Syros
Monasteries
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SAINT BARBARA MONASTERY
Monastery
In the village of Kini, there is the convent of Agia Varvara. It was built in 1900 by the Hydrian hieromonk Joakim Politis and from then until today it housed an excellently organized girls' orphanage. There is a workshop and exhibition for the sale of handmade textiles. …»
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CAPUCHIN MONASTERY
Monastery
The Capuchin monastery (1633) with the historic church of Agios Ioannis (1635) is located in upper Syros. although now only the abbot lives there and you may find it closed. In the courtyard of the monastery, the island's elders used to meet and in the basements of Agios Ioannis there are crypts …»