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Ancient Delos
Despite its diminutive size, the World Heritage-listed Delos is one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece, and certainly the most important in the Cyclades. This sacred island is the mythical birthplace of the twins Apollo and Artemis. A climb up the rocky Mt Kythnos will give you a terrific view of the surrounding islands on a clear day.
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Exobourgo fortress
The ruins of the Venetian fortress of Exobourgo, atop a 640m (2099ft) hill, stand sentinel over a cluster of unspoilt villages. At the fortress, built on an ancient acropolis, the Venetians made their last stand against the Turks in 1715.
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Plateia Miaouli
At the heart of Ermoupolis, the lively and likeable main town of Syros lies the great square of Plateia Miaouli, the finest urban space in the Cyclades. Once the sea reached this spot, but today the square is located well inland and is flanked by palm trees and lined along its south side by cafés and bars, some of them engagingly seedy.
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