Easter in Astypalea is a unique experience that blends tradition with authentic island hospitality. If you are looking for a destination where Easter is celebrated with reverence, yet filled with the warmth of Greek tradition, then the "Butterfly of the Aegean" is the perfect choice.
What makes for a vacation that you return from fulfilled, refreshed? The words ‘silence’ and ‘simplicity’ probably do not initially come to mind. But Astypalaia provides a place to experience the restorative virtues of each.
The island festivals have always been a good opportunity to experience a genuine traditional fete with plenty of music, dancing and local delicacies. The island smartens up, the streets and cobbled streets are whitewashed and the locals, with great joy open their doors to visitors, who relish the Greek hospitality.
Everyone chooses Astypalea for its aura and energy! An alternative and butterfly-shaped destination, invites you to discover its colors and scents at Easter. Visit beautiful Astypalea and immerse yourself in the worshipful atmosphere of the wonderful "Cyclad" of the Dodecanese.
As an artist best known for colourful paintings of foreign landscapes, part of my work schedule is travelling somewhere new every year to sketch and take photographs for source material. In the 1980s and 1990s, my wife and I went to many different Greek islands. We decided to visit Astypalea in 1994 despite the long and fairly arduous journey from Scotland.
