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Ermoupolis Walking Tour (2 hours)

4.736 reviewsCity tours

  • 2 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

By choosing us, it is a unique opportunity and a unique experience to explore the unique capital of the Cyclades! Dimitris, the leader of the tour, is a history teacher, so it's going to be very interesting to explore the city with him! Walking through the neoclassical part of the city, we will have the opportunity to visit some unique monuments of Greek modern history, such as the town hall of Ermoupolis, the theater of Apollo, the church of Agios Nikolaos, and the Virgin of El Greco, as well as taste the unique traditional sweet of the island, "loukoumi."!

Inclusions

What's included

  • We are going to taste the local sweet called "Loukoumi"
  • At the middle of tour, we have free water.

Itinerary

  1. Explore the biggest town hall in Europe! Ermoupolis Town Hall is a building designed by Ernestos Ziller and built between 1875 and 1891 in the capital of Syros. It is built on the north side of the central square of Ermoupolis, right on the axis of the large shopping street of Ermou Street

    24 minAdmission included

  2. We will visit the first theater in Greece! The emblem of the cultural development of Hermoupolis, it was built in 1862-1864 according to the plans of the famous Italian architect Pietro Sambo! The admission of the entrance is 3 euros!

    24 min

  3. We will see the 3rd biggest church in Greece! The Holy Church of Agios Nikolaos is an Orthodox church in Syros and the patron saint of the capital Hermoupoli. It is located in the Vaporia district, close to Miaouli Square and the Apollo Theater, and is considered one of the most important attractions of the island.

    24 min

  4. Walking in the famous part of the city called "Vaporia" with the neoclassical buildings!

    24 min

  5. In the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin, we will see the unique icon of Jesus, of the famous painter El Greco. It is one of the most important attractions of the island as inside the church is the authentic image of the Dormition of the Virgin from 1562 by Domenikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco)

    24 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

4.7

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Know before you go

Meeting point
Miaouli Square in the statue of Andreas Miaoulis.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 20 travellers
Operated by
Dimitris
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Greece, outside the cities

  • Its from-price is 91% below the median of the 59 city tours we list in Greece, outside the cities.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 59.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

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