🏛️ Karpathos· Κάρπαθος
Things to do in Karpathos: top sights (2026)
14 sights in Karpathos — archaeological sites, monasteries, castles, villages and viewpoints — ranked by how many people have reviewed them.
14 places
Where to stay in Karpathos
Live prices and availability on a map centred on this exact spot — hotels, studios and villas — so you can judge the distance to the beach, the port or the village from here rather than guess from an address.
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Tours & boat trips
Boat trips, guided tours of the ancient sites and tickets bookable ahead — free cancellation on most.
- Olympos on its ridgeA village at 600 metres where older women still wear the village dress every day rather than for visitors, and the dialect keeps forms lost elsewhere.See guided tours →
- Apella and the north by boatApella is a bowl of pine and white rock reached by hairpins and steps; the boat to Diafani is the easy way to the north of the island.See boat trips →
- Wind at AfiartisThe southern plain funnels a reliable summer meltemi and has had windsurfing schools and international competitions for decades.See guided tours →
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Frequently asked · Things to do in Karpathos: top sights
Which part of Karpathos has the most sights?
Olympos, with 3 of the 14 we list, followed by Aperi (2) and Menetes (2).
