Snapshots of Andros, the birthplace of famed ship masters: Steep mountain rangestorn by gorges and ravines; valleys blanketed by olive, fig, orange, andlemon trees and vines; streams and brooks untypical of the otherwise classicCycladic landscape; slopes that end in cliffs; hills that vanish quietlyinto rocky shores; valleys that extend into sandy beaches.

Thecapital Andros or Hora which is the island's second largest port, lies on the southeastern coast.The Museum containing finds from the Geometric,Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods , and theNauticalMuseum which houses a superb collection of model ships, photographsand nautical instruments are all well worth a visit.
InChora you will find one of the best archaeological museums in Greece. Itcontains findings from Zagora in Palaiopolis, the famous statueof Hermes of Praxitelis, as well as some Byzantine items.