Welcome... Καλώς...
Welcome to Syros... welcome to Pefkakia Park
Bed and Breakfast...
In the Sovereign of Cyclades in the centre of Ermoupolis 350 meters
from Miaoulis Square (Town Hall) and the harbour, but far from the noise
and traffic. Next to a beautiful and green park of "Pefkakia"
and the national stage of Ermoupolis, the hostel of Pefkakia-Park waits
for you, in order to offer you a hospitable and a comfortable stay for
your holidays at any time throughout the year.
Our hostel is classified in the category of 3 class keys with maximum
category of four keys and minimum category of one key (basis of
functional technical specifications and marked criteria).
Rooms:
Rooms feature modern specifications, comfort, cleanness and
quietness. Their main characteristic are the warmly, luminously but
unique for each room has one colour. Our hostel has 14 beds in the
total.
All the rooms are completely equipped with refrigerator, TV,
individual bath, air conditioner, telephone and hair-dryer.
Most rooms have balconies. Also there is parking space without any
charge.
Our first concern is the daily cleaning and ensuring you are enjoying
yourself. We await your visit so we can serve you in the better possible
way.
Services:
From the balconies and our beautiful communal veranda you will enjoy
the panoramic view to the port of Ermoupolis and the centre as well as
of the imposing hills that dominate this island which are the Ano Syra
and the Anastaseos. These hills are particularly fascinating at evening
hours.
The hotel provides reception with living room where you can relax,
drink your coffee, watch TV and read. There is also a fully
equipped communal cooker.
About The Island of Syros:
Syros (Greek: Σύρος), or Siros or Syra is a
Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea, 78 nautical miles
southeast of Athens. The island features towns including Hermoupolis and
Ano Syros. Hermoupolis is the capital of the Island and the Cyclades. It
has always been a significant port town and during the past century even
more significant than Pireus.
Hermoupolis and Ano Syros:
Hermoupolis, the "Queen of the Cyclades", stands on a
naturally amphitheatrical site, with neo-classical buildings, old
mansions and white houses cascading down to the harbour. The City
Hall, where Miaoulis Square lies ringed with cafes and with seating
areas under palm trees, has a grandeur all of its own. The "City
of Hermes" has numerous magnificent churches, the most
interesting of which are Metamorphosis, Koimisis, St Demetrius, Three
Hierarchs, Anastasis, Evangelistria and St Nicolas. The Archaeological
Museum has a collection of notable finds and the Municipal Library
contains numerous interesting and rare editions. The quarter of the
town known as Vaporia, where the sea captains lived, is of special
interest. Along its narrow streets stand numerous neo-classical
mansions.
Ano Syros is the second town of the Island and was built by the
Venetians at the beginning of the 13th century on the hill of San
Georgio, northwest of Hermoupolis. Ano Syros maintains its enchanting
medieval atmosphere. Innumerable steps between narrow streets and
houses with coloured doors lead you to the top of the town, which
makes for some adventurous exploration. The medieval settlement of Ano
Syros is not accessible by car, the town is serviced mostly by marble
steps. The distance from the harbour up to the main entry point of the
town is approximately 3500 metres. The catholic basilica of San
Georgio dominates Ano Syros. The church was constructed during the
13th century. From here the visitor enjoys a panoramic view of the
neighbouring islands of Tinos, Delos, Mykonos, Paros and Naxos.
History of Syros:
During Roman times the capital of Syros was situated in the area of
contemporary Hermoupolis. At the end of ancient times, the barbaric
raids and the plague of piracy, which had scourged the Aegean for many
centuries, led Syros to decline.
In the Byzantine years Syros constituted together with the rest of
the Cycladic islands, part of the Aegean Dominion. After the overthrow
of the Byzantium by the Venetian/Francs in 1204, Syros came under
Venetian domination and was included in the Ducat of the Aegean.
Meanwhile amphitheatric Ano Syros was inhabited.
During the Latin period, the majority of the local community were
Roman Catholics, but maintained the Greek language. During the reign of
almost three and a half centuries of the Ducat of the Aegean, Syros had
a singular feudal regime. In the middle of the 16th century, the Ottoman
fleet occupied the island and the Ducat fell apart. However the
negotiations of the local authorities with the Ottoman Empire led to the
offer of substantial privileges to the Cycladic islands such as the
reduction of taxation and religious freedom.
At the same time, following an agreement between France and the
Vatican with the Ottoman authorities, the Catholics of the island came
under the protection of France and Rome. A privilege that was maintained
for centuries. After the second half of the 17th century a period of
economic recovery of the Aegean began, which reached its height during
the transition from the 18th to the 19th century. The special regime of
the islands allowed the development of local self-government.
