Olympos: Eagle on the back of time
Exposed to pelagian airs. On a rough and steep back. An acrobat settlement. His houses descend the ridge, tightly "tied" between them and "wedged" firmly on the rock. Difficult place, fierce, but well guarded by pirates and raiders. Olympos of Karpathos, a real attraction: a medieval settlement (of the 9th century) that resists time. Perhaps the most impressive of the Aegean.
Exposed to pelagian airs. On a rough and steep back. An acrobat settlement. His houses descend the ridge, tightly "tied" between them and "wedged" firmly on the rock. Difficult place, fierce, but well guarded by pirates and raiders. Olympos of Karpathos, a real attraction: a medieval settlement (of the 9th century) that resists time. Perhaps the most impressive of the Aegean.
You can't reach Karpathos and not go to Olympus. Some describe him as the most beautiful settlement of the country ... and probably not wrong. To get here means that you have to climb the mountain! It is built on a spot inaccessible because of pirates and life here flows at a different rate. Here everyday life has its own rules ... people live in a way very different from the usual.
Here in Karpathos, and especially Olympos, each house looks like folklore museum. You will see unique costumes which in many cases still wear today, especially woodcuts and significantly handiwork.
A visit to this place will reward you ...
