Syros lies in the middle of the Cyclades islands (Cyclades means the circle islands, because they form a circle around Delos) between:
Andros and Tinos to the North,
Mykonos and Delos to the East,
Paros, Naxos and Amorgos to the SE,
Serifos, Sifnos and Syros to the SW and
Ios, Sikinos, Folegandros and Santorini to South.

Syros is located close to Piraeus port (the trip by ferry takes only 4 hours) and there is a connection by ferry with Rafina, Paros, Naxos, Tinos, Mykonos, Ios, Santorini, and other Cycladic islands. It is also connected with Athens by plane.

It has an area of 86 sq. km., a coastline of 87 km., and a population in excess of 20,000. There are two main bays, of Ermoupoli to the east and Finikas to the west.

Ermoupolis is the capital of Syros and the cycladic state (thanks to the island position in the midle of the Cyclades cluster and close to Piraeus) and is considered to be one of the most beautiful towns of Greece. .
Syros offers many beautiful beaches and villages, but also a mountain landscape.
Syros also has a great marine tradition.