Astypalaia
A butterfly shaped island in the Dodecanese with a white Chora crowned by a Venetian castle and a row of windmills. Its coast is cut by small bays and beaches, and the castle was built by the Quirini family in 1413.
- Where
- Chora, South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 36.5500, 26.3500
Get the Astypalaia stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Astypalaia. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Astypalaia
Amorgos 52 km
The easternmost Cyclades island, where the Chozoviotissa monastery clings to a cliff 300 metres above the sea. It was founded in 1088, and parts of the film The Big Blue were shot here.
Anafi 55 km
A small, quiet Cyclades island east of Santorini, with a hillside Chora and unspoiled beaches. The monastery of Kalamiotissa stands on a high rock at its southeastern end, and walkers cross the island on old paths.
Nisyros 72 km
A round volcanic island in the Dodecanese with a large crater called Stefanos that visitors can walk into. Steam rises from the floor, and the village of Mandraki has a monastery over the harbour.
Kos 74 km
A Dodecanese island with long sandy beaches and the birthplace of Hippocrates, the founder of medicine. The town has a Knights castle, a Roman agora and the Asklepieion on a hill above, a healing sanctuary from antiquity.
Leros 79 km
A Dodecanese island with deep natural bays and a hilltop Byzantine and Knights castle above the village of Pandeli. The port of Lakki has a collection of Italian Art Deco buildings from the 1930s, built during the Italian rule.
Santorini 83 km
A crescent shaped volcanic island in the Cyclades, whose whitewashed villages stand on the cliff edge of a flooded caldera. Oia and Fira are the best known towns, and the island is famed for its sunsets.
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian 86 km
A fortified monastery founded in 1088 on a hill above Chora, on Patmos. It keeps a very rich library and treasury of icons and manuscripts, and is part of a UNESCO site.
Nea Kameni 87 km
A small uninhabited volcanic island in the middle of the Santorini caldera, formed by eruptions since 1573. Visitors can walk up to the crater rim by boat from Fira, and steam still rises from vents.
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Questions
Where is Astypalaia?
Astypalaia is in Chora, South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Amorgos (52 km), Anafi (55 km), Nisyros (72 km).
How do I get the Astypalaia stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Astypalaia and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Astypalaia before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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