Ormos Korthi

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Ormos Korthi Andros

Ormos Korthi or Ormos is located in the south of Andros on the east coast below the capital of Hora. It is the main town in southern Andros in a large and beautiful bay with hills rising all around.
Ormos is on first appearances a dull backwater. The village follows the road that curves right around the bay of the huge bay. A paved walkway is on the seaward side of the road, edged by a concrete sea wall and protected by large rocks that have been dumped in the sea as a breakwater.
On the landward side of the road sit a monotonous row of shabby houses with a few cafes and tavernas now and then.
The northern end of the resort ends in several concrete wharfs that give shelter to the fishing boats. There is a good folk museum in Ormos which holds exhibitions in the summer as well as performances of traditional Andriot music and dancing.