Location information

AVLONA (Settlement) KARPATHOS
  The agricultural settlement of Avlona is situated to the north of Olympus.
  It has approximately 300 stables (farm buildings with threshing floors) built on the eastern face of a fertile valley and is only subject to the winds from the north.
(Text: Manolis Makris)
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Dodekanissos Union of Municipalities & Communities pamphlet.

OLYMPOS (Village) KARPATHOS
  Olympus is the northernmost village of the island and it has the highest altitude. It is situated on the northernmost foothills of Mount Prophet Elias (718m).
  The settlement spreads out along both sides of the mountain line where the series of graphic pedal-shaped windmills are to be found.
  The traditional housing of Olympus are singel levelled one-roomed houses with only one additional room serving as a kitchen. 
  Olympus preserves a rich folk tradition even today. The local dialect preserves impressive remnants of ancient and Medieval Greek. The custom of “enjoyment” which is still observed to a great degree and the traditional costume worn still by the older women as well as the young during festivals, make Olympus an oasis of traditional culture in our times.
(Text: Manolis Makris)
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Dodekanissos Union of Municipalities & Communities pamphlet.