greek-islands.org - My visits to laid-back Greek Islands in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese

If you arrive off season some youth are probably meeting you and offers you a place to stay. Most of the accommodation, taverns and other useful service such as travel agency are found in Stavrós, the village by the port.

In 1997 I had my meals at the tavern closest to the harbour, ΤΑ ΚΥΜΑΤΑ own by Nikitas Markoulis, who is Maria's father. There are 3-4 more taverns to choose among, for instance Passion Sofia that was recommended by my fellow Swedes.

If you come for search of solitude and peace, I suppose you don’t have any problems with what to do when you find such a place like Donoússa.

What I recommend you to do is to walk around the island on the old donkey paths and enjoy the stillness, the rugged beauty of the barren landscape, the sea-lashed rocks, the little coves along the coastline, which sometimes hide a beautiful sandy beach. One thing though that you must consider; normal physical strength are needed since Donoússa is a rather mountainous island. The highest level is at 383 meters, which is much for such a small island.