This museum was creates to honor Laskarina Bouboulina, one of the greatest personalities of Spetses that participated in the Greek revolution against the Turks in 1821. You can see the exhibits during a 40-minute tour while at the same time you listen to a tape about the life of Laskarina that looks more like a fairytale than a real story. Her...
On your way to the old harbor you will find the church of Agios Nikolaos where the house of Spetses is housed. A representation of a characteristic, traditional house of the island. Everyday objects, furniture and clothes will take you back effectively to the Spetses of the 20th century.
Opening hours: Everyday 10:00-12:00, Saturday and Sunday...
In Kabos Square in Gialos the nautical history of the island is exhibited. You will see ship miniatures, maps, photographs, compasses, old diving suits and equipment of the traditional art of sponge fishing.
It is located in Chorio, in the 19th century mansion of Farmakidis family. Its exhibits are of the Hellenistic period, Byzantine and late Byzantine idols, inscriptions, pottery, textiles, music instruments, manuscripts, items of everyday use and many more.
A unique museum that exhibits vestments, small idols, a collection of bottles that were found in the sea with prayers and offerings from the sailors, ship hulls and a rich book collection.
It is housed in the west side of the City Hall of Ermoupoli, in Miaoulis Square since 1899. The findings of Ioannis Kokkonis are those that will intrigue you, because they are the first ancient inscriptions found in the Cyclades. You will see utensils and figurines found in Amorgos, Kythnos, Paros, Naxos and Aegina, the oldest and most...
It was founded in 1985 by the municipality of Ermoupoli and the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and is the one and only Industrial Museum in Greece. While it was previously housed in Kasimantis dye works, in Aneroussis lead works, in Velissaropoulos textile mills and in Kornilakis tan yards, now it has been housed in the renovated...
It is housed over the library of the church of the Metamorfosis. Its exhibits are icons, pontifical and clerical vestments, pectoral pendants, liturgical utensils, rods, tissue apparels and ecclesiastical woodcrafts. The most beautiful part of the museum is a corner that has been built as a representation of a room of a traditional insular...
This is probably the most representative museum of the island. It is hosted in the house of the greatest Greek singer, musician and composer, in his hometown, Ano Syros. Apart from the fact that you will have the opportunity to see a traditional mansion house of Syros, several works, photographs and personal items of the famous composer are...
While entering the main street of Ano Syros (Piatsa), take a look at the exhibition of traditional professions. There you will have the opportunity to see the traditional tools of a cobbler, a barber, a tailor, a carpenter, and of a fisherman. You will also admire the traditional loom, which was used by the women to make textiles. A colter, a...