Batsi is the main resort of Andros, a former fishing village on the sheltered west coast that has grown into the island’s liveliest base without losing its harbour charm. Whitewashed houses tumble down to a curving bay where fishing boats share the water with small excursion craft. A long golden beach runs right through the … Read more
Andros has a Mediterranean climate of warm, dry summers and mild. Wet winters. As the greenest of the Cyclades it stays cooler and more comfortable than its bare neighbours, and the meltemi wind blows across it through the summer. When you visit decides whether you find quiet green trails and flowing waterfalls, warm beaches and … Read more
Andros is a large island, and where you base yourself shapes the whole trip. The main choice is between Batsi, the lively west-coast resort with the best beaches and the easiest walkable base. Chora. The elegant capital on the east coast with the island’s culture but a quieter, less beach-focused stay. Gavrio, the port, and … Read more
Andros has no airport, so it is reached only by ferry, and only from Rafina, the smaller port of Athens on the eastern side of the city. The crossing is short and frequent, taking one to two hours. Which makes Andros the closest of the Cyclades to the capital and an easy escape from the … Read more
Chora, the capital of Andros, is one of the most elegant towns in the Cyclades, set on a narrow peninsula between two bays on the island’s east coast. A marble-paved main street runs between the neoclassical mansions of nineteenth-century shipowners, past squares and churches. To the ruined Venetian castle and the emblematic Tourlitis lighthouse rising … Read more
Andros is the finest walking island in the Cyclades, its green, mountainous interior laced with hundreds of kilometres of old stone footpaths that once linked every village. Fed by springs and streams rare in the Aegean, the island stays green and cool when its neighbours are parched. Its restored trail network. Crowned by the long-distance … Read more
Andros rings its 176 kilometres of coast with over eighty beaches, from broad organised sands to wild emerald coves reached only by dirt track, on foot or by boat. Being the greenest of the Cyclades, its beaches often come backed by rivers, plane trees and dramatic mountains rather than bare rock. The long. Indented shoreline … Read more
Andros is the greenest and one of the largest of the Cyclades, a walker’s island of springs. Waterfalls and terraced valleys that feels a world away from the barren, party-driven islands to the south. Just two hours by ferry from the port of Rafina near Athens, it rewards visitors with an award-winning network of hiking … Read more