Karpathos villages

The Villages of Karpathos: A Guide to the Mountain Settlements

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The church and clock tower of Menetes village on Karpathos against the mountains

Away from the coast, Karpathos keeps a string of old villages across its mountainous interior, each built inland and uphill to escape the pirate raids that once plagued the shore. Menetes, Aperi, Volada, Othos and Piles line a green ridge above the capital. Mesochori and Spoa cling to the slopes further north. Each guards its … Read more

Things to Do in Karpathos: The 16 Best Experiences on the Island

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Olympos village on the mountainside in northern Karpathos

Karpathos sits in the open sea between Rhodes and Crete, and its isolation is the reason the island still feels unhurried. The second-largest of the Dodecanese runs 48 kilometres north to south, with a spine of mountains that climbs above 1,200 metres at Kali Limni. That geography shapes everything a visitor does here: sheltered coves … Read more