Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Farmacy
(
22450 41164)
For all medicinal needs.
Health Centre
( 22450 41333)
Often unattended; you may need to call ahead.
Kasos Maritime & Travel Agency
( 22450 41495;
www.kassos-island.gr
; Plateia Iroön Ka-
sou)
For all travel tickets. Run by Fotini.
Police
( 22450 41222)
On a narrow paved street running south from Kritis.
Port Police
(
22450 41288)
Behind the Agios Spyridon Church.
Post Office
(
7.30am-2pm Mon-Fri)
Diagonally opposite from the police.
Retro Cafe
(
8am-late)
Offers free wi-fi.
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Around Kasos
Tiny
Emborio
is a satellite port of Fry used for pleasure craft and fishing boats. With a
sandy beach and clear water, it's the nearest place to Fry for a quick dip.
The island's best beach is the isolated pebbled cove of
Helatros
, near
Moni Agiou Ge-
orgiou Hadion
, 11km southwest of Fry along a paved road. The beach has no facilities
and you'll need your own transport to reach it.
Avlaki
is another decent yet small beach
here, reached along a track from the monastery. None of Kasos' beaches offer shade.
Agia Marina
, 1km southwest of Fry, is a pretty village with a gleaming white-and-blue
church. On 17 July the
Festival of Agia Marina
is celebrated here. From Agia Marina,
the road continues to verdant
Arvanitohori
, with abundant fig and pomegranate trees.
Poli
, 3km southeast of Fry, is the former capital, built on the ancient acropolis.
Panagia
,
between Fry and Poli, now has fewer than 50 inhabitants; its once-grand sea captains'
and many ship owners' mansions are either standing derelict or under repair.
KASTELLORIZO (MEGISTI) ΚΑΣΤΕΛΛΟΡΙΖΟ
(ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗ)
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So close to the Turkish coast (2km away from Kaş) it can almost taste the East, far-flung
Kastellorizo is insanely pretty, with cobbled alleys and brightly coloured neoclassical
houses with tiled roofs and wrought-iron balconies reflecting in the horseshoe bay. The
island enjoys an enviable 320 days of sunshine per year, and the quality of the light here
- the barren rock, the bright shades of the houses contrasted with the aquamarine-green
