Chora, Skyros

The capital of Skyros is Chora. It is built on a high rock under the Byzantine castle of St. George and offers panoramic views of the coastal villages of Magazia, Molos and Pouria. The village houses are of Cycladic architecture and are built amphitheatrically one next to another creating a wall that offered protection against pirates.

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Agalipa

Agalipa is the combination of two beaches shortly after St. Peter, in a beautiful bay with pine trees going all the way down to the sea. Agalipes is the name of sea anemones which the residents of the island collect with spoons when the sea recedes. They are used to make “agalipokeftedes”, a local delicacy. One of the beaches is sandy with clear waters and the other one is the same but there is also a shipwreck there. The beaches are not organized and are an ideal retreat for those looking for secluded places. The access by land is difficult so the best way to get there is by sea.

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The Lighthouse at Lithari Cape

At the southeast end of Syros, in Lithari cape, there is the only two-storey lighthouse in Greece. It is a square building with a circular tower of 12.5 meters high, which was first opened in 1894.

During the Second World War the lighthouse was kept closed and was reopened in 1949. In 1988 the oil machines were replaced and the lighthouse started using solar energy.

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The Castle of Skyros

At the highest point of Skyros, on a steep cliff 179 meters above the vastness of the Aegean Sea, you will see the castle of Skyros.

The rock was the center of the island’s events from the prehistoric and the mythological era. Here was the ancient citadel and seat of King Lycomedes. At "Cave Andros", king of Athens,Theseus, was killed by Lycomedes. Also here is the place that Achilles hid while he was dressed as a woman trying to avoid the Trojan War.

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