Getting around on Donoussa

Donoussa is a tiny island with few roads and almost everything is within walking distance. Most tourists get around on foot, the distances are short, to the beach Kedros, for example, it is only about a kilometre and it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk there.

Donoussa is a tiny island with few roads and almost everything is within walking distance.

When I traveled to Donoussa for the first time, there were no roads. Now there is.

Donoussa did not have any roads for about twenty years ago. But there are roads now. A road, funded by the EU, has been bulldozed through the previously so beautiful landscape. As the road was built with support from the EU, it had to comply with certain standards, for example how wide the road should be.

The bus stop in Stavros is in the port.

The road has destroyed parts of the wonderful hiking routes and has made great wounds in landscape. I can understand if roads are built with a purpose, such as that they lead somewhere, but this road only leads to two more or less uninhabited villages. I may be selfish in my thinking; those living in Mersini and Kalotaritissa certainly feel different.

The bus journey between the port and Kalotaritissa offers very beautiful views.

The final stop for the bus is at the small taverna in Kalotaritissa.

BY SCOOTER, CAR AND BICYCLE

It is not possible to rent a car, scooter or bicycle.

BUS

During the summer there is bus service from Stavros to Kalotaritissa, via Mersini, up to five times a day.

TAXI

There are one taxi on the island.

BEACH BOAT

A beach boat runs from the port in Stavros to the beaches of Kedros and Livadia every day in good weather.

HIKING ON DONOUSSA

Donoussa is an good hiking island. So if you like to hike you will like Donoussa.

Read about hiking on Donoussa here »

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