DIA CHIROS HANDMADE JEWELS – Tel: + 30 22450 22073, 22364
MARIA MINI MARKET – Ammoopi – Tel: + 30 22450 81009
SAINT APOSTOLOUS MINI MARKET – Ammoopi – Tel: + 30 22450 81037

CANDIA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 22356, 22979 Fax + 30 22450 22356
KALIMERA KARPATHOS APTS. – www.kalimerakarpathos.gr
PRINCESS STUDIOS Tel: + 30 22450 91018 | Fax: + 30 22450 91047 – princes.gr

AMMOOPI

FOKIA BEACH STUDIOS www.fokiabeachstudios.gr
GOLDEN BEACH Tel. + 30 22450 81095-6-7 Fax + 30 22450 81084
MICHALIS STUDIOS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 23408
OLYMPOS STUDIOS – Kastelia – Tel: + 30 22450 81180 – www.olymposstudios.gr
PERAMA STUDIOS – Lakki – Tel: + 30 22450 81035 – peramakarpathos.com
SCARPANTO APTS. – Lakki – Tel: + 30 22450 81121
SUNFLOWER STUDIOS Tel: + 30 22450 81019

ARKASA

ALPHA STUDIOS www.alphastudios-karpathos.gr
ARKASA PALACE VILLAS Fax + 30 22450 61249
DILINA STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 61103, 61311 Fax + 30 22450 61106 – www.dilinastudios.gr
ELENI STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 61248 Fax: + 30 22450 61248 – www.elenikarpathos.gr
GLAROS STUDIOS – RESTAURANT – Agios Nikolaos – Tel: + 30 22450 61015 | Fax: + 30 22450 61016 - www.glarosstudios-karpathos.com
GOLDEN SUN APARTMENTS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 61393 – www.apartmentsgoldensun.gr
LITTLE PARADISE ROOMS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 61231 – www.littleparadise-arkassa.info
POPI STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 61312, 61255 Fax + 30 22450 61390 – www.popistudios.gr
SEASIDE STUDIOS – www.seasidestudiosarkasakarpathos.com
SUMMER BREEZE Tel. + 30 22450 61483, 61343 – www.summer-breeze.gr
ZOE APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 61423

DIAFANI

DOLPHINS ROOMS & RESTAURANT Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 51354
DORANA STUDIOS – www.dorana-studios.com
MAISTRALI Tel: + 30 22450 51020 - www.maistralikarpathos.gr

KYRA PANAGIA

BLUE WAVES Tel. + 30 22450 23135-6, Fax + 30 22450 23233 – www.blue-waves.gr
PARADISE ROOMS Tel. + 30 22450 23102 – www.kyrapanagiaparadise.gr

LEFKOS

AKROGIALI APARTMENTS & STUDIOS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 71178
ALBATROS STUDIOS & APTS. Tel. + 30 22450 71237 Fax + 30 22450 22604 - www.albatroslefkoskarpathos.gr
BLUE HORIZON STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 71474 Fax + 30 22450 71475 – www.bluehorizon-karpathos.gr
BLUE SWAN STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 71346 Fax + 30 22450 71274
GLIKO ONIRO (SWEET DREAM) Tel. + 30 22450 71170, 71110 Fax + 30 22450 71430 - glikooniro-karpathos.gr
LEFKOSIA STUDIOS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 71176 – www.lefkosia-studios.com
MOUSSES STUDIOS & APTS. – Agios Georgios – Tel: + 30 22450 71484 | Fax: + 30 22450 71484 – www.mousses-studios.gr
NERAIDA Tel. & Fax:  + 30 22450 71461 – galini-neraida.gr
ONAR Tel. + 30 22450 71124
ROI STUDIOS Tel. + 30 22450 22608, 71164 |  Fax + 30 22450 71191,22403
THREE DOLPHINS ROOMS & TAVERNA Tel. + 30 22450 71406 Fax + 30 22450 71404 - www.3dolphins.gr
WHITE CASTLE STUDIOS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 71438

