Follow the once-in-a-lifetime trip of Katie Sehl, who travels to Karpathos, Greece, in search of an island matriarchy. Does she find a place where women rule – or does she discover something else?

While exploring its nearby villages, the beauty of Olympos remains unmatched. Home to around 400 residents, the village is located 58 km northwest of Pigadia, the capital of Karpathos.

In 2016, Agapiou founded Ecotourism Karpathos, when she realized that the island, still under-the-radar for even most Greeks, was starting to see more tourists during the summer months.They were ...

Irini Chatzipapa, a 50-year-old baker, is the youngest Olympos woman to still wear it every day. "I taught my daughter to embroider, but except for the holidays, she does not wear it as it's not ...

Lord of all she surveys: a sculpture of a woman in traditional costume in Olympos on the Greek island of Karpathos ...

Follow the once-in-a-lifetime trip of Katie Sehl, who travels to Karpathos, Greece, in search of an island matriarchy. Does she find a place where women rule – or does she discover something else?

KARPATHOS - "Here it is women who command!" declared Rigopoula Pavlidis, as she sang the virtues of her remote village on the island of Karpathos, one of Greece's rare matriarchal societies.

This photograph taken on May 6, 2023, shows a sculpture dedicated to women of Olympos, overlooking the remote village on the island of Karpathos.

Karpathos (Greece) (AFP) – "Here it is women who command!" declared Rigopoula Pavlidis, as she sang the virtues of her remote village on the island of Karpathos, one of Greece's rare matriarchal ...