In 1822-1865 Hermoupolis was rebuilt in a Neoclassical style, merging
Greek Classism with elements of the Renaissance. Many landmarks such as
the City Hall (designed by the famous German architect Ernst Ziller),
the theatre Apollon by the Italian architect Campo (a miniature version
of La Scala di Milano), the main Library, the General Hospital of Syros
(Vardakio-Proio), Miaoulis square and more.
There is a British Cemetery in Syros at Hermoupolis where various
people are buried including many seaman and servicemen who died in the
Cyclades region, particularly during the Second World War. Many
Embassies and Consulates of countries such as France, England, Italy,
The Netherlands and the Scandinavian Countries connect Syros with other
European Capitals.
Because of the Venetian domination from the Middle Ages onwards, the
islanders were once exclusively Roman Catholic. However, due to
immigration from other islands, Catholics now constitute some 40% of the
population. The great majority of the population are Greek Orthodox.
They live side by side very peacefully. Intermarriage between
denominations is very common in Syros.
With the foundation of the Greek State the Catholic population of the
island were Hellenized and changed their Latin family names to Greek.
The family name Vuccino to Voutsinos, Russo to Roussos, Vacondio to
Vakondios, Daleggio to Dalezios, Freri to Freris just to mention a few.
However there was no problem of integration between the old residents of
Syros, mostly Roman Catholics and the newly arrived refugees, mostly
Greek Orthodox. The island returned to peace and tranquility, Syros
became known as a cross-roads in the Aegean and as an international
commercial center linking Western Europe and the Mediterranean sea to
the East. In 1822 began the construction of the first buildings and in
1824 the first Orthodox Church Metamorphosis and the largest Greek
Sanatorium was constructed.
The Cyclades:
The Cyclades (Greek Κυκλάδες)
are an Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of the mainland
of Greece; and an administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of
the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name
refers to the islands around (κυκλάς) the
sacred island of Delos.
The Cyclades comprise about 220 islands, the major ones being Amorgos,
Anafi, Ándros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kéa, Kimolos, Kythnos, Mílos,
Mykonos, Náxos, Páros, Pholegandros, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros,
Tínos, and Santorini (Thira). Most of the smaller islands are
uninhabited.
Ermoupolis, on Syros, is the chief town and administrative center of
the prefecture.
The islands are peaks of a submerged mountainous terrain, with the
exception of two volcanic islands, Milos and Santorini (Thera). The
climate is generally dry and mild, but with the exception of Naxos the
soil is not very fertile: agricultural produce includes wine, fruit,
wheat, olive oil, and tobacco. Cooler temperatures are in higher
elevations and mainly do not receive wintry weather. In transportation,
the Cyclades is the only prefecture in Greece that is not linked with a
state-maintained highway or a highway number. All of the roads in the
island complex are secondary or provincial.
History:
The significant Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Cycladic
culture is best known for its schematic flat female idols carved out
of the islands' pure white marble centuries before the great Middle
Bronze Age ("Minoan") culture arose in Crete, to the south:
these figures have been looted from burials to satisfy a thriving
Cycladic antiquities market since the early 20th century.
A distinctive Neolithic culture amalgamating Anatolian and mainland
Greek elements arose in the western Aegean before 4000 BCE, based on
emmer wheat and wild-type barley, sheep and goats, pigs, and tuna that
were apparently speared from small boats (Rutter). Excavated sites
include Saliagos and Kephala (on Keos) with signs of copper-working,
Each of the small Cycladic islands could support no more than a few
thousand people, though Late Cycladic boat models show that fifty
oarsmen could be assembled from the scattered communities (Rutter),
and when the highly organized palace-culture of Crete arose, the
islands faded into insignificance, with the exception of Delos, which
retained its archaic reputation as a sanctuary through the period of
Classical Greek civilization.
Archaeology:
The first archaeological excavations of the 1880's were followed by
systematic work by the British School at Athens and by Christos
Tsountas, who investigated burial sites on several islands in 1898-99
and coined the term "Cycladic civilization" Interest lagged,
then picked up in the mid-20th century, as collectors competed for the
modern-looking figures that seemed so similar to sculpture by Jean Arp
or Constantin Brancusi. Sites were looted and a brisk trade in
forgeries arose. The context for many of these Cycladic Figurines has
thus been mostly destroyed; their meaning may never be completely
understood. Another intriguing and mysterious object is that of the
Cycladic frying pans. More accurate archaeology has revealed the broad
outlines of a farming and seafaring culture that had immigrated from
Asia Minor ca 5000 BCE. Early Cycladic culture evolved in three
phases, between ca 3300 - 2000 BCE, when it was increasingly swamped
in the rising influence of Minoan Crete. The culture of mainland
Greece contemporary with Cycladic culture is termed Helladic.
