading down to the harbour. It was built during the [[Greek War of Independence]] in the 1820s.

The city hall is in the center of the town, in Miaoulis Square, ringed with cafés, seating areas, and palm trees. Dubbed the "City of [[Hermes]]", Syros has numerous churches, such as Metamorphosis, Koimisis, [[St. Demetrius]], Three Hierarchs, Anastasis, Evangelistria, and St. Nicolas. There is an archaeological museum and a municipal library.

The quarter of [[Vaporia]] is where sea captains traditionally lived. There are numerous [[Neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]] mansions along the quarter's narrow streets.

==Ano Syros==
{{main| Ano Syros}}
[[File:Ermoupolis Syros.jpg|thumb|[[Ano Syros]]]]
[[File:View of Ermoupoli from Ano Syros.jpg|thumb|View from Ano Syros]]

[[Ano Syros]] is the second town of Syros and was built by the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]] at the beginning of the 13th century on the hill of San Giorgio, north-west of [[Ermoupoli]]. Ano Syros maintains a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] atmosphere. Innumerable steps between narrow streets and houses with coloured doors lead to the top of the town. The medieval settlement of Ano Syros is accessible by car; the town is served mostly by [[marble]] steps. The distance from the harbour up to the main entry point of the town is about 1000 metres. The [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Saint George's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)|cathedral of Saint George]] dominates Ano Syros. The cathedral church was constructed during the 13th century. From the cathedral visitors have a [[panorama|panoramic]] view of the neighbouring [[List of islands of Greece|islands]] of [[Tinos]], [[Delos]], [[Mykonos]], [[Paros]], [[Andros]] and [[Naxos]].

==History==
{{more citations needed|date=August 2018}}

===Kastri culture===
The history of settlement on Syros goes back at least 5,000 years, to the [[Early Bronze Age]] of the [[Cycladic civilization]]. This is when the hill-top settlement of {{ill|Kastri (Syros)|lt=Kastri|el|Καστρί Σύρου|la|Castrium (Syros)}} began. Archaeologists describe Early Cycladic III (ECIII) culture as [[Kastri culture]]. It had links with the Anatolian Trade Network, connected with [[Limantepe]] in Asia Minor.

Kastri, dated by archaeologists to 2800-2300 BC, was one of the earliest settlements in Greece that were protected by stone walls with rounded bastions. Also the cemetery of [[Chalandriani]] is associated with Kastri. Inside the fortification, the houses shared party walls and were packed close together. It is estimated that the fortified town was home to up to 300 people.

The site was first discovered and excavated in 1898 by [[Christos Tsountas]], the "father of Cycladic research". Kastri had some of the earliest metalwork in the region, and also some of the earliest use of [[potter's wheel]].

===Antiquity===
[[File:Pherecydes of Syros recent bust Syro208.jpg|thumb|left|140px|A bust of [[Pherecydes of Syros|Pherecydes]]]]

Throughout history, the island was known as Syra ({{langx|grc|Σύρα}}),<ref>''[[Suda]]'', ''s.v.''</ref> then Syros or Siros (Σῦρος). In later times, it appears to have been inhabited by the [[Phoenicians]]. In the [[Odyssey]], Syros was the country of the [[swineherd]] [[Eumaeus]] who described it at length (Odyssey, XV, 403 sq.), although it has also been suggested that Eumaeus referred to [[Syracuse, Sicily]].<ref name="Butler2015">{{cite book|author=Samuel Butler|title=Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9HkZCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT3206|date=14 April 2015|publisher=Delphi Classics|isbn=978-1-910630-86-0|pages=3206–}}</ref>

The island was also the home of the [[philosopher]] [[Pherecydes of Syros|Pherecydes]], the teacher of [[Pythagoras]]. It possessed two leading cities, [[Syros (city)|Syros]] (now the modern [[Ermoupoli]]) and another city ([[Galessus]]) on the western coast where [[Galissas]] now stands.

