Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
First Aid
( 22460 45206)
For emergencies and basic health needs. There's also a new
pharmacy next to the ferry stop.
National Bank of Greece
(
22460 49054)
ATM.
Papoutsis Travel
(
22460 49356, 22460 70630;
papoutsistravel@galileo.gr
)
For air and sea
tickets.
Police Station
(
22460 49333)
On the bay's western side.
Port Police
( 22460 49333)
At eastern tip of the bay.
Post Office
Next to the police station.
Radio Cafe
(internet per hr €3)
SYMI ΣΥΜΗ
POP 2610
Thrumming with day-trippers, beautiful Symi (
see
-me) evokes
oohs
and
aahs
from ferry
passengers before they've even got off the boat! For sailing into the Italianate harbour of
Gialos with its biscuit- and wine- coloured houses is a sight for sore eyes. Indeed if the
Greek isles were models, Symi would be the dainty diva, drawing as she does regular
visits from Hollywood A listers. Gialos (the capital) must surely have one of the prettiest
ports in the Dodecanese (thanks to Italian colonisation) with its neoclassical facades.
Above it rising steeply up the mountainside is the village of Horio, to which it is connec-
ted by the Kali Strata, a steep cobbled stairway winding through sea captains' houses and
crumbling remains.
This magical island aglitter with crystal-clear water so transparent in places the boats
look as if they're floating on thin air, has plenty of blue coves and beaches to explore, as
well as walking tour operators.
