Best-kept secret Greek Island : Karpathos island
The island of Karpathos is as stunning as Santorini and should, by all rights, merit similar attention from travellers. But, as Rob Woodburn discovers, this isn’t the case, thank goodness Operating on Greek time: Finiki Bay. The pastel homes of Olympos village. Colourful sale: Selling shawls at Olympos. Quite spot to eat by the turquoise sea. Living the Taverna lifestyle, Pigadia port. We arrive on Karpathos at the best of times, early September after the heat of August has relented yet the weather remains splendid. Initial impressions are that we’ve avoided the holiday crush yet we learn that most island accommodation is fully booked until the end of the month. If this is peak season on Karpathos, we absolutely love it: no crowded beaches, no tourist scrunch. This is one of the southernmost Greek islands, a 30-minute hop by air or five hou...