The island did not play an important role during [[Classical Antiquity|antiquity]] or the early [[Christianity|Christian]] years.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} It was not even a diocese at a time when even the smallest island possessed its bishop. During [[Roman Empire|Roman]] times, the capital of Syros was situated in the area of contemporary [[Ermoupoli]].

===Middle Ages===
[[File:Syros emoupolis agios nikolaos innen 240707.jpg|thumb|Inside the Cathedral of [[Saint Nicholas]] in [[Ermoupolis]], patron saint of Syros.]]
[[File:Church of the Resurrection in Ermoupolis, Syros (front view).jpg|thumb|''Anastaseos'' church in Vrodado.]]

At the end of ancient times, [[barbarian]] raids and [[piracy]], which affected the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] for many centuries, led Syros to decline. The island, along with the other Cyclades, was devastated several times during the Middle Ages by raiders from different directions including [[Sicily|Sicilians]], [[Arabs]], [[Turkish people|Turks]] and [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]].

In the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] years Syros constituted part of the [[Theme of the Aegean Sea]], along with the rest of the Cycladic islands. After the overthrow of Byzantium in the [[Fourth Crusade]] by the Venetians and Franks in 1204, the island was definitively conquered by the Venetians under the leadership of [[Marco I Sanudo|Marco Sanudo]]. As part of the [[Duchy of the Archipelago]], Syros would remain under Venetian rule until 1566 although after 1540 this was only maintained by payment of tribute to the Ottoman Sultan.<ref>William Miller, Latins in the Levant p636</ref>

It was at this time that [[Ano Syros]] was founded. During the [[Latinokratia|Latin period]], the majority of the local community were [[Roman Catholic]]s, but maintained the [[Greek language]]. During the reign of almost three and a half centuries of the Duchy of the Archipelago, Syros had a singular [[feudalism|feudal]] regime.

===Ottoman Era===
{{Further|Ottoman Greece}}
[[File:Saint George's Cathedral, Syros (8).JPG|thumb|[[Saint George's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)]]]]
[[File:Ano Syros Catholic Church of Saint John, 1640.jpg|thumb|Catholic Church of Saint John (1640), Ano Syros]]

By the 16th century, the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] fleet became dominant in the Aegean and the Duchy fell apart. In 1522 the [[Privateer|corsair]] [[Hayreddin Barbarossa|Barbarossa]] took possession of the island, which would be known as "Sire" during Ottoman rule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turkcebilgi.com/|title="ege adalarÃ"Â±" arama sonuçları ile ilgili bilgiler|website=Türkçe Bilgi}}</ref> However, negotiations of the local authorities with the Ottomans gave the [[Cyclades]] substantial privileges, such as [[freedom of religion|religious freedom]] and the reduction of [[tax]]es.

At the same time, following an agreement of France and the [[Holy See]] with the Ottoman authorities, the Catholics of the island came under the protection of France and Rome{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and so Syros sometimes was called "the Pope's island".

The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos|Roman Catholic diocese of Syros]] was a Latin diocese, [[suffragan bishop|suffragan]] of [[Naxos (island)|Naxos]]. The Venetians had established there a Latin bishopric which was subject to the [[Latin Archbishopric of Athens]] until 1525. From the time of the island's occupation by the Turks in the 16th century, the Greeks established an Orthodox [[Metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] on Syros: Joseph<ref>Le Quien, op. cit., II, 233</ref> is the earliest known, along with Symeon who died in 1594<ref>Ampelas, ''Histoire de Syros'', 411</ref> and Ignatius in 1596.<ref>Miklosich and Mueller, "Acta patriarchatus constantinopolitani", V, 461</ref> The island became for the most part Catholic.<ref>Ricaut, "Histoire de l'estat présent de l"Eglise grecque", 361; [[Hilaire de Barenton]], "La France Catholique en Orient", 171-173</ref>

