Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
wade
ac
ross to the neighbouring islet of Dhipló. June-
Sept.
€8
Koúros Village
T
22840 61084/5,
W
kouros-village.gr.
If any proof were needed that Andíparos is value for money
you need only visit this extensive resort. Large, clean pool,
a restaurant with a panoramic view (mains €6), an open-air
dancefloor
Mantaléna
T
22840 61206,
W
hotelmantalena.gr.
In
1960 a Greek film,
Mantalena
, was shot on Andíparos by
director George Roussos. Three years later his brother
built this hotel north of the jetty, which is still run by his
family. This is one of the more exclusive places on
Andíparos and offers large rooms and balconies with wi-fi
and satellite TV - plus some ap
artm
ents in the old town.
Breakfast included. Easter-Oct.
€70
and
a
partm
ent-sized
rooms.
Breakfast
included. Easter-Oct.
€70
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EATING AND DRINKING
Anárgyros
T
22840 61204.
Taverna with the most
central location in the port where you can rest assured that
the daily special (around €8) will be also be consumed by
the owner's family later. Also offers basic, clean rooms at
the back for €50.
June-Sept daily 10am-midnight.
Yannis Place
T
22840 61469.
A restaurant that mutates
into a late-night bar. This is a laidback place for the young
and the very young and will make you feel nostalgic for
your salad days, if you are but over 30.
June-Sept daily
8pm-midnight.
Beaches
Andíparos's
beaches
begin right outside town:
Psaralíki
, just to the south with golden
sand and tamarisks for shade, is much better than
Sifnéïko
on the opposite side of the
island. Villa development is starting to follow the surfaced road down the east coast,
but has yet to get out of hand.
Glýfa
, 4km down, is another good beach, while, in the
southeast of the island,
Sorós
is by far the most bewitching beach on the island. On the
southwest coast there are some fine sand dunes at
Áyios Yeóryios
, the end of the
surfaced road. From there, one
kaïki
makes an 11am daily trip to the uninhabited, but
archeologically rich, island of
Dhespotikó
, opposite.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
BEACHES
Delfini
Áyios Yeóryios
T
22840 24506,
W
dolphinantiparos.gr.
Newly renovated studios sleeping
up to four people, with large verandas. There is a café-bar for
breakfast and lunch as well as a grill for dinner. Although off
the beaten track, this is a lively establishme
nt, o
fering a
range of excursions and activities. May-Sept.
€80
The Great Cave
Summer daily 11am-3pm • €3
he great
cave
in the south of the island is the chief attraction for day-trippers. In these
eerie chambers the Marquis de Nointel, Louis XIV's ambassador to Constantinople,
celebrated Christmas Mass in 1673 while a retinue of five hundred, including painters,
pirates, Jesuits and Turks, looked on; at the exact moment of midnight explosives were
detonated to emphasize the enormity of the event. Although electric lights and cement
steps have diminished its mystery and grandeur, the cave remains impressive. Check
out the historical graffiti carved over the centuries.
Náxos
NÁXOS
is the largest and most fertile of all the Cyclades islands and with its green
and mountainous highland scenery it appears immediately dissimilar to its
neighbours. The difference is accentuated by the
unique architecture
of many of the
interior villages: the Venetian Duchy of the Aegean, headquartered here from 1204
to 1537, left towers and fortified mansions scattered throughout the island, while
medieval Cretan refugees bestowed a singular character upon Náxos's eastern
settlements.
Today Náxos could easily support itself without visitors by relying on its production
of potatoes, olives, grapes and lemons, but it has thrown in its lot with mass tourism,
so that parts of the island are now almost as busy as Páros (see p.402) in season. The