MENETES

ARDANI BAY APARTMENTS – Ardani – Tel: + 30 22450 81026 | Fax: + 30 22450 81027

OLYMPOS

IRENE’S HOUSE (Mrs. Irene Nisyriou)  – TRADITIONAL HOUSE FOR RENT
Tel.: + 30 6944 636327 – www.olymbos.eu, www.ireneshouse.com

PIGADIA

AEOLOS APARTMENTS Tel: + 30 22450 23138
BLUE SKY FURNISHED APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 22356, 22979 Fax + 30 22450 22356
ERIETTA APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 22441, Fax + 30 22450 22087
GARDEN VILLA Tel. + 30 22450 22934 Fax + 30 22450 29003 – www.gardenvilla.gr
ILIADA STUDIOS Tel: + 30 22450 22788 - www.iliadakarpathos.gr
IRENE APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 22128 – www.ireneapartments.gr
LE PALMIER APTS. – Lothiko – Tel: + 30 22450 29087
PIGADIA BAY APTS.  Tel. + 30 22450 22767 - pigadiabay.com
SOUND OF THE SEA Tel. + 30 22450 22796 Fax + 30 22450 29000
SUN BEACH APTS. Tel: + 30 22450 22297
WHITE HOUSE STUDIOS Tel: + 30 22450 22973 | Fax: + 30 22450 23226 – www.whitehousestudios.gr
ZEPHYROS VILLAGE Tel. + 30 22450 22934

POSEIDON BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 91066 - www.hotel-poseidon-karpathos.gr

AMMOOPI

AEGEAN VILLAGE HOTEL & BUNGALOWS Tel. + 30 22450 81194-5 Fax + 30 22450 81196 - www.aegeanvillage.gr
AMOOPI BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 81184 – 5 | Fax: + 30 22450 81105 – www.amoopibayhotel.com
ARGO HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 81089 Fax + 30 22450 81090
BLUE SEA HOTEL Tel. + 30  22450  81095 – 7 | Fax: + 30 22450 81084
CASTELIA BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 81178-9 Fax + 30 22450 81178 – www.casteliabay.gr
HELIOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 81148 Fax + 30 22450 81171 – www.helioshotel.gr
LAKKI BEACH HOTEL – Lakki – Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 81016 – www.lakkibeachhotel.gr
SOPHIA HOTEL Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 81078 – www.sophiahotel.gr
SUN FLOWER HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 81019, 81130 Fax + 30 22450 81019
VARDES HOTEL Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 81111 – www.hotelvardes.gr
VOTSALAKIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 81198 Fax + 30 22450 81197 – www.hotelvotsalakia.com

ARKASA

ARCHIPELAGOS Tel. + 30 22450 61342, 81010 Fax + 30 22450 61342 – www.archipelagos-karpathos.com
ARKASA BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 61410 | Fax: + 30 22450 61411 – www.arkasabay.com
ARKESIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 61304-6, Fax + 30 22450 61307 – www.arkesiahotel-karpathos.gr
ATHENA PALACE HOTEL Tel: + 30 22450 61120 | Fax: + 30 22450 61120 – www.athenapallas.com
YIANNIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 61097 | Fax: + 30 22450 61059 – www.yiannishotel-karpathos.gr

DIAFANI

GLAROS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 51501 Fax + 30 22450 51259 – www.hotel-glaros.gr
NIKOS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 51289 Fax + 30 22450 51316 – nikoshotel.gr

FINIKI

ALKIONI Tel. + 30 22450 61070, 61266 Fax + 30 22450 61070 – www.alkioni-karpathos.gr
ARCHONTIKO Tel. + 30 22450 61473, 61054 Fax + 30 22450 61054 – www.hotelarhontiko.gr
FINIKI VIEW HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 61400, Fax + 30 22450 61309 – www.finikiview.gr

KYRA PANAGIA

KYRA PANAGIA HOTEL Tel: + 30 22450 23026 | Fax: + 30 22450 23027 – www.kyrapanagiahotel.gr

