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Walking the Greek Islands |
Those that want more restaurant tips can visit my island pages, but there are a couple of first class restaurants that maybe the average tourist does not dare to venture into that deserves some mention. Be warned that the price is in concordance with the quality.
First out is Rhodes Old Town, where you will find what is at least in some ways probably the world´s best fish restaurant, the famous Alexis’ Fish Tavera:
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One last entry for exceptional town hotels from the Greek islands:
While we are at it, in Mykonos Town do not miss the excellent Restaurant La Casa (Greek/Italian kitchen)!
Several months ago I presented the good walking guides you could find covering my favorite country (Greece). All the book series mentioned also cover other islands and/or interesting walking destinations elsewhere. But there is one series of books that (quite undeservedly really!) has not been mentioned yet (as they do not cover Greece). And that is the “Walk!” series by “Discovery Walking Guides”. I have good experiences with these (e.g their Mallorca North & Mountains guide is one of the best guide books I have ever used) and other current and previous offerings from Discovery, so I can only warmly recommend them:
BTW, the Book Shop has now been totally updated wrt the current Discovery guides and maps available.
I think almost no Greek island offers as many decently priced hotels as Kos, so you will never run out of options, even in high summer. A couple I have used:
In Corfu Town I like to stay at the old harbour. A peaceful, yet central location, and you can possibly get a room with a decent view. More than one good option here, I can recommend both of these:
Samos town has the excellent Hotel Samos:
But there are good budget options too. I can warmly recommend also the immaculate Pension Trova (26. Kalomiris St.).
In Chios Town try the nice Hotel Diana.
In Mytilini Town – Lesvos you have this very nice option:
Hotel Lesvion
Although there is a long time since I visited Crete, I do know that these places still exist. Crete is a very difficult island when it comes to choosing places to stay and (especially!) places to eat…
What Hotel to choose for your (walking or not) holiday? Well, there is plenty of good advice on e.g TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Hotels.com etc. But where I have stayed at some hotels I have found very good I will give some of those my personal recommendation here. For a walking holiday you will know that these hotels also are good choices wrt transport.
First out is Thassos – Skala Potamiás:
Hotel Miramare is a very comfortable hotel hidden away in woods behind the small port. Good value authentic Greek food for dinner every night if you want.