The list of [[titular (Catholicism)|titular bishops]] may be found in [[Le Quien]]<ref>''Oriens christianus'', III, 865-868</ref> and in [[Eubel]].<ref>''Hierarchia catholica medii aevi'', I, 492; II, 267; III, 324</ref> The most celebrated among them is [[Ioannis Andreas Kargas]], whom the Turks strangled in 1617 because he refused to convert to [[Islam]] and because he was helping Greek revolutionaries hiding on the island.<ref>Pétridès in "Revue de l'Orient chrétien", V, 407-422</ref>

After the second half of the 17th century, a period of economic recovery of the Aegean began, climaxing during the transition from the 18th to the 19th century. The special regime of the islands allowed the development of local self-government. The decline of [[piracy]] since the beginning of the 19th century led to the gradual liberation of the sea routes of the Eastern Mediterranean.

===In Independent Greece===

====Greek War of Independence and 19th century====
{{Further|Greek War of Independence}}
[[File:Syra A Greek Island - Carne John - 1836.jpg|thumb|Syros in 1836]]

Due to its crucial geographical position, Syros became known as a maritime way-point. Moreover, the special social, religious and institutional conditions prevailing on the island, led Syriots to neutrality at the beginning of the [[Greek War of Independence|Greek Revolution in 1821]]. As a result, Syros became a secure shelter during the Revolution, attracting many Greek refugees from [[Asia Minor]], [[Chios]], [[Spetses]], [[Psara]], [[Aivali]], [[İzmir|Smyrna]], [[Kydonia]], [[Kassos]] and other places.
These refugees built Ermoupoli.
[[File:Syros emoupolis rathaus 240707.jpg|thumb|left|Ermoupolis City Hall, designed by [[Ernst Ziller]], with the statue of [[Andreas Miaoulis]] at [[Miaoulis Square]] (work of [[Georgios Bonanos]]).]]

In 1827 Syros became part of the newly founded [[First Hellenic Republic]] and later (1834) the Greek Kingdom. The island returned to peace and tranquility, Syros became known as a cross-road in the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] and as an international commercial center linking [[Western Europe]] and the Mediterranean sea to the East. The construction of the first buildings began in 1822, and in 1824 the first Orthodox Church Metamorphosis and the largest Greek [[sanatorium]] was constructed.

[[File:Ceiling inside the Apollon Theater.JPG|thumb|[[Theater Apollon, Syros|Apollo Theatre]] ceiling]]
[[File:Syros1904.jpg|thumb|Postcard of Syros, 1904.]]
[[File:Syros El. Venizelou Ermoupoli.jpg|thumb|Venizelou street in Ermoupolis]]

Because of the Venetian domination from the [[Middle Ages]] onwards, the islanders had a [[Roman Catholic]] majority. However, due to immigration from other islands, Catholics now constitute some 47% of the population. The majority of the population are [[Greek Orthodox]]. Intermarriage between Churches is very common in Syros.  There is also a single parish of the Byzantine Greek Catholic Church.  

During 1831 Syros played a prominent role in the elaboration of the new [[Constitution of Greece|Greek Constitution]]. Under [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]] (Giovanni Capo D'Istria), the first Governor of the new state, the population of Ermoupolis had reached 13,805 residents and the city had evolved into a seat of government.

It had a Commercial Court of Law, a post office (one of the first in Greece), insurance brokerages, the first public school, a branch of the [[National Bank of Greece]], art gallery, museum, library, a social club for the [[High society (group)|elite society]] etc. However, in 1854 [[cholera]] and a series of other epidemics plunged Syros into mourning. A number of [[Charitable organization|charitable]] institutions for public health and social services were established during this period: orphanages, poorhouses and a mental hospital.

Newcomers, mainly [[sailor|mariner]]s and tradesmen, gave the island a new dynamic, which along with its demographic and economic development, turned it into an administrative and cultural centre. Newcomers flocked to the island and founded the town of Ermoupoli, which rapidly became the leading port of Greece.