LEFKOS

KRINOS Fax + 30 22450 71410 – 412 | Fax: + 30 22450 71413 – www.hotel-krinos.com
MIRALUNA HOTEL – www.miralunahotelkarpathos.gr
SEA MELODY HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 71093, Fax + 30 22450 71432

PIGADIA

AEOLOS HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 23138
AFOTI BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22523 Fax + 30 22450 23219
ALEX HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22004 Fax + 30 22450  23896 – www.alexhotel.gr
AMARYLIS HOTEL www.amarylis.gr
APOLLO HOTEL Tel. + 30  22450 23351-2 Fax + 30 22450 22800
ASTRON HOTEL & BUNGALOWS Tel. + 30 22450 22404 | Fax: + 30 22450 66202 – www.astronhotel.gr
ATLANTIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22777,22220 | Fax: + 30 22450 22780 – www.atlantishotelkarpathos.gr
BLUE BAY HOTEL -  Tel. + 30  22450 22479, Fax: + 30 22450 22391 – www.bluebayhotel.gr
DELFINI HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22665, 23363 Fax + 30 22450 23966
DIMITRA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22172 Fax + 30 22450 23667
ELECTRA BEACH HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22577, 23256 – 8 |  Fax + 30 22450 22212 – www.electrabeachhotel.gr
ISLAND SUN HOTEL Tel.  + 30 22450 22074, 22147
LEMON TREE HOUSE Tel. & Fax: + 30 22450 23081 - www.lemontreehouse.gr
MEDITERRANEAN HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22213 Fax + 30 22450 22733 – www.mediterraneanhotel.gr
MELTEMI HOTEL – Afoti – Tel.  + 30 22450 22829
MIRAMARE BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22345 Fax + 30 22450 22631
NEREIDES HOTEL Tel: + 30 22450 23347  Fax: + 30 22450 23349 – www.nereideshotel.gr
NISIA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 29128 Fax + 30 22450 23985 – www.hotelnisia.com
OASIS HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. & Fax + 30 22450 22915 – www.oasis-karpathos.gr
OCEANIS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22975-6 Fax + 30 22450 22976 – www.oceanishotel.gr
ODYSSEY HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 23240-2, Fax + 30 22450 23762 - www.odyssey-karpathos.gr
OLYMPIC HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22708, 23377  Fax + 30 22450 22002
PANORAMA HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22739 Fax + 30 22450 23021 – panoramahotelkarpathos.com
PANTHEON HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 22831 Fax + 30 22450 23231
PARASOL HOTEL APARTMENTS Tel. + 30 22450 22923, 23294 Fax + 30 22450 22720 - www.aegeanvillage.gr/parasol
PAVILION HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22818, Fax + 30 22450 23319
POSSIRAMA BAY HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22916-8 |  Fax + 30  22450 22919 – www.possiramabay.gr
REGINA HOTEL Tel. + 30  22450 22652,  Fax + 30 22450 23028 – www.reginahotel.gr
ROMANTICA HOTEL & APTS. Tel. + 30 22450 22460 – 1 | Fax: + 30 22450 23267 - www.hotelromantica.gr
SEVEN STARS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22750-1 Fax + 30 22450 22753
SOUND OF THE SEA – Kavos – Tel. + 30 22450 29023 Fax + 30 22450 22796
SUNRISE HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 22467,  Fax + 30 22450 22089 – www.hotelsunrise.eu
TITANIA HOTEL Tel. + 30  22450 22144, 22383 Fax + 30 22450 23307
VERGINA HOTEL – APTS. Tel: + 30 22450 23501
XENIOS ZEUS HOTEL Tel. + 30 22450 23493 Fax + 30 22450 22944

