Στενιές-Μ. Αγ. Νικολάου 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

The ponds are full of life.

The dovecote is not Venetian, but was built in 1955. As the plaque attached to it explains, the Empirikos family's mansion stood here until 1945. It was destroyed by the German Navy. The descendants donated the land for the construction of a hotel, but this apparently stalled at some point. The result is a terrible building ruin opposite, which completely disfigures this harbor district.

The detour is definitely worth it in winter, when there is not a soul in the square. Unfortunately, the naval museum located here is also closed then.

In winter, this rather steep section of the Andros Tour No. 18 is lushly lined with cyclamen (cyclamen). Cyclamen/κυκλάμηνο means "roundness": this fits the islands and the tour https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1977429457 . The reason why the plant (in German also "earth disk") is called this is explained by the disk-shaped tuber, which is sometimes the size of a plate.

The museum, which is unfortunately only open Saturday to Monday (in winter 2024/25), offers a rich collection of well-documented finds for an entrance fee of EUR 2, especially from the ancient sites of Zagora and Paleopolis (9th century BC to the Roman and Byzantine eras). Hermes of Andros, who was temporarily abducted to Athens, also found his way back here. https://andros-guide.gr/item/%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF/

About halfway between Paraporti beach and Vrachnou, the church of St. Anne invites you to take a rest under the shady canopy and offers a wonderful view. As with almost all churches on Andros, everything is locked with chains and locks, even the small forecourt, but if you're not a goat, you can climb over the wall.

Unfortunately, the bridge no longer serves its purpose. If the stream bed does contain water, there are crossing options further upstream.

In the cemetery of Andros Town, the former wealth of the island and its great shipowning families has been turned into stone in monumental form. Recommended film as an illustration: Μικρά Αγγλία / "The Women of Andros", based on the novel by Ioanna Karystiani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQfWYhAHcZc