Symi

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Yialos, Symi Harbour, seen from Chorio
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Yialos, Symi Harbour, seen from Chorio

Symi is a small island of the Dodecanese group, north of Rhodes.


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Understand

One of the sponge shops in Symi
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One of the sponge shops in Symi

Symi is a nice island famous for its sea sponges.

Get in

By sea

Ferries, catamarans and hydrofoils operate several services daily between Rhodes to Symi.

Get around

There is a busy little bus that runs from Yialos through Chorio to Pedi throughout the daytime and evening.

See

Do

Climb the stairs in Yialos. Get out of the touristy centre of the harbour.

Symi offers a fantastic landscape for walkers, particularly in the Spring or late summer when it is not too hot. The terrain in places can be tough but rewarding.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Symi is full of characterful villas and houses. Stay in a restored house in the old town, Chorio but except to spend some time finding your apartment in the maze of streets and alleyways or opt for harbour side views in Yialos. There is also accommodation in the quiet beach villages of Pedi and Emborio.

Get out

External links

http://www.symivisitor.com/ http://www.symi-greece.com/

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