Azolimnos Syros

See History of Syros

A 1905 sessional paper of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, mentions the Société Anonyme Hellènique de poudres et produits chimiques of Athens having purchased and updated a gun powder and explosives plant at Azolimnos. It sourced raw materials from Genoa and Hamburg. The factory was able to produce one ton of powder per day. The 1907 volume of Kelly's Directory also lists the company but by 1920, the factory is noted to have not been in production for some time.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YeLUwvEpfUEC&dq=azolimnos&pg=PA1044 |title=Kelly's Directory of Merchants, Manufacturers and Shippers |date=1907 |publisher=Kelly's Directories Limited |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Commons |first=Great Britain Parliament House of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wdHAQAAMAAJ&q=azolimnos |title=Sessional Papers (volume 89) |date=1905 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |pages=7 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Section |first=Great Britain Foreign Office Historical |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y8U8AAAAIAAJ&q=azolimnos |title=Peace Handbooks: The Balkan states (I), no. 15-18 |date=1920 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |language=en}}

The village rests on schist, a scaly textured metamorphic rock.{{Cite book |last1=Keiter |first1=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cDxCPhgbdCAC&dq=azolimnos&pg=PA15 |title=A New Geological Map of the Island of Syros (Aegean Sea, Greece): Implications for Lithostratigraphy and Structural History of the Cycladic Blueschist Unit |last2=Ballhaus |first2=Chris |last3=Tomaschek |first3=Frank |date=2011 |publisher=Geological Society of America |isbn=978-0-8137-2481-2 |language=en}}

The beach is in a bay with a sea edge of small rocks and sand. Tamarisk trees offer some shade. The small road behind the beach has vendors of snacks, beverages, essentials and items for rent for beach activities. {{Cite book |last=Guides |first=Fodor’s Travel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SG-9EAAAQBAJ&dq=azolimnos&pg=PT412 |title=Fodor's Essential Greece: with the Best of the Islands |date=2023-05-30 |publisher=Fodor's Travel |isbn=978-1-64097-700-6 |language=en}} A harbour wall extends into the bay.

There is a taverna which offers Syros specialties including cuttlefish.{{Cite web |title=Beaches of Syros |url=https://theaficionados.com/journal/greece/beaches-of-syros |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=www.theaficionados.com |language=en}} There are a handful of small hotels and places to stay.

The Analipsi catholic chapel is dedicated to the Ascension of Christ. Its patronal festival takes place at Trinity Sunday and lasts for two days. There is another feast day each August where visitors can purchase traditional sweets from the Azolimnos cultural society.{{Cite web |title=Analipsi Church {{!}} Azolimnos, Syros Island, Cyclades {{!}} Yallou |url=https://yallou.com/greece/180/Syros-Island/Azolimnos/Sightseeing/Analipsi-Church/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=yallou.com |language=en}} A second Catholic church near Azolimnos is Agios Franghiskos Assizis Church, dedicated to Francis of Assisi. Its patronal day is 4 October.{{Cite web |title=Agios Franghiskos Assizis Church {{!}} Azolimnos, Syros Island, Cyclades {{!}} Yallou |url=https://yallou.com/greece/179/Syros-Island/Azolimnos/Sightseeing/Agios-Franghiskos-Assizis-Church/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=yallou.com |language=en}}

Azolimnos is accessed by a narrow road from the nearby village of Vari or by a wider road approaching the village from the north.{{Cite book |last=Guides |first=Rough |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9XtBgAAQBAJ&dq=azolimnos&pg=PT573 |title=The Rough Guide to Greece |date=2015-04-01 |publisher=Rough Guides UK |isbn=978-0-241-21679-8 |language=en}} The beach can be approached by small boat.

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Category:Beaches of Greece