Anogi is a half-deserted hill village in the centre of Ithaca, at around 500 metres above sea level, sitting amid a strange landscape of huge limestone boulders called menhirs by the locals. The largest, the Araklis ("Hercules") rock, stands several metres tall and looks like a deliberate monument — though it is simply a piece of weathered karst.
The village's 12th-century church of the Panagia has fine Byzantine frescoes inside, though it is rarely open; ask in Stavros for a key. Anogi has no shops or cafes for much of the year. It is worth the drive up for the views and the eerie boulder country, but bring water.