Industry & Architecture of Syros
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Port
Ermoupolis, Nisos Syros, Greece
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$130
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
The coastal town of Ermoupoli (named after God Hermes) besides being the capital of Syros Island, was the first commercial and industrial center of Greece. It saw unprecedented economic growth during the 19th c. The Industrial Museum shows the t town’s economic growth as it hosts a collection of tools, equipment, and machinery from the Golden industrial era from loukoumi workshops, to textile, tanning, printing, machinist’s craftsmanship and glass workshops as well as a digital audio and visual archives with testimonies from former workers, maps and plans, a three-dimensional representation of industrial buildings and artifacts from the wreck of the Patris steamship. Among the exhibits one can also see the first legendary electric car Enfield 8000 constructed in Greece. We continue to the area of Poseidonia where we visit the stately neoclassical houses with their manicured gardens - once vacation homes of the wealthiest families on the island. We visit villa Tsiropina nowadays the city Hall of Poseidonia . Villa Tsiropini is a great sample of the summer residence of aristocrats during the 20th century that reflects the glamour of a bygone era and rue artwork curated by an architect from Burgundy .Before driving back to our ship we enjoy a coffee or refreshment by the sea in Finikas a famous waterfront village with a sandy beach.