Karpathos

Karpathos: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Karpathos

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Karpathos — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.61365, 27.15197. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Karpathos

• Apella · beach · South Aegean · ~2 km · Must-see
• Armathia · river spot · South Aegean · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lastos · viewpoint · South Aegean · ~4 km
• Kali Limni · viewpoint · South Aegean · ~5 km
• Kyra Panaghia · beach · South Aegean · ~5 km
• Cave/Shelter & climbing routes · cave · South Aegean · ~9 km
• Castle of Aperio · fort · South Aegean · ~9 km
• Spilia tou Limnioti · cave · South Aegean · ~9 km
• Kastelli · fort · South Aegean · ~10 km
• Sokastro · fort · South Aegean · ~11 km
• Agricultural Museum · museum · South Aegean · ~12 km
• Kefali Vronti · fort · South Aegean · ~13 km
• Garoniso · viewpoint · South Aegean · ~15 km
• Δεσποτικό · viewpoint · South Aegean · ~15 km
• Chómali · viewpoint · South Aegean · ~16 km
• Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Καρπάθου · museum · South Aegean · ~16 km
• Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Μενετών · museum · South Aegean · ~17 km
• Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου · church · South Aegean · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Karpathos

Other beaches & coast near Karpathos

• Apella · beach · South Aegean · ~2 km · Must-see
• Palm Forest of Vai · beach · Region of Crete · ~113 km · Must-see
• Chiona Beach · beach · Region of Crete · ~115 km · Must-see
• Kyra Panaghia · beach · South Aegean · ~5 km
• Amopi · beach · South Aegean · ~20 km
• Mikro Avlaki beach · beach · South Aegean · ~50 km
• Prasonisi Lighthouse · beach · South Aegean · ~77 km
• Κάβο Σίδερο · beach · Region of Crete · ~104 km
• Ψιλή Άμμος · beach · Region of Crete · ~112 km
• Palm Beach Vai · beach · Region of Crete · ~112 km

All beaches & coast in Aegean

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