The Hora in Andros - 2

 

 

Because it is built on a narrow peninsula the sea is never far from the Hora. It is also surrounded by hills which have villages dotted all over them.

The sea was very rough for the whole duration of our stay but it still retained its brilliant blue colour

The main church, which is right next to our hotel

As I said in the previous post the houses are beautifully restored

with careful attention to detail

and some of the houses are mansions

taking the footpath that leads to the sea

and here we are - the outrageously phallic lighthouse in the distance

a dovecote

we have now reached the bay

and the sea is raging

the spray reaching up high

 

 

I just can't help but keep posting more and more of these pictures - I think the colour of the sea is magnificent, seen against the backdrop of the white of the houses and the red of the roofs

 

  

 

 

one more - and you can see how the spray reaches right up to the house

 

  

 

 

entrance to one of the houses 

 

  

 

 

a grand house

 

  

 

 

a different view

 

  

 

 

This is next to a taverna we have used in the past (too windy and too much spray this time). The whole place is open plan and it looked wonderful one evening on our second visit to the island when we sat at the table in the picture and could see inside the house 

 

  

 

 

Up the alley 

 

  

 

 

and another one

 

  

 

 

lovely marble columns on either side of that door

 

  

 

 

and now we have reached the grand houses built into the rock with fantastic views of the bay 

 

  

 

 

massive houses - it is difficult to say how many floors this is 

 

  

 

 

and another look

 

  

 

 

this is the house of the people who have financed the Museum of Contemporary Art as well as the Archaeological Museum, a ship owning family

 

  

 

 

and this is the entrance to the house, built into the rock: I assume that there is a lift taking one up to the upper floors

 

 

 

 

the little church

 

  

 

 

and getting closer

 

  

 

 

one more view

 

  

 

 

another house and steps, steps

 

  

 

 

this one overlooking the bay

 

  

 

 

the main (and only) street, the rest are tiny alleyways 

 

  

 

 

another church

 

 

 

 

another mansion

 

  

 

 

views of the hills

 

 

 

 

the second hotel

 

 

 

 

gorgeous

 

 

 

 

a pink confection against the blue sky

 

 

 

 

and last but not least, this modernist dream

 

 

 

 

looking closer

 

 

 

 

what I could see of the entrance

 

 

 

 

another view of the tower

 

 

 

 

and another.

 

I can dream, can't I?