Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 6945755321, 22740 61178; s/d/apt €40/50/70; )
Spyros Giannakos rents out clean,
bright rooms and kitchenette apartments overlooking Kato Gialos Beach.
Eating & Drinking
Spitalia
TAVERNA $
(Katsounis Beach; mains €5-8; 11am-1am)
Formerly an Ottoman quarantine station, this
excellent eatery is great for a lazy beachside lunch or dinner, with stuffed goat the signa-
ture dish. Steps lead from the restaurant patio directly to the sea.
Ta Delfinia
SEAFOOD $
(fish €7-12; 7am-1am)
Island native Manolis Thirianos offers some of Psara's best sea-
food at this
psarotaverna
(fish taverna) on the central waterfront.
Idrahos
CAFE, BAR
(snacks €2-4; 10am-midnight)
Snappy waterfront cafe open all day, with all variety of
drinks, plus grilled cheese sandwiches.
Information
National Bank of Greece with
ATM
is on the waterfront square. There's an island
doctor
(Medical Centre;
22740 61222)
for emergencies. Free
pub-
22740 61277)
and
police
(
lic wi
-
fi
is in the main square.
For tourist information,
Diana Katakouzinou
(
6932528489)
of Psara Travel is ever-
helpful. There's also a summer Tourist Kiosk.
Getting There & Away
In Chios Town, buy tickets to Psara from Hatzelenis Tours (
Click here
)
; in Mesta, con-
tact Masticulture Ecotourism Activities (
Click here
)
. Ferries reach Psara from both Chios
Town (€12 return, three hours, six weekly) and from Mesta (€7, 1½ hours, three weekly).
Getting Around
Neither car nor motorbike hire is available on Psara, and no taxi either, so you may want
to consider bringing your own transport with you, or ferrying a hire car or motorbike
from Chios. Hitchhiking is common on the island.
