At the south easternmost edge of the Greek dominion ,spears out the calm
beauty of KASTELORIZO ,Belying former grandeur the island of Megisti,as 
officially known even from ancient times ,derives it's name from the Greek
word meaning "largest" because it happens to be the largest island in a
picturesque cluster surrounding. The colorful capital and port is built
amphitheatrically around  a windless bay on the north western coast. Little
is known concerning the islands ancient history due to the few written
accounts referring to it and the fewer still systematic excavations carried
out on Kastellorizo Neolithic tools ,a pre-historic walls, stone hewn tombs,
a gold crown from the Mycenaean period, Doric inscriptions and other findings
pay witness to the fact that the island has been inhabited continuously  from
very ancient times. The safe, natural  harbor on the north western coast has
always been the islands greatest geophysical gift, as it is unique in the large
harbourless surrounding area. Naturally, it once generated an important amount
of economic and nautical trade ,standing as it does at the crossroads of Europe.
Asia Minor and Egypt . Today Kastellorizo has a population of  275 inhabitants.
This is the number that remained from the 15.000 that there were at the turn
of the twentieth century. It  comprises in itself a separate municipality and
belongs to the province of Rhodes . The locals  main activities are tourism
and fishing. The town has fine two and three storied  buildings, built in accordance
with the local architecture . Above all ,it provides the visitor with the beauty of 
an idyllic landscape and the nostalgia of a past glory. The islands  greekness is
attested to by its buildings, by the simple  "ageapelagitiki  "-Aegean-Sea  look 
of the settlement, by the archaic character of the local dialect and by the spirit 
of its inhabitants . The sites to be seen on the island are indeed not few: Two
fine examples are the Palaiokastro - "Old Castle " which is situated  approximately
in the middle of the island and once served as both the acropolis and older
fortification of the island whilst the "Castro"- Castle is found in the south eastern
part of the harbor and 200  meters above sea level . In the eastern part of the
harbor there is an impressive stone hewed  lyceum tomb . Both ,of course, are a
part of the invaluable inheritance of the much turmoil historical past of the island.
The Museum  (historical-archaeological and folklore )is housed in a two story
building of  architectural significance ( it is privileged in that it has a preservation
order )and is rich with exhibitions from antiquity , medieval and later times as well
as displaying examples of  folk art and more generally  of the traditional culture
of  the island .Kastellorizo is dotter with numerous churches and monasteries .
The patron saints of the island are Sts. Constantine and Helen to whom a church
of exceptional architecture is dedicated . It is a thee nave basilica and dates
from 1835 . Beside the church  is the "Santrapia Urban School " which was
inaugurated in 1903 and built though the patronage of Louka Santrape. Especially
picturesque is the monastery of St .George of the Mountain which has monk's cells,
cisterns and a cave-catacomb with a well and a finely worked wooden  iconostasis.
Extremely  colorful  are the  Easter adoration and festive customs as are the
important feasts , rich in traditional customs. These are the feasts of .
'Deakapentavgoustou'-Dormition of  Our Lady ,St. Paraskevi, the last Monday
before Lent ,the First of May, Prophet Elias and of the patron saints of the
island Sts. Constantine and Helen .Of exceedingly  natural beauty is the
"Blue-Cave", a huge sea cave in the south east of the island visit able only  by
boat and only when there are calm  waters.