Between 1822 and 1865, Ermoupoli was rebuilt in a [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] style, merging [[Greek Classicism]] with elements of the [[Renaissance]]. Many landmarks such as the City Hall (designed by the German architect [[Ernst Ziller]]), the [[Theater Apollon, Syros|Apollo Theatre]] by the Italian architect [[Pietro Campo]] (a miniature version of the [[La Scala]] in [[Milan]]), the main Library, the General Hospital of Syros (Vardakeio-Proio), Miaoulis square and other buildings were built during that period of time. Passing through on 6 April 1864, the effect of all the sugary marble is such that the English artist [[Edward Lear]], refers to the town fondly in his diary as "the old sparkly pile".<ref>Edward Lear diaries, 1858-1888. MS Eng 797.3 (7), page seq. 57. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.</ref>

The European architects (mainly [[Germans]] and [[Italians]]) and also Greeks who participated in the design and planning of Ermoupolis respected the classical and ancient Greek architecture and harmonized it with the [[romanticism]] of the West. [[Ermoupoli]] has a high density of neoclassical architecture. The prosperity of Syros was connected with the development of social and cultural life. The evolutionary cycle was completed with the creation of the first industrial units during the decade of 1860–70.

Most public buildings, churches, schools, stadiums and many mansions were built in the same elegant and neoclassical style, making Ermoupoli at the time a very modern city with a unique character. As a result, Syros changed almost overnight from a rather quiet island into a vigorous centre of crafts, industry and production.<ref>See, e.g., [[James Theodore Bent|Theodore Bent]], ‘The Capital of the Cyclades’. ''Macmillan’s Magazine'', Vol. 50, 1884 (May/Oct), pp. 426-435.</ref> Also, due to its large port of [[Ermoupoli]], it turned into a major centre for ship building and refitting. [[Neorion]] was the first [[shipyard]] of Greece. To this very day, it remains a place where many ships are serviced and refitted.

Since 1830 the commerce of fabrics, silk, ship building, leather and iron developed on Syros and at the same time a powerful banking system was created. The tremendous growth and development of Ermoupolis continued and until 1860 Syros was the most important commercial harbour in Greece. Together with commerce and ship building, construction and public works were also developed. The [[Greek Steamship Company]] was founded in 1856.

A period of decline then followed, as sailing gave way to steam, the importance of the geographical situation of the island was reduced and [[Piraeus]] harbour finally took the predominant position in Greece - with the competition of [[Patras]] also reducing Syros' commercial importance.

====20th century====

Beginning at the end of the 19th century and for several decades, a temporary economic recovery took place, due to the development of the [[textile]] industry ("Foustanos-Karellas-Velissaropoulos & Co").

As a result of the imperial ambitions and fascist ideology of Benito Mussolini's Italy, which invaded and occupied Syros during World War II, the island's inhabitants experienced a devastating famine causing thousands of deaths. (See Sheila Lecoeur: Mussolini's Greek Island: Fascism and the Occupation of Syros in World War II (2009/ 2015))

The [[Second World War]] reduced Syros' economic development, as was the case for every economic centre in Greece. However, already since the 1980s, along with the generalized economic recovery and the rise of the [[standard of living|living standards]] in Greece, elements of improvement appeared with [[tourism]] as its central axis. At the same time, the re-opening of the [[Neorion]] [[shipyards]], as well as a number of other activities, indicate that Syros is on an upward trend.

Ermoupoli today has 7 elementary schools, 2 junior high schools, 2 high schools, 2 technical schools and the [[Aegean University]] with a department of [[Fine Arts]] and system design, with a proposed future addition in [[Applied Arts]] and [[Visual Arts]]. The [[Syros Island National Airport]], the Aegean [[casino]], the frequent passenger boat [[transportation]] system and all other modern [[amenities]] help to attract many domestic and foreign tourists to the island all year round.

