Syros Windsurfing School aka SWS was established in May 2015 by the historic Nautical Club of Syros and established its base on the safest beach of Syros -Voulgari Beach which is located next to the beautiful village of Finikas (walking distance). Since May 2015 the surf club organizes safe windsurfing and SUP lessond for kids and adults, beginners or advanced athletes who want to have fun and improve their skills. Our school is a highly equipped windsurfing and SUP station offering all kinds of equipment for rent and at the same time qualified lessons for beginners and advanced athletes of all ages. Due to the wide range of first class materials by Starboard, JP Neil Pryde, Fanatic North Sails, RRD and Unifiber together with a wam family atmosphere Syros Windsurfing School becomes every summer the hot spot of Syros island for watersports. The school is operating under the guidance of Kosmas Roussos (VWDS Qualified Windsurfing Instructor) and Elias Vlavianos (VWDS Qualified SUP Instructor) together with the important help of our all arounder and kids favourite Alexandros Kordas (Windsurf and SUP Instructor). All together – always including local experienced windsurfers, ensure the safety of the spot and promote fun and help […]

kitesurfing kitesurfing are very popular in Syros and are ideal for holidays filled with adventure and adrenaline, combined with natural beauty and scenery. Below is information on  kitesurfing centres that operate in Syros, Greece. info : http://syroskite.blogspot.gr/ email. : charisg@windowslive.com

International Film Festival Founded in 2013, the Syros International Film Festival showcases a wide spectrum of cinema in traditional and re-purposed island sites. Located in the middle of the Aegean summer, removed from the usual demands and hierarchies of the film industry, SIFF embeds events, styles and programs—experimental and narrative, recent and retrospective, Greek and international, workshops and expanded cinema performance—into its unique setting. The festival aims to welcome an array of cinematic experiences into this immersive dreamscape, allowing us to re-think the question of “What is cinema” http://syrosfilmfestival.org/?lang=el Contact Us. SIFF P.O. Box 19, Syros, 84100 Greece INFORMATION info@syrosfilmfestival.org SUBMISSIONS submissions@syrosfilmfestival.org JACOB MOE, MANAGING DIRECTOR jacob@syrosfilmfestival.org CASSANDRA CELESTIN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR cassandra@syrosfilmfestival.org AARON KHANDROS, PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR aaron@syrosfilmfestival.org NATHANIEL DRAPER, TECHNICAL MANAGER nathaniel@syrosfilmfestival.org

Easter at Lady of Cyclades A heavenly alliance Syros Island is known as the Lady of Cyclades. Here’s one explanation for how it got this name: it’s the special and awe-inspiring experience people share here during the Easter period. The island is one of the few places in the whole world, where the Catholic Community – the largest in Greece – and the Orthodox Community go through the period of Christ’s Passion in an atmosphere of devoutness which has sealed their centuries-old harmonious co-existence. Orthodox and catholic customs in harmony On Good Friday locals and visitors go out on the streets, following the Epitaphios (every church prepares one), as is the practice throughout the country. What’s particular about Syros is that there’s an Epitaphios procession that starts from every church in Ermoupoli town – be it catholic or orthodox. Catholic processions start from San-Tzortzi church in Ano Syros (or Ano Syra) area and from Evangelistria Church in Ermoupoli and orthodox processions begin from the churches of St. Nicholas, the Dormition of the Mother of God, and the Transfiguration of Christ. In the place of Cherubim symbols carried along with the orthodox Epitaphios, Catholics carry cloaks, sponges and dice hanging from […]