Karpathos is one of the great windsurfing islands of Europe, and the reason lies in a single stretch of coast in its far south. The plain of Afiartis, beside the airport. Funnels the summer meltemi into some of the most reliable strong wind in the Mediterranean. Its bays are shaped so that a beginner and … Read more
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
Karpathos strings its beaches along three very different coasts, and knowing which is which decides whether you swim in glass-calm turquoise or chase a force-six wind. The sheltered east coast holds the island’s famous cliff-backed coves. The flat south around the airport gathers sandy shallows and a world-class surf bay. The quieter west scatters small … Read more