Karpathos - sail along the eastcoast to Diafani and vivit mountainvillage Olimbos
Right before that passage, you find the entrance
to a long bay called Tristorno (described in the books) , which is closed
to all sides, but the entrance is very shallow and
there
can
be
quickly
breaking
waves at westerly winds!
We went in there at very strong NW-wind-conditions,
but the wind was even stronger in there, and so we decided to pass between
the islands and go the the small harbour of Diafani on the eastern
side.
| From Diafani, which is a small village with only a few houses, it is possible to make a trip up to the mountains, about 7 km there is the village of Olimbos, where people still wear the old traditional clothes (for the tourists, of course, today...), but it gives a very good impression, how people used to live there. |  |
The street up there is not very old (even if it looks alike...), and only a few years ago, people had to make their ways up and down by walking...
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Olimbos was once a pretty rich village, as can be seen at the old classicistical buildings
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The views from there are incredible, and the sunset is fantastic (even
better, than in Santorini, believe me.
But is is very cold even in August,
so take a Jacket with you. This mpictures were taken at October 1. It was
beautiful,, as you can see, but very windy!
