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Olymbos
Karpathos - Olymbos, traditional mountain village
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Karpathos - Olymbos, traditional mountain village
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Karpathos - Olymbos high on the flank of the mountain of Profitis Ilias Karpathos 23
Karpathos - working windmill which still grinds corn for bread made in the traditional oven behind, Olymbos
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Karpathos - ...and when it isn't grinding corn the sails are furled
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Karpathos - the windmill is also a restaurant and taverna
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Karpathos - detail on the church tower
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Karpathos - the mountain of Profitis Ilias from the floor of the valley
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Karpathos - Olymbos from the valley floor as it climbs the opposing mountain Karpathos 17 Karpathos - Olymbos from the floor of the valley
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Karpathos - Olymbos, traditional mountain village
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Karpathos - church window
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Karpathos - church and ancient settlement at Vrikounda on the northern tip of the island
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Karpathos - church at Vrikounda
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Karpathos - marble spring on the valley floor
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Karpathos - gate
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Karpathos - Avlona, now nearly deserted
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Karpathos - the beach at Vananda
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Karpathos - the small, stony fields are still worked by hand
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Karpathos is arguably the furthest flung of the Dodecanese Islands and the mountain village of Olymbos one of the most isolated, with the traditonal way of life still very evident
Pighadia
Karpathos - church with Pighadia behind
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Karpathos - church at Pighadia
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Karpathos - church at Pighadia
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Karpathos - church at Pighadia
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Karpathos - church at Pighadia
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