Andros - Greece Beautiful

Guides for the beautiful and usually quite peacefull Greek Island of Andros.

We went on holiday to the Greek Island of Andros which is located in the Cyclades group in May 2004. There is no commercial airport on the island, instead you have to fly into Athens and then take the 120 minute or so ferry ride from Rafina over to Gavrio - cost around 9 Euros. (there is a regular bus service from Athens airport down to the port costing

Many people going on holiday to the Greek Island of Andros stay in Batsi which has plenty of tourist accommodation on offer although this may well be harder to find in August as the Greeks come over on holiday from nearby Athens. We found this Greek Island really nice to visit for our walking holiday with lovely scenery for sightseeing and touring, loads of wildlife, the usual (if not better than usual) friendliness from the islanders, and also one of the cheapest Greek Islands we have been to from the point of
islanders, and also one of the cheapest Greek Islands we have been to from the point of daily costs i.e. food/wine. In our view up to now the ultimate Greek Island for wildlife/scenery/old buildings/churches and particularly the paths and tracks available for walking (my wife particularly loves walking along walled paths/moni-paths) had to be Paxos but the large but quiet Greek Island of Andros has to be a close second