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[Greecemad]

Harribobs,

I think your photographs or great - you must have an eye for what makes a good picture and know what time of day to take them. I recognise where nearly all of them are. I particularly like no. 9 - I have the same picture, but in daylight.

Greecemad

[harribobs]

Harribobs,

I think your photographs or great - you must have an eye for what makes a good picture and know what time of day to take them. I recognise where nearly all of them are. I particularly like no. 9 - I have the same picture, but in daylight.

Greecemad
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Thank you Greecemad, I try..they don'y always work   but you never get to see the bad ones  

I like the way they light the church up at night now, i remember the church being rather grubby and neglected, it surprising what a coat of paint will do

[sonny]

Any reviews on  Vritomartis Hotel ?


Thanks in advance

[harribobs]

Any reviews on  Vritomartis Hotel ?


Thanks in advance
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I've only ever walked past it

my only thought was that it was a bit far out of Chora Sphaklion (sfakia) for my taste  ( probably a 20 minute walk)

[beachcombers]

Any reviews on  Vritomartis Hotel ?


According a Dutch report:
Service: Excellent, serving dinner at midnight for late arrival guests.
Beach: better beaches can be found a little further.
Owners not so sympatic.
Staff: (Czech/Bulgarian) very helpfull and friendly.
Rooms: Cleaned frequently and OK

Beachcombers

[dreamofgreece]

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Hello Hopper,

Do any tour operators go to Karpathos? I don't recall having seen it in any brochures. It must be the largest island off the main tourist trail (Evia excepted). On those grounds it sounds good. Does it have an international airport? Based on its location the weather ought to be as reliable as it gets in Greece.

Mike
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I have never been able to locate a UK company going to Karpathos but I have a Finnish friend who flew there this year direct from Helsinki so the airport must be okay and the runway is not the shortest in Greece.

Derek

[George]

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Hello Hopper,

Do any tour operators go to Karpathos?

If you go to the ABTA site there is a facility where you can type in a place and they will list all companies (UK companies ABTA reg) that go there.

I was on Karpathos in the early 90's and the airport was a small corragated shed, hopefully that's all changed now, not that I'm going back there's nothing there worth seeing.

george g...

[Mike G]

If you go to the ABTA site there is a facility where you can type in a place and they will list all companies (UK companies ABTA reg) that go there.

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Hello George,

This looked useful, until I typed in Plakias and only found the following: [a href=\"http://www.abta.com/destn2000.html]Click here.[/url] It only lists Hidden Greece.

Mike

[George]

If you go to the ABTA site there is a facility where you can type in a place and they will list all companies (UK companies ABTA reg) that go there.

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Hello George,

This looked useful, until I typed in Plakias and only found the following: [a href=\"http://www.abta.com/destn2000.html]Click here.[/url] It only lists Hidden Greece.

Mike
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Yes I know Mike, I didn't say it was perfect. There's also a directory (Trade only) held by the travel agents, that's published every year, that does similar.

george g...

[Armoredbrummy]

Me and my wife have been going on holiday to the Greek Islands since 1994 when we had our honeymoon in Acharavi,Corfu.
     Since then we've been back to Corfu twice (St. Georges South and Aghios Gordios),Rhodes twice (Lindos on both occasions), and Zakynthos twice (Alikes on both occasions).
     The only times we haven't been back to Greece is once when we took a holiday in Kenya, when we've been renovating the house, and when our dog was too ill to be left in unexperienced hands.
     I bought a touring caravan 2 years ago as we were finding times a bit hard, but I sold that in October after getting racked off with our weather and booked us a 2 week holiday in Plakias!  

   I thought Corfu was cheap, but then went to Zakynthos and for the first time ever had a holiday were I could eat whatever I fancied and get sloshed virtually every night and still have money to take home and buy 200 fags to go home with and a nice watch on the plane.
    Lindos was pretty, quaint, as hot as hell with a few degrees added on, but a little bit dissapointing as the younger generation seem to have rowdied it up a bit, but knowhere near as say Benitses in Corfu, but the beach there is grand.

[Mike G]

Me and my wife have been going on holiday to the Greek Islands since 1994 when we had our honeymoon in Acharavi,Corfu.
     Since then we've been back to Corfu twice (St. Georges South and Aghios Gordios),Rhodes twice (Lindos on both occasions), and Zakynthos twice (Alikes on both occasions).

I went to Agios Georgios (St. George South) in August 1994 and thought then that the long stretch of sand going north west from the resort was one of the best Greek beaches I have ever seen, spoilt only by the litter. Since my family grew up and I have been going in May and Oct I have been reluctant to return owing to my preception that the weather is less reliable in Corfu out of season than, say, Crete/Kos/Rhodes.

There is no resort I know of on Rhodes that is "Plakias-like" in feel and with a decent beach. If anyone knows differently I would be interested to hear. Lindos has a certain appeal but I have seen the beach there really packed in April!

Mike

[Armoredbrummy]

Yes, the weather is unreliable in Corfu, we've been there a couple of times when we've had the odd day where it's pissed down!
   As far as St. George's South goes, we went there in 1995, the rubbish wasn't too much of a problem, just an abundance of seaweed washed up from previously rough seas.What I like most was the walk along the main road with the variety of bars and restaurants (I think we did every one!).
   Agios Gordios (can be quite confusing as there'a a St. George's South, Agios Gordios - which as you probably know means St George, and Agios Georgios North) is a lovely little resort that has very little vehicular traffic, a few bars and restaurants dotted about, a lovely beach, and not much else.To some I suppose it would seem a little "too quiet!"

[sheryl]

anyone looking for a cheap break in april to the north coast of crete check out :-
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[Mike G]

I'll risk expulsion and add to this thread.

Many of the regulars like to go to other resorts as well as Plakias. We have just returned from Paleohora and thoroughly recommend it to all who love Plakias. The beach is as good (also a "Far End") but is slightly less far to walk, depending on where you are staying. It is clean and has showers.

The resort has more of a Greek feel to it than Plakias, especially in the main street which is closed to traffic in the evenings. I didn't think the tavernas were quite up to those we frequent in Plakias but were still pretty good. Surprisingly, they were a little cheaper, even though Plakias is one of the cheapest Greek resorts in my opinion. There seem to be more Greeks enjoying the bars and tavernas than you see in Plakias. We particularly liked the Portofino taverna which sold mainly Italian dishes, so the outcome for us was that for many evenings we had gone to Crete and ate Italian food (and paid much less than we would have done in Italy!). The Caravella by the harbour was the place to go for fish- if you are lucky you could even see Mr and Mrs Harribobs in there, should they be in the resort.

The one area it definitely wasn't as good was the walking. The book we bought had 10 walks but only one started and finished in Paleohora; for the rest you need to get on a bus or taxi to get to the starting point. Having said that, Paleohora is definitely the place to be if you want to walk the Samaria gorge and use public transport. There is an early morning bus to Omalos and you return on the ferry, which goes from Paleohora to Hora Sfakian and points in between. There are also excursion boats to Elafonissi, Gavdos Island, and a "dolphin" cruise.

Kosmar and Sunvil both feature Paleohora. I would suggest you give it a go for those who have more that one Greek holiday a year. Be prepared for a 2 hour plus transfer from Hania airport via a winding mountain road.

My thanks to Chris and Mandy Harrison and Valerie and John Page for the useful info they gave me on the resort before we went. We confirmed their views of the place.

Mike

[harribobs]

good report Mike, glad to hear you enjoyed the place

the fish at the Caravelle is superb and the Portofino comes with some very high recomendations