Andros Ormos

Information about Ormos

Ormos Village Andros: The village of Ormos is the centre of the municipality of Korthiou and it is located in the centre of the region and by the seaside, in the southern part of Andros.

This attractive small town is ideal for relaxation but has at the same time lots of entertainments options, being the centre of tourism and business in the area. Here, one can find shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, post office, doctors, chemists, banks, accommodation and an interesting folklore museum.

Three fine sandy beaches surround Ormos: Milos beach, which has a wind-surfing school, Vidgi-Agia Ekaterinis beach and the distinctive beach called Tis Grias to Pidima (The Old Lady's Leap). Some old traditional footpaths lead to picturesque pigeon-houses.

The nearby valley of Dipotamata is also worth the visit, with its unique watermills, an area of a great natural beauty, transformed in an ecological museum of water-power. Near Ormos is situated the fine village of Kaparia with its lovely dovecotes, watermills and old stone houses.

The villages Vouni, Gianiseo, Lardia, Piskopio with their old churches, stone bridges, watermills and windmills, cool springs, plane trees and old stone houses. There is also Chones, Alamania, Kochilou where is the beautiful Venetian Upper Castle (Pano Kastro) or Faneromeni Castle and the village of Sineti located in an amazing gorge.