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The bus station is on Plateia Goulandri at the top of which sits a summer-only tourist in-
formation booth. The pedestrianised marble main street leads downhill from here all the
way to the Venetian
kastro
.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Around Andros
It's worth renting a car to explore Andros' vast mountains and sprinkling of villages as
well as to reach its footpaths and beaches.
The north of the island, with the lush watershed around
Arni
, gives way to raw
windswept hills as the road zigzags to
Vourkoti
and
Agios Nikolaou
with its sweeping
views.
Paleopoli
, 7km south of Batsi on the coast road, is the site of Ancient Andros and its
sunken harbour. Only rubble remains but the small
Archaeological Museum of Paleo-
poli
( 22829 41985; 9am-4pm Tue, Thu & Fri)
displays finds.
The island is cleaved by a sweeping agricultural valley and loads of small villages
with springs, often marked by marble lions' heads and the like, surround Hora. The road
winds through
Sariza
,
Stenies
,
Mesathouri
,
Strapouries
and
Menites
- all fun to ex-
plore.
In the south, visit quaint agricultural villages like
Livadia
,
Kochilou
,
Piskopio
and
Aidonia
, which has ruined tower houses. The area's charming landscape of fields and
cypresses encircle
Ormos Korthiou
, an uninspiring bay-side village.
Activities
Footpaths
WALKING
Andros is crisscrossed by trails. For example, hike up the dramatic
Dipotamata Gorge
,
signposted as you drive inland, after Sineti. The trail, cobbled part of the way, leads past
ancient bridges and water mills and through vivid foliage, water burbling below. Many
paths are difficult to locate, so get hold of the newly published
Hiking in Andros
guide,
free from the city, or an excellent map (Anavasi's
Andros
map;
www.anavasi.gr
). Better
yet, book a guided walk with
Trekking Andros
(
6937236362;
www.trekkingandros.gr
)
, or
the highly informed
Andros Routes
(
6977334334;
www.androsroutes.gr
)
which com-
bines walking with cultural history.
