1. The beach of Aghios Antonios on the neighboring islet of Gyali, known for its pumice mines.
hood in Mandraki, with traditional homes boasting ornate wooden balconies and stone stoops. The main cobbled street running through Langadi leads to the Paliokastro, the Hellenistic-era fortress that served as the island’s acropolis and has a wonderful view over the entire town. You can also reach the fortress from the beach. By now you have earned some refreshment at Liotridia, and if you time your visit for just before sunset, then so much the better. This is a small hotel with a lounge that welcomes non-guests and is worth visiting, not just for a meal or an aperitif, but also for its design esthetic, the work of long-time island resident and architect Petra Kotsidou. If food is your way of discovering a destination’s identity, then a visit to the home of Maria Diakomichali should definitely be included, as she knows all of her island’s traditional recipes. She makes and sells “psilokouloura” biscuits and halva, and organizes seminars on the local cuisine. Diakomichali and her son Harry have also recently launched an agritourism initiative called Anaema, which, among other things, organizes walks and embroidery classes and arranges lodgings in traditional dwellings known as spiladia (from the Greek “spilia”, meaning “cave”). Nearby is Loles Kores, a new store that promotes Greek design and offers a different take on the Nisyros experience with original clothing and accessories, decorative objects and modern souvenirs.
The main cobbled street running through Langadi leads to the Paliokastro, the Hellenistic-era fortress that served as the island’s acropolis.
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