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Sleeping & Eating
19 fresh rooms have tiled floors, colourful bedspreads, satellite TV and wi-fi, as well as a
hotel boat which can take you to neighbouring islands for a mere €10 per person. It's two
minutes' walk from the beach.
At the northern end of the bay,
Dolphin Studios
( 22450 51301; apt €35; )
has
homey studios with large en suite, basic cooking facilities, fine views, sugar-white walls
and an attractive sun terrace. Turn left at La Gorgona taverna.
The waterfront is lined with restaurants.
Rahati
( 22450 51200; mains €8)
attracts loc-
als for its souvlakia, octopus, zucchini,
mousakas, gyros
and calamari. While at
La Gor-
gona
( 22450 51509; mains €7; 8am-late)
instead of turning to stone you may turn to
jelly; with fine sea views, and even finer Italian cuisine. The homemade spaghetti is deli-
cious (try the carbonara), as are the local shrimps, bruschetta and
saganaki
.
Information
You can exchange currency at the
Orfanos Travel Agency
( 6974990394; 8am-1pm
& 5.30-8.30pm)
, as well as organising ferry and air tickets. There's no bank, post office,
gas station or ATM in town, so bring cash and fuel with you. For local info, check out
Getting There & Away
Scheduled ferries call at the wharf and a summertime excursion boat arrives daily from
Pigadia, to be met by buses that transport visitors to Olymbos. Otherwise, scheduled
buses leave for Olymbos daily at 8am, 2.30pm and 5pm year-round. A boat to Pigadia
leaves at 8am and returns at 3pm, three times a week.
Olymbos Ολυμπος
POP 330
This mist-blown eyrie of pastel-coloured houses clings precariously to the summit of Mt
Profitis Ilias (716m) as if flung there by a titan's paw. Wander the wind-buffeted alley-
ways past old ladies sporting vividly coloured garb, and it's easy to feel as if you've
stepped onto a film set. This is about as traditional as it gets, for locals still speak with a
dialect containing traces of ancient Dorian Greek. There are a few shops selling soaps,
rugs and traditional headscarves and some cosy tavernas to take in the jaw-dropping
