Kini Beach
Exploring Syros Sailing Holidays area
The beach of Kini is extended along the homonymous tourist resort situated at a distance of 9 kilometers western to Hermoupolis. The settlement offers many alternatives for accommodation and other high quality services and a wonderful environment to those who choose the place for swimming or for a longer staying. The visitors will enjoy swimming, sunbathing and sea sports at the excellent sandy beach, beside a small wood of tamarisk trees.
Navigational Aids
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.
Finikas is a favorite harbor while crossing the Aegean. It combines excellent shelter with a convivial place to re-provision.
Syros Marina is situated in the center of the Cyclades sailing area. It is located south of the commercial harbor and about 20 minutes walk from Ermoupolis city.
Finikas or Phoenicas is a favorite anchorage while crossing the Aegean. It combines excellent shelter with a convivial place to re-provision.
The Apollo Municipal theater of Ermoupolis was built in 1864. It is located on Miaouli square, in the center of Ermoupoulis, and is a miniature replica of La Scala in Milan.
The industrial museum of Syros is located next to the neoclassical buildings of Ermoupoli, close to the industrial zone. Visitors can see pictures of local painters depicting the island in the 19th century, products of the women’s association from the early 20th century and a digital representation of public and industrial buildings.
The Monastery of Santa Barbara was founded in 1900. The complex includes one of the best organized orphanages for girls.
The tiny secluded beach of Armeos is very close to Galissas at the south of it, just below the country church of Aghia Pakou. It is situated at a distance of some 10 kilometers southwestern to Hermoupolis.
Kokkina beach is situated to the south-west of Ermoupoli town, close to Foiniki village. It is one of the lesser known beaches, a remote beach basically ideal for those who love peace and quiet.
There are four beaches in Ermoupoli which combine all the needed tourist facilities with the urban characteristics of the town. Visitors, after their swimming, can enjoy a meal or a coffee at one of the many taverns and cafes.
The long sandy beach of Galissas is extended in front of the homonymous popular and cosmopolitan resort situated at a distance of 9 kilometers southwestern to Hermoupolis. The settlement offers many alternatives for accommodation and high level facilities to the visitors and swimmers.
Going northwards from Delfini you will find the beach of Megas Lakos, an ideal place for solitary swimmers and for those wishing to relax in an atmosphere of calmness and discretion. Of course it is not organized.
Going northwards from Delfini you will find the beach of Marmari, an ideal place for solitary swimmers and for those wishing to relax in an atmosphere of calmness and discretion. Of course it is not organized.
Beach Lia is the ideal place for solitary swimmers and for those wishing to relax in an atmosphere of calmness and discretion. Of course is not organized; no umbrellas, no taverns, only the sea and the sun.
The tiny beach of Lotos, in front of the small homonymous settlement southern to Kini, is situated at a distance of 10 kilometers western to Hermoupolis. This sandy and pebbly beach is not organized at all, but is very close to Kini which offers any kind of facilities.
Small sandy beach that can be seen as an extension of Delfini Beach. From Delfini starts a path that leads to this secluded pristine beach.
The sandy beach of Delfini (“dolphin” in Greek) is a wonderful beach with a unique exotic atmosphere, situated almost at the middle of the western coast of the island, northern to Kini, from which it is some 2 kilometers far away. The distance from Hermoupolis is some 11 kilometers to the Northwest.