Greece Andros Island Information - Andros Greece Vacation & Travel Guide

about ANDROS ISLAND

GENERAL INFO about ANDROS Island Greece

Andros Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece

The boat approaches the harbor of Gavrion and you can see the little white houses creating a beautiful sight. Gavrion Andros is peaceful so you will spend your vacation in a relaxing atmosphere.

Gavrio provides you with a wide choice of Andros hotels, rooms, restaurants and entertainment clubs. You will find all kinds of stores in the market as well as local products sold by the producers themselves.

The landscape is characterized by the typical Cycladic beauty; the dovecotes, the wild flowers, the thyme, the sea and the whitewashed chapels each give their own flavor and color to the scenery.

Andros Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece

The hamlet of Agios Petros is twenty minutes walk from Gavrion wherein stands the famous round tower dating from Hellenistic Period which is of unknown use for the archaeologists. Some speculate that it might have been an observatory. Take your car and discover the beautiful beaches at the south of Gavrion Andros: Xylokarida, Kipri and Psili Ammos.

Many of them offer the opportunity for water sports. Not far from Gavrion, there is Fellos Beach with its lovely golden beach. As you drive from Gavrion to Batsi an exquisite beauty will unfold before your eyes. The green landscape with the azure sea shimmering under the sun will tempt you to stop, take pictures and jump into the crystal clear sea.

Southern of Gavrion, you will come across Batsi, the most developed and cosmopolitan village in Andros Greece. It has a well organized and sandy beach with shallow waters suitable for small children. There are more beaches for you to see such as Kolona, Stivari, Delevoya and Agia Marina.

If you love water sports, you will not be disappointed. You can hire windsurf boards, canoes, sea bikes, and water-ski.

Andros Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece

The remotest Andros beaches (Koutsi beach, Green beach and Paleopolis) can be approached by boat from Batsi or by foot if you love challenges.

The nights in Batsi Andros Greece will be imprinted in your mind for ever. The strolls along the harbor, with the full moon shedding its silver light on your way, the smell of jasmine as you sit at the open-air cinema, the laughter from the bars, the happy faces that walk by will give you something to remember.

To the south of Batsi stands Paleopolis, the old capital of Andros. The sunken old pier can be seen from the road above. The bay attracts many snorkellers and sea lovers. To the North end of Andros, the beaches of Small and Large Peza are waiting for you to enjoy them.