242 nautical miles from Piraeus

The unspoilt villages of mountainous Karpathos are rich in tradition, here the inhabitants have retained their local customs and ways. In the village of Olymbos (pop 340) the women dress in colorful, ornamental skirts, vests, headscarves, and goatskin boats. They still bake in outdoor communal ovens and grind corn in windmills. The inhabitants speak in a dialect containing some Doric words.
Clinging to slopes of Mt Kali Limni (1215m), the Dodecanese's second highest peak is the beautiful village of Pyles. With its spiraling steeped streets, pastel houses and citrus groves it is most definitely worth a visit. The loveliest sand beaches are found on the east coast: Ahata, Kyra Panagia and Apella, which is exceptionally gorgeous with crystalline waters.