Looking out over Ermoupoli at night ❤️ •• Though Syros isn’t as well known to tourists as Mykonos or Paros, it’s main town, Ermoupoli, is actually the capital of the Cyclades. Up until the end of the 19th century, it was a more important port than Piraeus (the major port of Athens). An abandoned enormous shipping yard still remains on the island. •• Thanks to it’s importance as an administrative capital, a university on the island, and other industries, Syros is one of the few islands of the Cyclades that keeps a sizeable wintertime population, with almost 22,000 residents counted on this tiny island. •• Perhaps most importantly to me, it’s the island where my wonderful grandmother grew up and lived for a good portion of her life, and where her sister still lives today. So I’m blessed to visit almost every year. . . . .