folegandros Useful websites

This page contains a number of links to information and services that we have used over time and we hope you will find valuable.
We try to keep this list as updated as possible but are not responsible for the contents of the sites. Please feel free to provide us with comments and suggestions on other sites you have found helpful.
About the Cycladic Islands
A little Cycladic history

Map of Greece

Information about Folegandros

Information about Ferries in Greece

The Cycladic School 

mailto:anne@folegandros.dk
Telephones, internet, electricity etc. in Greece

Getting to Folegandros

There are daily services from Piraeus to Folegandros.

The distance is 102 nautical miles and the trip takes 9 hours. Folegandros is a main stop on the local ferry line Santorini - Milos - Piraeus. There is now also a hydrofoil connection from Piraeus which takes 3.5 hours.  During the summer season it also has frequent ferries or hydrofoils to Paros, Mikonos, Ios and the near Sikinos.

From Athens there are several daily flights to Santorini and Milos.
Tickets to Folegandros can be purchased via travel agents in Athens or online.
Tickets from Folegandros can be purchased in Hora by the Tourist Office or at the harbor.
The bus is the main means of transportation on Folegandros, to take you either to the port or to the various unpaved roads that lead to the beaches. You can also  reach the beaches by fishing boats that depart daily form the port of Karavostasi. Motorcycle and bike rentals are also available
The island has a post office, no bank but in 2003 we got a cash machine. In general credit cards can not be used on the island.

Check  the links on the "Useful" page for additional information about getting to Folegandros

Folegandros

Information about Folegandros Folegandros is one of Greece's most enticing islands. The number of visitors is increasing, but most locals still make a living from fishing and farming. Tourists come in search of unspoilt island life and, except in July and August, the island is uncrowded and blissfull. The island has several good beaches and a striking landscape of cultivated terraces that give way to precipitous cliffs. The capital is the concealed cliff-top Hora, one of the prettiest capitals in the Cyclades with its medieval kastro filled with little houses draped in bourgainvillea. Boats dock at the small harbor of Karavostasis. 4 km to the north-west of Hora is Ano Meria - the farmers village. This settlement stretches for several kilometers because small farms surround most of the dwellings. Agriculture is still very much alive at this end of the island and you'll see haystacks, market gardens, goats and donkeys.

Hiking

Hiking in Folegandros offers exciting outdoor experiences spiced with historical and cultural features.