Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
at
Kateloumátsa
, of all shapes and sizes, and forty-five minutes to
Monastíri
, where
the bus stops - all without facilities, so come prepared.
The monasteries
Monastíri
in Anáfi means the
monastery of Zoödhóhou Piyís
. The bus stops only a few
hundred metres before the building. A ruined temple of Apollo, supposedly built by
the grateful Argonauts, is incorporated into the monastery, while the courtyard, with a
welcome cistern, is the venue for the island's major festivals, celebrated eleven days after
Easter and September 7-8. Go left immediately before the monastery to join the
spectacular onward path to
Kalamiótissa
, another monastery perched atop the abrupt
limestone pinnacle at the extreme southeast of the island. It takes another hour to
reach, but is eminently worthwhile for the stunning scenery and views over the entire
south coast - there is no accessible water up here, so bring enough with you.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
6
ANÁFI
By ferry
All ferries dock at the small port of Áyios Nikólaos.
Buses always wait for ferries to take them to Hóra (5min).
Destinations
Chalki (1 weekly; 10hr); Iráklion (1 weekly;
3hr 30min); Folégandhros (4 weekly; 4hr 30min); Íos (4
weekly; 3hr); Kárpathos/Kássos (2-3 weekly; 5-10hr);
Kéa/Lávrio (2 weekly; 14-15hr); Mílos (1 weekly; 7hr
30min); Mýkonos (1 weekly; 6hr 30min); Náxos (2-3
weekly; 5hr 30min); Páros (3 weekly; 6-7hr); Pireás (2
weekly; 9-11hr); Rhodes (2 weekly; 12hr); Santoríni (5-6
weekly; 1hr 30min); Síkinos (2-3 weekly; 3hr); Sýros (2-3
weekly; 7hr).
Pharmacy
There is no pharmacy on the island (some
drugs are dispensed from the GP's practice).
Services
There is an ATM in Hóra, and the island's only
post office.
Travel agents
Jeyzed Travel (
T
22860 61253,
E
jeyzed
@san.forthnet.gr) sell boat tickets and arrange excursions
around the island.
GETTING AROUND
By bus
There are buses from Hóra to Áyios Nikólaos (7-8
daily; 15min) and Monastíri (3-4 daily) via the beaches.
By car and motorcycle
You can rent both cars and
motorbikes at Margarita's (
T
22860 61292) or Panorama
(
T
22860 61292).
ACCOMMODATION
Apollon
Village Klisídhi
T
22860 28739,
W
apollonvillage.gr.
Fifteen minutes outside Hóra, this
complex has twelve elegant maisonettes on the hillside
overlooking Klisídhi beach each named after the 12
Olympian gods and every
one
designed accordingly.
Breakfast included. May-Sept.
€70
Ta Plágia Hóra
T
22860 61308,
W
taplagia.gr.
Rooms
(with ceiling fans) and studios with kitchenette (and a/c)
for up to four people (€70) with own balconies and
unhindered pelagic views. Internet and g
ood
home-made
breakfasts charged separately. May-Sept.
€40
EATING AND DRINKING
Alexandhra
Hóra
T
22860 61212.
A good, solid
restaurant, as laidback as the island itself, offering both
grilled fresh fish and seafood by the kilo as well as
casseroles and prepared dishes (€6).
Daily 9am-11pm.
Liotrivi
Hóra
T
22860 61209.
A good family taverna
where you are invited to come to the kitchen and choose
among the prepared dishes (€9) or pick up the fresh
ingredients for your own individual fish soup, which is then
cooked on the spot.
May-Sept daily noon-midnight
.
