Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sea Star
(
22460 44000;
sea-star@otenet.gr
;
9am-4.30pm)
Sells tickets for the
Sea
Star
catamaran.
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Megalo HorioΜεγάλο Χωριό
POP 50
Megalo Horio, the island's tiny capital, hugs the hillside with narrow streets teeming
with battle-scarred cats and sun-blasted cubic houses. The little
museum
(
8.30am-2.30pm, summer only)
on the main street has mastodon bones. From Megalo
Horio you can also visit the
Knight's Castle
, a taxing one-hour uphill walk from the
north end of the village. On the way you'll pass the
ancient settlement
of Tilos, which
once overlooked Megalo Horio.
Close to the supermarket,
Miliou Studios
( 6932086094, 22460 44204; d €33-45; )
has comfortable rooms with self-catering facilities, homely furniture and balconies boast-
ing amazing sea views. Dine at the
Kastro Cafe
(mains €5-6.50)
with beautiful bay views.
On the menu are organic goat, locally raised pork, calamari and whitebait. Among white-
washed houses you'll find
Palio Meraki Kafenion
(Megalo Horio; breakfast & lunch)
, a
stone-floored, turquoise and white affair by the church (above the museum). Come here
for a simple breakfast.
Megalo Horio's bus station is at the bottom of town.
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Around Megalo Horio
Just before Megalo Horio, a turn-off to the left leads 2.5km to pebbly
Eristos Beach
,
fringed by tamarisk trees that cast shadows over its sapphire-hued waters. Pretty deserted
but for the odd local line-fishing, you may have it to yourself off-season.
d/ste €50/80; )
, situated in lush gardens crowded with hibiscus, orchids and
lemon trees. Fresh rooms with tiled floors look out from balconies to the sea beyond.
Studios have kitchenettes and sleep four. There is also an on-site restaurant, a bar and
lovely adult and kid's pool.
En Plo
(mains €7)
is a traditional taverna a few hundred metres back from Eristos
Beach. The menu spans delicious squid
saganaki
to pasta dishes and salads. The goat in
