{"id":5826,"date":"2015-06-28T11:20:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T11:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=5826"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","slug":"amorgos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=5826","title":{"rendered":"Amorgos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We left Antiparos heading for Denousa Island on June 12 when the wind switched around to the southwest.\u00a0 As we headed around the southern end of Naxos Island, we saw that it was calm and beautiful in Ormos Kalando, so we pulled in a dropped anchor, figuring that we could get to Denousa the next day.\u00a0 The next day the wind blew so strongly that we could neither leave the boat nor head out to sea.\u00a0 After a day, the conditions were good for leaving Kalando but the wind was too much on the nose for sailing to Denousa, we deviated to Kalotyri Bay in Amorgos Island.<\/p>\n

We spent 3 very enjoyable days at Amorgos Island.\u00a0 We wanted to rent a car and see the island but that appeared to be difficult to arrange since there was no town where we anchored, and our mobile phone had had an unfortunate bath in the toilet that rendered it inoperable.\u00a0 However, I discovered Evdokia Car Rental with a Google search and a couple of emails latter, they delivered a fine little car to the beach (Ayios Pavlos) at Kalotyri Bay for their standard rate of 30 euros a day.<\/p>\n

Amorgos island’s coastline is almost completely characterized by high, steep cliffs.\u00a0 There is a spectacular new road (thank you EU) along the west coast of the island that connects Aegialis in the north to the highland Chora and the ferry town of Katapola.\u00a0 It is only 5 miles as the crow flies to Katapola but more than 20 miles of hairpin turns to drive there.\u00a0 The highlight was the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa.\u00a0 One drives to a small parking lot on the east coast below the Chora and hikes up to this very small monastery clinging precariously on the cliff side, built to protect a religious icon, dating from the year 812, from intruders.<\/p>\n

From Amorgos we did a 31 hour passage direct to Kastellorizo (Megisti), the easternmost Greek island that lies only 3 miles from our marina at Ka\u00c5\u0178, Turkey, where we checked out of Greece.\u00a0 By moving quickly we took advantage of an excellent weather window at the start of a meltemi<\/em> (period of strong northwesterly winds) plus saved some of our limited European (“Schengen”) visa days for further adventures.\u00a0 We are now back in our berth at the Ka\u00c5\u0178 Marina.<\/p>\n

M.<\/p>\n

\"Laura<\/a>
Laura must wear a dress over her Capri pants in order to enter the monastery.\u00a0 I had to put pants over my shorts,\u00a0 We were served a glass of mastica<\/em> liquor at the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, from the trail (looking up)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, from the trail (looking up)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking down from the monastery trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amorgos<\/a>
Amorgos coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amorgos<\/a>
Amorgos coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Small<\/a>
Small hotel in Katapola, Amorgos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amorgos<\/a>
Amorgos coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Kalotyri<\/a>
Kalotyri Bay (Amorgos) with Nikouria Island in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Aigialis<\/a>
Aigialis town (Amorgos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fishing<\/a>
Fishing boat at Aigialis (Amorgos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Giorgio<\/a>
Giorgio and Pantelis — friendly waiters at Captain Pepinos Taverna in St. Georges, Antiparos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Despotiko<\/a>
“Despotiko anchorage” bounded by Despotiko Island in the distance and St. Georges, Antiparos in the foreground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Flat<\/a>
Flat stones make up the beach at St. Georges, Antiparos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from St. Georges, Antiparos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rock<\/a>
Rock formation that looks like the head of a turtle, Livadi Cove, Despotiko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Livadi<\/a>
Sabbatical III anchored at Livadi Cove, Despotiko Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  We left Antiparos heading for Denousa Island on June 12 when the wind switched around to the southwest.\u00a0 As we headed around the southern end of Naxos Island, we saw that it was calm and beautiful in Ormos Kalando, so we pulled in a dropped anchor, figuring that we could get to Denousa the … <\/p>\n

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