Syros · The south coast · Ποσειδωνία
Posidonia
The old summer resort of Ermoupoli's merchants, with villas in the pines
The south coast · Syros
About Posidonia
Posidonia, which many islanders still call Dellagrazia after its Catholic church of the Madonna della Grazia, is where the rich families of Ermoupoli built their summer villas in the late 19th century. Their neoclassical houses, with towers, balustrades and gardens of palms and pines, still stand among the newer holiday homes. Below them are the beaches of the south-west: Fetouri in the village, Agathopes a short walk away, and Komito further on.
Where to stay
Where you'll wake up in Posidonia
Posidonia
Walk from your room to the sand, then on past the merchants' villas
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Where to eat
Tables we love in Posidonia
Posidonia · The south coast
Good to know
Before you go to Posidonia
Getting there
Posidonia is on the island bus loop from Ermoupoli, and about twenty-five minutes by car through the farmland of the south.
When to go
June to September for the beaches. In spring the gardens of the old villas are in flower.
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