Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Aeriko
BAR
( 22240 22365; )
Aeriko is the pick of the harbour beach bars, with live music on
summer weekends, sunbeds, decent drinks and a copasetic all-ages clientele.
Information
An Alpha Bank ATM is on the main square.
Getting There & Away
BOAT
There is regular ferry service from Marmari (10km west of Karystos) to Rafina, and from
Nea Styra (35km north of Karystos) to Agia Marina.
Purchase tickets from either the dock kiosk or from South Evia Tours (
Click here
)
in
Karystos.
BUS
From the
Karystos KTEL bus station
( 22240 26303)
opposite Agios Nikolaos
church, buses run to Halkida (€11.70, three hours), Athens (€18.60, three hours) and
Marmari (€1.80, 20 minutes). A taxi to Marmari is €15.
Around Karystos
Explore the villages and chestnut forests nestling in the foothills between Mt Ohi and the
coast. The ruins of
Castello Rosso
(Red Castle), a 13th-century Frankish fortress, are a
short walk from Myli. Another 4km above Myli, there is an ancient
Roman quarry
(Kylindroi) scattered with massive columns of Karystian
cipollino
marble, abandoned
since the time of Caesar.
Activities
Hiking
Day hikers will swoon over
Dimosari Gorge
, where a beautiful and well-maintained
10km trail can be covered in about four hours (including time for a swim). Much of this
stunning trek follows a cobbled path, splashing through shady creeks and forest before
ending at Kallianos.
