The villages of Amorgos are strung along the island’s long mountain ridge and around its two bays. Whitewashed clusters of houses, blue-domed churches and shaded squares kept quiet and traditional far from mass tourism. Above the bay of Aegiali rise the loveliest of them, the mountain villages of Langada and Tholaria, while the ports of … Read more
Amorgos lies far to the east of the Cyclades and has no airport. Reaching it means a ferry: direct from Piraeus near Athens. Or, more quickly, by flying to Naxos, Santorini or Mykonos and sailing on from there. The island has two ports, Katapola in the centre and Aegiali in the north, and the crossing … Read more
Amorgos is a long, spread-out island with two ports at opposite ends and its whitewashed capital on the ridge between, so where you stay shapes your visit. The three main bases are Katapola, the central port and easiest first-time choice. Aegiali. The northern bay with the best beach and the mountain villages. And Chora, the … Read more
The beaches of Amorgos are not long golden sands but dramatic, crystal-clear coves set beneath towering cliffs, the wild coast that Luc Besson chose for The Big Blue. From the pebbly turquoise of Agia Anna below the monastery to the cave-backed water of Mouros. The sandy bays of Aegiali and the boat-only coves of the … Read more