Kastellórizo
Καστελλόριζο · Dodecanese
Greece's far-eastern outpost — one jewel-box harbour of colourful houses and a blue sea cave.
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About Kastellórizo
Kastellórizo — officially Megísti — is Greece’s most far-flung inhabited island, hard against the Turkish coast and a long way from anywhere else. Its single harbour is a stage-set of tall, brightly painted neo…
Highlights
Town & villages
The harbour
Tiers of red, ochre and blue mansions wrapped around one perfect little port.
Don’t miss
The Blue Grotto
Parastá sea cave, entered by low boat, glows an electric blue inside.
Don’t miss
Lycian tomb & castle
A rock-cut Lycian tomb and the red-stone castle that gives the island its name.
Things to do
Climb to Agios Geórgios
Steps up to a monastery, with views across the water to Turkey.
Things to do
Far-flung calm
Remote, slow and atmospheric — the setting of the film Mediterraneo.
See it for real
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