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Extract from the Ermopoli Travel Guides:
The main town and port of
ERMOPOLI
was founded during the War of Independence by refugees from Psar and Hos, becoming Greece's chief port in the nineteenth century. Although Pires outstripped it long ago, Ermopoli is still the largest town in the Cyclades, and the archipelago's capital. Medieval Syros was largely a Catholic island, but an influx of Orthodox refugees during the War of Independence created two distinct communities; now almost equal in numbers, the two groups today still live in their respective quarters, occupying two hills that rise up from the sea.
Ermopoli itself, the
lower town
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read the whole Ermopoli Travel Guides...
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