Andros Island, Travel Guide, and Environmental Information: History, Vacation, Holiday, Environment - Paperbackby Thomson Michael (Author) Andros Island, Travel Guide and Environmental Information. History, Vacation, Holiday, Environment. Andros, the second largest island of the Cyclades, has a long and proud seafaring tradition and, conversely, is a walker's paradise. Its wild mountains are cleaved by fecund valleys with bubbling streams and ancient stone mills. A lush island, springs tend to be a feature of each village and waterfalls cascade down hillsides