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Edipsos & the north
Thermal water running out of the rock at Loutra Edipsou, the green corners around Limni, the pilgrimage at Prokopi, and the sandy Aegean coast at Agia Anna and Pefki.
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Loutra Edipsou has been a spa town since antiquity — Strabo and Plutarch wrote about the springs, Sulla took the waters, and the belle-époque hotels along the front were built when this was where Athens came to be cured. Hot water still runs out of the rock and into the sea along the shore, free to anyone who wants to sit in it, which makes this the one part of Evia that works in winter.
Inland are the green corners: the Drymonas waterfall, and the monastery of Galataki above Limni. At Prokopi, the shrine of Saint John the Russian draws one of the largest pilgrimages in Greece. The north was badly burned in the wildfires of August 2021, which took a huge area of pine forest around Istiaia; it is regrowing, and you will drive through blackened slopes above green ones.
Two coasts, two moods. The open Aegean side has the long sands at Agia Anna and Psaropouli; the sheltered side has Pefki, Nisiotissa and the shallow bays near Edipsos. The ferry from Arkitsa lands at Loutra Edipsou and saves you most of the drive up the island.
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Tours and day trips from here
Boat trips, guided tours of the ancient sites and tickets bookable ahead — free cancellation on most.
- The Dimosari gorgeAround ten kilometres downhill from the saddle below Mount Ochi to the sea, through plane trees and waterfalls. Arrange the taxi at the bottom first.See guided tours →
- A day out of AthensNo ferry needed: you drive over the bridge at Chalkida in about an hour and a quarter, and Eretria's excavations are an hour and a half from the Acropolis.See day trips →
- The springs at EdipsosA spa town since antiquity — Strabo and Plutarch wrote about it. Hot water still runs out of the rock into the sea, free to anyone who sits in it.See guided tours →
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Where to stay
The other parts of Evia
- Chalkida, Eretria & DirfysThe strait where the current runs backwards, the excavated ancient city at Eretria, Mount Dirfys behind them, and Kymi with the boat to Skyros.4 attractions · 4 beaches · 7 restaurants & tavernas · 6 where to stay
- Karystos & Mount OchiA nineteenth-century grid town under Mount Ochi, with a Venetian tower on the seafront, a red castle above it and the Dimosari gorge dropping to the sea.7 attractions · 3 beaches · 3 restaurants & tavernas · 4 where to stay
Before you go
Car hire from local firmsIsland rental companies rather than the international desks — usually cheaper, often with full insurance and no card deposit. On Crete, Kefalonia or Naxos a car is what gets you to the beaches the buses do not reach.Compare local cars →Scooter, ATV & bike hireThe classic island runabout for coves and hilltop villages. Wear the helmet, check what the insurance excludes, and be honest about gravel roads — they are where most rental accidents happen.Find a scooter →Car hire, budgetAn aggregator that tends to surface the lowest headline prices. Read the fuel, insurance and ferry clauses — many contracts do not allow the car on a boat.Compare prices →
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