Kastellorizo pages 1 introduction 2 history 3 getting there 4 activities 5 sights 6 facts & figures 7 addresses, links, phone numbers 8 further reading 9 maps 10 articles 11 photo gallery Dodecanese islands   Kastellorizo Patmos   index of contents contributors impressum sitemap Places in Greece   Athens Kavala Pella Samos Samothraki Veria Other places on My Favourite Planet   England:    Avebury France:    Paris Turkey    Istanbul    Ephesus    Selçuk    Kuşadası    Pergamon My Favourite Planet BLOGS Blogs home Edwin Drood's Column The Cheshire Cat Blog Guide to Planet Earth home   news   galleries   places   about MFP   contribute   contact   blogs My Favourite Planet > English > Europe > Greece > Dodecanese > Kastellorizo > gallery Kastellorizo photos of Kastellorizo, Greece 1 of 260 View of the north of Kastellorizo (the red castle) at dawn from the Turkish resort of Kaş.   Gallery contents photo: © David John 260 pages of photos of Kastellorizo with detailed commentary. Click on a thumbnail to go to a particular section of the gallery.   Browsing the gallery will take you on a journey across a short stretch of Mediterranean Sea from Kaş in Turkey to the Greek island of Kastellorizo, and then on a walk around some of the sights of the island. We enjoyed it, and we hope you do too. Bon voyage! Or as they say in Greece, kalo taxidi! Photos: © David John © Konstanze Gundudis Text: © David John All photos and articles are copyright protected.   photos 1 - 7   photos 1 - 7   The north coast of Kastellorizo from the Turkish resort of Kaş 7 km away. photos 8 - 22   photos 8 - 22   Approaching Kastellorizo by ferry from Kaş. photos 23 - 50   Boats and ferries in Kastellorizo's main port (Limani): 23 - 28   Meis Express ferry from Kas 29 - 31   Diagoras ferry from Piraeus and Rhodes 32 - 34   Dodekanisos Express catamaran from Rhodes 35 - 36   Altug Meis Lines ferry from Kaş 37 - 40   Local cruise boats 41 - 44   Private boats some sailing boats 45 - 51   Fishing boats photos 52 - 65   Kastellorizo's main harbour: 52 - 59   General views of the harbour 60 - 62   The nearby islet of Psoradia 63 - 67   The sea and some of its inhabitants   In and around Kastellorizo's main port and town photos 68 - 82 The west side of the main harbour 68 - 82   The west side Pera Meria district the Gazadika, Megisti Hotel, swimming, police staion and post office, 25th March Street, old houses photos 83 - 141 The centre of town 83 - 84   general views 85 - 106   inside Agios Giorgos Tou Pigadiou church Saint George of the Well church, late 19th century 107 - 117   around Agios Giorgos and Australia Square old houses, narrow streets, chapel, primary school (1903) 118 - 141   moving east through downtown Megisti the bakery, travel agent, restaurants, old houses, Italian market photos 142 - 174 The east side of the main harbour 142 - 149   general views along the harbour front 150 - 162   Kavos  the headland at the east of the harbour. monument to the unknown soldier, Municipio, Plateia Nikolaou Savva, Faros Bar 163 - 174   the Ottoman mosque the 18th century mosque now houses the ethnological museum   Beyond Kastellorizo's main harbour photos 175 - 184 To the east of the main harbour 175 - 184   the Lycian rock-cut tomb (4th century BC) We take the 5-10 minute walk from the east side of the main harbour, along a paved coastal footpath, to the remarkable Lycian style rock-cut tomb, the only one of its type in Greece. The scenery along the was is superb. However, if you are short of time, you can go directly to the photos of the tomb itself on gallery pages 180-182. photos 185 - 203 To the east of the main harbour 185 - 203   Kastellorizo Archaeological Museum You can walk to the museum by a stepped path near the Lycian tomb or directly from the east side of Kastellorizo harbour. We take the way fron the harbour. photos 204 - 222 To the east of the main harbour 204 - 222   The Castle of the Knights of Saint John The remains of the 14th century AD castle, the nearby hamam (Turkish bath) and windmill, the twin churches of Saints Nicholas and Dimitrios (17th century), and the view of the Turkish coast. photos 223 - 227 To the east of the main harbour 223 - 227   Mandraki harbour Kastellorizo's second harbour photos 228 - 243 To the southeast of the main harbour 228 - 243   Horafia district Horafia (fields), Kastellorizo's religious and cultural centre. Saints Constantine and Elena church, Avlogyro Square with a choklakia mosiac floor, the Parthenagogeion (girls' school), Santrapé Town School, Panagia Church and Square, monument to Despina Achladiotou ("The Lady of Ro"), Saint George of the Fields church, monument to Loukas and Anastasia Santrapé photos 244 - 257 To the south of the main harbour 244 - 257   up the cliff the stairs up the the cliff south of the harbour, to the land of the goats and spiders. Sunset over the Lycian coast photos 258 - 260 To the southeast of the main harbour 258 - 260   Good night, Kastellorizo Back down the cliff and into town, through the town gates, and the end of the evening in a taverna. 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