Anchorages · 9 Jun 2027 · 4 min read
Folegandros has almost no harbour, and that is the point
Cliffs on three sides and a village 200 metres up. The island keeps its quiet by being hard to reach.
The ferry quay at Karavostasis takes four yachts if everyone is polite. The rest of the island is cliff: grey and red rock falling straight into deep water. Folegandros has stayed quiet because it is hard to visit.
“Folegandros has stayed quiet because it is hard to visit.”
We anchor off Agios Nikolaos on the west coast when the meltemi allows, or tuck into Vathy on the south side when it does not. From there a goat path climbs to Chora, which is three squares under tamarisk trees and a church on the cliff edge, lit at night like a lantern.
Dinner is at a table in the middle square. The tender ride back in the dark, with the cliffs above you, is worth the climb on its own.
