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ology collection
(
9am-1pm & 6-8.30pm Tue-Sun)
is on the main pedestrian thorough-
fare.
Sleeping & Eating
Pension Ilias
PENSION $
( 22850 71277;
www.kastanis.com.gr
;
s/tr €45/65, d €50-60, apt €80-90; )
Tucked
away amid a jumble of traditional houses just down from the bus stop is this friendly
family-run place with pleasant, comfortable rooms.
Emprostiada
GUESTHOUSE $$$
( 6932248867, 22850 71814;
www.amorgos-studios.amorgos.net
; Hora; d €100, ste €130-140;
)
Built in a peaceful garden, these very private, characterful suites are housed in a
lovely traditional merchant's home. Attentive service and a quiet location at the back of
the village make it a near oasis. Choose from doubles, maisonettes and suites.
Triporto
CAFE $
( 6942027112; breakfast €8, snacks €3-5)
Once the village bakery, this cafe has a strong
traditional feel, plumped up with some colourful, hip decor. This is the kind of place
where you could easily while away an afternoon, snug in a cushioned nook on the
rooftop terrace. Come for breakfast to create an omelette from ingredients like olive
sauce and hot paprika cream, or snack on salads, sandwiches and sweets. The friendly
owner is a virtual encylopaedia of local knowledge.
Jazzmin
CAFE $
( 22850 74017; snacks €3-6)
Down a set of stairs from the main pedestrian street,
this cafe is spread throughout the numerous floors and cosy rooms of a traditional home.
Choose a magazine and perch in a window seat or lounge on the view-filled deck. Many
of the herbs for the teas and juices are picked straight from the garden.
Try the fresh lemon and mint juice, the banana and chai smoothie and the rusk sand-
wich with tomatoes, olives and feta. The long list of cocktails hints at the impressively
stocked bar.
To Xyma
GREEK $
(mains €3-5)
With tables lining the main pedestrian thoroughfare, it's tricky to miss the
colourful To Xyma. The quaint interior is filled with local art, books, photos and tradi-
