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Plakias / Re: Kourtaliotiko Gorge
« on: April 09, 2026, 05:37:28 AM »
Kalimera, the Kourtaliotiko Gorge is open to traffic again.

https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/apokathistatai-simera-i-kykloforia-sto-koyrtaliotiko-faraggi

Best regards from Plakias, kv

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Where to eat...or not! / Update To Kyma (April 2026)
« on: April 02, 2026, 11:15:56 AM »
Kalimera Davos, I walked past the Kyma yesterday afternoon. A new extension has been built in front of the old rear section of the building. Work was still underway on the roof structure for the terrace.

It looks as though it will be a while yet before it opens... My guess is that it won?t be ready in time for Orthodox Easter/Greek Easter.

Best regards from Plakias, kv

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Plakias / Re: Umbrellas
« on: April 02, 2026, 11:04:33 AM »
Kalimera Barny, the prices seem a bit too cheap to me.  In the non-nudist area at Paligremnos Beach, the price charged by the various providers last year was ?10.

Best regards from Plakias, kv

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Plakias / Re: Kourtaliotiko Gorge
« on: March 18, 2026, 10:02:09 AM »
Kalimera, this year, too, there is a daily visitor limit of 1,000 people at the Kourtaliotiko Gorge. I still think that?s far too many.

According to local authorities, the model has helped reduce pressure on the landscape while allowing visitors to enjoy the area under more controlled and sustainable conditions.

Ta Leme, kv

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Plakias / Re: Kourtaliotiko Gorge
« on: March 06, 2026, 06:58:14 PM »
Since Monday, 16 February, the Kourtaliotiko Gorge has been closed to traffic again due to construction work.

According to the district government, the gorge is to be reopened to traffic in May for the tourist season.

Construction work is then scheduled to resume at the end of October.

https://www.goodnet.gr/news-item/terastioi-episfaleis-ogkoi-apomakrunontai-apo-to-kourtaliotiko-faraggi-epta-etaireies-ston-diagonismo-gia-ti-siragga.html

Kali Sarakosti, kv

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Where to stay / Re: Alianthos will undergo extensive renovation and extension work in winter 25/26
« on: March 05, 2026, 08:38:14 PM »
From 1970 till 2025 ? the new chapter of Alianthos Garden Hotel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frkhqBq-XuI

One family One future One Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frkhqBq-XuI

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Plakias / Souda Beach Saison 2025
« on: December 06, 2025, 11:10:34 AM »
Kalimera, Welcome to the Cyclades!

At Souda Beach (near Plakias) at the Taverna Delfini, a gazzebo bed (those cosy, wide, covered beds) cost a whopping ?30 this season!!! Two normal sun loungers/parasols cost ?10.

A bottle of water costs ?1.80 in the Taverna. A basket of bread costs between ?4.20 and ?4.80. Cappuccino from the bar costs ?3.50.
Mythos beer 0.3 on tap costs ?4, 0.5 costs ?5.50. A bottle of Fix 0.5 costs ?5.50. A bottle of Kaiser 0.5 costs ?6.
Salads: between ?7.70 and ?11.
Starters: Fava ?7.40! Tzatziki ?5.90.
The portions are rather small and more expensive than in other Taverns. However, there are also many positive reviews.

(The family Taverna Delfini has leased its tavern this year.)

At Taverna Galini/Beach Bar Galini, a normal sun lounger and parasol cost between ?7 and ?10. Depending on the mood.
In previous years, guests of the beach bar could use the sun loungers free of charge.
At the beach bar, a 250 ml iced coffee cost ?6.50!!!

Best regards from Plakias, kv

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Plakias / Laundry in Plakais
« on: December 04, 2025, 06:43:40 AM »
Kalimera, yes, there is a laundry opposite the Hotel Sofia.

If you turn into the small street at Corner Giropita & Souflaki, the laundry is on the left-hand side. There is also a sign (laundry) above the door.

Best regards from Plakias, kv

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Plakias / Re: New Kyma
« on: November 29, 2025, 04:14:46 PM »
Kalispera Barny, yes, when it was windy, it was a little breezy under the covered terrace. That's why everything is being redone.

http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?topic=2474.0

Best regards from Plakais, kv

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Where to eat...or not! / Taverna Throubi
« on: November 24, 2025, 07:30:09 AM »
Kalimera, Taverna Throubi /Ταβέρνα Θρούμπι (Throubi = savoury) is, for me, one of the two best tavernas in Plakais, along with Taverna Apanemo.

Even now, at the beginning of November, it's impossible to get a table at Taverna Throubi in the evening.

Best regards from Plakais, kv

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Where to eat...or not! / Kyma
« on: November 24, 2025, 07:12:45 AM »
Kalimera, the entire terrace, roof structure and bar area have been demolished. Only the rear area with the toilets remains.
An excavator was on site recently and new concrete has now been poured.
It is a complete renovation.

Best regards from Plakais, kv

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Plakias / Re: Kourtaliotiko Gorge
« on: November 23, 2025, 11:22:51 AM »
The deputy governor of Rethymno, Maria Lioni, believes that the only permanent solution is to build a tunnel.

In an interview with the private radio station Skai, she emphasised that the area is now heavily congested and, unlike in the past, the road is used by tens of thousands of people ? both locals and visitors. In the local newspaper Rethymniotika Nea, the regional politician emphasised that although the tunnel construction would incur considerable costs ? estimated at around 70 million euros ? its implementation was ?urgently necessary, as there is no other way to guarantee safe travel.?

Best regards from Plakais, kv

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Plakias / Re: Nikos at 'On The Rocks'
« on: November 11, 2025, 04:10:40 PM »
Nikos ran a beach bar at Paligremnos beach this season.

Best regards from Souda/Plakias, kv

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Plakias / Re: Kourtaliotiko Gorge
« on: November 11, 2025, 03:50:35 PM »
Record Visitors at Kourtaliotis Gorge Despite ?5 Entrance Fee

https://www.argophilia.com/news/kourtaliotis-gorge-record-visitors-2/246287/

Best regards from Souda/Plakias, kv

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Where to stay / Alianthos will undergo extensive renovation and extension work in winter 25/26
« on: October 23, 2025, 09:33:59 AM »
Kalimera, the Hotel Alianthos will undergo extensive renovation and extension work in winter 25/26.

Alianthos is not only undergoing (luxury) renovation, but is also getting an extension on the hillside and in the car park where the old Mercedes used to stand. Incidentally, the Mercedes is now parked about 30 metres south of Alianthos Garden.

Last week, the lawn on the main road between Hotel Alianthos, Butcher & Baker and the Syn.ka supermarket disappeared under a thick layer of gravel.

The site is now fenced off and there are three large shipping containers for machinery and materials, as well as an office container with electricity, telephone and water connections.

The two large trees in the hotel car park have been felled. The olive trees on the slope behind them are also gone, clear-cut.

Ta Leme, kv

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