Last Day on Syros

We nearly changed our minds. Our outline plan was always to make this our last day here before we move on to the next island, but we nearly scrapped that and stayed a bit longer, such is the charm of Kini, on Syros. Walks into the mountains, a backdrop of rolling countryside, the sound of the Aegean rolling in, the soft sand, the oh so chilled beachfront bars, the peace and relaxation. The beach itself. We liked it here.

But one of our travel maxims is: move on while you still love a place, and don’t stay too long. So we’ve stuck with the plan, despite Kini calling us to linger, and our ferry tickets are booked for tomorrow.

It seems that somehow Syros is halved, in terms of religion, with this side predominantly Catholic, and Ermoupolis and the Eastern half Greek Orthodox. So today we climb the hills behind the village to first visit the church, and then, higher up the island, the monastery dedicated to Agia Varvara (St Barbara). The monastery itself is both beautiful and peaceful, but the real joys of our hike are the views back down to Kini from the top of the island. It really is a perfect cove, and so classically Cycladic. 

It’s been a lovely few days here, we’ve loved it. But tomorrow is time to move on.