Travel To Andros Greece - Andros Island Information, Batsi Hotels, Gavrio Hotels, Beaches, Pictures of Andros Island
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Getting to know Andros
The boat approaches the harbor of Gavrion and you can see the little white houses creating a beautiful sight. Gavrio is peaceful so you will spend your vacation in a relaxing atmosphere. Gavrio provides you with a wide choice of hotels, rooms, restaurants and entertainment clubs. You will find all kinds of stores in the market as well as local products sold by the producers themselves.
The landscape is characterized by the typical Cycladic beauty; the dovecotes, the wild flowers, the thyme, the sea and the whitewashed chapels each give their own flavor and color to the scenery.
The hamlet of Agios Petros is twenty minutes walk from Gavrion wherein stands the famous round tower dating from Hellenistic Period which is of unknown use for the archeologists. Some speculate that it might have been an observatory.
Take your car and discover the beautiful beachesat the south of Gavrio: Xylokarida, Kipri and Psili Ammos. Many of them offer the opportunity for water sports. Not far from Gavrion, there is Fellos Beach with its lovely golden beach.
As you drive from Gavrio to Batsi an exquisite beauty will unfold before your eyes. The green landscape with the azure sea shimmering under the sun will tempt you to stop, take pictures and jump into the crystal clear sea.
Southern of Gavrion, you will come across Batsi, the most developed and cosmopolitan village of the island. It has a well organized and sandy beach with shallow waters suitable for small children. There are more beaches for you to see such as Kolona, Stivari, Delevoya and Agia Marina. If you love water sports, you will not be disappointed. You can hire windsurf boards, canoes, pedaloes, sea bikes, and water-ski. The most remote beaches (Koutsi beach, Green beach and Paleopolis) can be approached by boat from Batsi or by foot if you love challenges.
The nights of Batsi will be imprinted in your mind for ever. The strolls along the harbor, with the full moon shedding its silver light on your way, the smell of jasmine as you sit at the open-air cinema, the laughter from the bars, the happy faces that walk by will give you something to remember.
To the south of Batsi stands Paleopolis, the old capital of Andros. The sunken old pier can be seen from the road above. The bay attracts many snorkellers and sea lovers.
To the North end of Andros, the beaches of Small and Large Peza are waiting for you to enjoy them.
Hora, the capital of Andros, is located on the east coast of the island, built on a peninsula. Hora ends on a little island where the medieval castle is built. The Venetian castle was used to guard the town against the invading forces. The island is separated from the peninsula of Hora with a narrow sea strip 2-3 m and communicates with the land by a stony bridge.
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The town is divided in two parts; the Old Town and the New. In the Old town, at Riva square, the imposing copper statue of the Unknown Sailor of Andros stands still despite the fierce winds of the Aegean. Saunter in the narrow, picturesque streets of Hora. There are many shops, cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy local dishes and pastries.
The Kydonieos foundation, the archeological, naval and the two modern art museums hold excellent exhibitions which have rendered Hora an important cultural center in Greece.
Nimborio beach, to the left of the town and Paraporti beach to the right will give you the opportunity to enjoy the Aegean sea once more. Near Stenies, the beaches of Yialyia and Piso Yialyia are worth visiting.
Make an excursion to Sineti, on the green sides of the mountain, northern of Hora. The picture of the stone built houses, dovecotes and watermills in the ravine with the butterflies of the "Panaxia" family, will fascinate you.
On the road towards the South East part of the island, the Bay of Korthi with the blue clear waters awaits for you. Enjoy surfing in the beach of Ormos. Try also the beach of St. Catherine, and the remote idyllic creeks of Kalomonari, Boura and St. Giannis in Keramides.
The old Lady's Leap is one of the most famous beaches. The legend has it that there was an old lady living in the Upper Castle who betrayed the inhabitants to the Turks and after they were slaughtered, she committed suicide by leaping off the rock. The beach is very picturesque with its green waters and the huge rock that dominates the bay.
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