By Airplane from Athens, with Olympic Airways. Karpathos has connections with Kasos, Rhodes and Sitia (Crete).
By Ferry Boat from Piraeus port. Distance 242 nautical miles.
Karpathos has connections with Kassos, Rhodes, Chalki and Crete.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” – Athens + 30 3530000 Airport of Karpathos 22450 23101, 22450 91030
Olympic Airways of Karpathos + 30 22450 22057, 22450 22150
Port Authority of Karpathos 22450 22227
Port Authority of Piraeus 210 4226000 – 4, 210 4593150
Tourist Police of Karpathos + 30 22450 22212
Hospital of Karpathos + 30 22450 22228
Post office of Karpathos + 30 22450 22219

Traces of human life have been found on the island from the end of Neolithic Era. The first inhabitants came in Karpathos from Asia Minor. The primitive Neolithic civilization continued to the 3rd millennium, but around 2.000 BC. Minoan colonists from Crete brought economic and cultural development to the island.
In ancient times the island had four important cities that came under control of first the Athenians and then the Spartans. The major city of those times was apparently Karpathos which was possibly situated in the area of Aperi. The other three cities were Arkesia, near the village of Arkasa, Vrykous, (which today is called Vroukounta, in the northwest of Karpathos) and Nisiros which possibly was situated on the island of Saria. This islet in ancient times was an independent island and was called Saros.

During Roman times, it was part of the Roman province whose capital was Rhodes.
After the dismemberment of the Byzantine Empire by the Franks, it formed part of the principate of Leon Gavalas.

In 1821 Karpathos took part in the Greek revolution of independence against the Turks. It was captured by the Turks and finally by the Italians.
Karpathos was incorporated to the Greek State in 1948 together with all the islands of the Dodekanese.
Its inhabitants reverently preserve the traditions and customs of their land.

PIGADIA or Karpathos the capital of the island and the main port, is built on the site of the ancient city of Potideon of Poseidonion. Remains of the ancient acropolis survive on a hill in the west part of the harbor. A small, open-air museum houses a variety of archaeological finds. There is a monumental rock-cut tomb known as the cave of Poseidon at Myli.
The church of “Evangelistria” is situated in the center of the town. The capital is the most organized tourist region of the island. There you will find hotels, apartments and rooms to let of all categories, restaurants, taverns, cafes, patisseries, bars and clubs with Greek and foreign music for your nightlife.

Very close to the center of Pigadia are three attractive beaches: Ammos a small shore with shallow waters. It is fully organized and near the beach you will find coffee shops and taverns. Afoti and Vronti beaches have crystal clear waters and extended shore.

Just 6 kilometers from Pigadia is the coastal settlement of AMMOOPI. It has big tourist development during the last years, one of the most beautiful beaches of the island, fully organized and ideal for water sports. Ammoopi has two beaches: Small and Big Ammoopi. Small (or Mikri) Ammoopi is a small and quiet beach and Big (or Megali) Ammoopi is the most popular. In Ammoopi, there are numerous hotel units, rooms and apartments to let and taverns to taste the famous local cuisine.
In Ammoopi location you will meet the Votsalakia beach, one of the most beautiful, cosmopolitan and fully organized beaches of Karpathos. There are hotels, rooms to let, taverns and many shops.

10 kilometers from the capital you will find the fine beach Pouliou Potami with crystal clear waters and thick pebbles.
The best beach for windsurfing is Vata 13, 5 kilometers from the capital, Valia and Nikolaki Pounda 15 km. from the capital. Very close is the magic beach of Makris Gialos.

The beautiful village of MENETES, clinging to the rock, 8 km. south-east of Karpathos town, has well-kept houses and gardens and a strong musical tradition. Sights of note in the village are the archaeological collection, the church of the Dormition of the Virgin and the small Byzantine churches of Agios Mamas and Agios Antonios, in which there are some interesting wall-paintings. The village is built in a 350m height and the closest beach to it is that of Ammoopi.

As the road continues to the south-east, we come to ARKASA, built on the site of the ancient city of the same name, in a very impressive setting. On one side is a small peninsula with the acropolis and on the other a series of rocks that continue to nearby FINIKI, a small settlement 2 kilometers to the north with a graphic fish port. Nearby are the magnificent beaches of Fokia, Akrotiri and Proni.
In this area, the ruins are preserved of an Early Christian basilica and some fragments of mosaics. It is worth visiting the monasteries of Agia Sofia and Ipapanti.
You can swim in the organized beaches of Agios Nikolaos and Agios Georgios. In Arkasa you will find hotels, rooms to let, taverns and bars for your nightlife.