Syros also has a British [[cemetery]] where various people are buried, including many seamen and servicemen who died in the Cyclades region, particularly during the Second World War. The numerous [[consulate]]s of countries such as France, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries bear witness to the connection of Syros with the wider European scene.

{{wide image|Neorion shipyard at Syros.jpg|500px|View of the [[Neorion]] shipyards.}}

==Administration==
[[File:Gallissas beach.jpg|thumb|Galissas beach]]

Syros is a separate [[regional units of Greece|regional unit]] of the [[South Aegean]] region. The only [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] of the regional unit is Syros-Ermoupoli. As a part of the [[Kallikratis Programme|2011 Kallikratis government reform]], the regional unit Syros was created out of part of the former [[Cyclades Prefecture]]. At the same reform, the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli was created out of the 3 former municipalities:<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref>

*[[Ermoupoli]]
*[[Ano Syros]]
*[[Poseidonia]]

The municipality also includes the uninhabited island [[Gyaros]] and several other islets. The total area of the municipality is {{convert|101.90|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}</ref>

===Province===
The province of Syros ({{langx|el|Επαρχία Σύρου}}) was one of the [[provinces of Greece|provinces]] of the Cyclades Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current regional units Syros and [[Mykonos]].<ref name=census91>{{cite web|url= http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |title=Detailed census results 1991 }}&nbsp;{{small|(39&nbsp;MB)}} {{in lang|el|fr}}</ref> It was abolished in 2006.

==Religion==
As in the rest of Greece, Syros has [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches. ''Metamorphosis'' is the most important Orthodox church on the island, ''Kimisis tis Theotokou'' is also significant and noted for the fact that it hosts a masterpiece by painter [[El Greco]].<ref name="churches">{{cite news|url=http://www.greeka.com/cyclades/syros/syros-churches.htm|publisher=Greeka.com|title= Syros Churches: Information about the churches of Syros Greece, Cyclades|date=20 November 2007}}</ref> There is also an equal number of [[Catholic Church]] buildings on the island and some entirely Catholic villages; thus, it is one of the most significant places for Catholic Church in Greece.<ref name="churches"/> Syros is one of a few places where Catholics and Orthodox share a common date for [[Easter]], which in Syros' case, is the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] date.<ref>{{cite web| title= Easter: A date with God | url= http://www.economist.com/node/18584376 | date=April 20, 2011 | publisher=[[The Economist]] | access-date=2011-04-23| quote= Only in a handful of places do Easter celebrants alter their own arrangements to take account of their neighbours. Finland’s Orthodox Christians mark Easter on the Western date. And on the Greek island of Syros, a Papist stronghold, Catholics and Orthodox alike march to Orthodox time. The spectacular public commemorations, involving flower-strewn funeral biers on Good Friday and fireworks on Saturday night, bring the islanders together, rather than highlighting division. }}</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos|Catholic diocese]] numbers 9000 worshippers, 21 [[secular priest]]s and 8 regulars, 7 [[parish]]es, 7 churches with a resident priest, 3 without a priest, and 57 [[chapel]]s. The [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchins]] and [[Jesuits]] each have an establishment; the [[Sisters of Charity]], 2 houses, one of which is a hospital; the [[Sisters of St Joseph|Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition]] have a boarding school and St George, a De La Salle Public School.

There is also a single church of the [[Greek Byzantine Catholic Church]] which is not part of the diocese but subject to the Byzantine Exarchate of Greece.

