Syros

City Hall, designed by Ernst Ziller, also home to the Archaeological Museum

inspired by Italian and French architectural styles, seat of the International Classical Music Festival of the Cyclades. Small entry fee.

This is the city's medieval district, with many winding passages and stairways, myriad chapels and churches, as well as the Cathedral of St George (see below). There are some tasteful tourist shops and tavernas with breathtaking views over the bay of Ermoupoli. Most of the places to eat only serve food in the evenings, after 7pm.

First built around 1200, it was destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries. It was given the status of (Roman Catholic) Cathedral in 1652. The top of the hill on which it is built is exposed beneath a glass plate inside the cathedral. There are religious icons of St George and of the Virign Mary (Panayiá). There is a panoramic view from the cathedral over the bay of Ermoupoli, including views of many other churches, in particular the imposing Church of the Resurrection (see below).

An imposing Orthodox church, constructed in a neo-Byzantine style, founded in 1874 and dedicated to the "Resurrection of the Nation". It dominates the hill of Dili adjacent to the Ano Syros hill. It has a dome visible from most of Ermoupoli, impressive bell towers, and contains some important religious icons.