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H Astypalea is their island Dodecanese.
Generally
H Astypalea is an island formed by two parts joined by a small, thin strip so that it looks like a butterfly.
Tourist sites
How to get there
- With airplane. It has a small airport with daily flights from Athens
- By boat: It is located on the former so-called "barren line" and has an arrival / departure almost daily in summer (for five days out of the seven days of the week).
- By your own boat (there are protected ports)
How to move
- by bus of the island (regular itineraries every half hour about summer)
- by your own means (car or motorbike)
You need to be careful on the road, because in some places it is quite narrow and cross cars have to pass carefully.
What to see
Astypalea Castle
Entertainment
Events
What will you buy
Where to go for coffee - drink
Astypalea
Where are you going to eat?
Local products are:
- the "green", unsalted fresh cheese
- The pouches, small pies, are usually made fried in two or three variations
- sweet bags with greenery
- savory pouches served with honey
- savory pouches with kopanisti (savory, dry cheese)
Where will you stay?
Astypalea
In hotels or rooms for rent in:
- Country
- Meadow
- Withdrawal (Maltezana)
Beaches
Starting from Chora, in the south of the island and following the coast to the east (counterclockwise)
- Pera Gialos (port of Chora, small beach, was the port of approach for ships from Piraeus)
- Narrow, sand, on the road, with canteen
- Slabs, rocks - flat stones at a distance from the road
- Analipsi (Maltezana), sand, on the road
- Ripping, sand, on the road, with two restaurants
- Chimneys, pebbles, after a dirt road, with two restaurants
- Vatses, after a dirt road, with a canteen
- Meadow (below Chora), pebbles, on the road, with several restaurants
Stay safe
Health and precautions
Communications
Small problems
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