In recent decades the Cyclades islands have become extremely
popular with European and other tourists, and as a result there have
been problems with erosion, pollution, and water shortages.
Directions:
ΠΕΖΟΣ
- Boat Arrival
- Turn Left (Naxos st) in the 15 eidi shop next to multirama
- Continue straight on in the Ioannou Kosma St
- Pefkakia Park Bed and Breakfast
ΟΔΙΚΟΣ
- Boat Arrival
- Port Exit
- ΚΑ
- Continue straight on in the Lalakia Avenue
- Pass under the bridge
- Turn right in the Kapodistriou St
- Turn Left in the Polina's candy shop
- Turn right and you'll see the Pefkakia Park
- Pefkakia Park Bed and Breakfast
Greek:
Καλώς ήρθατε στην Σύρο... Κάλως ήρθατε στο Pefkakia Park Bed and Breakfast...
Στην Αρχόντισσα των Κυκλάδων στο κέντρο της Ερμούπολης μόλις 350m από την πλατεία Μιαούλη (Δημαρχείο) και το λιμάνι, αλλά αρκετά μακριά από τον θόρυβο της πολυκοσμίας. Δίπλα στο πανέμορφο και καταπράσινο πάρκο των «ΠΕΥΚΑΚΙΩΝ» και το εθνικό στάδιο Ερμούπολης σας περιμένουν τα Ενοικιαζόμενα Δωμάτια PEFKAKIA-PARK για να σας προσφέρει τη φιλοξενία και την άνεση καθώς και άνετη διαμονή που απαιτούν οι διακοπές σας χειμώνα – καλοκαίρι
Τα Ενοικιαζόμενα Δωμάτια κατατάσονται στην κατηγορία των 3 τριών κλειδιών με ανώτατη κατηγορία των τεσσάρων κλειδιών και κατώτατη την κατηγορία του ενός κλειδιού(βάση λειτουργικών τεχνικών προδιαγραφών και βαθμολο-γούμενων κριτηρίων του Ε.Ο.Τ)
Δωματια:
Δωμάτια με σύγχρονες προδιαγραφές άνεση, καθαριότητα και ησυχία. Κύριο χαρακτηριστικό τους γνώρισμα τα ζεστά,φωτεινά αλλά μοναδικά για το καθένα χρώματα τους.Ο ξενώνας μας διαθέτει 14 κλίνες στο σύνολο.
Όλα τα δωμάτια είναι ιδιαιτέρως προσεγμένα και πλήρως εξοπλισμένα με ψυγείο,TV, ατομικό λουτρό, air condition(ψύξης - θέρμανσης), τηλέφωνο και σεσουάρ.
Τα περισσότερα δωμάτια διαθέτουν μπαλκόνια επίσης υπάρχει δημόσιος χώρος στάθμευσης χωρίς την επιβάρυνση κάρτας στάθμευσης.
Πρωταρχικό μας μέλημα η καθημερινή καθαριότητα και φιλοξενία. Περιμένουμε και εσάς για να σας εξυπηρετήσουμε με τον καλύτερο δυνατό τρόπο.
Παροχεσ:
Από τα μπαλκόνια και την όμορφη κοινόχρηστη βεράντα μας θα απολαύσετε την πανοραμική θέα τόσο προς το λιμάνι της Ερμούπολης και το κέντρο.
όσο και πρός τους δύο επιβλητικούς λόφους που δεσπόζουν στο νησί, της Άνω Σύρου και της Αναστάσεως αλλά ιδιαίτερα μαγευτική κατά της βραδινές ώρες
Επίσης διαθέτουν Reception με καθιστικό όπου μπορείτε να χαλαρώσετε, πίνοντας τον καφέ σας , βλέποντας TV η διαβάζοντας, διαθέτουν ακόμα πλήρως εξοπλισμένη κοινόχρηστη κουζίνα.
Χαρτησ:
ΠΕΖΟΣ
- Αφιξη Πλοίου
- Στρίψτε αριστερά (οδός Νάξου) κατάστημα 15 είδη δίπλα στο multirama
- Συνεχίστε στην Ιωάννου Κοσμά
- Συνεχίστε στην Ιωάννου Κοσμά
ΟΔΙΚΟΣ
- Αφιξη Πλοίου
- Έξοδος λιμανιού
- ΙΚΑ
- Συνεχίστε ευθεία στην Λεωφ.Λαλακίων
- Γεφύρι
- Στρίψτε δεξιά στην οδό Καποδιστρίου
- Στρίψτε αριστερά (Ζαχαροπλαστείο ΠΩΛΙΝΑ)
- Στρίψτε δεξιά πάρκο Πευκακίων
- Στρίψτε δεξιά πάρκο Πευκακίων
