Karpathos · North Karpathos · Greece

Olympos

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challenging

5/10

best: spring, autumn

authentic, cultural, adventurous

A local would say...

The women of Olymbos wear 13th-century embroidery to the bakery — tradition here is not performance, it's just Tuesday.

A magical village eyrie perched on the ridge of a mountain in the fiercely traditional northern Karpathos. Women still wear traditional garb with embroidered blouses and headscarves. An off-the-beaten-track destination just beginning to draw tourists seeking the real Greece — accessible only by boat or a long mountain drive.