The
life of island of Karpathos is carried out deeply in taken root way in its ancient
tradition: for beyond 400 years the inhabitants of the north and the south they have lived
isolated the uni from the others, developing uses and customs in way indipendente;si
assume che they quite have different ethnic origins. In spite of the remarkable increase
of the tourist traffic of the last years, Karpathos and its inhabitants conserve a
hospitable and genuine character who sometimes demands from part of the tourist one small
dose of adaptation and understanding dell.orgoglio that the premises nutrono for their
traditions. And the ideal goal for who search the tranquillity, the popular tradition and
the folklore. In the village of Olympos typical musics can be listened, to observe the
women who still wear their traditional customs; the images of the characteristic villages
of fishermen testify the fact that the time has been stopped here in order indeed,
dell.isola people alive of agriculture, fish and from little, also of tourism. PIGADIA:
capoluogo of island is developed tourist single in the last years; one shows oneself on
the colored one porticciolo of fishermen and, its taverne, restaurants and typical storees
constitute the center of the nocturnal life of Karpathos.
AMOOPI: splendid
bathing locality to approximately 8 km to south of Pigadia; a road of recent construction
door to the two famous sand bays fine where some are found taverne and small restaurants.
Its crystalline sea is a true paradise for the fans of the immersions.
ARKASA: calm
villaggio to 17 km from Pigadia, whose name derives dall.antica city of Arkessia, whose
ruins still today find on the hill of Paleocastro.
EVERY DAY
EXCURSIONS: island turn, Olympos |
