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Ships and Ferries to Andros - Cycladic Islands.
Andros and the Cyclades in general are connected
to the ports of Piraeus and Rafina. From Andros
you can also visit the nearby Cycladic islands of Ios,
Santorini, Kimolos, Naxos, Anafi, Amorgos etc.
In addition, there are ferry connection from Andros
ferry to the islands of Crete, Rhodes, and basically
all Dodecanese and East Aegean Islands via a third
island.
Your trip to Andros can be with a conventional ferry
boat, by Highspeed or Flying dolphin depending on
the day, the time and the ferry company you wish
to travel with.
If you select to visit Andros with the conventional
ferry your trip will take about 1.5-3.5 hours while
with a Highspeed ferry 1-1.5 hours depending on
how many ports the ferry will call at on the way.
Ferries from Rafina to Andros run all year round
on a daily basis. In summer of course there are
more departures to choose from.
1. Rafina - Andros - Tinos - Syros
2. Rafina - Andros - Tinos - Mykonos
Paros
3. Rafina - Andros - Tinos - Mykonos
Naxos - Paros
Attention !
The above mentioned information is subject to
alteration. To be sure about correct schedules,
departure and arrival times of conventional and
highspeed ferries check the ONLINE Booking
System. Click here.
ON LINE Booking System for seats and tickets in real time.
Starting your reservation through the online booking system you can select to have your tickets
sent to you or to collect them from the port office on the day of departure about 2 hours
before departure simply by giving your reservation code and showing your ID card.
We wish you a pleasant trip!
ATTENTION! You have to make your reservation
at least 4 days before the date of travel.
Andros’ archaeological museum was built in 1981. It is located in Chora, roofed under a modern building, donated by the Goulandris’ institute.
In the museum’s collections you will see exhibits from excavations in the geometrical settlement of Zagora, sculptures from archaic, roman and byzantine periods and a remarkable collection of inscriptions.
Highly impressive are: Hermes’ statue, which is believed to be a hellenistic copy of the original from the 4th century BC by Praxitelis. The statue of Health, showing the Goddess of Health and a snake wrapped around her. It was found in Paleopolis and it is dated from Roman times.
The Museum was founded in 1972 and the most important of its exhibits are the old freight contracts, insurance contracts, various nautical diaries, where the life of the Andriots on the seas before the 1821 War of Independence is described, lithographs of Andriot ships and the first steam freighters of Greece etc. There are also models of ships, ranging from old schooners to huge modern tankers.
These exhibits are original and vividly present the entire history of Andros' merchant marine, from antiquity to our day.
The Archeological Museum of Paleopoli opened in 2003 and it is dedicated to the antiquities of Paleopoli, with emphasis on the classical city, which has been the capital of the island for more than twelve centuries.
With the help of modern presentation methods, the visitor can admire in three sections various important findings, ranging from 5th century B.C. till 6th century A.D.
The exhibits of the museum include: vases, tools, statuettes, ornaments, coins, statues, sculptures, inscriptions.
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