Ermoupolis Village: Syros, Greece - a photo on Flickriver

Finally got this shot framed and hung on my wall : )

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The beautiful town of Ermoupolis is the capital of Syros as well as of the entire Cyclades. It is a commercially and culturally developed sea settlement of a great architectural beauty, a great reminder of the brilliant past of the city. This town was founded by the refugees and Greek revolutionaries who came from various parts of Greece, such as Chios, Psara, Kassos, Crete, Asia Minor, to the French-protected Syros to escape the massacres organized by the Turks during the Greek Independence and after the Revolution of 1821.

Houses are built very closely, one on the top of the other, surrounded by rocky slopes which were a protective fortress of great efficacy against the pirates and all the other enemies who threatened the island during 1200 AD, when the settlement of Ano Syros was built. To build this marvellous town, many European architects came from various countries like Germany, Italy and Greece, and joined their talents in a glorification of artistic and architectural beauty.

*The above information is from: www.greeka.com. Check it out for more history & info.

Taken in: Ελλάδα / South Aegean / Ano Siros (show map)

Taken on: July 28, 2010

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS, f/4.9, 1/1000 sec, 18.6mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

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