Ermoupolis or Hermoupolis is a large commercial harbor part of a sizable town. The harbor has an uncomfortable swell during the meltemi (the Etesians) (the Etesians) season and there are always the annoying wakes of the ferries.

You can moor stern-to or alongside the quay clockwise from the statue of Hermes in the north of the harbor. The bottom is mud and provides good holding.

The clean marble streets and shops around the north end of the harbor are beautiful. A walk from the harbor to the Town Hall to the Apollon Theater to Saint Nicholas Church then down the steps to the Vaporia district where you look back on the harbor from the waterside swimming docks is recommended.