Aegiali – Syros
Ferries to Cyclades Islands
Aegiali – Syros
Ferries to Cyclades Islands
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Aegiali (Amorgos) - Syros Route summary | ||
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Departure Country | Greece | |
Destination Country | Greece | |
No. of Operators | 3 | |
Operators | Blue Star Ferries, SAOS Ferries & SeaJets | |
Average Price | $42* | |
Average Weekly Sailings | 1 | |
Average Sailing Duration | 6h 18m | |
Fastest Sailing Duration | 5h 25m | |
First Ferry | 12:30 | |
Last Ferry | 13:50 | |
Distance | 68 nautical miles |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 2024-08-12.
Part of the Cyclades group of islands, the Greek island of Amorgos is the eastern most Cycladic island and has many ancient ruins for visitors to see. The island's ancient walls that surround the city of Arkesini are a popular feature on the island. The island also has a number of ancient towers and other remains located throughout the island.
The Panagia Hozoviotissa, a monastery located on a cliff to the north east of Chora was built in the second millennium to protect a religious icon from intruders. The icon remains on public display.
The island is connected with the port of Piraeus on the mainland and has ferry connections with the islands of Crete, Naxos, Syros, Paros, Koufonissi, Schinoussa, Donoussa and Astypalea. The two ports on Amorgos where the ferries come in are Katapola and Aegiali (changes on even and odd days). The journey from port of Piraeus to one of these ports will last around seven hours and thirty minutes.
The Greek island of Syros is one of the Cyclades group of islands and is unusual in that the island's architecture is more medieval rather than the more typical Cycladic. The island's capital is Ermoupolis and has some fine examples of Venetian mansions to see. In the Vaporia quarter of the capital visitors will find some lovely large churches and impressive neoclassical buildings, such as the Town Hall and Apollo Theatre in the central square. Also popular with visitors are the island's beaches which are well equipped for tourists and have a good range of facilities.
The island can trace its history back to the 3rd millennium BC where signs of inhabitation have been found in the Halandriani and Kastri parts of the island. Artefacts found indicate that there was some kind of metal workshop on the island which possibly had a trading relationship with Asia Minor. The Samians occupied the island in the 6th century BC and is when many of the island's inhabitants moved to the island. At that time, the important physician and philosopher Pherecydis was born in Syros and some years later he went to Samos and became the teacher of Pythagoras.