At PALEOKASTRO, which enjoys a superb view, there are some interesting remains and architectural members that date from various periods from antiquity to Venetian times and the Turkish domination.

To the north-west of the town is the village of APERI, a head-village with some fine houses and gardens, which was formerly the capital of the island from 1700 to 1892.
On the top of the hill above the village is Koraki the acropolis of ancient Karpathos. The remains of an ancient sanctuary have been found in this area, and the ruins of three castles are preserved on Mount Lastos, near Volada village.

At Aperi, you will find rooms to let but most of them are in the coastal settlement Kyra Panagia, the most famous beach in Karpathos island.
One of the most popular beaches of the island is Apella. You will reach it by car by following the road to Spoa after the crossroad to Kyra Panagia or by boat from Pigadia.

The road continues to OTHOS, a mountain village with the most beautiful view in the island, famous for its traditional celebrations and festivals. The small folklore museum here has a reconstruction of a traditional Karpathiote house.

The next village is PYLES, from where a road runs north to MESOCHORI, an inland village on a height, which has a superb view over the sea, narrow streets, abundant water, rich traditions and a few houses with characteristic local architecture and interior decoration.

LEFKOS village is located very close to Mesochori. It is a small picturesque village with magnificent beaches, where you will find rooms to let and taverns that serve good seafood. The most famous beaches are Gialos Chorafi, Panagias Limani and Frangomanola the biggest in Lefkos. Right across the village you will see the small uninhabited island of Sokastros, with many antiquities.

Just 4 kilometers from Mesochori is located SPOA one of the oldest villages of Karpathos which keeps its traditional identity.

The road continues northwards to the almost inaccessible traditional mountain village of OLYMPOS, which has an astounding view over the sea, authentic vernacular architecture, cobbled alleyways and wind-mills, and preserves its traditions and customs. Every house here is a veritable museum with interior decoration in the old traditional style, and many women still wear the folk costume and engage in traditional activities, while the inhabitants keep alive the local dialect, in which many ancient Doric elements are preserved.
There is a notable church of Panagia, built in the 16th c.
The village is 63 km. from the capital and the easiest way to reach it is by boat from Diafani, although it is connected with Mesochori by road but it is a difficult route.

DIAFANI, 7 km. further north and 70 kilometers from the capital, is the second largest harbor on the island and has plenty of fish, good fish restaurants and pebble beaches famous for their clear waters. The fine beach of Vananda is a short distance from Diafani. From Diafani and also from the tiny harbor of Tristomo, there is a boat service to the uninhabited islet of Saria.

TRADITION – EVENTS
The local residents of Karpathos keep their traditions alive. The island celebrates the carnival, culminating in the ”popular court” on Shrove Monday. Other opportunities for traditional celebrations are afforded by the opening of wines, weddings – the traditional preparations for which last a whole week – the custom of the Klidonas (fortune-telling) at the end of June, the feast days of the churches of the Virgin Mary, Sotir, Agia Marina (17 July), and Agios Panteleimon, and a variety of local festivities that attract visitors from all over the island. The uniqueness of these celebrations is because the traditional food served is made from the people of the church, it is offered free to the guests and is followed by traditional Karpathian songs and dances with the traditional Karpathian musical instruments: lyra, laouto, tsambouna, and violin.

LOCAL CUISINE
Karpathos is famous for its good food and the delicious recipes of its local cuisine. Some of the famous dishes of the island include: chylopites, makarounes (type of pasta), kolokythopoulia (zucchini flowers), the baked fish skaros, fakoryzo, kopeles (herb pies), kouloures and the local sweets baklavas, triangles, pougia, mizithropites (sweet pies filled with local mizithra cheese), zibilia and sousamomelo (the wedding’s traditional sweet).