Mandraki is the capital of the island of Nisyros. Most ferries arrive at Mandraki port so this city is the first thing we saw when we arrived. It is quite a small town, very easy to walk around no taxis however you can rent a vehicle if you want to explore the island on your own. We came by the scheduled bluestar ferry from Rodos Town. Many people will say that Nisyros is only good to visit for a day or maximum 2. It is simply not true, we stayed 4 nights and there were still a lot of things we couldn’t get to so next year we will definitely come back. There are only a handful of hotels on the island and most of them are located in Mandraki. We stayed at the Porfyris Hotel which was a moderately priced, nice hotel in the middle of town.
The first thing you will realize about Mandraki that is still has the Greek small town charm. Not too many shops, not too many tourists, kids running around in town, older people sitting on the benches in front of their house watching people go by.