==Cuisine==
[[File:Restaurant Tables in Ermoupolis 3.jpg|thumb|200px|Restaurant, Ermoupoli]]
Local specialities of the island include:

*''Kaparosalata'' (salad with [[caper]]s)
*''Maidanosalata'' (salad with [[parsley]])
*''Frisoura'' (appetizer)
*''Delagraciano''
*''Ladopita''
*''Marathopita''
*''[[Tomatokeftedes]]'' (fried tomato balls)
*''Kalamari gemistó'' (stuffed grilled squid)
*''Sfougato''
*[[San Michali]] cheese
*[[Turkish delight|Loukoumi]] (dessert)
*''Halvadopita'' (dessert)
*''Pastelaria'' (dried figs dessert)

==Sports==
*[[Foinikas Syros V.C.]]
*Aris Syros, basketball/volleyball 
*Hellas Syros, football
*Athletic Club Syros, basketball/football
*Syros Windsurfing School
*Komito Watersports

==Airport==
{{Main |Syros Island National Airport}}

==Notable residents==
[[File:Royidis.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Emmanuel Rhoides]]]]

*[[Eumaeus]], character in the [[Odyssey]]
*[[Pherecydes of Syros|Pherecydes]] (c. 600–550 BC), [[philosopher]]
*[[Ioannis Andreas Kargas]], Catholic bishop of Syros and martyr
*[[Michail Melas]] (1833–1897), Greek politician and merchant, father to [[Pavlos Melas]] 
*[[Demetrius Vikelas]] (1835–1908), writer and the first president of the [[International Olympic Committee]]
*[[Emmanuel Roidis]] (1836–1904), writer and [[journalist]]
*[[Stamata Revithi]] (1866–?), the first woman to compete in the [[Olympic Games]] and run the [[Marathon]]
*[[Antonio Gregorio Vuccino]] (Voutsinos) A.A. (1891–1968), [[Archbishop]] of [[Corfu]], [[Zante]] and [[Cefalonia]], Greece
*[[Anna Kalouta]] ([[:el:Άννα Καλουτά#Πηγές|el]]) (1918–2010), actress
*[[Markos Vamvakaris]] (1905–1972), musician
*[[Rita Boumi-Pappa]] (1906–1984), poet and translator
*[[Anargyros Printezis]], [[titular bishop]] of [[Gratianopolis (episcopal see)|Gratianopolis]] and [[Apostolic Exarch]] of the [[Greek Byzantine Catholic Church|Byzantine Rite Catholics in Greece]]
*[[Olga Broumas]] (1949–), poet and [[translator]]
*[[Stelios Mainas]] (1957–), actor
*[[Georgios Printezis]] (1985–), professional basketball player

[[File:Ship departure.jpg|thumb|Port]]

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Syros-Ermoupoli.vo.jpg|Ermoupolis, Syros from above
File:Ano Syros, Syro209.jpg|Ano Syros, Catholic quarter
File:Miaoulissyros.jpg|Statue of [[Andreas Miaoulis]]
File:Ano Syros - View.JPG|View from Ano Syros
File:Syros, Ermoupoli market shop.jpg|Ermoupoli market shop
File:Kini Syros 1.jpg|Kini beach
File:View from chapel of Ag. Pakou, Ialyssos, Galissas, Syros, 180281.jpg|Galissas from Agia Pakou chapel
File:Megas Gyalos Syros 2.jpg|Megas Gyalos
File:Finikas (Foinikas), Syros, Greece 13.jpg|Foinikas
File:Ermoupoli 2.jpg|Al fresco dining in Ermoupoli
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of islands of Greece]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Syros}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060715002542/http://www.anosyros.gr/ Official website of Municipality of Áno Sýros] {{in lang|el}}
*[http://www.hermoupolis.gr/ Official website of Municipality of Ermoúpoli] {{in lang|en|el}}
*[http://www.syros.aegean.gr/ University of the Aegean] in Ermoúpoli {{in lang|en|el}}
*[http://www.syros.aegean.gr/en/ermoupoli_syros.htm Department of Product and Systems design] from University of the Aegean
*[http://www.syros-online.com/ Information about Syros] from syros-online.com {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/greek_islands/cyclades/syros Syros] The Official website of the Greek National Tourism Organisation
*[http://www.festivaloftheaegean.com/home.html Festival of the Aegean] (Official website of the music festival that has been held on the island since 2005.)
*[http://www.syros.com.gr/ Complete travel guide for Syros island] {{in lang|en|el}}

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