And not unfair. Bright spirits who excelled in letters and arts were Andriotes, with of course the poet Andreas Empirikos leading the way. A special figure was Theofilos Kairis, one of the greatest Greek intellectuals of the 19th century. Like Michalis Dertouzos, a professor at MIT in the United States, who is considered the “father” of computer science.

If there is one Greek island in the Cyclades that “carries” a long history and “travels” in art and culture, it is Andros. Museums with world-wide exhibitions, finds and collections of great value, the maritime tradition and the imprint of the life of the island in every corner. Archaeological sites of special value such as Strofilas, the “oldest city in Europe” dating to 4,500 – 3,300 BC.

The Museum of Modern Art houses a collection of works by Greek and foreign artists. At the Kydonios Foundation, the plastic arts meet music, theater and literature. The Archaeological Museum with important findings from excavations in Andros and the Naval Museum reveals the history of Andrian shipping. The Museum of Folklore and Christian Art captures the life of Andros and Christian art. The Cairo Library with almost 3,000 volumes from the collection of Theophilos Kairis. The Archaeological Museum of Paleopolis with the only surviving hymn to honor in Isis. The Olive Museum of the Cyclades is a sample of a small livestock olive oil extraction unit.

With the Andros International Festival, Andros is present with high level cultural events in the Cyclades. Gavreotika with various cultural events, the concerts of the Philharmonic and the Choir of the Music Association, compose an art-loving Greek island in the Cyclades.

The Monastery of Panachrantos is located on the slope of Mount Gerakones, in the area of ​​Fallica, and is the most beautiful Byzantine monastery of Andros. The Holy Monastery of Agia Marina is located in Apoikia, dates back to 1325 and became widely known for the miracle of healing a small child from Cyprus. The Holy Monastery of Agios Nikolaos is located in Vourkoti and is an imposing complex, of exceptional architecture and was a branch of the Friendly Society. The Monastery of Zoodochou Pigi is the largest monastery of Andros, located in Batsi and the locals call it “Agia” and celebrates the first Friday after Easter Sunday. The nunnery of Agia Irini is located near Apoikia and was built in 1780 by 2 monk brothers from the Arpachturia of Kato Apoikion.

The Unknown Sailor is a monument that dominates the lower end of Chora, in honor of all the sailors who lost their lives at sea, and the Lower Castle right next to it is connected by a stone vaulted arch with Chora. The Castle of Faneromeni or Pano Kastro or Gria the Castle (where the famous beach “the old woman’s jump” took its name) was the largest medieval town of Andros and is located north of Korthio Bay, in Kochylos!

Neoclassical buildings, Venetian tower houses, stone houses coexist with the Aegean on a separate Greek island in the Cyclades.

Farm houses, towers and mansions of captains. Buildings such as konakia, fountains, watermills and pigeon houses decorated with triangular shapes. One stone on top of the other with the craftsmanship of the local craftsman, the dry stones divide the fields on the slopes of the mountains and at the same time hold the soil (bloody). On the island there are several stone bridges, made of slate, were part of the old transport network.