Guidebook for Styra
Places to go, things to do
Ferry port and resort town, with protected beach and restaurants:
1. AKROGIALI or ΑΚΡΟΓΙΑΛΗ
Next to Neo Market
2. KORALI or ΚΟΡΑΛΙ, at other end, past Hotel Delfini, keep moving away from ferry boats
There are lots of cafes, restaurants, tavernas, and a few bars along the sea-front. Easy to find! The road is closed off to traffic at around 9pm in the summer months, so great for strolling, and for children.
Nea Styra
Ferry port and resort town, with protected beach and restaurants:
1. AKROGIALI or ΑΚΡΟΓΙΑΛΗ
Next to Neo Market
2. KORALI or ΚΟΡΑΛΙ, at other end, past Hotel Delfini, keep moving away from ferry boats
There are lots of cafes, restaurants, tavernas, and a few bars along the sea-front. Easy to find! The road is closed off to traffic at around 9pm in the summer months, so great for strolling, and for children.
Limnionas beach: Warm waters and nice tavernas, the best one is the first (towards the south) on the corner, sort of perched on a wall, with the bendy road passing beneath it. This beach is on the east coast, so waters are warmer compared to say Nea Styra beach, which is on the west coast. But on a very windy day, with Northern winds, Nea Styra is more protected.
Mesochoria
Limnionas beach: Warm waters and nice tavernas, the best one is the first (towards the south) on the corner, sort of perched on a wall, with the bendy road passing beneath it. This beach is on the east coast, so waters are warmer compared to say Nea Styra beach, which is on the west coast. But on a very windy day, with Northern winds, Nea Styra is more protected.
Beach with very blue sea! 15 kms after Delenia, turn off main road, less than 500 metres is a sign ΠΑΡΑΛΙΑ ΖΑΡΑΚΩΝ (5 ΚΜ) ie. Beach of Zarakes. SIGN VERY EASY TO MISS! Try Ο ΚΑΠΕΤΑΝΙΟς below steps.
Zarakes
Beach with very blue sea! 15 kms after Delenia, turn off main road, less than 500 metres is a sign ΠΑΡΑΛΙΑ ΖΑΡΑΚΩΝ (5 ΚΜ) ie. Beach of Zarakes. SIGN VERY EASY TO MISS! Try Ο ΚΑΠΕΤΑΝΙΟς below steps.
Nice village leading to some great beaches - 37 kms North of Delenia, and really worth the trip. Drive past village and head to Agioi Apostoloi, and try to find ΧΕΡΟΜΗΛΟ (Ηeromilo) beach, to the north
Petries
Nice village leading to some great beaches - 37 kms North of Delenia, and really worth the trip. Drive past village and head to Agioi Apostoloi, and try to find ΧΕΡΟΜΗΛΟ (Ηeromilo) beach, to the north
Great beaches. Agioi Apostoloi itself is a beach with several beach bars. For something more peaceful try to find Heromilo (ΧΕΡΟΜΗΛΟ) beach: At junction in harbor turn LEFT(ie stay on asphalt) and 2nd junction, RIGHT, then 100 metres down dirt track where there is a small beach bar!
Agii Apostoli
Great beaches. Agioi Apostoloi itself is a beach with several beach bars. For something more peaceful try to find Heromilo (ΧΕΡΟΜΗΛΟ) beach: At junction in harbor turn LEFT(ie stay on asphalt) and 2nd junction, RIGHT, then 100 metres down dirt track where there is a small beach bar!
Long sandy beach, with plenty of restaurants and bars - the best bit is right at the end, past the crowds that are too lazy to walk!
Mourteri
Long sandy beach, with plenty of restaurants and bars - the best bit is right at the end, past the crowds that are too lazy to walk!
Skyros
A lovely island that you can visit as a day trip. Ferries leave from port of Kymi.
