Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
of Kamári-Vroútsi, Arkessíni and Kolofána. From Aigiáli
there is a bus service up to Langádha and Tholária, the two
villages east of and 200m above Aigiáli bay, with 3-8
departures daily up and down (a timetable is posted by the
harbour bus stop).
By boat
There's a
kaïki
service from Katápola to the nearby
beaches at Maltézi and Plákes (€3 return) and a daily
excursion
kaïki
to the islet of Gramvoússa of the western
end of Amorgós (€8 return).
By car and motorcycle
There are several car/bike-rental
outfits, but the one that has been around the longest is
Thomas (
T
22850 71777,
W
thomas-rental.gr) in Katápola. In
Aigiáli, Aigialis Tours (see opposite) can help; Thomas Rental
also has a branch here (
T
22850 73444,
W
thomas-rental.gr).
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Katápola and around
KATÁPOLA
, set at the head of a deep inlet, is actually three separate villages:
Katápola
proper on the south side,
Xylokeratídhi
on the north shore, and
Rahídhi
on the central
ridge. There is a beach in front of Rahídhi, but Káto Krotíri beach to the west of
Katápola is better, though not up to the standards of Aigiáli in the northeast.
ACCOMMODATION
KATÁPOLA AND AROUND
Anna Studios
T
22850 71218,
W
studioanna
-amorgos.com
. Well signed and difficult to miss because
of its height, this hospitable
pension
with a garden setting
has some very good views to the sea from t
he t
op floors.
Laptops with internet connections available.
€45
Camping Kastanis
T
22850 71012,
W
kastanis.com
.gr.
1km up towards Hóra this is a fully modern, shaded
campsite with free wi-fi, offering a scale of
accommodation that includes studios with their own
WC
, kitche
nett
e and balcony with sea views. Camping
€8
, studio
€35
Minoa-Landéris
T
22850 71480,
W
hotelminoa.gr.
Twin neighbouring two-star hotels in the waterfront
square under the same management with smart,
comfortable and contemporary rooms, as well as internet
access.
Minoa
is the old
er, t
raditional one,
Landéris
the
modern one (built 2006).
€55
Sofia
T
22850 71493,
W
pensionsofia.gr.
Super little
pension in the east of Katápola with large, bright rooms;
the ones on the top floor have balconies with views while
those on t
he g
round floor have individual garden yards.
Free wi-fi.
€40
EATING AND DRINKING
Mourayio
Katápola
T
22850 71518.
The most popular
taverna in town, cooking a wide range of seafood including
a good fish soup, cheap lobster and marinated octopus
(€12), all worth the wait while you sample the waterfront
views.
April-Oct daily noon-late.
Vitzentzos
Xylokeratídhi
T
22850 71011.
Traditional
Amorgós dishes that include island goat in the oven with
potatoes and a range of vegetable dishes cooked in oil and
tomato sauce (€6).
Daily noon-midnight.
NIGHTLIFE
Teloneio Café Bar
T
22850 71721.
A loud, youthful
alternative rock café on the main town drag with live DJ,
this is the life and soul of Katápola. Atmospheric interior
with local quarried stone if it's too windy, and tables
outside for those with a low decibel threshold.
Daily
11am-late.
Hóra and around
HÓRA
is one of the better-preserved settlements in the Cyclades, with a scattering of
tourist shops, cafés, tavernas and rooms. Dominated by an upright volcanic rock plug,
wrapped with a chapel or two, the thirteenth-century Venetian fortifications look down
on nearly thirty other churches, some domed, and a line of decapitated windmills
beyond. he nearest beach at
Ayía Ánna
is small but more than adequate. If you skip
the first tiny coves, where the car park is larger than the sand, the path will take you to
the nudist bay of Kambí; bring food and water for the day. For alternatives to Ayía
Ánna, head west to
Kamári
and down to the adjacent beaches of
Notiná
,
Moúros
and
Poulopódhi
, all of them clean, crystal clear and calm.
Three kilometres further west of Kamári is
Kolofána
. From here the surfaced road
leads towards the far western tip of the island, branching north to Ayía Paraskeví above
Paradhísia
beach
(20km from Hóra), or 3km further west to spectacular
Kalotarítissas
