Thursday 24 September 2015

The Hora in Serifos at night



The weather changed on the fourth day of our stay in Serifos and it got very windy. It was impossible to go swimming or sit by the seafront in Livadi. In the evening we thought it might be a good idea to go to the Hora for our evening meal as we thought that the narrow streets would provide some shelter from the wind.




We were wrong.





The wind raced and whistled through the narrow streets





and the place was deserted. The locals must have stayed at home, and the tourists? I don't know ,,, We wandered through the empty, mostly dark streets





it looks like snow, does it not?





The shops were open





as were the bars - but no customers. It was a wild night





We did some window shopping.




This is Petra: it sells jewellery

 
 


but I was taken by the minimalist ceramic sculptures that the shop owner used to display the jewellery. I asked her who the artist was, but she could not remember his name





Another thing I loved about Serifos is the chimneys - they all have a similar design, but each is different.




 
We went up these steps heading for the square where I remembered we'd had a meal last time we visited Serifos
 

 


we turned a corner, and there it was




 
magnificent in its emptiness






last time we'd been here, it was buzzing with life





The neoclassical town hall presides over the square





and next to it is this church





interesting shadows on the walls





and more




 
 
 
we browsed in this shop that sells clothes





but again, I was taken by the ceramics - they were not for sale. They're quite old, bequeathed to the owner by her grandparents





I loved the wildness of the night, the isolation, (there is a house just outside Hora that is named Wuthering Heights: it seemed very appropriate that night) but Ken did not. He wanted to go back to Livadi





 
So, we retraced our steps
 
 
 

 
 
 
 


Stopped here to buy some spoon sweets
 
 
 

 
and took the bus back to Livadi where we sat on a sheltered terrace and had our meal.
 
 



4 comments:

  1. It looks so beautiful in that light.

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    1. We rarely see photographs of these Cycladic villages at night, Avril. And you're right, it is beautiful.

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