{"id":22,"date":"2026-05-03T09:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorewithangel.com\/?p=22"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:26:00","slug":"the-absolute-guide-for-astypalaia-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorewithangel.com\/el\/the-absolute-guide-for-astypalaia-island\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ABSOLUTE GUIDE FOR ASTYPALAIA ISLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The butterfly of the Aegean<\/strong>, as it is called, due to its shape; a unique island with magnificent beauty & wonderful food! A<\/span> greek island in the Dodecanese islands complex where I stayed for 10 days and I loved!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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DODECANESE ISLANDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Dodecanese Islands are a group of 12 major islands and numerous smaller ones in the southeastern Aegean Sea, near the coast of Turkey.<\/p>\r\n

Here are the primary islands in the Dodecanese:<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Rhodes<\/li>\r\n
  2. Kos<\/li>\r\n
  3. Kalimnos<\/li>\r\n
  4. Karpathos<\/li>\r\n
  5. Patmos<\/li>\r\n
  6. Astypalaia<\/strong><\/li>\r\n
  7. Leros<\/li>\r\n
  8. Kasos<\/li>\r\n
  9. Nisyros<\/li>\r\n
  10. Tilos<\/li>\r\n
  11. Symi<\/li>\r\n
  12. Chalki<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Additionally, the Dodecanese includes several smaller islands such as Agathonissi, Kastellorizo, Lipsi and others.\"\"<\/p>\r\n

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    My recommendation is to stay in the town<\/strong> of Astypalaia, since most of the nights you will be there either for a walk or for food and drinks. Almost all of the bars of the island and many restaurants are located there and the parking space is limited. Angel’s tip:<\/span><\/strong> Don’t worry if you have small kids or a difficulty for stairs and upgrades. This is only if you want to visit the castle and see the few shops & beautiful small local restaurants in the hill as per picture.\u00a0 \u03a4here are many options regaridng restaurants or bars\u00a0 in the center that you can eat when you pass the windmills (without stairs or uphill) \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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    HOW TO GET TO ASTYPALAIA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n