Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pounta
TAVERNA $
( 22860 41063; Plateia Pounta; dishes €6-12; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Relax in Pounta's
beautiful garden over some truly tasty food. The restaurant has been in the family for
years and the current Danish chef follows traditional recipes with a lighter touch. It's all
served on her lovely handmade crockery. Definitely try the watermelon cake!
Eva's Garden
GREEK $$$
(mains €9-25)
Eva's brings a modern flair to Folegandros cuisine. Starters include fava-
bean purée with onion and parsley, while mains include crayfish and saffron risotto and
pork fillet in smoked cheese sauce with potato purée. The wine list includes Argiros vin-
tages from Santorini. Keep right beyond Plateia Kontarini.
Il Caffe dei Viaggiatori
ITALIAN $$$
( 22860 41444; mains €8-15)
On the small verandah of a traditional Venetian home on
the main square, Italians whip up homemade pasta, focaccia and pizza. Add some Italian
cured meats and certainly accompany it with limoncello (also homemade!).
Drinking & Nightlife
Folegandros has some stylish cafe-bars such as
Caffé de Viaggiatori
, next door to
Sottovento Tourism Office and offering Italian wines and finger food. Deeper into Hora
is
To Mikro
, a good place for coffee, crepes and cakes by day and cocktails at night.
At Hora's very own 'West End' is a clutch of colourful music bars playing everything
from lounge music to rock, reggae and Greek disco.
Information
Folegandros does not have an official tourism office. A good source of information is the
Sottovento Tourism Office and its website.
There's an ATM on the far side of Plateia Dounavi, next to the community offices. The
post office is on the port road, 200m downhill from the bus turnaround.
cient agency - sells ferry tickets, exchanges money and arranges boat trips. Internet ac-
cess available. There is also an office at Karavostasis.
Maraki Travel
( 22860 41273; fax 22860 41149; Plateia Dounavi; 10.30am-noon & 5-9pm)
Sells ferry tickets and exchanges money. There is also an office at Karavostasis.
Medical Centre
(
22860 41222; Plateia Pounta)
