Syros: Lazarretto event explores 200 years of history
The Shadows and Lights of 200 Years event highlights the historic building’s changing uses and memory.
The historic Lazarretto of Syros is the focus of a September 19 event titled The Shadows and Lights of 200 Years.
The event is organised by the Lazarretto local association and examines the building's different uses over time.
According to the event programme, the story follows the site from periods of quarantine and confinement to its role in the social life of Syros.
The aim is to present less familiar aspects of the building's history and its relationship with Ermoupolis.
The event forms part of the wider programme marking 200 years of Ermoupolis.
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Mykonea reporting.