Watersports and aquaparks. Also, important ancient city with ruins and archaeological museum. Eretria was a rival of Athens, with amphitheatre and aquaducts which you can still see. Now a large resort town with water sports etc.
Eretria
Watersports and aquaparks. Also, important ancient city with ruins and archaeological museum. Eretria was a rival of Athens, with amphitheatre and aquaducts which you can still see. Now a large resort town with water sports etc.
The largest town, with plenty of activities incl, cycling, kayaking, snorkeling, diving, shopping, seeing Castello Rosso (Venetian castle built in 1030) and Montofoli Estate and vineyard.
Karystos
The largest town, with plenty of activities incl, cycling, kayaking, snorkeling, diving, shopping, seeing Castello Rosso (Venetian castle built in 1030) and Montofoli Estate and vineyard.
Nice beaches and tavernas. Best beach is Megali Amo, but not suitable on a windy day. Also a port, from where you can go on day trips on old-fashioned wooden boats, and snorkeling Petalioi islands.
Marmari
Nice beaches and tavernas. Best beach is Megali Amo, but not suitable on a windy day. Also a port, from where you can go on day trips on old-fashioned wooden boats, and snorkeling Petalioi islands.
A group of islands frequented by Picasso, Winston Churchill, Rudolf Nureyev and Maria Callas, no less! You can go on day trips, snorkeling, swimming, mansion-gazing and walk on the non-private islands
Megalonisos Petalion
A group of islands frequented by Picasso, Winston Churchill, Rudolf Nureyev and Maria Callas, no less! You can go on day trips, snorkeling, swimming, mansion-gazing and walk on the non-private islands
Food Scene
For European cuisine, and the most upmarket restaurant in all of Nea Styra, head to Sunday's restaurant. Their pinsas are truly delicious. It's right next to the beach, and there's a bar next door. It's bustling in July- August; open throughout the year, but the menu is more limited in off season.
Sunday Boutique Hotel/Restaurant
For European cuisine, and the most upmarket restaurant in all of Nea Styra, head to Sunday's restaurant. Their pinsas are truly delicious. It's right next to the beach, and there's a bar next door. It's bustling in July- August; open throughout the year, but the menu is more limited in off season.
Mountain-top village with great sea views and sunset from three restaurants - 20 mins drive from Delenia, south-bound. MΠΑΡΜΠΑ ΓΙΩΡΓΟς Taverna also runs its own butchers. Not great for vegetarians!
Zoodochos Pigi
Mountain-top village with great sea views and sunset from three restaurants - 20 mins drive from Delenia, south-bound. MΠΑΡΜΠΑ ΓΙΩΡΓΟς Taverna also runs its own butchers. Not great for vegetarians!
Modern-style, sea-front fish restaurant with a nice breeze in the hot summer months. Excellent sunsets.
Σαρδε...λίτσα Νέα Στύρα / Sardelitsa Nea Styra Restaurant
Modern-style, sea-front fish restaurant with a nice breeze in the hot summer months. Excellent sunsets.
Σαρδε...λίτσα Νέα Στύρα / Sardelitsa Nea Styra Restaurant
Entertainment & Activities
Very child-friendly, playground near beach, ice cream parlour, restaurants with tables on the sand. About 20 kms from Delenia, on the calm, wind-protected side of the island, but packed in August!
Almiropotamos
Very child-friendly, playground near beach, ice cream parlour, restaurants with tables on the sand. About 20 kms from Delenia, on the calm, wind-protected side of the island, but packed in August!
City advice
Book before you go
Scuba diving lessons in our swimming pool as a group; if you like it, dive in the sea too!
Try scuba diving with your group in Delenia. If you want to go in the sea, the dive centre is happy to arrange that. If you're already experienced, then there are plenty of dive sites around Karystos (Dikelas Dive centre) or in Petries (Petries Divers, in Petries/Agioi Apostoloi) which is a natural harbour about 45 mins north of Delenia.