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A beautiful but small island
Amorgos is a small island perfect for very quiet holidays for couples. I do not believe that it is appropriate for families, as most of the beaches my girlfriend and I visited are relatively small and become deep very quickly. There is also very little to do apart from sitting on the beach and generally chilling out.
Renting a car is a must as buses are infrequent. This is cheap and costs about 25 euros per day not including insurance, which was 5 euros a day. It is very fun driving the little rental cars around the steep and winding roads around the island.
I went in late September so there was very little traffic. Katapola and Aegiali are the main towns. Katapola seems slightly larger than Aegiali. Aegiali is prettier, and has beautiful beaches. Aegiali is probably better for families as the main beach in the town is much nicer and more family friendly than its equivalent in Katapola. There is also a couple of really pretty beaches to the west of the town along the coast. The nicest beaches are on the south side of the island. Our favourite was Agia Ana. It is small but has a lovely pebbled beach. The scenery is breathtaking. Many of the beaches require climbs down precarious mountain paths.
We stayed in Katapola and found that the quality of the accomodation was not as high as at the other islands. I highly recommend that if you can you look around several places before choosing one. This is probably good advice for any Greek island. We stayed at Pension Amorgos for one night. It is a pleasant enough place but we decided to move to Anna's Studios for the remainder of the trip. This was also OK.
A general tip for travelling in Greece is to make sure that the fridge doesn't make noise, as this can and did for us make for some nights of poor sleep. You should check ferry times carefully before planning your trip. We didn't and ended up arriving in Katapola at 3 am. This sucked quite a lot as it meant the whole next day was spent being knackered and grumpy. All in all Amorgos is well worthwhile a visit for a quiet and relaxing holiday.
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