Travel Reference
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Kastro
Stegadi
APARTMENT $$$
( 22860 51271;
www.stegadi.com
;
Kastro)
Near the heart of Kastro, these four traditional
apartments are each individually decorated with modern furnishings and splashes of vi-
brant colour. The balconies are small oases with views across the white village to the sea.
Persefoni's Rooms
PENSION $$$
( 6974181331, 22860 51229; Kastro; s/d/tr €40/60/70)
Clean, well-kept studios not far
from the square and run by a welcoming family.
Anemelo
CAFE $
( 22860 51216; Kastro; mains €4-6; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
With rich colours, exposed
rock and swinging lanterns, this is Kastro's most atmospheric place to grab a local tea, a
beer or a simple crepe and salad lunch. Locals yabber at the tables over chess games or
lounge over breakfast at the tables outside.
Hilaxtida
CAFE $
( 22860 51095; Kastro; snacks €3-6; lunch & dinner)
Head to this patio on the western
edge of town to fill up on nibbles and a great big view over the Aegean.
Kzumataria
GREEK $$$
( 22860 51065; Kastro; mains €8-13; lunch & dinner; )
Filling, fresh food, local wine
and beaming service greets you on the main road into the village. Start with buns still
warm from the oven and indulge in chicken stuffed with soft cheese,
galeus saganaki
with lemon, local sausage or platters heaped with mixed grills.
FOLEGANDROS ΦΟΛΕ ΓΑΝΔΡΟΣ
POP 667
Folegandros lies on the southern edge of the Cyclades with the Sea of Crete sweeping
away to its south. The island has a bewitching beauty that's amplified by its alluring
cliff-top Hora, one of the most appealing villages in the Cyclades. Folegandros is barely
12km by 4km but shoulders a somewhat dark past. The remoteness and ruggedness of
the island made it a place of exile for political prisoners from Roman times to the 20th
century, and as late as the military dictatorship of 1967-74. Today, the seductive charm
of Folegandros has left its grim history behind.
