Astypalea among the best Greek islands for 2016!

Astypalea has been recognized by yet another travel publication, this time by Conde Nast Traveler, which, in a recent article, placed the island among the best Greek islands for 2016! Astypalea is mentioned as the ideal tourist destination for those looking to avoid large tourist crowds (Best for: Escaping the crowds).

Just a 1-hour flight from Athens, Astypalea is an authentic, peaceful destination that is truly worth visiting.

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“A throwback to a gentler, slower, more elemental way of life, Astypalea is surprisingly easy to get to (daily one-hour flights from Athens). Every gap in the burnished hills frames a different view of HORA, cascading from the Venetian castle to seaside SKALA. The scent of saffron biscuits wafts through the whitewashed lanes. Tucked beneath the battlements, CASTRO BAR has a magical terrace that seems to float above the archipelago.

The nearest beach is LIVADI, a sort-of-resort surrounded by citrus orchards. The rest of the island is stark and wild. Treacherous tracks hurtle down to shingle bays such as VATSES, with a rocking beach bar, and KAMINAKIA, where Linda’s farm-to-table taverna serves the best roast goat in the Dodecanese. If you really want to be alone, rent a motorboat from MALTEZANA, an old-time fishing village, and putter to KOUTSOMITI and KOUNOUPES, tiny islands connected by a double-sided beach. At VATHY, a lagoon where erotic graffiti was etched into the rocks 2,500 years ago, the only taverna is called GALINI (Peace). Which sums up Astypalea perfectly.”