Halki, Greece: The Greek Island of Peace and Friendship

A few years ago, we had an extended stay at the Greek island of Halki due to extreme winds. The unplanned stop-over provided us with the perfect opportunity to start exploring the smallest inhabited island in the Dodecanese. We've been back several times since, and will continue our regular visits because there's so much to see and do!

Some random facts and trivia about Halki:

Halki, Greece: A Photo Gallery

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Colourful buildings of the main town on HalkiThe tall bell tower of St. Nicholas Church surrounded by Halki's colourful buildingsA two headed bird portrayed in blue and white pebble mosaicNissos ferry speeds past rocks in the sea between Halki and AlimniaMan talks on a phone as he walks past boats in the colourful Halki harbourTwinned stairways lead up to the main floor of Halki's whitewashed town hallColourful Greek buildings surround the main harbour at Halki where a gulet is anchored on the ferry deckEntrance to a small white Greek Orthodox chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas surrounded by pine trees and overlooking the seaPaintings, religious statues, and candles inside a small chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas on the Greek island of HalkiPebbles laid out in a zigzag patternBlue and white pebble mosaic forming the shape of a doveBlue and white geometric pebble mosaic floorLooking up from the base of the Halki clock tower towards a cloudless blue skyWeathered blue-painted wooden doorwayPanorama of the island of Halki with three windmills overlooking the villageThe clock tower at Halki, flanked by the town hall, amidst other colourful buildings on the charming Greek islandBoats in the harbour in front of Halki's colourful main townSmall white Greek Orthodox chapel overlooking turquoise water of the Aegean SeaWhite and blue church yard surrounded by a white fence on the shore of a Greek islandGraveyard surrounding a small white church with blue domed roofGreek graveyard with white crypts and ornate gravestonesWell-tended graves surrounding a small white and blue Greek churchClose-up of a decorative grave stone in the shape of a crossDisplay of traditional Greek farming methods made with a boy-sized doll and two plush-toy ponies pulling a plough made from a log of woodDisplay of traditional Greek pottery and ceramicsPair of ladies underwear from 1900 in a framed display at the Halki Cultural CentreMannequins wearing red and blue traditional Greek costumesCeramics on display at the Halki Cultural CentreSmall white Greek Orthodox church with cactus-filled churchyard overlooking turquoise waterThree windmills overlooking a cemetery and Greek Orthodox church at Halki, GreeceAfternoon sun making a small stone church and outbuilding in a forested area on Halki glowMan riding a donkey on a highwayHilltop castle at HalkiHilltop castle at Halki

Map of the Halki, Greece

Our map of Halki does not list bars, restaurants, and hotels on the island. (They surround the main harbour and you don't need a map to find them.) Instead, it focuses on sites of cultural and historic interest.

map of Halki, Greece showing sites of historic and cultural significance

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(Please accept our apologies for the size of the font on the map image. Rest assured that the downloadable, PDF version of the Halki map is quite legible when printed over 2 sheets of A-4 paper.)