Discover the sights of Karystos
The natural and historical sights and monuments of southern Evia, Karystia, give the stay in Karystos of each visitor a special interest.
The natural and historical sights and monuments of southern Evia, Karystia, give the stay in Karystos of each visitor a special interest.
The town of Karystos is set amongst the foothills of Mt Ochi in the southernmost part of Evia.
A combination of island and mountain countryside, which overlooks the bay of Karystos and gazes at the Cyclades, creating a destination full of surprises and contrasts.
The bay of Karystos is of a horse-shoe shape forming two headlands facing south, while its coastline is over 20 km long.
All beaches are very clean as Karystos is connected to a main sewage system and a biological waste disposal system, which eliminates any risk of water pollution caused by domestic detergents and other waste.
In Karystos and the other villages of Cavo D’Oro you will not find the dense vegetation of Northern Evia.
Here things are wilder with a "taste" of Cyclades, besides many are those who claim that Evia and the Cyclades were something united for many millions of years. A unique combination of sea and mountain.
The terrain of the area is predominantly mountainous. An imposing relief.
A place with remarkable flora and fauna, the mountains of the area (the eastern endings of the mountain complex of Ochi) constitute a separate unit of South Evia.