Built on a peninsula, it ends at the small island on which the medieval castle is built. It is an aesthetically impressive city and combines the old city with its narrow cobbled streets with the new city with its imposing mansions that were built in the previous century, at the heyday of the
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The Archaeological Museum of Andros was built in 1981 with plans by the architect Stamos Papadakis and with the sponsorship of the Vassilis and Elizas Goulandris Foundation. The exhibits of the museum offer a panoramic view of the history of the island starting with findings from the geometric
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The Archaeological Museum of Paleopolis Andros was inaugurated in 2003 and is dedicated to the antiquities of Paleopolis, with a special emphasis on the classical city, which was the capital of the island for twelve centuries. With the use of modern presentation methods, a variety of findings
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It was founded in the year 1972 and the most important of its exhibits are old charters, insurance contracts, various nautical diaries, which describe the life of the Andriotians on the ships before the 1821 Race, lithographs of Andriotian ships and the later first steam-powered cargo ships of
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The museum was inaugurated in 1979, on the occasion of the exhibition of the works of Andriotic sculptor Michalis Tombrou. Afterwards, the exhibits were enriched with part of the Foundation's collection, which consists of more than 300 works by distinguished Greek and foreign artists. This first
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The springs are located on the west side of Mainites village. They are the springs believed by many to correspond to the ancient springs of the temple of Dionysus. According to one version of the sources, wine flowed during these days of the festival of Dionysus. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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Traditional coastal village, which today gathers the main tourist infrastructure of the island. Cosmopolitan, main destination for all visitors to the island, but without losing the local color. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos is located in Apoikia, where the casket of Agios Nikolaos the New in Vounaini is kept, as well as the relics of Agia Marina and Kosmas Aitolos. The visitor can admire the rich library in which more than 90 manuscripts, 6 patriarchal seals and 80 folders of documents
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