The best Greek island for: intense blue seas and large spaces
It is not easy to reach amoros. With strong winds, rapid transfers stay on the ground and the slow ship takes more than eight hours from Athens. When disembarking in Katapola, a quiet port full of small fish taverns (our favorites are prekas and to mouragio), a poster announces: «Welcome to Amorgos: No one will find you here.»
And if. This rocky island has always attracted lonely, hikers, divers and pilgrims, which rise through the cliff to the Hozoviotissa monastery, a piece of white that hangs 300 meters above the sea. Water has a million tones of blue And it is so surprisingly clear that you can see all the sea urchins that they walked along the rocky shore. Even hiking routes with sage aroma are called Blue Paths, because the sea and sky are visible in all directions.
With a population of less than 2,000 inhabitants, there are less locals than hairy goats that are perfectly integrated into the burnished landscape and the environment hippie. But it is not necessary to be an inmate to fall in love with amoros. There are a lot of bars that open all day and until late at night where the Groupies of amoros, summer after summer: Jazzmin, in time, to play backgammon and take cocktails; Pergalidi, in Langada, to take infusions of herbs and listen to jazz music; Seadi, in Tholaria, with dizzying views and a telescope to observe the stars.
11. Paxos
The best for: The perfect balance between isolation and sophistication
Paxos, one of the smallest Jonic Islands, has a great attraction. Not because of its five -star hotels (there are hardly any) for its sand beaches (practically none), but for its electric blue sea and its three small port towns, each of them so beautiful that it is impossible to choose a favorite. In the relaxed logs, on the northeast coast, the starry nights are passed on the terrace in front of the Taxidi Bar Sea, where the owner, Spiros, usually play with local musicians. You can also spend the day in the coffees of the Paseo Marítimo de Lakka, seeing the cheerful sailors to go up and down their yachts. Protected from wind but with an lively social scene, the main port of Gaios is characterized by Its Venetian architecture and a large number of Italian elegants, owners of pale stone villages hidden inside the woodland or on the crest of limestone cliffs that border the western coast. For the numerous British Paxos fans, all roads lead to Ben's Bar, a cheerful meeting place on Monodendri Beach, where you can relax under the olive trees with roasted breads and pineapples. Be sure to rent a motor boat to travel the coast to pieces of pebbles such as Marmari and Kipiadi, or to cross antipaxos, an even smaller island, which is a success among navigators. The paths between vineyards and orchards descend to bays with such a clear sea that seems retouched.