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Picturesque Limni's maze of whitewashed houses and narrow lanes spill onto a cosy har-
bour speckled with cafes and tavernas. The town's old-fashioned folk
museum
(
22270 31335; admission €2;
9am-1pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-1pm Sun)
is located 50m from the
waterfront.
The 16th-century
Convent of Galataki
( 9am-noon & 5-8pm)
, 9km southeast of
Limni above a narrow coastal road, is home to a coterie of six nuns and a fine fresco in
its
katholikon
(principal church), the
Entry of the Righteous into Paradise
.
Sleeping & Eating
Home Graegos
APARTMENT $
( 22270 31117;
www.graegos.com
;
apt from €55; )
Opposite the southern end of the
waterfront, the well-managed Graegos has four apartments with modern kitchenettes and
verandah sea views.
Zaniakos Domatia
PENSION $
( 6973667200, 22270 32445;
www.zaniakos.gr
;
r €35; )
English may be in short supply
at this tidy domatia 200m above the waterfront, but the welcoming owners go out of their
way to be helpful.
Rovies Camping
CAMPGROUND $
(
22270 71120;
www.campingevia.com
; camp sites per adult/tent €6.50/6;
)
Attractive and
shaded Rovies sits just above a pebble beach, 12km northwest of Limni.
Ouzerie Fiki
MEZEDHES $
(mezedhes €2-5)
Pick an outside table at this waterfront stand-by and enjoy well-prepared
mezedhes like grilled octopus and
taramasalata
(purée of fish roe, potato, oil and lemon
juice).
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Southern Evia
East of Eretria, the road branches at Lepoura: the left fork leads north to Kymi, the right
south to Karystos. A turn-off at Krieza, 3km from the junction, leads to Lake Dhistos, a
shallow lake bed favoured by migrating egrets. Heading south, you'll pass high-tech
