We are located in Pigadia Town (Karpathos) of Karpathos Island. You
can find us on the road from Pigadia to Aperi, approximatelly 500 meters
from the center of Pigadia.
The
island of Karpathos is located between the two well know Greek
islands of Rhodes and Crete, with a history dating back to the
Minoan era and Mycenean tombs and settlements going back to the
second millennium B.C. In the Doric times (1000 BC) it was referred
to as Tetrapolis, after the four famous cities, Potideo (Pigadia),
Arkessia (the present Arkasa), Vrykous and Nissyros (in the area
of Olympos). In the Classic and Hellenistic periods followed the
history of the rest of Greece. In 42 BC Karpathos was conquered
by the Romans and later became part of the Byzantine Empire. From
the 7th to 10th century A.D. Karpathos was ravaged by the pirates.
The people who lived close to the sea moved to the mountains. The
island was invaded by the Genoans, St. John's Knights, the Venetians
and the Turks. In the 1821 revolution Karpathos was liberated and
in 1830 was given back to the Turks under a treaty. In 1912 the
island was conquered by the Italians and in 1948 it was liberated
and joined the rest of Greece.
Karpathos aims is at tourism, its authentic pure
natural beauties, its unique wealth, all enhanced by the hospitality
of its residents. Its magnificent beaches, its secluded small bays,
its imposing mountain peaks and its local inhabitants who dress up
in their traditional costumes. Karpathos comprises of 10 villages
lived in by approximately 6,000 people total. All villages preserve
intensively the traditional style of the island. In the South East
of the island you can find PIGADIA (Karpathos), capital and main
port of the island. The capital is surrounded by the villages of
MENETES, ARKASA, APERI, VOLADA, OTHOS - with a folkloric museum at
a typical old house of Karpathos that present a particular interest,
as well as PILES. In the North of the island one can find MESOCHORI,
SPOA and OLYMPOS the last village in the North of the island, of
great folkloric and architectural interest.
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